Why Manny Pacquiao is better than Floyd Mayweather
By Blake Chavez, MaxBoxing.com, Wed, 18 Sep 2019
When Manny Pacquiao was poised to fight Adrien ’The Problem" Broner, I laid out the case for PacMan being the greatest fighter of all time. My position in the MaxBoxing article was solid, but the narrative was driven by the PacMan vs Broner storyline. The ghost of Floyd "Money" Mayweather ha  Read Full Story >>>

Marvin Somodio is Creating a Legacy With His New Gym: Combination Boxing
By Hans Themistode, Boxing Insider, Wed, 18 Sep 2019
Fighters such as Floyd Mayweather, Roy Jones Jr, Manny Pacquiao or even “The Greatest” Muhammad Ali became got to their position with God given talent and hard work. One of the most important and obvious factors in making them who they are, is the gyms that they were associated with. Today, both   Read Full Story >>>

A heavyweight star is born
By Homer D. Sayson, Spin.ph, Wed, 18 Sep 2019
CHICAGO - Once upon a time in the distant past, the title as "heavyweight champion of the world" was bestowed with the same reverence as a head of state. Respect. Adoration. And in some cases, fear. The fascination was easy to comprehend. The last man standing in a brawl between giant humans i  Read Full Story >>>

Bob Arum: The punishment Manny Pacquiao took against Keith Thurman will affect the rest of his life
By Wil Esco, Bad Left Hook, Wed, 18 Sep 2019
Manny Pacquiao may have come out of his most recent fight against Keith Thurman with a win, but that certainly doesn’t mean it came easy. And now with Errol Spence set to take on Shawn Porter in a welterweight unification bout, the thinking is that the winner will land a fight with Pacquiao next.   Read Full Story >>>

PACQUIAO'S RECORD DEBUNKS MYTH
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 18 Sep 2019

A knock to Manny Pacquiao's claim to global fame and distinction as the first and only fighter to win eight world division championship is that he was never a unified or undisputed champion according to talks circulating aro  Read Full Story >>>

Ancajas stakes world title for 8th time versus Mexican
By Nick Giongco, Tempo, Wed, 18 Sep 2019
Jerwin Ancajas, currently the longest reigning Filipino world champion, tangles with Jonathan Rodriguez of Mexico on Nov. 2 at the Dignity Health Sports Park (formerly StubHub Center) in Carson, California. It will be Ancajas’ eighth defense of the International Boxing Federation (IBF) super-flyw  Read Full Story >>>

Kell Brook back with Dominic Ingle, unable to hit 147 for Terence Crawford
World Boxing News, Wed, 18 Sep 2019
Kell Brook has affectively ruled out facing Terence Crawford this year after teaming back up with old trainer Dominic Ingle. World Boxing News broke the news of a split between the pair in October 2018, with Brook fighting under his friend John Fewkes for a one-off bout with Michael Zerafa. Wi  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao-Lomachenko Compared: A Bee to a Mosquito
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 18 Sep 2019

A bee to a mosquito. That is how former national amateur boxing team standout and now a prodigious unbeaten fledgling pro boxer Charley Suarez compared eight division champion Manny Pacquiao to Ukrainian sensation Vasiliy   Read Full Story >>>

TAYLOR VS. LINARDATOU PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 18 Sep 2019

Eddie Hearn: “This is a huge show and a huge night of boxing on November 2 at one of our favourite arenas, the Manchester Arena live on Sky Sports in the UK and DAZN in the US. I want to thank all the fighters   Read Full Story >>>

NON-TELEVISED UNDERCARD ANNOUNCED FOR CLARESSA SHIELDS vs. IVANA HABAZIN
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 18 Sep 2019
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5 AT DORT FEDERAL EVENT CENTER IN FLINT, MICH. FLINT, MI. (September 17, 2019) - An all-Detroit shootout and an appearance by an exciting and popular international female fighter will highlight the non-televised undercard of the Saturday, October 5 event at the Dort Federal Even  Read Full Story >>>

PELTZ BOXING: A LIFE-LONG LOVE STORY
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 18 Sep 2019

J Russell Peltz Celebrates Half Century in Boxing PHILADELPHIA -- For 50 years, J Russell Peltz has lived and breathed boxing. On October 4, he will celebrate his Golden Anniversary as a Philadelphia promoter with an eight-bo  Read Full Story >>>

