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The Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif. will host the June 20th return of all-world light heavyweight Andre Ward as he returns to the rings for the first time since November of 2013 to face veteran Paul Smith in a catch-weight bout at 172 lbs. The books have opened Ward a massive (-5500) favorite over Smith, who […] More
This weekend is packed with boxing action, and the CBS Network will be airing another Premier Boxing Champions promotion to cap it off. The event will air live from Hidalgo, Texas and features a main event between super lightweights Omar Figueroa Jr and Ricky Burns. The match signals a jump in weight class for Figueroa, who […] More
HBO Boxing will air the Saul “Canelo” Alvarez vs James Kirkland fight this Saturday live from the Minute Maid Center in Houston, Texas. The match currently sees Alvarez a (-600) betting favorite over Kirkland, who is returning at (+450). Following the so-called “Fight of the Century” last weekend between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, which […] More
The so called “Fight of the Century” between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr went down last night in Las Vegas amid unprecedented hype, even for the boxing world. At the end of the night, the judges gave a unanimous decision to Floyd Mayweather Jr. All the talk aside, what played out for all the world to see was […] More
The most-awaited fight of the century is finally upon us as Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao meet in the ring at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas tonight. The match is expected to be by far the most lucrative in boxing history, and could generate as much as $400 million, according to the Wall […] More
It’s a fight that was six years in the making and seemed almost destined not to happen. Now, just hours away, it’s a mystery why it all took this long to put together. Boxing needed this fight to happen for the last decade and because it hasn’t, it’s seen its popularity steadily decline and even […] More
The classic boxing podcasts keep coming as former professional boxer and world champion Montell Griffin joins us for a very special edition of the Talk ‘N’ Shoot podcast. Griffin retired from active boxing after his last bout in August of 2011 with a record of 50 wins (30 of those by stoppage), 8 losses and […] More
The attention of the boxing world will be geared on Las Vegas this Saturday as the long-awaited Manny Pacquiao versus Floyd Mayweather Jr welterweight clash takes place at the MGM Grand Arena. The fight is being hyped as the first “Fight of the Century” to be held in the 21st century, and the fight has been […] More
Last night at New York’s Madison Square Garden, world heavyweight kingpin Wladimir Klitschko won a unanimous decision over previously unbeaten Bryant Jennings in a match that may have been closer than the judges cards of 118-109. 116-111 and 116-111. For Klitschko, it was a successful return to the United States after being away from fighting […] More
Last night’s Premier Boxing Champions show on Spike TV saw super middleweight Badou Jack defeat Anthony Dirrell for the WBC World Super Middleweight title. Heading into the fight, Dirrell was a solid -550 favorite, with Jack returning at +425, as Dirrell had won the world title in his last outing against Sakio Bika and this fight […] More
Here is the second part of a planned ongoing discussion on the greatest boxer of all time. On this edition, we’re joined once again by special guests Mike Davis and Keith Palmer. After getting a list of nearly 25 men that includes the massive names the likes of Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Robinson and Joe Louis […] More
This past weekend, we took our fictitious bank of about $1500 and nearly emptied it, putting three bets down on two UFC fights and one boxing match. In the world of boxing, the money was on the Lucas Martin Matthysse versus Ruslan Provodnikov super lightweight showdown. The match did not have a title on the line, but was […] More
