By Richard Downie Last Saturday, Callum Smith scraped through 116-112, 117-110, 117-111 to open up the Super Middleweight portion of the WBSS against in a by the numbers performance against Erik Skoglund. Outside of a steady jab, Skoglund offered little much as he gave away the first third of the fight to Smith. Skoglund found his rhythm at the end of the fourth … [Read more...]
Howard’s End: All About Adalaide
48 hours after Saul Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin ended in a split (and deserved) draw, prolonging their battle to be the face of the sport for at least another night, we still aren’t talking about the ramifications of what happened or even about how good of a fight it was. We are still fuming over judge Adalaide Byrd’s horrendous and egregious 118-110 scorecard for Alvarez that … [Read more...]
Saul Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin Ends in Stalemate
The battle for Middleweight supremacy and to presumably crown the face of boxing was not decided tonight as both Saul Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin will need to meet again to settle their long gestating score after their highly-anticipated fight ended in a draw. It was a tale of two fights as Alvarez used movement and footwork to trouble a slow to start Golovkin who worked … [Read more...]
Billy Joe Saunders Decisions Willie Monroe Jr in Dreary Bout
Controversial WBO Middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders outpointed Willie Monroe Jr in a forgettable bout that will be more remembered for its tasteless pre-fight shenanigans than what happened in their dull 12-round bout. Ahead of the fight, Saunders’ son punched Monroe in the groin during the last weigh in and had to be restrained by staff. Sadly, the younger Saunders … [Read more...]
Has The Time Come For Billy Joe Saunders?
By Richard Downie He's often a man who splits opinion, divides the masses not only through his performances but through his out of ring behavior and right down to his cultural heritage. After a lengthy lay-off, questionable performances prior to this and an even more questionable attitude you can't help but start to agree with naysayers and 'the haters' as Billy … [Read more...]