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When he suffered the biggest upset boxing had seen in almost 30 years this past June, Anthony Joshua looked nothing like the unified heavyweight champion of the world. He was supposed to be the big dog of the division and pummel the lightly regarded Andy Ruiz Jr., a late replacement over his original challenger and a massive underdog. Instead, we […]
Floyd Mayweather is still willing to put his undefeated record on the line. TMZ reports that Money Mayweather is looking to set up two fights in 2020. One of the bouts will be against another professional boxer while the other will be a crossover fight against a UFC superstar. Mayweather is known for prolonging fights and there […]
Floyd Mayweather is nothing if not a showman who knows how to rile up an audience. And Thursday’s announcement on Instagram that he’s coming out of retirement in 2020 was yet another example of how the legendary boxer—who last fought professionally in 2017 against former MMA champion Conor McGregor—captures the attention and imagination of the […]
Fight season is heating up, and DAZN is giving every fan a front row seat to the most-anticipated boxing match-ups including the upcoming face-off between Canelo and Kovalev. After taking the middleweight title by unanimous decision against Daniel Jacobs earlier this year, 29-year-old Canelo Álvarez is climbing up two weight classes for a light heavyweight […]
Boxer Patrick Day died Wednesday, four days after suffering a brutal knockout in his bout against Charles Conwell, CNN reports. Day was surrounded by his family, friends, and and members of his boxing team at the time of his passing. “He was surrounded by his family, close friends and members of his boxing team, including his mentor, friend and […]
Floyd Mayweather has become 50 Cent‘s favorite internet sparring partner. The two once again traded shots on Instagram after 50 Cent used boxer Gervonta Davis to throw a jab at the champ. “Niggas keep calling my phone talking ’bout ‘Niggas took champ’s bitch,’” 50 says in thevideo. “I’m like ‘Who? What you talking ’bout?’… Gervonta Davis took […]
Every now and then, we’re reminded how dangerous boxing can be. Junior middleweight Patrick Day is reportedly in a coma after receiving emergency brain surgery following a vicious 10th round knockout Saturday night. Day, 27, was knocked out with a brutal left hook by Charles Conwell at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. The middleweight was knocked […]
Ask any boxer or trainer about the mythical pound-for-pound rankings and you’ll usually get one of two responses: a smirk or a massive eye-roll. Because nothing elicits more laughs or scorn from those actively participating in the sport than talk about pound-for-pound rankings. They’re an arbitrary and subjective creation with no set criteria. They have absolutely […]
Shawn Porter did just about everything he wanted to do Saturday at Staples Center. He wanted to rough up Errol Spence Jr. He wanted to maul the man many have anointed as the best boxer in the welterweight division. He wanted to make their title bout rugged, vicious, and unlike anything Spence has seen before. […]
Manny Pacquiao has teamed up with English soccer icon Michael Owen Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Khaled bin Zayed al-Nahyan, Jason Derulo, and the GCOX Group to back a new global cryptocurrency, according to Engadget. The boxer made the announcement during a free concert in Malaysia, which served as the launch party for his new business venture. Pacquiao’s new currency […]
