Feature Original Boxing News interview with Marvelous Marvin Hagler from 1983 reveals the mind of a champion He’s the undisputed middleweight champion of the world and he has already fought for big money. Yet Marvin Hagler will tell you in earnest that he is still very much a hungry fighter. “I’m trying to make as
Month: July 2021
Issue • Opinion From the ridiculous to the sublime, Matt Bozeat rates the best (and worst) fight films, from 50 down to 1. Read part four here 20. THE SET UP (1949)Boxing and the film noir genre of the 1940s and 1950s were a good fit, giving writers and directors the opportunity to delve into
Issue • Opinion From the ridiculous to the sublime, Matt Bozeat rates the best (and worst) fight films, from 50 down to 1. Read part two here 40. KILLER’S KISS (1955)This early Stanley Kubrick flick – he’s best known for The Shining and A Clockwork Orange – is an arty, unsettling and really rather strange
Issue • Opinion From the ridiculous to the sublime, Matt Bozeat rates the best (and worst) boxing films, from 50 down to 1. Read part one here 50. ROCKY V (1990)OK, OK, so it was hard to find 50… 49. GRUDGE MATCH (2013)My mate Gavin told me I had to buy this on DVD. We
As Triller plans their expansion into the world of boxing, the company has just penned a one-year deal with Madison Square Garden company to kick off a monthly Tuesday night boxing series that will be held at the Hulu Theater, entitled “TrillerVerz”. The series will begin August 3 with heavyweight Michael Hunter facing Mike Wilson
Former college football star, super welterweight boxer Jimmy “Quiet Storm” Williams, recently defeated his first world champion, Yuri Foreman, and the veteran New Haven, Connecticut fighter’s boxing career has been revitalized. This past March 6th, Williams (18-5-2, 6 KOs) was originally supposed to fight Foreman, who withdrew after the weigh in due to sickness. Williams
Posted on 07/02/2021 By: Hans Themistode Despite being close friends, Shakur Stevenson was always willing to put his camaraderie with Jamel Herring aside in order to get a crack at his WBO lightweight title. While reluctant at first, Herring has also decided to push their friendship to the side as well. Now, both parties are
8:12 PM ET Michael Zerafa has officially withdrawn from his highly anticipated fight against rising superstar Tim Tszyu, just seven days before the scheduled bout. Zerafa’s team cited concerns over COVID-19 restrictions between Victoria, where he resides, and New South Wales, where the bout was set to take place, as the reason he would not
Former welterweight champion Danny Garcia spent some time talking to Fight Hype about his thoughts on big upcoming fight between Manny Pacquiao and Errol Spence, saying he thinks it’s an even fight that could legitimately go either way. Moreover, Garcia rates Spence as a puncher, saying he’s not the hardest hitter he’s even been in
WBA “regular” super middleweight champion David Morrell made a statement last Sunday, when he knocked out undefeated contender Mario Cazares in a single round. Morrell felt the victory could not have been more clear – despite Cazares and his handlers claiming there were rabbit punches used to set the knockout up. Cazares was mostly known
Posted on 07/02/2021 By: Hans Themistode Eddie Hearn is very familiar with Canelo Alvarez and his tendency to take tough assignments. Having watched from his ringside seat as the Mexican star dismantled several fighters that Hearn promotes in Daniel Jacobs, Callum Smith and Billy Joe Saunders, there is absolutely no doubt in the mind of
7:47 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Jamel Herring and Shakur Stevenson are in advanced talks for a 130-pound title fight that would be staged in the fourth quarter of 2021 on ESPN/ESPN+, both boxers told ESPN. Herring (23-2, 11 KOs) successfully defended his 130-pound title for a third time in April with a career-best performance, a
#FuryWilder3 Fight Details: https://pbcham.ps/FightNight-072421 Malik Scott, new trainer for Deontay Wilder, gives his thoughts on how training is going and declares that “retribution is upon us” as they prepare for a heavyweight world title trilogy with WBC World Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury. #Shorts Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP FOR FIGHT ALERTS: https://pbcham.ps/FightAlerts FOLLOW
Lyndon Arthur extended his unbeaten record to 13-0 on the Josh Warrington v Carl Frampton undercard with a fourth round stoppage over Emmanuel Feuzeu. Watch back the whole fight again to see Arthur shows his vast array of skills, ahead of his return to action on July 10th. Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube
LOGIC DETERMINED THAT it was Daniel Dubois who chose to remove himself from the firing line and take a knee in the 10th round of his huge domestic showdown against Joe Joyce in November. Joyce, quite understandably, begs to differ. The defeat of Dubois is the hallmark name on the record of the 2016 Olympic
Posted on 07/02/2021 By: Sean Crose The list of fighters wanting to return to the ring is growing and growing since Mike Tyson’s highly successful exhibition bout against Roy Jones late last fall. For now, another former heavyweight king is planning to come back to the sport. Riddick Bowe, the early 90s heavyweight champ and
7:52 AM ET We’re at the midway point of the year, and while we unfortunately haven’t seen any of the top three heavyweights in the ring just yet, the trilogy battle between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder is right around the corner. That will be followed shortly by a compelling title tilt between Anthony Joshua
Opinion On the Opening Bell podcast Alex Steedman and Matt Christie examine the complexities of a sport that continues to excite and frustrate in equal measure, considering Gervonta Davis’ ‘world title,’ Lomachenko, DAZN and more GERVONTA DAVIS was hailed a ‘three-weight world champion’ after his latest victory at the weekend but the truth remains he’s