Boxing
Claress Shields’ Fractured Finger Cannot Erase Scott Mismatch
Claressa Shields fighting with a fractured finger sounds heroic until Kaye Scott’s disadvantages are placed beside it. Shields was 31…
George Foreman Gave Jimmy Young Too Much Time
Gil Clancy later explained that Foreman had become preoccupied with techniques introduced by another trainer. Clancy recalled watching…
Boots Ennis Lacks Crawford’s Fast Track To Canelo Alvarez
Tim Bradley’s demand that Jaron “Boots” Ennis chase Canelo Alvarez ignores the special treatment Terence Crawford received. Crawford never…
Teofimo Lopez, Rolly Romero Fumble $80 Sales Pitch
“Right away I called my legal team. I said, ‘Make the fight happen. I want to fight him,’” Lopez told Fight Hub TV. “I would have honestly…
Muhammad Ali’s Forgotten Rematch With Joe Bugner
Public interest was lukewarm. Ali had outpointed Bugner over 12 rounds in Las Vegas on February 14, 1973. Bugner lost another decision to…
Fans Blast David Benavidez For Easy Cieślak Defense Over Jai Opetaia
The backlash carries extra force because Benavidez previously pushed the Opetaia fight several years down the line. Abraham Gonzalez named…
Vergil Ortiz Jr. Escapes 154 Gridlock With November Middleweight Return
Staying at 154 pounds offers little upside. Defending his WBC interim belt never brought Ortiz closer to full champion status, nor did it…
Hearn Slows Diego Pacheco Down After Sadjo Scare
That caution is understandable. Pacheco’s fight against Kevin Lele Sadjo last December exposed serious weaknesses that one victory over…
Queensberry Gambles Moses Jolly’s Future Against Guido Vianello
Queensberry introduced the matchup on social media with a lighthearted line: “Guido Vianello is set for a Jolly-bust-up in the capital.”…
Odel Kamara Signs With Matchroom: Speed Alone Cannot Hide Costly Habits
Those punches rarely carried enough strength to halt Sabyrkhan’s advance. The Kazakh followed him throughout the bout, applied steady…