Canelo Alvarez and his promoter, Golden Boy CEO Oscar De La Hoya, were willing to compromise. Gennady Golovkin promoter Tom Loeffler was, too. But in the end, Golovkin, the unified middleweight world champion, was unwilling to come off his demand for parity in a proposed Sept. 15 rematch, and the […]
Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez, who is in training for his mega rematch with unified middleweight world champion Gennady Golovkin, has tested positive for the banned substance clenbuterol. Golovkin and Alvarez are scheduled to meet on May 5 (HBO PPV) at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas in a rematch of […]
The Nevada State Athletic Commission approved Floyd Mayweather’s and Conor McGregor’s requests for smaller boxing gloves on Wednesday — just 10 days before their highly anticipated fight on Aug. 26. The NSAC voted unanimously in favor of a one-time exception that will allow both fighters to wear 8-ounce gloves in […]
What began as talk for a fight many perceived as impossible between a boxing legend and the biggest star in mixed martial arts is now a reality. Former pound-for-pound king and five-division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. made the official announcement on social media on Wednesday, confirming that he will […]
The biggest fight in boxing is on, and fans do not have to wait five years for it, like they did for Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao to finally meet. It may have taken time, but unified middleweight world champion Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez — perhaps boxing’s biggest stars […]
The word ‘legend’ has become overused in today’s world to the point where it almost has no meaning. In reality, a ‘legend’ is someone who not only sets the bar for what is to follow them, but changes the landscape of what came before them. In that vein, the world […]
Former heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali remains hospitalized in the Phoenix area with respiratory issues. In an email to The Associated Press on Friday, family spokesman Bob Gunnell said there was no update on Ali’s condition. According to AP, several of Ali’s daughters flew to Phoenix late Thursday and early Friday […]
February was a very slow month inside the ring, only Gennady Golovkin’s 11th round destruction of tough Englishman Martin Murray was anything worth writing about. Outside of the ring, however the long overdue mega-fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao was completed. Business picks up in March and I’ll take […]
At last. Boxing fans can let out the exhale from the breath we’ve long held in. The megafight between Floyd Mayweather (47-0, 26 KO) and Manny Pacquiao (57-5-2, 38 KO) is signed, sealed and on Saturday, May 2nd 2015 it will be delivered. The long road that started and stopped […]
The January 2015 boxing schedule is all filled up and ready to review. I’ll take you through the three most notable bouts with a preview and my picks on who will win. It could be a big year for the heavyweight division as a massive title eliminator is coming this […]