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It’s possible if not probable that, when most fans hear the name Victor Ortiz, they think of the quite bizarre fight Ortiz had with superstar Floyd “Money” Mayweather. It was back in September of 2011 when Ortiz took it upon himself to headbutt Mayweather in…

Zhilei Zhang was a guest on The MMA Hour last night, and the Chinese southpaw didn’t have anything good to say about fellow heavyweight contender, former two-time champ Anthony Joshua. Zhang, 27-2-1(22) said he is totally convinced AJ wants no part of him in the…

Tim Tszyu will return to the ring for an IBF Junior middleweight title eliminator on Saturday, September 21 [Sept 22 in Australia]. The two potential opponents are Erickson Lubin and Jesus Ramos. Those are two fights for Tszyu (24-1, 17 KOs), who is coming off…

Former unified heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz, who fans label as a one-hit wonder, is pleased to have been selected by His Excellency for the Riyadh Season event on August 3rd, fighting Jarrell Miller at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. The One-Hit Wonder Returns If…

Tim Bradley is angry at seeing how Terence Crawford has openly avoided fighting Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis, giving him the same treatment that Errol Spence gave him. Boxing analyst Bradley feels that Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) should have fought Ennis (32-0, 29 KOs) after he captured…

Those people who wish to see Japanese superstar and pound-for-pound king (in the opinion of some, not all) Naoya Inoue make the move up to the featherweight division will have to wait – for two years. “The Monster,” who is just 3-0 as a super-bantamweight…

Mexican ring warriors do not like it when, or, indeed, if, they are called “soft.” Or “yellow.” Or any other word that suggests they are not the toughest and the bravest of the tough and brave. Which brings us to Canelo Alvarez. Timothy Bradley, a…

We Sometimes forget how great Jose “Pipino” Cuevas really was, at least we perhaps tend to forget what a great and monstrous puncher Cuevas was. It was on this day in 1976, when an 18 year old Cuevas scored a big upset in destroying defending…

Roy Jones Jr. believes Gervonta Davis and Terence Crawford are two of the best fighters in the sport now. The former multi-weight world champion Jones Jr. feels that Tank Davis (30-0, 28 KOs) is a special talent because he can set a fighter up and…