Through the fourth round Fisher had landed 49 power punches to Allen’s 15. Allen scored a knockdown early in the fifth round that flipped the complexion of the fight. From the fifth round on, Allen landed 92 power punches to Fisher’s 54. Allen landed 49%…
In a battle of flawed English heavyweights, Johnny Fisher climbed off the floor to edge a controversial split decision over veteran Dave Allen on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It seemed as though Allen’s veteran moves and experience, plus a fifth-round knockdown, would be enough.…
Peter McGrail had been due to face Dennis McCann, but after McCann failed a VADA test for more than one substance, Welshman Rhys Edwards picked up the phone with three days’ notice. After a 20-hour trip, Edwards was in the ring and matching Liverpool…
Light heavyweight contender Daniel Lapin made a fast start and it looked like he could be in for a quick night against Frenchman Dylan Colin, but the Ukraine-based Pole ultimately had to bide his time. Colin, a former kickboxer, steadied the ship in the…
Paris Fury has confirmed her husband Tyson’s claims that they have not spoken during training camp ahead of his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk on December 21. “I can’t give you much inside scoop, since we haven’t spoke[n] for weeks and…
One of the three fighters to share the ring with Tyson Fury more than once has predicted he will avenge his defeat by Oleksandr Usyk. Fury and Usyk contest the WBA, WBO and WBC heavyweight titles at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on…
In his latest mailbag, Stephen “Breadman” Edwards looks ahead to the heavyweight clash between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury, explains why he favors Crawford over Canelo, and he reflects upon the Upset of the Year, with Bruno Surace stunning Jaime Munguia Hello Breadman,…
Tyson Fury’s assistant coach (and second cousin) Andy Lee argued that Fury’s lack of sparring before his first fight with Oleksandr Usyk contributed to his demise in May. “People seem to forget that there was this ten million dollar bounty put on Tyson’s eye,”…
When Tyson Fury steps into the ring today, against the only boxer to ever beat him in a prizefight, there is more at stake for the Englishman than mere titles and glory. A second consecutive defeat to Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia, particularly one…