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Crawford Too Small For Canelo – Says Malignaggi And Mosley
Paulie Malignaggi has expressed how Terence Crawford is too small to overcome Canelo Alvarez. The prospect of the two facing each other could become a possibility after Bud first teased the idea of a fight at 158. The weight limit, though, was ruled out by Alvarez who has not fought below 160 since 2019. Thereafter, […]
Froch Slams Smith’s Loss To Eubank Jr.
Carl Froch gave a brutal response to Liam Smith’s loss to Chris Eubank Jr. Prior to the result, the narrative running into the fight was that Eubank’s career was on the line if he suffered another loss. However, as things would turn out, it was Smith who was on the wrong end of a defeat. […]
Logan Paul Admits Dillion Danis' Trolling Is On Point
Logan Paul has given his credit to Dillon Danis for the latter’s efforts in trolling him in the run up to their fight. The duo will face each other on October 14th, 2023, on the KSI vs Tommy Fury card. And as part of that process, Danis has been mocking Logan Paul’s soon-to-be wife Nina Agdal. […]
Benn Plans His Comeback, Wants Spence Or Crawford, Eubank Praises Smith
Conor Benn has revealed that he plans to make his return to boxing this month. The boxer has not been in the ring since he failed two VADA tests for Clomiphene. Although Benn has maintained that he is innocent, the star has failed to establish that with the authorities so far. Despite having his suspension […]
Spence-Crawford Rematch Frustrates Malignaggi
Paulie Malignaggi has not been best pleased by the Terence Crawford and Errol Spence Jr. rematch. Spence made the decision to activate the rematch following his ninth-round-stoppage defeat to Crawford. The way in which the fight went, though, did raise question marks over whether a rematch was warranted. Spence was dropped three times in a […]
Andrade Desperate To Face Benavidez, Warns Crawford About Canelo
Demetrius Andrade is desperate to prove who is the best fighter at super middleweight by securing a fight with David Benavidez. As of now, Canelo is the top dog in the division given that the holds all the belts at 168. The Mexican, though, is currently tied up as he gets ready to face Jermell […]
Spence-Crawford Rematch Happening, De La Hoya Backs Crawford To Beat Canelo
Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford will fight once again after the ‘Truth’ decided to reactivate his rematch clause. The first fight was completely one-way traffic as Crawford knocked down Spence three times, as he stopped the welterweight in the ninth round. The victory made history as Crawford became the first undisputed champion of the […]
Charlo Slams Tim Bradley – ‘Bradley Got A Lot Of Hate'
Jermell Charlo has slammed Tim Bradley after the latter’s comments about him facing Terence Crawford. Bradley’s comments came in the aftermath of Crawford beating Errol Spence Jr. And as part of that process, Bradley made it clear in no uncertain terms that Crawford would do the same when it came to Jermell, but even quicker. […]
Billy Joe Saunders Could Return In December – Says Eddie Hearn
Billy Joe Saunders could return to boxing in December. That is according to Eddie Hearn. Saunders has been absent from the ring since 2021 when he was stopped in the eighth round by Canelo Alvarez as he retired from the bout. Thereafter, the talk turned towards whether that would be the Brit’s final fight. After […]
Malignaggi Questions Haney's Decision To Fight Prograis And Duck Teofimo Lopez
Paulie Malignaggi has hit out at Devin Haney’s potential next fight against Regis Prograis. The ‘Dream’ moved up from 135, with the intention of fighting Prograis for his WBC belt. Despite the latter signing his side of the agreement, Haney has yet to do so. Naturally, there are question marks over whether Haney will go […]
Usyk Wins WBA Boxer Of The Month, Ngannou's MMA Future
Oleksandr Usyk has been named the WBA boxer of the month following his win over Daniel Dubois. Usyk overcame a controversial fifth round to retain his unified titles, as he stopped Dubois in the ninth round. The win kept his unbeaten record which stretched to 21 wins, 14 of which were by way of knockout. […]
Chisora Blasts Dubois For Quitting Against Usyk, Usyk On Dubois' Trainer
Derek Chisora has hit out at Daniel Dubois’ approach to fighting Oleksandr Usyk. Dubois was stopped in the ninth round after being dropped a round before, as Usyk retained his WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight titles. However, prior to that, Dubois was on the cusp of victory. He managed to drop Usyk with a brutal […]
Roy Jones Reveals All On Eubank Jr, Bellew Questions Dubois' Heart
Roy Jones Jr. has opened up on his time with Chris Eubank Jr. while he was his trainer. Jones parted ways with Eubank, as the latter got ready to face Liam Smith on September 2nd, 2023. However, during their time together for the first Smith fight, things did not go too well. Eubank was stopped […]
Bomac Blames Spence's Trainer For The Loss, Abel Sanchez Also Reacts
Terence Crawford’s trainer, Brian McIntyre (Bomac), has blamed Derrick James for any problems Spence may have had in his preparation for the fight. Crawford became the first undisputed welterweight champion of the four-belt era by stopping the ‘Truth’ in the ninth round. Prior to this, there were three knockdowns before the referee pulled the fight. […]
Plant Confirms That A Canelo Rematch Is Close
Caleb Plant has revealed that a rematch with Canelo Alvarez is close to being agreed. The pair first faced each other in 2021 when Plant had the chance to become undisputed at 168 pounds. He was the holder of the IBF belt. However, the American was stopped in the eleventh round as Alvarez became the […]
Usyk Trolled By Fury
Tyson Fury has trolled Oleksandr Usyk in the aftermath of his win over Daniel Dubois. The Ukrainian overcame a fifth round knockdown, which was deemed a low blow, to stop the Brit in the ninth round. However, in the aftermath of the fight there were serious question marks raised. Dubois’ punch divided the boxing community. […]
Boxing Schedule September 2023
The September 2023 boxing schedule is out, and this is what fans can expect this month. Liam Smith will take on Chris Eubank Jr. on September 2nd, 2023, as the latter aims to gain revenge after a TKO in round four. Victory for Smith would show he is the better fighter in the sport of […]
Mayer Reacts To Baumgardner’s Positive Test – ‘Her Credibility Is Shot'
Mikaela Mayer has reacted to Alycia Baumgardner’s positive test, as the sport of boxing struggles to cope with drugs. According to reports, the undisputed junior lightweight champion failed a drug test for two substances. This was in the run-up to her fight with Christina Linardatou on July 15th, 2023. Although that may have been the […]
A Fury Win Would Make Usyk A Great – Says Tony Bellew
Tony Bellew has talked up Oleksandr Usyk by outlining what the Ukrainian needs to do to become an all-time great. Usyk has already done what most boxers will never achieve by becoming undisputed at cruiserweight. This has been followed up by his accomplishments at heavyweight, as the Ukrainian is the current united heavyweight champion with […]
Crawford Still Wants Canelo At 168
Terence Crawford has doubled down on his beliefs that he wants a fight with Canelo Alvarez at 168 pounds. In the aftermath of Bud’s victory over Errol Spence Jr, the talks turned towards his next opponent. After all, since he had become undisputed in a second weight class, there was not a whole lot for […]