Posted on 06/13/2021 By: Hans Themistode Keith Thurman is quietly sick and tired of Errol Spence Jr. The current unified welterweight champion has continued to receive a ton of praise for his recent run of big fights over the past few years. With wins over Danny Garcia, Shawn Porter and Mikey Garcia – Spence Jr.
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Posted on 06/13/2021 By: Sean Crose Although he never held a legitimate world title, heavyweight Alexander Povetkin cut out an impressive career for himself over the course of over fifteen years. With a record of 36 wins, 3 loses and 1 draw, the former Russian Olympian has decided to retire from the sport of boxing.
Posted on 06/13/2021 By: Hans Themistode Shakur Stevenson continued doing what he does best last night, winning lopsidedly. The former featherweight world champion made it look easy against fringe contender Jeremia Nakathila at the Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada. The win for Stevenson not only preserved his undefeated record, but it also solidified his
Posted on 06/13/2021 By: Hans Themistode No matter what was said about his chances going in, Jeremia Nakathila believed all he needed was one punch to get the job done. With that said, the South African native couldn’t find the shot he was looking for. At the Virgin Hotels, in Las Vegas, Nevada, Shakur Stevenson
Posted on 06/12/2021 By: Hans Themistode Some fans may find it surprising but not all professional boxers are full-time. Unfortunately for some, the bills simply pile up higher than their pugilistic paychecks can afford. For Jeremia Nakathila, it’s unclear if he has a second job for financial reasons or simply because he loves it but
Posted on 06/12/2021 By: Hans Themistode The fight was practically his, and then it wasn’t. For Yordenis Ugas, he believed that a showdown against unified welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. was next up on his fight calendar. In September of 2020, the Cuban native reeled off his third win in a row as he defeated
Posted on 06/12/2021 By: Hans Themistode Vasiliy Lomachenko is busy putting the final finishing touches on his training camp as he prepares to return to the ring against lightweight contender Masayoshi Nakatani on June 26th, at the Virgin Hotels, in Las Vegas, Nevada. But even as the Ukrainian is fully focused on the task at
Posted on 06/10/2021 By: Hans Themistode Billy Joe Saunders has always been loquacious. Recently, however, the former two-division world champion has been abnormally quiet. Approximately one month ago, the British native talked and fought his way into a super middleweight unification contest against Canelo Alvarez. During the lead-up to their showdown and for years before
Posted on 06/11/2021 By: Hans Themistode Boxing, at least to a certain extent, had become both too easy and not rewarding enough. So after dominating as an amateur and pro, Claressa Shields figured that she could do the same in an MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) octagon, she was right. For months on end, Shields trained
Posted on 06/10/2021 By: Sean Crose “We hope that we will sign the contract by the end of the week,” Alexander Krassyuk, the promoter of former undisputed cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk tells Sky Sports. “Most of the issues have been coordinated and agreed.” If what Krassyuk is saying is true, then Usyk is on the
Posted on 06/10/2021 By: Hans Themistode Keith Thurman doesn’t truly enjoy getting involved in the personal business of other fighters. Yet, as the years have gone by, the former unified welterweight champion can’t help but notice the tenuous and somewhat disrespectful working relationship between WBO 147 pound champion Terence Crawford and his current promoter Bob
Posted on 06/09/2021 By: Sean Crose There are underrated fighters and then there are really underrated fighters. Ken Norton and Larry Holmes are vastly underrated fighters. The late Norton’s name belongs aside those of his ferocious peers, Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, and Ken Norton. As for Holmes, let’s just say some people of note argue
Posted on 06/09/2021 By: Sean Crose From Sport’s Business outlet Sportico: “Showtime is projecting roughly 1 million pay-per-view buys for Sunday’s boxing match between YouTube celebrity Logan Paul and retired champion Floyd Mayweather, according to a source familiar with the numbers.” That’s not all. “Perhaps equally important for Showtime, Sunday was the network’s biggest day of new
Posted on 06/09/2021 By: Hans Themistode With a close contest in June of 2016, there was always a belief that both Keith Thurman and Shawn Porter would do it again. Now, according to reports, they’ll have a chance to do just that. As first reported by Mike Coppinger of The Athletic, a rematch between the
Posted on 06/08/2021 “It was harder than Floyd anticipated, I believe,” Mike Tyson said during a video interview with Zab Judah, referring to Floyd Mayweather’s exhibition bout with Logan Paul this past Sunday in Miami. Like many observers, the former heavyweight king felt Mayweather, who officially retired in 2017, was far from his best. Although
Posted on 06/09/2021 By: Sean Crose While working out at at the gym, Keith Thurman took a few minutes to talk to FightHype about the upcoming Errol Spence-Manny Pacquiao match. “I fell short,” Thurman said of his own quest to become a three belt champion. “I say I fell about fifteen punches short (while fighting
Posted on 06/08/2021 By: Hans Themistode At one point, a matchup against Floyd Mayweather was all Jake Paul could talk about. The former social media star turned professional boxer always believed that a showdown between them would do huge box office business. Yet, after watching his older brother, Logan Paul, take on Mayweather this past
Posted on 06/08/2021 By: Hans Themistode With Floyd Mayweather considered as one of the greatest fighters of all time and Logan Paul considered as one of the best social media stars in the world, many believed it was virtually impossible for their exhibition to go the full eight-round distance. Yet, that is exactly what happened.