By Jack Walsh SEMI-retired Floyd Mayweather Jr., 50-0 (27 KOs), controlled an unscored, oddball exhibition matchup against John Gotti III, 2-0 (1 KOs), last night at Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico. The glorified spar went the distance, lasting the entirety of the scheduled eight two-minute rounds. In the first, Mayweather landed smooth jabs and…
Joe Cordina says he left Tony Sims for a fresh start with Ben Davison after ‘the wheels fell off’ in his last fight. Cordina lost his world title when he was stunned by underdog Anto Cacace in Riyadh in May and he has now decided to leave Sims, who has trained him since the start…
SAUL ‘CANELO’ ALVAREZ has named British two-weight world champion Billy Joe Saunders as the opponent that annoyed him the most. The pair met back in May 2021 in a super-middleweight unification clash for Canelo’s WBC and WBA titles and the WBO belt held by Saunders. There was a fractious build-up to the encounter at Arlington’s…
By Dan Morley, 9-0 (2 KOs) BOXING is a sport that exposes your weaknesses and forces you to overcome them or succumb to a humbling beatdown. Under the bright lights, there are no hiding places, unlike other sports, in which off days are more forgiven. In the ring, if you are underprepared, you will pay…
This is part two of a three-part deep dive by Ruth Raper. You can catch up on part one here and part two here. An asset that has been used to build a boxer’s profile and draw numbers at the Box Office is the 0 in a fighter’s record. A common headline going into big…
Name: Kenny Lane Born: 9 April 1932 Died: 5 August 2008 Career: 1953 to 1985 Record: 100 fights, 82 wins (19 by KO/TKO), 16 losses (5 by KO/TKO), 2 draws. Division: Lightweight, Super Lightweight Stance: Southpaw Titles: Michigan State champion Major Contests Scored wins over: Ronnie Stribling, Orlando Zuleta*(three times), Armand Savoie, Larry Boardman, Enrique…
This is part two of a three-part deep dive by Ruth Raper. You can catch up on part one here. ANOTHER vital factor a boxer must have to reach the top is marketability. Marketability is what a manager and promoter will focus on when they are considering signing a boxer. Characteristics such as charisma and…
WE live in a fortunate time for boxing at the highest level where pound for pound stars are frequent in pro boxing but none ever were quite the ‘pound for pound’ star as one Bob Fitzsimmons. With the Olympics in France now over it is important to remember professional boxing represents the pinnacle, top tier,…
SHAKUR STEVENSON is no longer a free agent. Last night the 27-year-old was announced as a Matchroom fighter after putting pen to paper on a promotional deal two months after parting ways with Top Rank. Stevenson, the current WBC World Lightweight champion, defends his title on October 12 against Joe Cordina who joined Matchroom in…
By Eric Armit Yvon Durelle “The Fighting Fisherman” Born: 14 October 1929 Baie-Sainte-Anne, Canada Died: 6 January 2007 Baie-Sainte-Anne, Canada Career: 1948 to 19674 Record: 115 Fights 88 wins (49 by KO/TKO), 24 losses (9 by KO/TKO), 2 draws. 1 No Decision Division(s): Middleweight, light-heavyweight and heavyweight Stance: Orthodox Titles: Canadian middleweight and light-heavyweight, Commonwealth…
