December 20, 2024 – Sugar Bert Boxing

EastSideBoxing December 20, 2024

Benavidez Backs Usyk In Fury Rematch

David Benavidez is siding with unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk to defeat challenger Tyson Fury in their rematch this Saturday night in Riyadh. WBC interim light heavyweight champion Benavidez feels that Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs) has great skills with technical and the ability to move.…

BoxingScene December 20, 2024

Repeat or revenge: 10 great heavyweight rematches

When Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk face off in Riyadh on Saturday in a rematch of their bout in May, something will have to give. Neither man has lost a rematch, Usyk proving victorious twice in a row against Anthony Joshua, and Fury boasting two…

BoxingNews24 December 20, 2024

Who Was The Philly & Area Best Heavyweight?

The City of Brotherly Love has long been known for its boxing. Who do readers, some Philly and area boxing fans, think is the city’s best heavyweight? International Boxing Hall of Fame promoter Philly’s J Russell Peltz said the following: “(‘Smokin’ Joe) Frazier had the…

BoxingNews24 December 20, 2024

“He Could Have Called Us” – Stanionis Slams Ennis For Avoiding Unification Bout

WBA welterweight champion Eimantas Stanionis says his management was never contacted by Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis’ team when he chose to turn down an offer to move up to 154 to challenge Vergil Ortiz Jr. for his WBC interim title on the February 22nd card in…

BoxingScene December 20, 2024

Raymond Muratalla at 135, Eduardo Hernandez at 130

The WBC’s latest ratings update – released December 20, but reflecting decisions made during the sanctioning body’s convention the week before – includes the installation of two new No. 1 contenders. At lightweight : William Zepeda’s split decision over Tevin Farmer in November brought…

BoxingNews24 December 20, 2024

Froch: Fury Will Gas Out!

Carl Froch believes Tyson Fury will gas out if he fails to score a knockout of Oleksandr Usyk by the fourth round on Saturday. Froch thinks Fury’s weight is too high at 281 lbs for him to keep from fading and losing to unified heavyweight…

BoxingScene December 20, 2024

‘AI-powered judge’ takes boxing a step closer to the brave new world it appears to seek

Until news broke regarding plans to have an artificial intelligence-powered judge at “ringside” for the heavyweight rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury, I wasn’t sure which word to use to summarise boxing in 2024. However, thanks to Tuesday’s news, I suddenly had it. The…

EastSideBoxing December 20, 2024

Usyk Unfazed By Fury’s Beard: “It Won’t Help Him”

Oleksandr Usyk said he doesn’t care about Tyson Fury’s long beard because it “won’t help” him on Saturday night when they meet for their rematch in Riyadh. Usyk’s team wanted Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) to trim his beard because the concern was that it would…

EastSideBoxing December 20, 2024

On This Day: The Greatest To Ever Do It Wins His First World Title – Sugar Ray Robinson

We are settling in for what we all hope will be a great fight: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury II. These two are ranked in the same pound-for-pound category, and maybe, just maybe, they could have competed in any era. But when it comes to…

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