Month: August 2022

10:50 PM ET Two women who said former heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman sexually abused them in the 1970s have filed lawsuits in a Los Angeles court. Foreman, 73, has denied the allegations since they first became public last month, and spokespeople referred questions about the lawsuits to an earlier statement by him. The women
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Posted on 08/25/2022 By: Sean Crose Canelo Alvarez. Jermell Charlo. Devin Haney. What do these three men have in common? They’re all undisputed champions in their respective divisions. Canelo owns the super middleweight realm, Charlo the junior middleweight and Haney the lightweight. Undisputed champions are highly regarded not just for their accomplishments, but for the
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Keith Thurman’s moniker, “One Time,” was once a descriptive phrase for the deleterious knockout power he possessed in both fists. However, after spending more and more of his time sequestered on the sidelines, “One Time” has now been used to describe his yearly ring appearances. Since handing Danny Garcia the first defeat of his career
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Letters • Premium Dillian Whyte (R) nails Hastings Rassani during their bout at Liverpool Olympia on January 21, 2012 (Scott Heavey/Getty Images) Mickey Helliet, a manager, promoter and matchmaker, explains why matching ticket-sellers with journeymen is an essential part of the business I’M NOT saying these fights that are scored 40-36 are Rocky Balboa-Apollo Creed
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Letters • Premium Oleksandr Usyk in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing) This week’s panellists were asked to pick a winner in a potential heavyweight blockbuster between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury Paul Butler (WBO bantamweight belt-holder) Wow, that’s a great fight. Maybe it wouldn’t have been two or three years ago but since
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News Leigh Wood (Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing) All-action featherweight Leigh Wood will return to Nottingham’s Motorpoint Arena on September 24 in a fascinating fight against fellow big-hitter Mauricio Lara NOT content with putting his body through the ringer in pursuit of one “Fight of the Year” candidate this year, Nottingham featherweight Leigh Wood will look to
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Posted on 08/24/2022 By: Sean Crose Tyson Fury certainly knows how to stir the pot. Whether he’s showing up dressed as Batman for a news conference, jumping in and out of retirement, or making outrageous statements online, the undefeated WBC and lineal heavyweight champion always finds a way to shake things up. Wednesday was no
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