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Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr bid to turn back the clock this weekend in LA
Yahoo! Sports, Sat, 28 Nov 2020
Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr will bid to turn back the clock when they return to the ring on Saturday night for their exhibition bout in Los Angeles.
The controversial showdown between two great former champions now in their 50s has been met with understandable criticism, but record pre-fight pay- Read Full Story >>>Jacobs: I Need To Be Spectacular; If Not KO, At Least Dominate Rosado Every Round
By Keith Idec, BoxingScene.com, Sat, 28 Nov 2020
Daniel Jacobs recognizes that he is expected to perform like a 25-1 favorite Friday night.
The former IBF middleweight champion therefore feels as though anything less than a spectacular performance against Gabe Rosado will reflect poorly on him. Most boxing fans wanted Jacobs to face a top oppon Read Full Story >>> Danny Garcia: “No One Can Take The No Look Left Hook”
By Hans Themistode, Boxing Insider, Sat, 28 Nov 2020
Errol Spence Jr., Manny Pacquiao and Keith Thurman are the usual culprits when discussing the hardest hitters in the welterweight division. Yet, the one fighter who believes his name should be above all others is former two-division champion, Danny Garcia.
The Philadelphia product has scored nume Read Full Story >>> After Surviving Horrific Car Crash, Errol Spence Jr. Ready to Prove He’s the Best
Chicago Defender, Sat, 28 Nov 2020
Arguably one of our generation’s best fighters, undefeated (26-0) welterweight boxing champion Errol Spence Jr. was riding high after defeating Shawn Porter in 2019.
He couldn’t have known he was on a path that nearly ended his life. Just a month later, photos surfaced of Spence’s demolishe Read Full Story >>> Joshua Franco ready to travel to Australia for Andrew Moloney trilogy
By Anthony Cocks, MaxBoxing.com, Sat, 28 Nov 2020
WBA ‘regular’ super flyweight titleholder Joshua ‘El Profesor’ Franco 21-1 (14) 1NC is prepared to travel Down Under to complete his trilogy with Andrew ‘The Monster’ Moloney 17-1-2 (8) 1NC, according to his coach Roberto Garcia.
The 25-year-old from San Antonio, Texas retained h Read Full Story >>> Mike Tyson’s latest act in life begins with comeback fight against Roy Jones Jr.
By Manouk Akopyan, Los Angeles Times, Fri, 27 Nov 2020
Idle hands are the devil’s workshop — the saying can ring true especially during a pandemic. There are few people in the world who’ve let their hands go more ferociously, or had more divisive dates with the devil, than Mike Tyson.
Tyson has journeyed through his roller coaster of a ride cal Read Full Story >>> ‘What IS he smoking?’ Boxing great De La Hoya DERIDED after claiming Golovkin would be ‘EASY’ fight
By Miriam Jackson, The Union Journal, Fri, 27 Nov 2020
Shocked fans have joked about former champion Oscar de la Hoya’s past cocaine use after the 47-year-old bafflingly talked up his chances against feared puncher Gennady Golovkin, claiming a fight with the Kazakh would be “easy”.
Despite winning 11 world titles in six weight classes, De La Ho Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather record safe at 50-0 as 54-1 champ suffers shock defeat
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Fri, 27 Nov 2020
Floyd Mayweather once again holds the best record in boxing at 50-0 following a shock defeat for WBC strawweight champion Wanheng Menayothin in Thailand.
Menayothin, who headed into his title defense against Panya Pradabsri at 54-0, was looking to go five wins ahead of Mayweather.
But the Worl Read Full Story >>> Terence Crawford not prioritizing Errol Spence Jr. – wants Manny Pacquiao
World Boxing News, Fri, 27 Nov 2020
Terence Crawford, the current WBO Welterweight Champion – and pound for pound star, is continuing to push for a Manny Pacquiao fight.
‘Bud’ made the admission that Pacquiao was his number one target after defeating Kell Brook with ease in Las Vegas.
After a reflection period, Crawford ap Read Full Story >>> A Look At Daniel Jacobs' Options Beyond Gabe Rosado Fight, End Of His DAZN Deal
By Keith Idec, BoxingScene.com, Fri, 27 Nov 2020
Assuming Daniel Jacobs beats another huge underdog Friday night, the former IBF middleweight champion will move himself into yet another profitable position.
