dillian+whyte Entries

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Magno’s Guide to The Summer Boxing Schedule – July 8th, 2019
We’ve certainly seen better when it comes to a summer boxing schedule, but beggars can’t be choosers in this current phase of big-time prizefighting…
High-Tech Meets Cool Hand Luke – July 6th, 2019
Lomachenko is in a class all his own. He’d be a Golden Age fighter in any era, but the man he is facing doesn’t lack confidence…
Dillian Whyte’s advice to Anthony Joshua – July 6th, 2019
Like Deontay Wilder, like Tyson Fury, like Anthony Joshua, Whyte believes he has what it takes to defeat Andy Ruiz...
Joseph Parker Stops Leapai – June 30th, 2019
“I want Dillian Whyte first, then Anthony Joshua,” said Parker after the bout. “After that, I would fight Andy Ruiz…”
Ducking Dillian Whyte – June 27th, 2019
The WBO has designated Oleksandr Usyk, who has yet to fight a heavyweight, mandatory challenger for its world title…
Heavy Expectations: Where The Heavyweights Are Headed – June 18th, 2019
Here’s where we currently stand in the shaken, stirred, and donkey-punched heavyweight division…
Cruise and Bieber's gift – June 12th, 2019
Justin Bieber wants to fight Tom Cruise, and Conor wants to promote the bout. It’s a sentence I never thought I’d type…
Fury Dissects Tom Schwarz – June 11th, 2019
Figuring out Schwarz won’t be nearly as difficult as decoding the Mayan Codex, nor will it be as rewarding...
Andy Ruiz reels in – June 6th, 2019
America can do funny things to a human who isn’t used to its charm. You can lose all sense of time and space…
Andy Ruiz Jr. Becomes First Mexican Heavyweight Champion – June 4th, 2019
Whyte alleges that Joshua has obtained a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUEs) that legally allows Joshua to use otherwise banned, prohibited substances…
Anthony Joshua’s NYC Invasion Is No Big Deal – May 28th, 2019
Joshua’s US debut at Madison Square Garden in New York is just sort of a “meh” event pitting him against a chubby fringe top 10 contender…
Preview: Anthony Joshua vs. Andy Ruiz – May 28th, 2019
“It’s what is within you that makes a champion, your genetics, and his genetics are the same—and he took the fight!”
The Screwing of Dillian Whyte (And The Bright Side) – May 9th, 2019
“He’s not a good mouthpiece for the WBC. They should make one of their special belts to muzzle him with…”
British Boxing Pound for Pound – May 7th, 2019
With many of the stars of British boxing on their way out or already retired, it is an intriguing time as the young replacements look to prove their worth…
Barry Hearn Said What? – May 1st, 2019
“When I was running boxing, it was much easier,” Hearn said, as Whyte giggled nervously. “We were slave traders!”
Everyone Loves Dave Allen – April 21st, 2019
Last night was, I think, the final confirmation of his redemption. Dave Allen stopped Lucas Browne with a body blow that would have dropped anybody…
Miller/Joshua. One Good/One Bad. – April 18th, 2019
Caveat Emptor is a warning to purchasers everywhere and when you look up the translation, take a minute or two to reflect on it…
Whyte Washed: The Last Piece of the Unsolvable Heavyweight Jigsaw Puzzle – March 6th, 2019
The appearance of big money and the availability of side deals to siphon off some of that money has turbo-charged the already-present greed and ill will…
Tyson Fury has an opponent – March 5th, 2019
Hard-hitting Dillian Whyte (25-1, 18 KOs) is on the cusp of signing a multi-fight contract with Top Rank Promotions…
Finding a hero in Brixton – February 19th, 2019
“Whatever the trials and tribulations are, when you feel like giving up, that hero in you can overcome that, you gotta find that hero in you…”
Promotion and Paranoia in the fast lane – February 14th, 2019
The promoter takes the sport and lifts it high into respectability, hiding the violent and often grim truths of boxing in plain sight…
Garden Party: Big Baby Challenges AJ – February 13th, 2019
Talk is cheap. But reality is born of dreams, and if the boxing gods smile on Jarrell Miller, American fight fans will be beside themselves…
Breazeale or Whyte to Face Wilder – February 12th, 2019
Fans of heavyweight boxing have been looking forward to the rematch between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury…
Who Excites Me – February 8th, 2019
Jarrett Hurd and Jaime Munguia excite me as big, strong kids who hold no pretenses and only want to bang their way to belts...
