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Anthony Tarver can only see one path to victory for Edgar Berlanga against unified super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez on September 14th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The Bivol Blueprint The retired former unified light heavyweight champion Tarver says that unless Canelo dramatically…

Shakur Stevenson will headline the October 12th Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol event on DAZN PPV. The Beterbiev-Bivol light heavyweight undisputed championship fight will be shown in a split network fight on ESPN+. Fans will need to pay to see Shakur make a tune-up against…

Pundit Andre Ward got on his soapbox to argue that Terence Crawford should be in the mix to be considered the Face of Boxing. Ward feels that Crawford’s popularity puts him in the same category as Canelo Alvarez and Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis for the Face…

Lightweight contender Maxi Hughes is picking IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois to defeat Anthony Joshua by knockout in their headliner next month on September 21st at the sold-out Wembley Stadium in London. Joshua’s Fragile Chin Hughes notes that the 34-year-old Joshua (28-3, 25 KOs) sometimes…

Over the course of a quite amazing 140 pro fights, Welsh warrior Tommy Farr was stopped just 6 times; with guys like Max Baer, Jimmy Braddock, and Lou Nova failing to take Tommy out; with Farr boxing the murderous-punching Baer twice, winning one losing the…

Mexican legend, indeed icon, Julio Cesar Chavez cut his teeth by fighting tough guys on the way up, and “J.C Superstar” made himself a true hero, an all-time great, as he reached world title status. Chavez, who won world titles in three weight divisions, endeared…

George Foreman, the once invincible and terrifying monster from the Golden Age of heavyweights. Larry Holmes, the underappreciated shadow of Muhammad Ali who’s skill and merit stand alone. These two great fighters actually existed simultaneously (they were even born in the same year) but they…

Trainer Brian ‘BoMac’ McIntyre says that Terence Crawford didn’t receive more praise from fans for his victory over WBA junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov on August 3rd because they were comparing his performance to how he’d looked against Errol Spence last year. BoMac says the…

Diego Pacheco faces veteran Maciej Sulecki in a 12-round super middleweight fight in the main event this Saturday, August 31st, live on DAZN at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Los Angeles. The event will be shown starting at 7:30 pm ET. Pacheco’s Fast Track…