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It seems there is a good chance reigning IBF heavyweight champ Daniel Dubois could make an optional defense in his next fight, and fellow Brit Fabio Wardley is very much in the running to land the fight. As per numerous reports, Anthony Joshua’s talks of…

The celebrations continue, as do the tributes, the nostalgia pieces, and the spoken, fabulous memories of those people who were there keep on coming. We are talking about the simply epic fight – or “Rumble” – between heavyweight Gods Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. Half…

Promoter Oscar De La Hoya verbally attacked British fans for being excited over reports that negotiations were starting for a fight between Canelo Alvarez and British fighter Chris Eubank Jr. at Wembley Stadium in London. De La Hoya is off to an early start with…

It is upon us. The dawning of the modern heavyweight division is bursting onto the scene. It’s the final decade of the “Black & White Age,” which goes back to the rise and reign of John L. Sullivan in the 1880s. As you can imagine…

Former light-heavyweight champion Montell Griffin might have known heavyweight king Muhammad Ali better than anyone. “Ice,” as Griffin was known during a ring career of his that saw him defeat, amongst others, Roy Jones, James Toney, Thomas Reid, and Randall Yonker, got to know, up…

Coach Andy Lee says Joseph Parker will be ready to fight IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois on February 22nd if he doesn’t face Anthony Joshua. If that fight happens next, it will be huge. Promoter Eddie Hearn says Joshua wants the rematch against Dubois but…

Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis posted on social media today, saying that he’s “still fighting in Houston, Texas at the Toyota Center,” but didn’t confirm whether the December 14th date is still on against super featherweight Lamont Roach. The fight still hasn’t been announced by PBC, and…

Former heavyweight king Mike Tyson put out a somewhat worrying tweet recently, in which he stated how he would “rather die in the ring, I don’t want to die in a hospital bedroom.” This comes less than a month before Tyson, at the advanced age…

A date has been set for a potential purse bid battle to secure the potentially great heavyweight fight that is Martin Bakole Vs. Agit Kabayel. The date for the bid has been set at November 5th, but the two sides could well reach a deal…