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2020 Upset Of The Year

January 7, 2021January 12, 2021 Neil Crane 1 Comment Adam Kownacki, Barclay's Center, Chris Arreola, gerald washington, PBC, Robert Helenius, Upset of the Year

Upset Of The Year Nominations: Alex Povetkin TKO5 Dillian Whyte Jeison Rosario TKO5 Julian Williams Teofimo Lopez W12 Vasiliy Lomachenko

Features

Prelude To A Trilogy?

December 20, 2020December 20, 2020 Rafael García 0 Comments Al Haymon, Alamodome, Callum Smith, Canelo Alvarez, Canelo vs Golovkin, DAZN, Eddie Hearn, Gennadiy Golovkin, Gennady Golovkin, jermall charlo, Kamil Szeremeta, middleweights, PBC, San Antonio, super middleweights

The Event On separate cards over the weekend, boxing superstars Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin saw action for the

Columns

Spence vs Porter: Lost Opportunity

October 1, 2019October 3, 2019 Neil Crane 1 Comment Al Haymon, Errol Spence, Errol Spence Jr, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Mike Garcia, PBC, Premier Boxing Champions, Roberto Duran, Shawn Porter, Showtime, Spence vs Porter, Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns

It is a hard truth of boxing in the 21st century that fight fans are so starved for meaningful competition

Columns

Why “One Time” Will Never Be “The Best”

July 17, 2019July 17, 2019 Ralph M. Semien 2 Comments Al Haymon, Bud Crawford, Errol Spence Jr, Josesito Lopez, Keith Thurman, Manny Pacquiao, Pacquiao vs Thurman, PBC, Showtime Boxing, Terence Crawford, Thurman vs Pacquiao

I direct these remarks, without anger or malice, to fellow contributor James Simpson, whose column “Don’t Sleep On Keith Thurman,”

Features

Pacquiao vs Thurman: The Fight City Picks

July 16, 2019July 18, 2019 Neil Crane 1 Comment Adrien Broner, Danny Garcia, Floyd Mayweather, Grant Brothers Boxing, Jessie Vargas, Josesito Lopez, Keith Thurman, Lucas Matthysse, Manny Pacquiao, Pacquiao vs Matthysse, Pacquiao vs Thurman, PBC, Shawn Porter, Showtime, Showtime Boxing

It hasn’t exactly been a terrible year, but it’s been far from a great one, when it comes to meaningful,

Columns

Barriers To Entry: Why Superfights Are So Difficult To Make

July 10, 2019July 13, 2019 Alden Chodash 0 Comments Al Haymon, Bob Arum, Canelo Alvarez, DAZN, Eddie Hearn, Erislandy Lara, ESPN, hbo boxing, Lennox Lewis, Main Events, Manny Pacquiao, Mike Tyson, PBC, Premier Boxing Champions, Showtime, Terence Crawford, Top Rank

To say that boxing is not as popular as it once was is to utter an obvious truth to those

Columns

It’s Your Move, Bud!

May 17, 2019May 17, 2019 Robert Portis 0 Comments Al Haymon, Bob Arum, Errol Spence Jr, ESPN, Keith Thurman, Manny Pacquiao, PBC, Shawn Porter, Terence Crawford, Top Rank, welterweights

If we say it too loudly we might just jinx it, but we have to give credit where it’s due:

Features

Spence vs Garcia: The Fight City Picks

March 12, 2019March 15, 2019 Neil Crane 0 Comments Al Haymon, Bob Arum, Errol Spence Jr, Garcia vs Spence, Gennady Golovkin, Keith Thurman, Manny Pacquiao, Mikey Garcia, PBC, Premier Boxing Champions, Shawn Porter, Showtime Boxing, Spence vs Garcia, Terence Crawford

Errol Spence and Mikey Garcia are two of the best talents in boxing today. Both are champions; both are undefeated.

Podcast

The Fight City Podcast No. 16

March 12, 2019March 13, 2019 Alden Chodash 0 Comments DAZN, Dmitry Bivol, Errol Spence Jr, Eye Of The Tiger, Garcia vs Spence, Joe Smith Jr., joe walcott, maurice hooker, Michael Conlan, Mikey Garcia, Montreal Casino, PBC, Shawn Porter, Showtime, Yodenis Ugas

Welcome back to a new edition of The Fight City Podcast, hosted as always by Alden Chodash. This week he

Features

Garcia vs Porter: The Fight City Picks

September 5, 2018September 8, 2018 Neil Crane 0 Comments Andre Berto, Danny Garcia, Errol Spence Jr, Garcia v Porter, Keith Thurman, Kell Brook, Lamont Peterson, Lucas Matthysse, PBC, Philadelphia, Shawn Porter, Zab Judah

As one of our contributors discussed not that long ago, the current version of the welterweight division has all the

