How did we get to a point where the three best heavyweights in the world—and, arguably, the three best big men since Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis, and Riddick Bowe ruled the division-- are trapped behind seemingly unscalable network walls, fighting soft touch/second-tier opposition rather than one another? WBC champ Deontay Wilder recently squashed Dominic Breazeale. … [Read more...]
Wilder, Hurd, Breazeale Deliver KOs on PBC Triple-header
It may not have been easy, but Deontay Wilder successfully defended his WBC Heavyweight title after knocking out Gerald Washington in five rounds. Wilder was making his first appearance in the ring since last summer when he suffered hand and bicep injuries which required surgery, and looked slow to the trigger for the first four rounds of the fight. Washington, who took the … [Read more...]
Anthony Joshua Wants to Fight More American Boxers
IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is still undefeated after 17 fights, all of which he won by knockout, and is hoping to take the next step in his career, which is to unify the heavyweight belts. The British fighter has looked impressive in his fights, making him the online boxing betting favorite when he steps in the ring. However, his continued success means other … [Read more...]
Breazeale Faces Bisbal on PBC Under Card
Undefeated heavyweight Dominic Breazeale (13-0, 12 KO’s) has had little trouble over the first two years of his career, but this Saturday the 2012 U.S. Olympian takes another step up when he faces Victor Bisbal (21-2, 15 KO’s), another former Olympic competitor, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. The scheduled eight round contest is part of NBC Sports inaugural … [Read more...]
Mares, Breazeale Added to 3/7 Thurman-Guerrero PBC Undercard
Former three-division world champ, Abner Mares, and ex-Olympian, heavyweight, Dominic Breazeale have been added to the March 7 card at the MGM Grand headlined by NBC co-features Keith Thurman-Robert Guerrero and Adrien Broner-Jonh Molina. Mares (28-1-1, 15 KOs), who is looking for his third straight win after a career-broadsiding KO 1 loss to Jhonny Gonzalez in August of … [Read more...]