AJ to fight Miller—spread the news – February 7th, 2019
The division is not just one huge conveyor belt of compliant and thankful morsels, grilled lightly in butter and then dropped slowly into Joshua’s chiseled jaws…
Dr. Steelhammer: Fake News – January 14th, 2019
The first choice of 6000-plus respondents, who either believe in polls, Twitter, or what passes for democracy, was Dillian Whyte…
Klitschko makes a comeback? – January 12th, 2019
Klitschko may be coming out of retirement before the year is through. One last time, eh. Don’t they all say that?
Warrington-Frampton—Christmas Cheer – December 23rd, 2018
The fight was a humdinger. Wow! I mean, if you haven’t watched it and hadn’t really intended to, I implore you to find a way of viewing the thing. Trust me…
What to Watch: December 22 – December 19th, 2018
He's not only one of the best featherweights in the world—one could argue he's one of the best fighters, period…
AJ—Line ‘em up – December 19th, 2018
Sun Tzu was kind of right. If Anthony Joshua waits long enough by the boxing river his enemies will float by…
By This Time Next Year…What Will Boxing’s Biggest Stars Have Done? – December 18th, 2018
With boxing suddenly becoming a hot commodity on the open market for those looking for “content,” some fans are just happy to feel the love…
Big Baby Flattens Romanian – November 18th, 2018
“Big Baby” moves well for a man his size. He has fast hands. He has a good beard. He’s also hungry and he can punch…
Special Processed Heavyweights – November 15th, 2018
For whatever reason, the heavyweight division always seems to have the weirdest behavior on-camera, and the most cutthroat off of it…
British Pound for Pound – November 2nd, 2018
The obvious number one is Anthony Joshua. Not only is he one of the biggest stars in world boxing but a unified world heavyweight champion…
European Pound for Pound – September 1st, 2018
He moved up to lightweight for his last bout and stopped Jorge Linares in an exciting bout which saw him dropped for the first time...
Whyte Decisions Parker – July 29th, 2018
Whyte twice dropped the former WBO heavyweight champion on his way to a hard-fought unanimous decision…
Kong: Alone on Skull Island – July 28th, 2018
Even if Ortiz had beaten Wilder, he’d still be in a similar dilemma as a relatively low-profile heavyweight with high-risk potential…
What to Watch: July 28 – July 27th, 2018
My pick this week is the headlining unification bout between WBC lightweight world champ Mikey Garcia and IBF lightweight titleholder Robert Easter…
Heavyweight Money buys you anything – July 25th, 2018
At today's presser for Whyte vs. Parker, Hearn said he expected the winner to be firmly in the mix…
Whyte vs. Parker undercard bouts – June 13th, 2018
Eddie Hearn has started to announce fights for the undercard of the Dillian Whyte vs. Joseph Parker bout…
Parker vs. Whyte announced – June 7th, 2018
This bout will likely put one of them into the mix as a contender, likely becoming the third ranked heavyweight in the world…
Yoka vs. Allen announced – June 1st, 2018
Allen probably tops out as a Commonwealth or British Title holder with losses to Luis Ortiz, Dillian Whyte and Lenroy Thomas…
Holyfield Handicaps Joshua/Wilder – May 30th, 2018
“He is getting better and better and I think he’s hitting the people a little harder than he used to hit them...”
British Pound for Pound – May 1st, 2018
It does feel slightly like British boxing, although still in a wonderful place, is not quite as high as it was…
Deontay Wilder on Why He Won’t Be Ringside for Joshua-Parker – March 29th, 2018
Wilder discussed why he won’t be ringside for the title unification bout between Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker this Saturday in Cardiff, Wales…
What to Watch: March 22-24 – March 21st, 2018
Join me as I break down which of the week's televised fights are most interesting and why. Here's this week's rundown…
Preview: Whyte vs. Browne – March 19th, 2018
The fight will be televised live in the U.S. on HBO Championship Boxing starting at 6:00 PM/ET with a same-day replay at 10:00 PM…
The improved state of the heavyweight middle class – February 8th, 2018
Along with the top four who are not mentioned, these fighters compose the top fifteen heavyweights for most people…
Louis Lynn debut – February 7th, 2018
Lynn won the Elite Championships in 2017 and then was dominant in winning a decision at the GB Championships…
Haye vs. Bellew postponed – November 20th, 2017
Haye lost his footing and slipped, instinctively reaching out for banister and in the process tearing his bicep…