Canelo Alvarez is set to face John Ryder
The Story so far Canelo’s latest opponent is the elusive southpaw: John Ryder. Ryder’s most notable victory is arguably his split decision win over Daniel Jacobs, which was a rather lack-lustre affair on Daniel Jacob’s part whose performance was more lethargic than what he usually delivers. Personally, I expected Jacobs’ power punching to be more […]
Chris Eubank Jr is set to re-match Liam Smith
Chris Eubank Jr was stopped inside the scheduled distance in his last outing with Liam Smith; Smith, had hurt on the inside with what looked to me to be a left shovel-hook. Eubank had made the first count; however, he was quickly dropped again as he was still wobbly, he tried to grab hold of […]
Joe Cordina wins by split-decision in competitive match-up
Joe Cordina defeats Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov in a gruelling and completive affair; both fighters hurting each other, with Cordina scoring a knockdown in the second round. Cordina’s work on the outside, was paramount to his victory, Cordina was able to land powerful right hands, both straight punches and uppercuts, against the southpaw; hurting Rakhimov in different […]
Lukasz Rosanski destroys Alen Babic
Lukasz Rosanski gets the upset victory and destroys Alen Babic in the first round; no attempt at a feeling out process, both fighters try to throw bombs straight away, and Rosanski has the superior punch accuracy and scored devastating blows. Babic, was a slight favourite going into the fight, the conensus was that the fight […]
My thoughts on the “Bridgerweight” fiasco
Bridgerweight, a recent edition via the WBC, to supposedly bridge the gap between the cruiserweights, and heavyweights to a certain point (200-224 Ibs). The moniker is inspired by “Bridger Walker”, a boy who saved his sister from a dog attack; as nice a gesture as this is, insofar as the backstory is concerned, I don’t […]
Zhilei Zhang dominates Joe Joyce to a TKO win
Zhilei Zhang dominates Joe Joyce, in what was a very one-sided affair; very much to the dismay of the public, as Joyce was the favourite by a wide margin. Both fighters come to the centre of the ring, Zhang immediately begins setting up his left-crosses down the middle, even throwing them from within the pocket, […]
Gervonta Davis schools Ryan Garcia to a KO victory
In a display of superior ring-IQ and patience, Gervonta Davis wins by 7th KO. The fight was not a barn-burner by any stretch; Davis committed to the jab early, often working it up-stairs, to setup his left-crosses to the body which he worked efficiently. Ryan Garcia opened up in the second round, having minor success […]