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...]
Historical Fight Night: Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Manny Pacquiao
by Fox Doucette Sugar Ray Leonard has an interesting history on this show. He took a split decision from Oscar De La Hoya on July 3 of last year, then he beat Floyd Mayweather, also by split decision, on September 11. But those were guys who could match him shot for shot style-wise. So what happens when we throw him in against Manny Pacquiao? Does it become like the first … [Read more...]