Canelo Alvarez says the sanctioning bodies will not tell him what to do at this point in his career. He feels that the titles do little to make a fighter a superstar, and he’s 100% right.
Too Many Belts
Each weight division is too watered…
Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis must move to 154 to take advantage of the money fights against fighters like Vergil Ortiz Jr., Terence Crawford, Sebastian Fundora, and Tim Tszyu. He doesn’t need to stay at the empty 147 division with his trivial goal of becoming undisputed.
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Edgar Berlanga says he’s not just taking the fight against superstar Canelo Alvarez for the big-money million+ payday he’ll be getting for their headliner on September 14th.
He says he’s taking it for his “legacy” because he wants to be in Canelo’s position someday as…
Golden Boy promoter Bernard Hopkins was still in denial about his fighter Vergil Ortiz Jr. having been knocked down twice by WBC interim junior middleweight champion Serhii Bohachuk last Saturday night at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas.
A Less Controversial Win?
Rather than…
Blair Cobbs sees WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol in a near-unwinnable position going up against IBF, WBC, and WBO champ Artur Beterbiev in their undisputed championship on October 12th in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Beterbiev’s Power and Pressure
Cobbs feels that the short, powerful arm…
Trainer Jeff Mayweather says Vergil Ortiz Jr. didn’t deserve his win over WBC interim junior middleweight champion Serhii Bohachuk last Saturday night.
Mayweather’s view that Vergil (22-0, 21 KOs) did not deserve his 12-round majority decision has been echoed by many fans on social media,…
A massive card with Terence Crawford vs. Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Shakur Stevenson vs. William Zepeda could be happening.
Turki Alalshikh’s Ambitious Plan
According to DAZN, His Excellency Turki Alalshikh is interested in a Crawford-Ortiz Jr. and Shakur-Zepeda fight card. Newly crowned WBC interim Junior…
Tim Tszyu says last night’s fight between WBC interim junior middleweight champion Serhii Bohachuk and Vergil Ortiz Jr. could have been a draw or a victory for Bohachuk (24-2, 23 KOs) due to the two knockdowns he scored in the contest.
A Close Call: No…
Promoter Oscar De La Hoya says he spoke to His Excellency Turki Alalshikh, and they’re going to get Vergil Ortiz Jr. (22-0, 21 KOs) a fight against Terence Crawford next if that’s what he wants after his grueling twelve-round majority decision win over WBC interim…