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David Benavidez: “Callum Looked Gassed, I Will Get Through Anybody To Get To Canelo” Posted on 12/21/2020 By: Hans Themistode Photo Courtesy of Showtime While he tried his best, former WBA/Ring magazine titlist Callum Smith was simply no match for Canelo Alvarez this past weekend at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Through 12 one-sided

Errol Spence Jr. And Boxing In The Age Of Fragmentation Posted on 12/21/2020 By: Sean Crose No one needs to be reminded that we live in a fragmented age. Turning on cable news will give us all the evidence we need of how divided we are. Yet this state of affairs goes well beyond politics

Posted on 12/20/2020 By: Hans Themistode Size, in fact, does not matter. The jokes were non-stop whenever Canelo Alvarez (54-1-2, 36 KOs) and former WBC/Ring magazine super-middleweight champion Callum Smith (27-1, 19 KOs) stood next to one another. Yet, even with a seven-inch height and eight-inch reach disadvantage, Alvarez took care of business against his

Posted on 12/20/2020 By: Hans Themistode Before Canelo Alvarez is given the opportunity to sit back and enjoy the fruits of labor, he is immediately bombarded with the same tiresome questions. Who’s next? After ripping away both the WBA and Ring magazine super middleweight titles from British native Callum Smith, Canelo Alvarez has a long

Terence Crawford Says He’s Officially Done Pursuing Errol Spence Jr. Fight: “That Chapter Is Now Close” Posted on 12/20/2020 By: Hans Themistode Stop asking about it. That was the gist of what WBO welterweight titlist Terence Crawford was saying when he heard the words uttered from unified champion Errol Spence Jr. “It could happen,” said

Posted on 12/19/2020 By: Sean Crose The 19-1 Emmanuel Rodriguez took on the 23-0 Reymart Gaballo in a scheduled 12 rounder for the interim WBC Bantamweight Title at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut. The fight was aired live by Showtime as the main event of a PBC card. Both men fought at a moderate

Abel Sanchez Backs Canelo Alvarez To Win Decisively Against Callum Smith: “I Think It’ll Be An Easy Fight For Him” Posted on 12/19/2020 By: Hans Themistode When Callum Smith is juxtaposed to Canelo Alvarez, everything is tilted in his favor. Height? Check. Reach? Check. Even in terms of knockout percentage, Smith edges ahead. Despite all

Posted on 12/18/2020 By: Hans Themistode The aura invincibility is difficult to place back on once it has been removed. So when IBF middleweight belt holder Gennadiy Golovkin looked not only vulnerable but downright beatable in his last ring outing against perennial contender Sergiy Derevyanchenko in early October last year, the writing of his demise

Demetrius Andrade: “Canelo Shouldn’t have to fight All These Guys, We Have To Fight Each Other” Posted on 12/18/2020 By: Hans Themistode Demetrius Andrade has never quite seen eye to eye with Canelo Alvarez, but in this case, he understands where he’s coming from. As the WBO middleweight titlist prepares himself to take in the

Showtime Weekend Preview: Emmanuel Rodriguez-Reymart Gaballo, Gary Antonio Russell-Juan Carlos Payano, Jaron Ennis-Chris van Heerden Posted on 12/18/2020 By: Sean Crose Saturday’s Showtime card from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut won’t be what it was meant to be. Fighters, stepping aside, a feature attraction getting sick, no big names to draw in the viewers,

Vasiliy Lomachenko Opens Up On Teofimo Lopez Loss: “It’s About Being Bribed, There Was Nothing About Honest Judging” Posted on 12/17/2020 By: Hans Themistode After having time to dissect his unanimous decision loss at the hands of Teofimo Lopez roughly two months ago, former three-division world titlist Vasiliy Lomachenko is screaming robbery. “If we counted

Dillian Whyte: “Let Me Fight Luis Ortiz In February Then I’ll Fight Povetkin Later In The Year” Posted on 12/17/2020 By: Hans Themistode With one fatal left uppercut, all of the hard work that heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte had put forth went right down the drain. Following 16 straight wins to start his career, Whyte

Gennadiy Golovkin 159.2 Pounds – Kamil Szeremeta 159 Pounds – Fight Officially On Posted on 12/17/2020 By: Hans Themistode Although Gennadiy Golovkin (40-1-1, 35 KOs) is nearly 40 years of age and although he has campaigned at 160 pounds for the entirety of his 14-year career, the current IBF belt holder did what he always

Posted on 12/16/2020 By: Sean Crose Undefeated welterweight Eimantas Stanionis was featured in the main event of Wednesday’s Fox Sports 1 PBC card, which was broadcast live from LA’s Shrine Exhibition Center. The 11-0 Lithuanian faced the 19-3-1 Janer Gonzalez in a scheduled ten round affair.  Stanionis pushed the action in the first. Gonzalez threw at Stanionis in the

Posted on 12/16/2020 By: Hans Themistode There was a litany of names spewed across the desk of Canelo Alvarez roughly a month ago. Some that were world champions and some that were simply interesting names. After mulling over his options, Alvarez attempted to make his 2020 ring debut against IBF super middleweight titleholder Caleb Plant.

Pacquiao Trainer, Justin Fortune, Has A New Middleweight Prospect: Korean American Fighter Eric Priest Posted on 12/15/2020 By: Vishare Mooney It’s too early to see what this Kansas boy is made of. He left his amateur career behind, packed up, moved to LA and walked into Fortune Gym. In his first mitt session, he impressed

Posted on 12/15/2020 By: Henry Deleon Puerto Rico, a small Caribbean island, has produced many Boxing Superstars. From the legendary Carlos Ortiz to the youngest world champion in boxing history – Wilfred Benitez. Amongst that distinguished list were also the likes of Wilfredo “Bazooka” Gomez, the heavy-handed Felix Trinidad, “Macho Man” Hector Camacho and future

Gennadiy Golovkin: “It’s Difficult For Me To Say Whether I’m In My Prime Or Not” Posted on 12/15/2020 By: Hans Themistode For as long as Gennadiy Golovkin has stayed atop the middleweight mountain, fans are seemingly ready to push him from its lofty heights. With Golovkin (40-1-1, 35 KOs) in the midst of his 14th