Some boxing rivalries create years of anticipation, personal insults and enormous hype, only for the fight itself to disappoint. From Mayweather-Pacquiao and Khan-Brook to the long-awaited Fury-Joshua showdown, why doesn’t a great rivalry always produce a great fight?
Why Do Some Great Boxing Rivalries Never Produce a Great Fight? Read More »
Boxers often chase the lowest weight possible to gain a size advantage, but that doesn’t always produce their best performances. From Oleksandr Usyk and Manny Pacquiao to Canelo Alvarez, Vinny Pazienza, Tony Bellew and David Haye, we explore why moving up can sometimes make a fighter better.
Why Is a Boxer’s Best Weight Not Always Their Lightest Weight? Read More »
Manny Pacquiao vs Terence Crawford remains one of boxing’s great what-ifs. Both fighters may have wanted the contest, but did protecting two valuable careers make too much business sense for the superfight to happen?
Manny Pacquiao vs Terence Crawford: When Business Stopped a Superfight Read More »
Modern boxing celebrates multi-weight champions, but has it forgotten the value of long-term dominance in a single division? We examine whether boxing weight divisions have changed how greatness is measured.
When Did Boxing Stop Creating Specialists? Read More »
Gennady Golovkin is now World Boxing president — but can even a legend fix Olympic boxing after a decade of chaos? This deep-dive asks whether Golovkin and Pacquiao can deliver real reform, or if the sport is just hiding behind big names while corruption and circus fights drag it further into decline.
Can Gennady Golovkin Really Save Olympic Boxing? Read More »