The Fight City

À La Prochaine, Montreal

April 26, 2018May 2, 2018 Michael Carbert 0 Comments Adonis Stevenson, Al Haymon, badou jack, Boxing, Groupe Yvon Michel, Lee Baxter, Leonard Ellerbe, mayweather promotions, Montreal, PBC, Premier Boxing Champions, Showtime, Stevenson vs Jack, Toronto, Yvon Michel

Montreal is “The Fight City,” not Toronto. Or so we thought. And still think, as any objective evaluation of Canada’s

Features

David Benavidez: Something To Prove

February 15, 2018February 15, 2018 Patrick Connor 0 Comments Chris Eubank Jr., David Benavidez, George Groves, GILBERTO RAMIREZ, James DeGale, Lucian Bute, PBC, Premier Boxing Champions, Rogelio Medina, Ronald Gavril, Showtime, World Boxing Super Series

A rematch between David “Red Flag” Benavidez and Ronald “The Thrill” Gavril would be main event material during an average

Features

Opposites Collide: Broner vs Garcia

July 28, 2017 Rafael García 2 Comments Adrien Broner, Barclay's Center, Brooklyn, junior welterweight, Mikey Garcia, PBC, Premier Boxing Champions

Sometimes fights arrive in boxing that no one asked or expected to see. These fights serve as reminders that prizefighters

Columns

Broner vs Garcia: Reckoning Or Resurgence?

June 21, 2017June 21, 2017 Danny Howard 0 Comments Adrien Broner, Al Haymon, Ashley Theophane, Broner vs Garcia, Dejan Zlaticanin, Jorge Linares, Juan Manuel Lopez, Marcos Maidana, Mikey Garcia, Orlando Salido, Paulie Malignaggi, PBC, Premier Boxing Champions, Shawn Porter, Yuriorkis Gamboa

Upon hearing the news that Adrien Broner and Mikey Garcia are set to clash on July 29, the realization dawned on

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Boxe Mania At The Bell Centre: Prelude To A Showdown

June 4, 2017June 11, 2017 Michael Carbert 0 Comments Adonis Stevenson, Adonis Superman Stevenson, Al Haymon, Alvarez vs Pascal, Andre Ward, Andrzej Fonfara, Bell Centre, Christian M'Billi, dario bredicean, Eleider Alvarez, Groupe Yvon Michel, Jean Pascal, Mikaël Zewski, Montreal, PBC, Sergey Kovalev, Showtime, Stevenson vs Alvarez, Stevenson vs Fonfara, Ward vs Kovalev

Last night was not the first time Eleider Alvarez and Adonis Stevenson have shared a ring. With both pugilists under

Columns

Porter Defeats Berto: Time For Thurman vs Porter II

April 24, 2017April 27, 2017 Zachary Alapi 0 Comments Al Haymon, Andre Berto, Danny Garcia, Errol Spence Jr, Keith Thurman, Kell Brook, PBC, Porter vs Berto, Premier Boxing Champions, Shawn Porter, Showtime, Thurman vs Porter

Multiple cuts and myriad head clashes couldn’t discourage Shawn Porter’s relentless onslaught against Andre Berto, resulting in a ninth-round stoppage

Columns

Brook vs Spence: Boxing Moves On

February 17, 2017 Sean Crose 0 Comments Al Haymon, Amir Khan, Brook vs Spence, Chris Algieri, conor mcgregor, Danny Garcia, Errol Spence Jr, Floyd Mayweather, Garcia vs Thurman, Gennady Golovkin, ggg, Keith Thurman, Kell Brook, Manny Pacquiao, PBC, Showtime, Thurman vs Garcia

What a difference a year makes. Truly, in 2016 I was genuinely worried about the state of pro boxing. There

Features

The Weekend That Was

November 14, 2016January 16, 2021 Fight Fan.com 0 Comments Danny Garcia, Jarret Hurd, Javier Fortuna, Jo Jo Dan, Keith Thurman, Luis Ortiz, PBC, Philadelphia, Premier Boxing Champions, Rob Nichols, Samuel Vargas, spike tv

Once again we offer a run-down of much of this past weekend’s boxing action with help from our good friends

Columns

PBC Is Back: Early Picks

October 28, 2016October 31, 2016 Robert Portis 0 Comments Abner Mares, adrian granados, Adrien Broner, Al Haymon, Andre Ward, badou jack, Danny Garcia, James DeGale, jermall charlo, Jessie Vargas, Keith Thurman, Kovalev vs Ward, Lucian Bute, Manny Pacquiao, Mikey Garcia, Nicholas Walters, PBC, Sammy Vargas, Samuel Vargas, Sergey Kovalev, Showtime, Vasyl Lomachenko

When it comes to boxing on Showtime and the Premier Boxing Champions network, we know who’s in charge, right? It’s

Columns

PBC’s Hard Lessons

October 3, 2016October 8, 2016 Rafael García 0 Comments Al Haymon, Angel Garcia, Boxing, Danny Garcia, Golden Boy, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., Keith Thurman, PBC, Premier Boxing Champions, Rod Salka, Shawn Porter

Last week two high profile articles hit the web describing in almost grotesque detail the way Premier Boxing Champions—Al Haymon’s

Features

Friday Night Winners From FightFan.com

September 10, 2016February 20, 2017 Fight Fan.com 0 Comments daniel jacobs, denton daley, PBC, Premier Boxing Champions, Richard Commey, Robert Easter Jr., Roy Jones Jr., sergio mora, Steve Claggett, Sylvera Louis

Canadian welterweight champion Steve ‘The Dragon’ Claggett routed previously undefeated Emmanuel Robles, last night as seen live on CBS Sports.

