Jersey George's Boxing Blog

Tag: Heavyweight Boxing

  • Anthony Joshua Victorious over Jermaine Franklin

    Joshua returned to the 02 Arena in the UK for the first time since 2016 and racked up his first victory since 2020. The bout marked Joshua’s first non-title bout in roughly seven years which goes to indicate the level of success he has had in the division for a good stretch of the 2010’s.…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • The Ring Magazine Title now at stake: Usyk vs Joshua II plus expert predictions

    Reported by Michael Montero on The Neutral Corner podcast the Ring Magazine contributor reported Tyson Fury has vacated the Ring Magazine Title and it is on the line this Saturday. For US fans the rematch in the desert between Usyk and Joshua will take place on DAZN at 1pm ET this Saturday. With the retirement…

  • Rumor: Deontay Wilder to face Robert Helenius in Comeback

    Stories are circulating throughout the boxing media about Deontay Wilder’s comeback opponent and it is believed to be Finnish heavyweight Robert Helenius. The target date is October 15th at the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn, New York on PBC PPV. For the thirty-six year old Wilder this will be his first fight since losing the trilogy…

  • August Boxing: They Fell in 2021 and Look to Rebound in 2022

    Anthony Joshua was defeated in an exciting heavyweight contest that saw the breakthrough and coronation of Oleksandr Usyk. The skilled Ukrainian with an endless gas tank was able to outmaneuver and out punch the larger Joshua in a twelve round decision that stunned Joshua’s home crowd. The smaller man had Joshua pinned on the ropes…

  • Fight of the Day: Corrie Sanders Stuns Wladimir Klitschko

    An interesting flashback to 2003 for what was a massive heavyweight upset that is still discussed amongst hardcore boxing heads today. Most remember Wladimir Klitschko as the dominant heavyweight from 2006 to 2015 but in 2003 he was the WBO titleholder seeking a fight with then champion Lennox Lewis. At 40-1 Wladimir held the WBO…

  • Fight of the Day: Andy Ruiz vs Chris Arreola

    Premier Boxing Champions’ YouTube page recently posted the PPV main event from May 2021 between Arreola and Ruiz from Carson, California. This was an interesting crossroads fight between Ruiz who briefly held unified titles at heavyweight when he scored a massive upset over Anthony Joshua at the Garden and long time contender Arreola. Joshua returned…

  • Three Year Anniversary of Deontay Wilder’s KO of Dominic Breazeale

    From the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn, NY May of 2019 I share this as a personal memory as a boxing fan who attended this fight three years ago. This KO win is probably Deontay Wilder’s high water mark as he was coming off the awesome first fight with Tyson Fury where he nearly knocked him…