His lucrative contract with DAZN will conclude after he boxes Gabe Rosado, yet “The Miracle Man” still will have plenty of options once Read Full Story >>> PH chess wizard Ivan Travis Cu claims 100th BCA Kiddies Chess Crown
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 27 Nov 2020
Manila, Philippines---Philippine chess wizard Ivan Travis Cu of San Juan City won the 100th Brainy Chess Academy (BCA) Kiddies Chess title Under-13 Online Chess Tournament after beating John Dave Lavandero of Mabolo, Cebu City during the final round in lichess.org on Tuesday, November 24, 2020.
Read Full Story >>> Josesito Lopez: Manny Pacquiao beats Conor McGregor by demolition
By JJ Wrighter , NowBoxing.com, Fri, 27 Nov 2020
Josesito Lopez is best known for upsetting Victor Ortiz and the journeyman boxer is busy preparing for his December 5th fight against Francisco “Chia” Santana on the undercard of the Errol Spence Jr. vs. Danny Garcia Pay-Per-View.
Lopez who is coming off a sensation KO win over John Molina Jr Read Full Story >>> Thanksgiving boxing buffet: Jacobs vs Rosado, Dubois vs Joyce, plus Tyson vs Jones Jr
By Gayle Falkenthal, Community Digital News, Fri, 27 Nov 2020
SAN DIEGO, Calif., November 26, 2020 – Just like a good Thanksgiving buffet, there’s something on the table for all fight fans to enjoy this holiday weekend, including a super middleweight smackdown, a clash of undefeated young British heavyweights, and a return to the ring of two of the all-tim Read Full Story >>> Marcial taps Kazakh amateur connection
By Nick Giongco, The Daily Tribune, Fri, 27 Nov 2020
Filipino middleweight Eumir Marcial, who is bound for the Tokyo Olympic Olympics in 2021, isn’t totally turning his back on amateur-style boxing even as he makes his much-awaited professional debut next month.
One of the southpaw Marcial’s sparring partners is unbeaten super-welterweight Madi Read Full Story >>> Shvedenko-Osipov for WBC International title in Russia on December 21
By Gabriel F. Cordero, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 27 Nov 2020
Russian prospect Evgeny "Siberian Express" Shvedenko, 30, (13-0, 6KOs) and Artur "Black Lightning" Osipov (16-2-1, 11KOs), 31, from Michurinsk will meet on December 21 for the vacant title. WBC International super middleweight at an Read Full Story >>> Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones: Illusion, Then Delusion?
By Paul Magno, Overtime Heroics, Fri, 27 Nov 2020
We already know that this Saturday’s exhibition bout between Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. is more play-act than combat. With two-minute rounds, 12 oz. gloves, no official scoring, and the firm promise from California State Athletic Commission executive director Andy Foster to shut things down if a Read Full Story >>> Mike Tyson regarded Diego Maradona as a kindred spirit - but Tyson is notorious for vastly different reasons
By Oliver Brown, Telegraph.co.uk, Fri, 27 Nov 2020
After they both became world champions in 1986, Mike Tyson and Diego Maradona found themselves drawn together, identifying with each other’s destructive talents, destitute backgrounds, and with their shared appetite for darkness.
“The important thing is that people like us, who come from the Read Full Story >>> Daniel Jacobs: “When Somebody Disrespects You, You Handle It”
By Hans Themistode, Boxing Insider, Fri, 27 Nov 2020
The soft-spoken, gentle side that Daniel Jacobs consistently places on display is a far cry from the aggressive and surly personalities that his hometown of Brooklyn, New York tends to produce.
For the 33-year-old Jacobs however, he’s been more loquacious and hostile during the build up of hi Read Full Story >>> Daniel Jacobs: “I’m going to shut Gabriel Rosado’s mouth once and for all”
By Anthony Cocks, RingNews24, Fri, 27 Nov 2020
Former two-time world middleweight champion Daniel Jacobs 36-3 (30) is out to make a statement when he takes on Gabriel Rosado 25-12-1 (14) at Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida on Friday night.
The 33-year-old from Brooklyn will be having his second fight a Read Full Story >>> Errol Spence Jr: Danny Garcia is a tough opponent with a granite chin, I didn’t want a tune-up
By Scott Christ, Bad Left Hook, Fri, 27 Nov 2020
About 14 months ago after Errol Spence Jr had unified the IBF and WBC welterweight titles with a hard-fought win over Shawn Porter, it was made immediately clear that former two-division titlist Danny Garcia would be next for the unbeaten PBC star.
The fight was expected to happen in Jan. 2020. I Read Full Story >>>
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