Saturday night’s Ward-Kovalev II, ‘The Rematch’, turned into a rather entertaining PPV, albeit not in the ways many of us expected. After starting the night with two somewhat dreary performances - especially the joke of a bout between Bivol and Agnew - the HBO card spiralled into amusing circus at the end of the first...
HBO is presenting a 4 fight card this Saturday night as its complete Ward/Kovalev II package. There is much to be said, and already has been said to the nth degree, about this rematch, so here I look to spend a little digital ink on the worthy undercard bouts which fight fans should dine on...
On Saturday night the bells will indeed be ringing in Montreal but in a more violent kind of church. The Bell Centre hosts two five-star light heavyweight bouts (according to the illustrious boxrec) featuring a pair of Haitan and hometown favorites squaring off against two game opponents. Our feature undercard pits Jean Pascal as a...
British IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook will face off against the young and favored American challenger Errol Spence Jr. Saturday night in Sheffield, England in what appears to be a match-up between an ascendant star and a highly doubted champ. Brook, albeit coming off an impressive performance against middleweight superstar Gennady Golovkin, is viewed by...
Terence Crawford’s Saturday night destruction of Felix Diaz was another feather to his already well-plumed junior welterweight hat. Boz broke down the Dominican olympian in a much more thorough fashion than I anticipated and by the mid-rounds the competitive nature of the fight was over. HBO’s Harold Lederman thought Diaz gave up in the 9th...
HBO’s Saturday night showcase of Terence Crawford and Felix Diaz offers boxing fans an opportunity to watch the junior welterweight/super lightweight star take on a skilled contender and an Olympic gold medalist with a large upside but limited history in achieving his potential. http://gty.im/579391798 Form: Crawford The unified champ has been in immaculate form his last 3 fights....
Andre Ward returned to the ring this past Saturday for only his 4th fight in a 4 year span. Ward, in his fight light heavyweight bout, put on an impressive display against Cuban Sullivan Barrera, winning a unanimous decision after 12 rounds. Additionally, there is every indication that Ward will finally return to the ring...
A common sports media trope concerning fighting sports is the idea that once major stars lose or leave the sport ratings and interest will fall. We recently saw this with the defeat of both Holly Holm and Conor McGregor at UFC 196. The immediate social media reaction, outside of mocking McGregor, can best be summarized...
With Floyd Mayweather Jr. officially retired, boxing needs a new star to promote and rake large purses. Kazakhstan phenom Gennady “Triple G” Golovkin is the man who will fill the “cash-cow” void left by Mayweather. Golovkin is the anti-Floyd Mayweather in so many ways. He’s charming, respectful, and hungry to fight anyone. In March Golovkin suggested...
In the first heavyweight title match on NBC in thirty years, the network introduced Deontay Wilder to the world of casual boxing fans for free, with the intent on showcasing a champion who can finally end Wladimir Klitschko’s unbeaten streak. To the eye of boxing enthusiasts, Wilder fell short of being a legitimate challenger to...