Porter: Me, Spence Are No. 1 & No. 2 Welterweights
By Keith Idec, BoxingScene.com, Wed, 18 Sep 2019
Shawn Porter feels there will be more at stake when he encounters Errol Spence Jr. than two welterweight titles. (photo by Ryan Hafey) Porter contends that the winner of their 12-round, 147-pound title unification fight should be considered the best welterweight in boxing. The 31-year-old Porter   Read Full Story >>>

“Lucky” Tyson Fury unlikely to be ready for Deontay Wilder in February, according to Eddie Hearn
By Anthony Cocks, RingNews24, Wed, 18 Sep 2019
Eddie Hearn has labelled Tyson Fury “very lucky” to defeat Otto Wallin on points in Las Vegas, Nevada last weekend. Fury suffered a nasty cut to his right eyebrow in the third round and a second cut to his right eyelid later in the bout, fighting through a mask of blood for much of the fight.   Read Full Story >>>

24-7 Fantastamatic: A Bloody Tyson Fury Defeats Otto Wallin
By Carlos Acevedo, Hannibal Boxing, Wed, 18 Sep 2019
When Otto Wallin was born, in 1990, professional boxing was still outlawed in Sweden, a country that turned its back on blood sports barely a decade after producing a national hero in Ingemar Johansson. Wallin, alas, probably did not do enough against Tyson Fury on Saturday night to justify the deci  Read Full Story >>>

CARLOS 'THE SOLUTION' MORALES TO BATTLE MERCITO 'NO MERCY' GESTA IN MAIN EVENT OF GOLDEN BOY DAZN THURSDAY NIGHT FIGHTS
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 18 Sep 2019

CHARLES HUERTA TO FACE JONATHAN 'POLVO' OQUENDO FOR THE WBO LATINO SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE IN CO-MAIN EVENT THURSDAY, NOV. 14 AT THE BELASCO THEATER IN LOS ANGELES Tickets on Sale Now! LOS ANGELES (Sept. 17  Read Full Story >>>

Split-T Management's Pacheco and Sylla remain undefeated with Victories over the Weekend
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 18 Sep 2019
NEW YORK (September 17, 2019)--Middleweight Diego Pacheco and welterweight Boubacar Sylla each registered victories over this past weekend to keep their perfect records intact. The pair is managed by Split-T Management. Pacheco stopped previously undefeated Tony Fernandez at 41 seconds of roun  Read Full Story >>>

From pro basketball to amateur boxing, America's No. 1 heavyweight Danielle Perkins shooting for a medal at the World Championship
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 18 Sep 2019

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (September 17, 2019) - Former pro basketball player Danielle Perkins shifted to boxing five years ago, when her hoops career ended, and ever since she's been making up for lost time in the ring. Th  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao Amidst Boxing Revisionism
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 18 Sep 2019

As expected, Ukrainian boxing sensation Vasiliy Lomachenko won in dominating fashion in defeating UK's Luke Campbell to come just one title away from unifying the lightweight crown. That feat has never been accomplishe  Read Full Story >>>

TAYLOR BIDS TO BECOME TWO-WEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION IN MANCHESTER
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 18 Sep 2019

Katie Taylor will bid to become a two-weight World Champion when she meets Christina Linardatou for the WBO Super-Lightweight World title at Manchester Arena on Saturday November 2, shown live on Sky Sports in the UK a  Read Full Story >>>

Greg Cohen Promotions Inks Long-Term Promotional Contract with UK-based Contender Jimmy Kelly Jr.
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 18 Sep 2019
Greg Cohen Promotions proudly announces the signing of former world title challenger Jimmy Kelly Jr., to a long-term promotional contract. 27-year-old Kelly (24-2, 9 KOs), from Manchester, has recently moved up to middleweight under the guidance of renowned trainer Anthony Farnell and has linked   Read Full Story >>>

Is the Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao Exhibition worth getting excited for?
By C Johnson, RingNews24, Tue, 17 Sep 2019
Is there any reason to get excited about the idea of Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquaio sharing the same ring with one another again? Mayweather defeated Pacquiao four years ago in a fight that had been discussed and debated for many years prior. When the two finally met, they both were past the  Read Full Story >>>

