Browsing Tag Wladimir Klitschko

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  Joshua vs Povetkin: Worth The Risk?

  This Saturday, boxing fans get yet another heavyweight title fight that is not the battle that everyone wants to see. Instead of taking on Deontay Wilder, Anthony Joshua, ...

  On September 20, 2018 / By Alden Chodash
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  Roy & Floyd: Contrasting Legacies

  When James J. Jeffries, heavyweight champion of the world, retired undefeated in 1905, few were in any doubt that they had just seen the greatest heavyweight fighter of ...

  On September 15, 2018 / By Laurence Thompson
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  Fury vs Wilder: Money Changes Everything

  Some like to say that money would never change them, that if they won the lottery or became a huge overnight success, they would still be the same, ...

  On August 27, 2018 / By Ralph M. Semien
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  The Weekend That Was

  From Belfast to Atlantic City, the boxing world got a sample of talent from all levels of the scale. The most noteworthy event, while not the most crowd-pleasing ...

  On August 19, 2018 / By Alden Chodash
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  Fury vs Pianeta: Can The Gypsy King Come All The Way Back?

  I just watched the video of the Tyson Fury vs Francesco Pianeta heavyweight fight presser that was held on the 14th in Belfast, Ireland. Belfast’s Windsor Park is ...

  On August 16, 2018 / By Ralph M. Semien
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  Atlantic City Comeback, Part II

  Atlantic City is no longer America’s Playground, and hasn’t been for a long time. It’s a city of casinos along the famous boardwalk, many of which are run ...

  On August 16, 2018 / By Joshua Isard
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  The Best Is Yet To Come (Part 2)

  We continue our in-depth look at some of the possible, if not probable, high-stakes matches which may happen before the end of 2018, a year which is already ...

  On June 22, 2018 / By Rafael García
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  The Fight Game Has Changed

  Since inception, the relationship between television and boxing has been bittersweet. Back in the 1950s A. J. Liebling, journalistic star for The New Yorker and boxing writer extraordinaire, ...

  On May 3, 2018 / By Rafael García
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  April 1, 2000: Klitschko vs Byrd

  When a prizefighter decides he has had enough for the night and signals surrender, a variety of attitudes and opinions from the boxing fraternity are revealed. The “Q”-word ...

  On March 31, 2018 / By Shaun Brown
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  New Breeds: Boxing’s Weirdest Fans

  Some call them “fanagers.” Others just call them annoying. I’ve always referred to them as boxing’s “new breed of fan.” No matter, it all means the same thing. ...

  On January 23, 2018 / By Sean Crose
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  Top 12 Reasons Muhammad Ali Is Forever The Greatest

  Today is the anniversary of the birth of the amazing athlete who changed boxing forever, only the second such anniversary since his death in June of 2016. Muhammad ...

  On January 17, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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  2017 Fight Of The Year

  Nominations: James DeGale vs Badou Jack Miguel Berchelt vs Francisco Vargas Anthony Joshua vs Wladimir Klitschko Roman Gonzalez vs Srisaket Sor Rungvisai I Gennady Golovkin vs Canelo Alvarez ...

  On January 6, 2018 / By Sean Crose
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  2017 Performance of the Year

  Nominees: Leo Santa Cruz (vs Carl Frampton) Oleksandr Usyk (vs Marco Huck) Andre Ward (vs Sergey Kovalev) Errol Spence (vs Kell Brook) Roman Gonzalez (vs Srisaket Sor Rungvisai ...

  On January 5, 2018 / By Rafael García
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  2017 Round Of The Year

  Nominees: Gennady Golovkin vs Canelo Alvarez: Round 12. Dominic Breazeale vs Izuagbe Ugonoh: Round 3. James DeGale vs Badou Jack: Round 12. Anthony Joshua vs Wladimir Klitschko: Round ...

  On January 5, 2018 / By Matt O'Brien
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  Fury vs Joshua: It Has To Happen

  As of last week, lineal heavyweight champion of the world, Tyson Fury, has been cleared by UK Anti-Doping to fight again. News on the Furious One has been ...

