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Roy Jones Jr. says the best shot Edgar Berlanga has of beating Canelo Alvarez is to go after him right away, looking to hurt him on Saturday in their 12-round clash at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Berlanga’s Vulnerability and Lack of Experience If…

Boxing expert Paulie Malignaggi is annoyed by unified super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez’s decision to pick and choose his opponents, selecting easier options while freezing out the talented guys. We just witnessed how two quality 168-pound fighters, David Benavidez and David Morrell, gave up on…

Earlier today in Perth, Australia, WBA strawweight champ Thammanoon Niyomtrong (who also fights under the name Knockout CP Freshmart) retained his belt for an impressive twelfth time as he scored a 12-round majority decision win over local fighter Alex Winwood. It was a good, at…

Oleksandr Usyk Vs. Daniel Dubois II? Is there any fan interest? Might there be if “Dynamite” Dubois lives up to his nickname and defeats Anthony Joshua in their fast-approaching September 21st clash? 27 year old Dubois, speaking with TNT Sports (who will, along with Sky…

Stanley Ketchel, who was born to Polish immigrants in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on September 14th of 1886, was seemingly born tough. These days, young men and women have a choice when it comes to fighting in the ring for a living or not doing so.…

Commentator Tim Bradley thinks boxing will be “kind of dead” once Terence Crawford, Canelo Alvarez, and Naoya Inoue retire soon. Bradley states fans should praise and fully appreciate those fighters while still here. Those three are already semi-retired and no longer fighting quality opposition. I…

Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol will meet in a non-PPV event on ESPN+ on October 12th in their 12-round headliner at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Top Rank announced the fight today. It’s an unusual setup with ESPN+ showing one fight, Beterbiev-Bivol, and…

During an interview this week, Ryan Garcia roasted Shakur Stevenson, responding to his complaints about none of the top fighters wanting to face him. Defense-Only Doesn’t Cut It Shakur (22-0, 10 KOs) is making a case for being so good that popular guys avoid him…

Former featherweight king Barry McGuigan, writing in his usual column for The Mirror, praises Japanese superstar Naoya Inoue, and the Irish legend says he feels “The Monster” could go as high as super featherweight before he’s done. McGuigan, like the rest of us, has been…