The Event On separate cards over the weekend, boxing superstars Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin saw action for the first time in 2020 as they looked to ...
On December 20, 2020 / By Rafael GarcíaTime for a new podcast to help you put the weekend’s fight action in proper perspective as Alden Chodash and Jeffrey Fuss recap last night’s major win from Saul “Canelo” ...
On December 20, 2020 / By Alden ChodashWelcome to a new episode of our podcast, hosted as always by Alden Chodash, as he and site editor Michael Carbert talk boxing and an array of topics. ...
On April 17, 2020 / By Alden ChodashLife goes on, fight freaks! Even with this scary plague they call COVID-19. And if life goes on, then that means Alden Chodash is more than happy to ...
On March 24, 2020 / By Alden ChodashA few short months ago, absolutely no one in boxing was thinking about a clash between Mexico’s Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and light heavyweight titlist Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev of ...
On October 31, 2019 / By Robert PortisAll boxing matches are, to some degree or other, worthy of study in terms of strategy and tactics. Of course the more capable and sophisticated the pugilists, the ...
On October 28, 2019 / By Lee WylieFor a while now I’ve been wondering what’s going on with Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. First, for many months he’s been insisting a third match with his arch-rival, Gennadiy ...
On October 20, 2019 / By Ralph M. SemienThere are boxers who, when the gloves have been hung up and the ring left behind, are considered indisputably great. Nobody’s going to argue with the appearance of ...
On October 3, 2019 / By Rob LownieIt wasn’t exactly action-packed or wildly entertaining, but, in his annual Cinco de Mayo weekend appearance, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez got the job done, defeating Daniel “The Miracle Man” ...
On May 5, 2019 / By Alden ChodashNominations: Srisaket Sor Rungvisai vs Juan Francisco Estrada Canelo Alvarez vs Gennady Golovkin II Jarrett Hurd vs Erislandy Lara Dereck Chisora vs Carlos Takam Tyson Fury vs Deontay ...
On January 7, 2019 / By Robert PortisWhen our favorite boxers win, we credit their courage, ring-smarts or resilience in the face of adversity, but when they lose we often look for some outside entity ...
On September 13, 2018 / By Jeffrey FussIn the wake of Gennady Golovkin’s return to knockout form last May, there was much fanfare regarding his purported achievement of matching Bernard Hopkins’ record of 20 consecutive ...
On September 11, 2018 / By Matt O'Brien“I have not let you down. I respect the sport and I will always be a clean fighter.” By uttering these words—with a straight, if contrite, face—Saul ...
On April 5, 2018 / By Rafael GarcíaI’ll never forget watching the Ray Mancini vs Duk Koo Kim match on live television as a child. Mancini was a favorite boxer of mine and on that ...
On March 7, 2018 / By Sean CroseIf a boxing “superfight” can be defined as an eagerly awaited showdown between two supremely talented prizefighters, then Lomachenko vs Rigondeaux is a “superfight,” albeit one only die-hard ...
On December 4, 2017 / By Michael CarbertThe 160 pound class has long been considered one of boxing’s so-called “glamour divisions,” the locale of numerous great champions and great fights, but in recent years it’s ...
On October 19, 2017 / By Neil CraneGennady Golovkin, the monster of the middleweight division, vs Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, a superstar of boxing and clearly its future. An epic fight, one of the most anticipated ...
On September 30, 2017 / By Simon TraversyThe other week saw one of the most compelling match-ups boxing has to offer finally happen: “Supremacy” — Gennady Golovkin vs Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. The significance of this ...
On September 25, 2017 / By Matt O'BrienGolovkin vs Canelo. The hangover. What a beautiful fight! But the judges and politics and corruption had to screw up everything! Golovkin won that fight! Here’s Manny’s thoughts ...
On September 18, 2017 / By Manny MontrealThe most anticipated match of 2017 delivered in numerous ways and in the end it was 12 highly competitive rounds which were a credit to both fighters. Herewith, ...
On September 17, 2017 / By Robert PortisBecause of Canelo Alvarez’s defensive craft and ring smarts, Golovkin never came close to scoring a knockout, but because of “GGG’s” pace, pressure, and insane durability (is there ...
On September 17, 2017 / By Lee WylieIt’s a match we’ve been waiting for since at least November of 2015 when Saul Alvarez defeated Miguel Cotto to win the lineal middleweight championship of the world. ...
On September 13, 2017 / By Robert PortisSince Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao trolled the sporting world to the tune of six hundred million dollars two years ago, boxing fans have craved a superfight. A ...
On September 12, 2017 / By Ronnie McCluskeyOne week from today, we will see arguably the best match-up of the year, which is saying something considering how 2017 has already been a truly excellent one ...
On September 9, 2017 / By Lee WylieHardcore fight fans have been calling for Saul “Canelo” Alvarez to stop with all the “mamadas” and get into the ring with Gennady Golovkin ever since he defeated ...
On August 17, 2017 / By Lee WylieI’m not going to bullshit you. I’m going to tell it like it is. I don’t hold back. I don’t pull my punches. Here’s what I think. This ...
On July 11, 2017 / By Sean CroseLouis C. K. has a good bit about how words are neither good nor bad, but just happen to become good or bad depending on how people use them. ...
On May 18, 2017 / By Rafael GarcíaThe Event 2017’s Cinco de Mayo boxing card featured the two most recognizable names in Mexican boxing in a super middleweight bout fought at a catchweight of 164.5 ...
On May 7, 2017 / By Robert PortisThe middleweight division is full of excitement and intrigue right now but most of the talk is all about Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin. Questions abound. Is Canelo ...
On May 12, 2016 / By Thad MooreAs we charge fearlessly into 2016, boxing fans look back at 2015 with decidedly mixed feelings as the year was clearly a mixed bag of the good, the ...
On January 5, 2016 / By Michael Carbert“Boxing is the sport to which all other sports aspire.”
– George Foreman
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