"Terence Crawford is the nearest thing we will get to Floyd once he leaves."—Alan Peddie "Lomachenko is a guy who makes you believe that you're watching something out of the ordinary when you see him fight."—Max Kellerman "When I first met him [Anthony Joshua] I couldn’t believe he was bigger than me – an inch taller at 6ft 6in. I thought oh my God. Then I thought oh … [Read more...]
The State of Boxing (Euro version)
by Ted Sares Frank Maloney crosses over to the other side. Wlad dominates, but Pulev lurks and Briggs stalks Wlad considers restraining order on Briggs. Joshua rises and send a chill through the division. GGG is—well—GGG Martin Murray will be in Monaco and then maybe in mix to get beaten by GGG Fury wears a mask while Chisora behaves Solis eats, while Thompson seeks … [Read more...]
Heavyweight David Price Looking For Next Opponent After Headliner Marco Huck Breaks Thumb
by Johnny Walker David Price's recent "comeback" fight after two shocking back-yard losses to Tony Thompson last year in Liverpool was such a non-test of the giant man's abilities that he admitted he couldn't wait to get back in the ring and step up the level of his competition. Price's initial step back found him up against Istvan Ruzsinszky of Hungary, who came into … [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...]
British Heavyweight David Price Prepares For Comeback Against Konstantin Airich
by Johnny Walker It didn't seem that long ago that British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion David Price was sitting leisurely for long interviews in his homeland, calmly explaining to the likes of Steve Bunce his expected upcoming career path, and exactly how and when he would be replacing the world champion Klitschko brothers as the sole reigning heavyweight … [Read more...]