Now that the dog days of summer are almost behind us, it's time for boxing to transition to the part of the year where we more often than not get the fights we've been waiting the entire year to see. While the calendar as of this moment hasn't quite started to populate, here are a few ideas that will make the rest of our boxing year a highly memorable one. Some of these fights … [Read more...]
Three Great on Paper Boxers
There are the all-time greats. Those undisputed champions who’s dominance admits no question. Then, there are those who “on paper” look great but who may not even cast a shadow of a doubt. While we all know who the first are, it’s rather more interesting to flesh out which fighters may be nothing more than hot-air filled balloons, simply because they’ve never been really … [Read more...]
How Light Heavyweight Became a Mess (And Why It Will Stay That Way)
As it stands right now, the Light Heavyweight division has two reigning and defending champions, a large talent pool of worthy competitors and no shortages of fights to be made in one of the sneakily deepest divisions in the sport. Normally, that would be a recipe that leads to big fights around the year which would ideally cumulate in a showdown for all the marbles between … [Read more...]
Chad Dawson-Andrzej Fonfara added to Thurman-Garcia undercard (And this is a good thing)
Boxingscene is reporting that a Chad Dawson-Andrzej Fonfara light heavyweight co-feature has been added to the March 4 Keith Thurman-Danny Garcia undercard at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The bout may or may not be televised on the CBS broadcast, but it will be the no. 3 bout on the card, underneath the main event and the intriguing junior middleweight match between … [Read more...]
Watch: Boxing’s Best Knockouts of 2016
Everyone loves a knockout. Even the most boring, sleep inducing contest can be saved with a few concussive shots to the dome. There's rarely a debate when a fight ends in this manner; it's a punctuation on anything that had happened in the rounds prior. With that said, here’s a look at some of the year’s best knockouts, in reverse chronological order. You can decide for … [Read more...]