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The Weekend That Was

June 26, 2016June 26, 2016 Robert Portis 1 Comment Anthony Joshua, Barclay's Center, Brooklyn, David Benavidez, Dominic Breazeale, Francy Ntetu, George Groves, Jarret Hurd, Keith Thurman, Martin Murray, Oscar Molina, PBC, Shawn Porter

With two big cards happening in Brooklyn, NY and London, England, it was a lively weekend for pro boxing with

Columns

One Year Later

March 19, 2016March 20, 2016 Sean Crose 2 Comments Abner Mares, Al Haymon, CBS, Keith Thurman, Leo Santa Cruz, PBC, Premier Boxing Champions, Robert Guerrero, Showtime

So here we are in March; hard to believe winter is nearly over. It’s even harder to imagine that Premiere

The Fight City

Lucian Bute Ready For DeGale

November 12, 2015April 26, 2016 Michael Carbert 0 Comments Bute vs DeGale, Grant Brothers, Howard Grant, James DeGale, Lucian Bute, Otis Grant, PBC, Quebec

On most days a visitor to the Grant Brothers Boxing Gym in Dorval, a suburb of Montreal, encounters a crowded

Features

Toe-to-Toe Tuesdays: Washington vs Mansour

October 13, 2015October 13, 2015 Michael Carbert 0 Comments Al Haymon, Amir Mansour, gerald washington, PBC

Boxing fans and pundits have had plenty to say, both good and bad, about Al Haymon and his Premier Boxing

Fight Reports

Fight Report: Glowacki vs Huck

August 15, 2015June 17, 2019 Robert Portis 0 Comments Antonio Tarver, Krysztof Glowacki, Marco Huck, PBC, Steve Cunningham

In one of the biggest upsets of the year so far, as well as one of the best action fights

The Fight City

Bute And Di Luisa Face Off

August 12, 2015March 21, 2018 Michael Carbert 1 Comment Andrea Di Luisa, Bell Centre, Carl Froch, Eleider Alvarez, Grant Brothers, Howard Grant, Jean Bedard, Jean Pascal, Lucian Bute, Montreal, Otis Grant, PBC, PBConNBC, Sakio Bika, Yves Ulysse Jr., Yvon Michel

It takes a little time for this writer to identify the peculiar element in the atmosphere at the final press

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Bute In Training

August 5, 2015August 6, 2015 Manny Montreal 0 Comments Andrea Di Luisa, Grant Brothers, Howard Grant, Jean Pascal, Lucian Bute, Otis Grant, PBC

Former super-middleweight world champion Lucian Bute returns to action on August 15 in Montreal, his first bout since his loss to

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Thurman vs Collazo: What’s The Point?

July 10, 2015June 29, 2017 Rafael García 2 Comments Al Haymon, Keith Thurman, Luis Collazo, PBC, Victor Ortiz

The most difficult challenge one encounters when trying to write about a PBC card is resisting the temptation to discuss

Fight Reports

Fight Report: Porter vs Broner

June 21, 2015March 14, 2020 Patrick Connor 0 Comments Adrien Broner, Al Haymon, Julio Diaz, Kell Brook, Ohio, PBC, PBConNBC, Shawn Porter, The Problem, Tony Weeks

Akron, Ohio can rest easy knowing that their brood, Shawn Porter, overcame a plethora of obstacles to defeat Adrien Broner

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June 4, 1971: Napoles vs Backus II

June 4, 2021June 7, 2021 Patrick Connor 1

Cuba’s messy political issues in the last half-century have made for countless stories of struggle and triumph, though more the

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April 22, 1979: Johnson vs Franklin II

April 22, 2021April 24, 2021 Neil Crane 0

Their first meeting, in July of 1977, was a thrilling war, called one of the most sensational fights in the

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May 11, 1900: Jeffries vs Corbett

May 11, 2021May 13, 2021 Rafael García 3

The first Jeffries vs Corbett clash took place in Coney Island, New York over a century ago but the storylines

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Nov. 5, 1994: Foreman vs Moorer

November 5, 2020November 7, 2020 Jamie Rebner 0

Boxing, they say, is a young man’s game. An obvious fact, one would think, especially for a sport as rough