Jersey George's Boxing Blog

Category: Opinion

  • Richard Torrez Jr. Will Never Be World Champ?

    No those are not my words or expressed opinion but a comment made on a short posted to the Instagram page for heavyweight prospect Richard Torrez Jr. The comment was met with obvious derision for a guy posing with Doritos and beer in his profile pic. Sure the guy may not be a boxer, may…

  • Fight Day: Canelo vs Munguia Thoughts

    Previous thoughts and statements on the fight: March 3, 2024: I agree I think Munguia has the height and reach to be an issue but doesn’t know how to use it He is very tough and is taking hard punches without going down but I just feel the fact that he gets hit as often…

  • Response to “Haney beat Garcia in a Rematch”

    This is a bit of a response that I wrote elsewhere to the question of whether Devin Haney could beat Ryan Garcia in a rematch of their recent main event clash at 140 lbs. That said, while I think Haney could win a rematch, I would not bet on it with any degree of confidence.…

  • Boxing Rumors: Major Heavyweight Card in December

    Social media boxing circles and tabloid press have been discussing a rumored mega fight card from Saudi Arabia in December of this year. I cannot find a reputable source reporting this as signed and finalized and it feels too good to be true. However, as a fight fan this would be the best news of…

  • Predicting Taylor vs Lopez & Munguia vs Derevyanchenko

    Josh Taylor vs Teofimo Lopez Tonight from Madison Square Garden Josh Taylor defends his WBO 140 lb title for the first time and the fourth defense of his Ring Magazine title. Taylor had held all four of the major titles in this division but was stripped when mandatory challengers demanded their shot and Taylor pushed…

  • Opinion: Boxing in Media-Ryan Garcia vs Adrian Broner??

    Boxing fans on social media are now being stoked by recent statements from promoter Oscar De La Hoya. Oscar is hinting at a possible fight between recently defeated Ryan Garcia and Adrian Broner. Broner still has a following out there and fans on social media still seem to think Broner is the same fighter he…

  • Haney vs Lomachenko Scorecard

    1 Haney2 Haney3 Lomachenko4 Haney5 Lomachenko6 Haney7 Lomachenko8 Haney9 Haney10 Lomachenko11 Lomachenko12 HaneyF 115-113 Haney Honestly I feel like this was a very difficult fight to score and I thought that live I watched this again with the sound turned off and I think this fight could really go either way I think the people…

  • Previewing Saul Alvarez vs John Ryder

    Tonight on DAZN PPV Canelo Alvarez makes his second defense of his undisputed 168 lbs. championship in his sixth championship fight at the division since moving up from middleweight. The thirty-two year-old Mexican star is competing on Mexican soil for the first time since 2011 and is entering the ring for the sixty-third time in…

  • Fight of the Day: Vitali Klitschko vs Chris Byrd

    I was inspired to watch this fight and write about it recently due to some debate over the scoring and how much credit to give Chris Byrd for Vitali Klitschko throwing in the towel. There appears to be some push-back forming online to the main narrative of Klitschko being in control of a fight he…

  • Recommendation: Michael Montero Rant on Tank Davis and the Boxing Media

    Michael Montero is a member of the boxing media that I have linked to quite a bit in my short time running this site and I think he hits the mark again in this recent rant on Gervonta Davis. Gervonta Davis just this past weekend on Showtime Boxing PPV fought and defeated then 14-0 12…