by Johnny Walker He's got a bronze medal from the Olympics, and he's got 30 knockouts in his 30 professional boxing matches to date. What he doesn't have a lot of, so far, is respect. "Caddies, cabbies, ex-basketball players and bartenders" are often some of the terms used to describe the quality of rising, 6' 7" American heavyweight Deontay Wilder's opposition (and … [Read more...]
Heavyweights Johnathan Banks and Nicolai Firtha Take to the Ring on Saturday, February 18th
Johnathan Banks (27-1-1, 18 KOs) will face Nicolai Firtha (20-9-1, 8 KOs) on the undercard of Vitali Klitschko vs. Derek Chisora on Saturday, February 18th. Banks is a former cruiserweight titleholder, and he has spent the last several years working under Wladimir Klitschko. His last eight bouts have been fought at heavyweight, and since the beginning of 2010, Banks has had … [Read more...]
Tyson Fury in action against Nicolai Firtha on Saturday September 17
British heavyweight contender Tyson Fury (15-0, 10 KOs) is back in action against Ohio’s Nicolai Firtha (20-8-1, 8 KOs) on Saturday September 17. This 12-round heavyweight bout will take place at King’s Hall in Belfast, Ireland. After taking the BBBofC and Commonwealth British heavyweight titles from Dereck Chisora in July, Fury is making a quick turnaround, fighting on less … [Read more...]