  On December 18, 2017 / By Sherif Dhaimish
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  Anthony Joshua: Far From Invincible

  First, make no mistake: heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is one hell of a fighter. The guy’s not only defeated every one of his opponents inside the distance, he ...

  On October 31, 2017 / By Sean Crose
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  Wilder vs Miller: The Time Is Now!

  Try as I might, I just can’t keep a straight face when I read “world heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder.” Believe me, it’s been tough to give him the ...

  On August 14, 2017 / By Danny Howard
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  What To Make Of Wladimir?

  He was still upright when the referee signalled his end. As Anthony Joshua launched himself at Wladimir Klitschko late in the eleventh round of their battle at Wembley ...

  On May 10, 2017 / By Eliott McCormick
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  Manny’s Thoughts! No. 128

  Welcome back to Manny’s Thoughts! From Manny Montreal! Major congrats are in order for Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko, who contested a classic fight in what turned out ...

  On May 2, 2017 / By Manny Montreal
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  Joshua Stops Klitschko: The World Needs The Rematch

  With the dust now settled on a truly epic heavyweight battle, it is the loser of the contest who emerges with his reputation enhanced. Wladimir Klitschko, the man ...

  On April 30, 2017 / By Gary Elbert
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  Joshua vs Klitschko: The Fight City Picks

  On the surface, Anthony Joshua-Wladimir Klitschko — which will be contested for the WBA, IBF, and IBO titles in front of a record-breaking 90,000 rabid fans at London’s ...

  On April 29, 2017 / By Robert Portis
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  Joshua vs Klitschko: It Could Be Cinematic

  The narrative has never been easier. This Saturday, London’s Anthony Joshua will fight Wladimir Klitschko at Wembley Stadium for a triumvirate of heavyweight titles. He will draw over ...

  On April 28, 2017 / By Eliott McCormick
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  Klitschko vs Joshua: A Fascinating Duel

  Abnormally tall, muscular and dangerous, it can be argued that Anthony Joshua is the upgraded version of the man he must face on Saturday night, Wladimir Klitschko. But ...

  On April 26, 2017 / By Gary Elbert
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  An Epidemic Of Gutlessness

  “That fight,” says Floyd Mayweather Jr. at the recent celebration for his 40th birthday, “makes a lot of sense.” Interesting statement. The “fight” Floyd refers to is the ...

  On February 27, 2017 / By Robert Portis
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  Five Big Fights For The Big Men

  At the time Tyson Fury dethroned Wladimir Klitschko in November of 2015, there was just one match needed to determine the undisputed, number one heavyweight on the planet: ...

  On February 4, 2017 / By Ronnie McCluskey
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  2016: The Nominees

  Another year is in the books and it’s time to weigh-in on the major accomplishments in boxing for 2016. In many respects this was not a great year ...

  On January 5, 2017 / By Robert Portis
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  The Fight City’s Holiday Wish List

  So today is Christmas Day and while not all of us celebrate it or sing praises to the babe in the manger, we can all get in the ...

  On December 25, 2016 / By Robert Portis
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  Drowning in Deep Water: Beterbiev Destroys Prieto

  Last night at Casino du Lac-Leamy in Gatineau, Quebec, Artur Beterbiev took one round to drown Isidro “El Guerrero” Prieto in some very deep water. What was meant to be a ...

  On December 24, 2016 / By Eliott McCormick
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  Manny’s Thoughts! No. 99

  Manny’s back with this week’s Manny’s Thoughts! Check it out: Thanks to my sponsor, Coin Du Metro. Twitter: MannyMtl Facebook: Manny Montreal No copyright infringement intended. All content ...

  On October 11, 2016 / By Manny Montreal
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  His Own Worst Enemy

  I think it’s safe to say that Tyson Fury was not taking his rematch with Wladimir Klitschko as seriously as he should have. As we now all know, ...

  On October 2, 2016 / By Sean Crose