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One of the week’s biggest boxing stories emerged from Thailand and involved a president and a fighter — though thankfully not Donald Trump or Jake Paul. Instead, it centred on WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman and triple undisputed champion . Crawford began the week as the undisputed super-middleweight champion following his historic win over in September. […]
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, who is arguably the current pound-for-pound king, has revealed who he feels is the greatest fighter of all time. Many believe this particular individual to be a toss-up between and : Two of the most decorated champions to have graced this sport. And yet, when considering his sheer longevity, a career that includes a […]
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With just two weeks to go until and go toe-to-toe, has cast doubt on the clash which is set to be one of the most viewed of the year. The announcement of Paul-Joshua surprised the boxing world, but the bigger shock was the ruleset – as Paul has agreed to near-standard terms for a professional […]
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When considering his illustrious career, it is difficult to imagine that , an eight-division world champion, harbours any regrets about how it all unfolded. Not only has he earned an obscene amount of money from the sport – and rightfully so – but Pacquiao’s legacy is perhaps mostly defined by the fights he won and […]
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In Thomas Hearns’ opinion, only two men –– both of whom fought in a weight class he never competed in –– can be considered better than him. Ironically, two fighters who defeated him rank lower on Hearns’ own top-10 list, which features four men he faced during his Hall of Fame career. Hearns, one of […]
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has put forward a compelling argument to suggest one legend of the sport would have defeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. Mayweather is perhaps best known for his reign as welterweight champion, though, it could be said that his prime years came in the lower divisions, when ‘Pretty Boy’ triumphed over the likes of Diego Corrales and […]
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One of the most intriguing potential matchups of 2026 is vs . The two 28-year-olds could meet in the first quarter of next year, with Madison Square Garden in New York already being mentioned as a likely venue for the world title fight. Lopez would be making the fourth defence of his WBO super-lightweight belt, […]
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named the likes of Mike Tyson, George Foreman and Sugar Ray Robinson in his top 10 list of pound-for-pound punchers, but only one man’s fists were potent enough to claim the number-one spot. In a sport where punching power plays a key role, not least in the heavyweight division, it is perhaps unsurprising that this […]
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The weight stipulation imposed on Anthony Joshua by Jake Paul ahead of their December 19 showdown appears to be having little effect on the former heavyweight champion. Paul is attempting the improbable: to rise from crossover attraction — with a loss to Tommy Fury and a string of wins over faded combat sports names — […]
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has received plenty of plaudits for his victory over this year and the Omaha-born sensation is brimming with confidence as a result. Now, his belief that he would have overcome a prime has drawn a response from the latter. Crawford made history when he dethroned Canelo in September, simultaneously becoming the first three-division undisputed champion […]
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regularly features on lists of boxing’s all-time greats — but who does “Hands of Stone” pick as his own number one? Duran, a natural fighting machine and one of the sport’s most intimidating figures, was a force of nature at his peak. Historian Bert Sugar rated him eighth on his famous list of boxing immortals, […]
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One of the more unexpected developments to emerge from this year’s WBC Convention is the growing fallout between the sanctioning body and . Earlier this week, WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman confirmed that Crawford had been stripped of his WBC super-middleweight title for failing to pay sanctioning fees. The decision ends his reign as undisputed champion […]
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The WBC has revealed its stance on whether , who is gearing up to lock horns with Teofimo Lopez, can keep his world title at 135lbs. It was confirmed earlier this week that the 28-year-old will face Lopez, the WBO world super-lightweight champion, at a New York venue on January 31. Their mouth-watering matchup will […]
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In two weeks’ time, will collide with in a controversial clash, as he seeks an almighty upset victory that rocks the boxing world. Ahead of the battle, heavyweight rivals and have offered contrasting predictions. A long-time rival of Joshua, Fury continues to be linked to a showdown with his fellow Briton, despite the fact that […]
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