By Johnny Walker We were supposed to learn something new about American heavyweight hopeful Deontay "The Bronze Bomber" Wilder when he took on fellow American, very close friend and supposed fighter Malik "King" Scott on Saturday night in Puerto Rico. Instead, what we learned was something one with eyes and ears could see and hear coming from the pre-fight presser--where … [Read more...]
Heat Treatment: Heavyweight Division Sizzles With Title Eliminators and Other Treats for 2014
by Johnny Walker If boxing's heavyweight division was, as this writer has contended, underrated in the value it provided in 2011 and 2012, there's no getting around the fact that in 2013 it did kind of suck. When even Klitschko fans can't really defend an aesthetic disaster like the world champion Wladimir 's Povetkin fight, you know times are tough. Actually, even the … [Read more...]
Tyson Fury Backtracks on Statements About WBC
by Johnny Walker Rising Anglo-Irish heavyweight Tyson Fury (21-0, 15 KOs) has, over the past couple of years, made a name for himself as much for his social media outbursts as for what he has accomplished inside the squared circle. The 6'9" giant has been known to shoot from the lip and worry about the consequences later, and this has often gotten him in hot water with … [Read more...]