The current middleweight division’s main man — as most fans see things, and Saunders too — Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin, is attempting to make a unification contest with Britain’s newly crowned WBO middleweight world champion, Billy Joe Saunders. Golovkin is trying his utmost to solidify his claim of being the premier fighter at the 160 pound…
Two British fighters and stern adversaries, are once again (and for what seems the umpteenth time) being talked up as possible opponents. Current IBF world welterweight champion, Kell ‘Special K’ Brook, and fellow countryman Amir ‘King’ Khan, are once more the lips of UK fight fans. Kell Brook (35-0, 24 KO) has publicly chased the…
The biggest, most anticipated bout in boxing history is almost upon us. Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao, IT’S FIGHT WEEK! The mouth watering clash between these two great champions has tongues wagging all across the world. This fight has been the main focus of boxing for six years or so and now we are all…
Following on from my previous article – “How does Manny Pacquiao beat Floyd Mayweather?” I will now focus my thoughts on the flip-side of the debate. How does Floyd Mayweather beat Manny Pacquiao? Pound for pound protagonist, Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather 47-0 (26 KO’s), is undefeated for a plethora of reasons. Mayweather has a sublime defense,…
With the dust settled on the super fight we have all yearned for actually being made, let’s get down to brass tax. Floyd Mayweather Jr vs. Manny Pacquiao is ON! With the multitude of articles doing the rounds regarding Mayweather vs. Pacquiao, I decided to wait until a lot of peoples thoughts on the whole…
In the previous article, we covered three of the five common opponents that Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather and Manny ‘Pacman’ Pacquiao, have both faced off against in the squared circle. Firstly, we accessed the fights against Oscar De La Hoya. I gave Manny Pacquiao the nod over De La Hoya due to the manner in which…
With Manny Pacquiao’s recent destruction of Chris Algieri, in which he scored six knockdowns, it has reignited the whole “Will They Wont They” scenario, regarding reigning p4p king Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather 47-0 (KO 26 – KO % 55.32) and 8 division world champion Manny ‘Pacman’ Pacquaio 57-5-3 (KO 38 – KO % 59.38. To try and…
This Saturday night at London’s ExCel Arena, a big heavyweight clash takes place. The event is billed as ‘Bad Blood’ In the main event, undefeated Tyson Fury, 22-0 (KO 16 KO% 72.73) is ready and prepared to take on Dereck ‘Del Boy’ Chisora, as the pair lock horns for the second time. Dereck Chisora, 20-4…
In the aftermath of Chris Algieri’s bout against eight division and current WBO welterweight World champion, Manny ‘Pacman’ Pacquiao, many questioned the strategy of Algieri’s trainer, Tim Lane. Could he have switched things up, or at least have had some kind of plan B in place for his charge? Pacquiao absolutely dismissed Chris Algieri as…
With the dust settled on Manny ‘Pacman’ Pacquiao’s win over Chris Algieri this past Saturday night, we now look forward to the possibility AGAIN of “will they, wont they” regarding Pacquiao and Mayweather. I recently tipped Chris Algieri to claim a points victory over the eight weight world champion and legend of the sport of…
This Saturday night in Macao, China, the Filipino national hero, Manny ‘Pacman’ Pacquiao, puts his World WBO welterweight title on the line against undefeated and now former WBO World junior welterweight champion, Chris Algieri. There is a certain controversy surrounding the stripping of Algieri’s strap. Manny Pacquiao 58-5-2 (KO 38 – KO% 60.32) was in…
This Saturday night at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, a match up will take place between a man from another planet, and his counterpart, another man who seemingly has one punch power that is also out of this world. The 49 years young Bernard ‘The Alien’ Hopkins (55-6-2 KO 32, KO% 49.23) has…
Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin is set to take on Englishman Martin Murray, on February 21st 2015. Golovkin 31-0 (28 KO’s) KO% 90.32 currently in possession of the WBA (Super) & IBO Middleweight world titles, and also the Interim WBC Middleweight title, will put all his straps on the line against the Liverpool pugilist Martin Murray 29-1…
Last weekend Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Marcos Maidana squared off for the second time in six months, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. I predicted that ‘Money’ Mayweather would win via unanimous decision victory on the scorecards. The judges didn’t have it as wide as I had thought, but still, the…
The time is here once again for the Las Vegas strip to reach fever pitch. Floyd Mayweather is back in town. Mayweather vs. Maidana II rocks up at the MGM Grand this Saturday night, for the slightly more interesting match up second time around, than most had anticipated first. Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather 46-0 (KO26 –…
This was not the biggest one sided robbery I have witnessed in the sport of boxing, but I firmly feel that this bout was a fit up. I am a fan of the sweet science over pressure/come forward fighters. I have always appreciated brain/skills/ability over brawn/balls/desire to win. Is this why I see things the…
Tonight at the former home of Wembley Stadium, the national stadium of England, there is a fight going down in front of 80,000 fans at the new Wembley Stadium. The biggest fight in boxing history in the UK is here! Super Middleweight IBF and regular WBA champion (not to be confused with Andre Ward’s legitimate…
This weekend, current pound-for-pound linchpin Floyd Mayweather Jr. is once again set to light up the strip in his adopted home town of Las Vegas, Nevada. The MGM Grand is the venue for the worldwide main event. Mayweather 45-0 (KO26) looks to extend his exemplary record and gain another world title against the tough and…
Eight division world champion, Manny ‘Pacman’ Pacquiao 55-5 (KO38) looks all but assured to have his immediate future set in place, according to Top Rank linchpin, Bob Arum. The WBO has announced that whoever has their hand raised in the scheduled 12 round bout between Juan Manuel Marquez 55-7 (KO40) and Mike Alvarado 34-2 (KO23)…
IBF and WBA super middleweight champion, Carl ‘The Cobra’ Froch 32-2(KO23) and his fierce adversary ‘Saint’ George Groves 19-1(KO15) had the first of several scheduled press conferences ahead of the much anticipated grudge rematch which will take place at Wembley stadium in London on May 31st. The presser went of without the amount of trash…
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez 43-1(KO31) returned to the squared circle against fellow Mexican, Alfredo ‘El Perro’ Angulo 22-4(KO18) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, following his shut out loss against Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather, back in September of last year. Round 1: The bout got going in the first round with Canelo showing lots of aggression….
The proposed bout between Amir ‘King’ Khan 28-3(KO19) and Adrien ‘The Problem’ Broner 27-1(KO22) has without a doubt got everyone on the current boxing scene talking, not to mention Khan and Broner themselves. It does however seem that the fight is destined not to come to fruition at this juncture, although the rivalry and verbal…
After Filipino slugger Manny ‘Pacman’ Pacquiao, 55 (KO 38) – lost 5 (KO 3) – drawn 2, defeated Brandon Rios in Macau, China, people have been talking up the eight weight world champions next opponent. I have narrowed the list down to six possible names: #6 Amir Khan I think that this fight has an…
