In my first column of 2025 I want to write about Donato Paduano, who we lost towards the end of 2024. When I learned of his passing, I felt a gutting sense of mortality. He features among some of my earliest memories. If you…
Terence Crawford posted his current weight of 186 today, but it’s unclear if this is a bluff or real as he ramps up for his fight against three-belt super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez in September.
If he puts on too much more size, it’s going…
Terence Crawford posted his current 186-lb weight as he prepares for his September 13th fight against unified upper middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez. If Crawford rehydrates to that weight, he will be slow and sluggish, making him easy prey for Canelo. Adding weight isn’t going to be…
Swedish heavyweight Otto Wallin is flying back to New York knowing that whatever he tried on Saturday night was not enough to stop the marauding heavyweight contender Derek Chisora. Chisora notched his third consecutive win, adding Wallin’s scalp to Gerald Washington’s and Joe Joyce’s,…
Born in July of 1962 in Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico, the former world champion Julio ‘J.C’ Chavez grew up poor, watching his mom work so hard. They lived in a train car. He promised his mother he would get her out of there. He lived with…
Turkish Al-Sheikh says a trilogy match will be held if Dmitry Bivol is victorious in his rematch with undisputed light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev, which will take place in 13 days on February 22nd at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh.
Ring Magazine reports that Turki…
Former four-division world champion Juan Manuel Marquez says Canelo Alvarez’s next opponent, William Scull, is a “nobody in the sport of boxing.”
Scull: A “Nobody”?
Marquez feels that Canelo needs to fight “good opponents,” and he does not support his decision to face IBF super…
Olympic bronze medalist Omari Jones will turn pro in his hometown of Orlando, Florida. Jones will debut on March 15 against Alessio Mastronunzio in a six-round bout at the Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida. The bout will be telecast on DAZN. Jones, 22,…
Two unbeaten fighters, both Olympic silver medallists, each with a very real hunger and desire to get the win, and not only that but, become a great in the sport. This Friday night in New York, we will get such a matchup. Boxing at 135…