It has been 19 years and five months since Mike Tyson last stepped into the ring for a sanctioned fight. It was a different time in many ways: Barack Obama was a newly elected senator, the United Kingdom was in the European Union, Floyd Mayweather…
Mike Tyson looked exhausted during his open work today for his eight-round fight against influencer Jake Paul this Friday night. The 58-year-old Tyson was breathing when interviewed inside the ring and still breathing hard at the end.
The former heavyweight champion Tyson looked winded and…
Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez has accomplished a lot in less than three years.
He went immediately from being a flyweight prospect to becoming a junior bantamweight titleholder. He took out two of the “Four Kings” of 115, moved back down to 112 to add…
Teofimo Lopez denied today that he’s in negotiations for a fight with Devin Haney next, saying the reports are “false.” He’s NOT negotiating, and he’s unsure whether the rumor started, but it has no basis in reality.
Lopez (21-1, 13 KOs) says he will be…
On and off for five years now – depending on the volume of new talent in that year’s class – I’ve put a check by the name of an unforgettable Mexican fighter I had the honor of watching from ringside, Israel Vazquez.
Full disclosure:…
Mike Tyson says he’s betting on himself to defeat Jake Paul in their main event fight on Friday night. He isn’t saying how much he’s betting on himself, but he says it’s “enough.”
The oddsmakers have installed Jake (10-1, 7 KOs) as the favorite over…
Stevenson says he’s confident that a fight with Gervonta “Tank” Davis will happen in the near future.
The 27-year-old Stevenson, of Newark, New Jersey, revealed that his team held discussions with Baltimore’s Davis, 30, but failed to seal a deal for a WBC and…
Retired former two-time heavyweight champion George Foreman believes that Mike Tyson possessed the combination of power and speed from another planet. Foreman feels that Tyson (50-6, 44 KO) was something special during his younger days.
On Friday, fans will see if the 58-year-old version of…
Cruiserweight belt holders Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez and Chris “The Gentleman” Billam-Smith will square off Saturday in a title unification bout headlining Golden Boy Promotions’ “Latino Night” event in Saudi Arabia.
The WBA boss Ramirez, 46-1 (30 KOs), is coming into the clash confident as…