Boxing Writing from a Fan’s Perspective
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Fury vs Uysk Off-Fulton vs Inoue Postponed
2023 was shaping up to be a massive year for boxing but two pieces of bad news popped up on my ESPN notifications these past twelve hours. WBC and WBO 122lb champion Stephen Fulton of Philadelphia was set to face Japanese boxing idol Naoya Inoue on May 7th. This was a highly anticipated showdown in…
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Tim Tszyu Dominates Harrison: Charlo Fight Boosted
Showtime unofficial judge and commentator Steve Farhood to paraphrase it said that the fans already wanted the Charlo versus Tszyu fight prior to this victory. But now that fight looks a whole lot better. Tim Tszyu put on a great performance in front of his hometown crowd in Australia to defeat former champion Tony Harrison…
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Mauricio Lara vs Leigh Wood: Previewing an early FOTY in the making
Mauricio Lara and Leigh Wood are on a collision course for the WBA Featherweight Title tonight in Nottingham, England. This fight is a slugfest on paper and despite an underwhelming event calendar, this bout is cannot miss action in a year of interesting fights so far. In 2023 we have seen Artur Beterbiev behind on…
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Plata Decisions Clavel in early FOTY Contender
Yes it is only January, but Jessica Nery Plata of Mexico won a hotly contested unanimous decision over Kim Clavel last night to unify the WBC and WBA titles at light flyweight in what could be the women’s fight of the year. Plata had to go into Clavel’s backyard winning at the Place Bell in…
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Arslanbek Makhmudov Stops Michael Wallisch in Quebec
Arslanbek Makhmudov wasted no time last night in his main event heavyweight contest at the Centre Gervais Auto in Quebec Canada against Michael Wallisch. Makhmudov Jumped on Wallisch early with clubbing power punches from the opening bell and had the German fighter on the canvas three times in the first round. Upon returning to his…
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Fury Victorious in a Horrible Fight
Yesterday afternoon I sat in my living room and for the first time in several months watched a big time boxing match live. This afternoon I have decided to write on here after a long absence from covering the sport I have been obsessed with since I was a kid. As a boxing fan I…
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Recommendation: Rummy Predicts Canelo vs GGG III
Ahead of their third fight, YouTuber Rummy’s Corner has previewed and predicted Saul Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin’s legacy defining rematch.
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Recommendation: Jimmy Bivins Documentary
Rich the Fight Historian is at it again with another brilliant boxing documentary; this time he highlights the career of 1940’s and 1950’s light heavyweight and heavyweight great Jimmy Bivins. Rich’s channel on YouTube is one I have featured on here several times in the past and that is because the work speaks for itself.…
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Usyk vs Joshua II Review
I know I am late to the dance on this but I decided to watch this fight twice prior to writing about it. By the time anyone sees this the story would have came and passed but there were a lot of takes regarding this fight. On boxing forums and podcasts and comment sections I…
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