When it comes to the heavyweight division, it’s fair to say that Deontay Wilder has been vastly underrated for a large part of his career. His professional record stands at 42 wins from 43 fights, with 41 of those coming by way of knockout. He has held the WBC title since 2015 and defended it on 10 occasions. The only blip in his career was the split-decision draw against Tyson … [Read more...]
The Five Things Boxing Wants You To Forget About Deontay Wilder
When promoting a fighter, it isn’t out of the ordinary to leave things out for the greater good. A promoter may want to present them one way, a network needs to market a likeable star and fans need somebody that they can rally behind all for the purpose of making a star. Some things fall by the wayside, some good and others not, but thankfully I have a lot of time on my hands … [Read more...]
The Before and After of Kertson Manswell
“The most amazing aspect of boxing – is the ability of a human being to get up when he’s hurt.” —Steve Smoger The Before Manswell, known as the “Warrior,” fights out of Trinidad and Tobago but is a road warrior fighting wherever he can earn his living. On January 29, 2011, he went up against Bermane Stiverne (19-1-1) at the Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan. At stake … [Read more...]
How Boxing Predicts Patriots-Seahawks Super Bowl: The Southpaw
by Fox Doucette Welcome to another edition of The Southpaw, where if it's good enough for Teddy Atlas, it's good enough for me: Repeat after me: “Styles Make Fights.” That three-word maxim is the single biggest predictive catchphrase in the Sweet Science when it comes to trying to get a call right in advance of a big fight. Last week, we saw an unexpected application of that … [Read more...]
Wilder-Stiverne Delivers Heavyweight TV Ratings for Showtime
Saturday's heavyweight title clash between Deontay Wilder and defending WBC heavyweight titlist Bermane Stiverne set the bar high for what could be a shaky 2015 for Showtime Boxing. Drawing in an average of 1.24 million viewers and 3.2 share, Wilder-Stiverne became the highest rated boxing show for the network since Miguel Cotto-Austin Trout in 2012 and pushed it into a … [Read more...]