Ahead of their first bout last year, the jury was still out on both Carl Frampton and Leo Santa Cruz. While their talent was unquestionable, their legitimacy as truly elite fighters were yet to be established, but there was no doubt at the end of their 12 round war last June that these two are indeed among the best in the world. Frampton ultimately prevailed in a bout that … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2017
Amir Khan vs. Kell Brook Dead Again.
Though Amir Khan and Kell Brook are natural opponents for each other, it seems unlikely that the two will ever meet in what would end up being one of the biggest fights in British boxing history. While talks suggested the two were angling towards a summer clash for Brook’s IBF Welterweight title, the fight is now dead in the water as the two camps are extremely far apart on the … [Read more...]
Canelo vs. Chavez Jr. is good for boxing…and so is Mayweather-McGregor
When the May 6 Saul Alvarez-Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. bout was announced, it was met with a predictable avalanche of criticism from many die-hard fans and so-called boxing “purists.” But, you know what? Alvarez-Chavez Jr. is good for boxing and, for that matter, so is the tabloid-rumored fantasy match between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor. Whatever brings attention to the … [Read more...]
Yuriorkis Gamboa Resurfaces With New Promoter, Fight Date
Former two-division champion Yuriorkis Gamboa is set to make another run at a world title, and finally has a major promoter backing him in Golden Boy Promotions after years of gross mismanagement all but wasted the prodigious champions’ prime. Gamboa, who won titles at Jr. Featherweight and Featherweight, will try to make up for lost time in taking a fight against … [Read more...]
Boxing, TV, and You
by Eddie Goldman Repeat after me, ladies and germs: Boxing is a TV sport. Boxing is a TV sport. If you don't get that, you don't get boxing, especially its immediate future. Yes, streaming is growing, but it is still often a lousy, glitchy, unreliable substitute for ye olde televisione, and will remain so for at least a few years if not longer. Besides, the major streaming … [Read more...]