Crawford: “I Want to Fight Spence! That’s Who I Want to Fight!”
By Bakari Simpson, 3KingsBoxing.com, Tue, 17 Sep 2019
Ever since WBO world welterweight champion Terence “Bud” Crawford (35-0, 26 KO’s) moved up from junior welterweight, the boxing world has demanded he fight IBF world welterweight champion Errol “The Truth” Spence Jr (25-0, 21 KO’s). While both boxers want the fight, it has yet to come to fruition  Read Full Story >>>

Ryan Garcia in Oscar De La Hoya ‘release’ ultimatum after ‘public bashing’
World Boxing News, Tue, 17 Sep 2019
Golden Boy star Ryan Garcia has urged Oscar De La Hoya to release him from his contract if the promoter no longer believes in his talents. Garcia, 21, has been under fire for not agreeing to face Romero Duno on Saturday night following the late arrest of opponent Avery Sparrow. De La Hoya, alo  Read Full Story >>>

Denver Cuello Out to Make Up For Lost Time and Opportunity
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 17 Sep 2019

Cuello (L) and Flores. Firebrand flyweight Denver Cuello is looking to make up for lost time and opportunities as he tangles with Mexico's Maximino Flores for the WBC international silver flyweight title here on  Read Full Story >>>

World-Ranked Junior Welterweight Mykal Fox Continues Winning Ways with Shutout over Bernardo in Bethlehem
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 17 Sep 2019

Bethlehem, PA (September 16, 2019)--WBA number-15 ranked junior welterweight contender Mykal Fox kept on the path towards a major fight with a 10-round unanimous decision over Eudy Bernardo in the main event of an exciting nine  Read Full Story >>>

Fighters make their final preparations for Xcite Fight Night 5 on Friday, Sept. 20
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 17 Sep 2019
BENSALEM, PA- It's almost time for fighters and fans to make their way to Parx Casino®. As Xcite Fight Night 5 approaches, the fighters are finishing up their camps and getting ready to put on a show at the Xcite Center on Sept. 20 at 7:30 p.m. The show will culminate with a thrilling lightweigh  Read Full Story >>>

Shady ESPN Crosses Line To Help House Fighter Tyson Fury
By Paul Magno, Boxing.com, Tue, 17 Sep 2019
In an article posted here this Saturday, following the Tyson Fury-Otto Wallin clash on ESPN+, my esteemed colleague Caryn A. Tate wrote this about ESPN’s activist role in “aiding” Tyson Fury’s corner: “At one point, ESPN’s Bernardo Osuna was speaking with Fury’s trainer, Ben Davison, during a rou  Read Full Story >>>

“The Heat” Was “The Real Deal”
By John Gatling, NYFights.com, Tue, 17 Sep 2019
“I know she’s a woman, but she’s got balls bigger than basketballs.” —Promoter Lou DiBella, on former WBO featherweight champion and Brooklyn’s favorite warrior princess, Heather “The Heat” Hardy She won, but she didn’t beat her. She might not be the “Queen of Brooklyn” now, but good luck  Read Full Story >>>

Dmitriy Salita Congratulates Boxing’s Newest Elite Heavyweight, Otto Wallin
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 17 Sep 2019

Dmitriy Salita, promoter of the fighter everyone is talking about this morning, Otto Wallin, wishes to congratulate the giant Swede for his unveiling and ascension into elite-level status in heavyweight boxing. Despite c  Read Full Story >>>

Next wave continuing rich Reno boxing history Oct 25 in Inaugural RJJ Boxing & Silver Legacy event co-promoted with Joey Gilbert Promotions
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 17 Sep 2019

LAS VEGAS (September 16, 2019) - The next wave of Reno boxers will continue its rich boxing tradition October 25 on "RJJ Boxing on UFC FIGHT PASS®," co-promoted by Joey Gilbert Promotions in association with Silve  Read Full Story >>>

LAMONT ROACH JR. EXTENDS HIS PROMOTIONAL AGREEMENT WITH GOLDEN BOY
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 17 Sep 2019

LOS ANGELES (Sept. 16, 2019): Junior lightweight contender Lamont Roach Jr. (19-0, 7 KOs) has extended his promotional agreement with Golden Boy as he prepares to take his first shot at a world title. "We are delight  Read Full Story >>>