Boxing Writing from a Fan’s Perspective
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Oleksandr Usyk Stuns Anthony Joshua in Heavyweight Showdown!
I had said leading up to the fight that Usyk was a serious banana peel for the Joshua vs Tyson Fury showdown but not many predicted what unfolded. Usyk overcame a twenty-one pound and four inch reach disadvantage to win a dominant unanimous decision of scores of 115-113, 116-112 and 117-111. This author scored the…
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It’s On: Usyk Challenges Joshua For Heavyweight Titles-My Prediction
Preface: Thank you for your continued reader support! I wanted to do a larger breakdown of this fight but work and life has gotten in the way. Finally a Fight that has not been delayed or cancelled. This is a very interesting collision course of size vs skill and experience vs late starts and growth…
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Bring on the Farce! Another Disappointing Weekend of Boxing
Robinson Conceicao Loses Controversial Decision in PED Scandal Marred Fight This fight was a tremendous black eye for boxing which as a sport is in a precarious place. Oscar Valdez the reigning WBC 130lb champion tested positive in the lead up to the fight for the banned substance Phentermine. Rather than strip the champion whose…
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Think Violently With a Calm Mind-Deontay Wilder
Deontay Wilder took part in an interesting interview with the PBC Podcast crew today in the lead up to his October 9th rematch with WBC Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury. I am recommending this interview on my blog as it is a great insight to Wilder’s mentality heading into this fight and has some touching discussion…
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Warrington and Lara’s Anticipated Rematch Ends in Disappointment
Repeat or revenge, we will have to wait. Mauricio Lara scored the biggest win of his near six year career in February when he came to Wembley in the United Kingdom and stopped Josh Warrington in nine rounds. Lara going by the nickname Bronco entered enemy territory as a massive underdog and an unknown. Warrington…
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Manny Pacquiao: Remembering the Legend
I like to reflect on the great fighters who get to the end of their careers on here and have done it for several other fighters. I waited to post this after the dust settled from the T-Mobile Arena a Saturday ago when Manny Pacquiao lost to Yordenis Ugas for the WBA Welterweight Title. Much…
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Ricky Turcios and Brady Hiestand Tear It Up in TUF Finale!
Turcios and Hiestand went to war in tonight’s UFC TUF Finale at bantamweight, this split decision was a fight that neither guy truly lost as they battled closely to the finish. Turcios saw his hand raised after getting the nod from two of three judges octagon side but Hiestand proved is metal in defeat. As…
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Has the Welterweight Division Been Blown Up?
Yordenis Ugas scored the biggest victory of his career this past Saturday night in defeating the legend Manny Pacquiao. This victory came at a price for boxing fans who lost out on the chance to see Errol Spence Jr ascend in his climb to the top of the division and get a major torch passing…
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Pacquiao vs Ugas: Preview and Prediction
Tomorrow nigh on FOX PPV Manny Pacquiao enters the ring against Cuban Yordenis Ugas in an effort to win a welterweight title belt for the fifth time in his career. Originally slated to face Errol Spence Jr. in arguably the most significant and anticipated bout of the year this has been arranged on short notice.…
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Manny Pacquiao vs Keith Thurman: Revisited Fight
With the all time great boxing icon Manny Pacquiao set to face Yordenis Ugas in a WBA welterweight championship fight I decided to revisit his last performance. I missed this fight when it happened live as I am less tolerant of buying pay-per-view fights and I had struggled to find quality uploads of this online.…
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