Phil D. Jay
1,926 articles · WBN
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Usyk vs Joshua 2 PPV numbers revealed, Fury price rise expected
By Phil D. Jay
World Boxing News can reveal the Usyk vs Joshua 2 Pay Per View numbers for Sky Sports Box Office on Saturday, August 20, 2022. According to the Broadcasters Audience Research Board [BARB],…
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Adrien Broner shows progress with massively overweight image
By Phil D. Jay
Former world champion Adrien Broner showed how hard he trained with a before and after image of himself massively overweight. Broner piled on the pounds when out of action for over a…
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Manny Pacquiao ignored again as Floyd Mayweather lines up fight
By Phil D. Jay
Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao again missed out as career rival Floyd Mayweather lines up another fight before the end of the year. The oldest winner of a welterweight belt continues to be…
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Anthony Joshua calls Tyson Fury’s bluff, awaits Dec 3 response
By Phil D. Jay
Anthony Joshua has called Tyson Fury’s bluff by accepting a December 3 fight date for an all-British heavyweight title fight. Joshua’s management team announced out of the blue after Fury went silent…
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Eddie Hearn defends the WBA having multiple belts in one weight class
By Phil D. Jay
Eddie Hearn shockingly defended the World Boxing Association’s continued disregard for the sanctity of one world champion per division. The WBA has promised to abolish its “regular” title for some time now.…
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“They can’t fight, and you watch that?” – Errol Spence rips YouTube Boxing
By Phil D. Jay
Welterweight star and pound-for-pound contender Errol Spence Jr. blasted YouTube Boxing after witnessing a shocking event on Saturday night. A fight card that doesn’t even deserve mentioning in professional sports took place…
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Deontay Wilder should be suspended for latest “murder cheat” comments
By Phil D. Jay
Deontay Wilder should face sanctions for his latest unfathomable comments on potentially killing one of his opponents. On more than one occasion in the past, Wilder has stated he “wants a body”…
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Manny Pacquiao out of politics after party removal, free for comeback run
By Phil D. Jay
Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao is no longer involved in politics after he was dropped as a member of the former ruling party, PDP Laban. Pacquiao was put forward as the party’s Presidential…
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Manny Pacquiao trains for combat YouTuber amid rematch rumors
By Phil D. Jay
Manny Pacquiao has begun tentative training for a December exhibition against a combat YouTuber as rumors of a comeback swirl. “Pacman” is signed to battle DK Yoo in Seoul before the seasonal…
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Juan Manuel Marquez shape keeps Manny Pacquiao on alert for fifth fight
By Phil D. Jay
Manny Pacquiao remains alerted for a potential fifth fight with Juan Manuel Marquez as the Mexican is in superb shape. During the pandemic, his team first showed the eight-weight champion video footage…
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Floyd Mayweather bodyguard dishes unnecessary roughness to RIZIN foe
By Phil D. Jay
A bodyguard of Floyd Mayweather dished out unnecessary roughness to Mikuru Asakura ahead of their RIZIN battle on September 25. Mayweather heads back to Japan in a few weeks for an exhibition…
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Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao 2 is never off the table
By Phil D. Jay
Talk of Floyd Mayweather fighting Manny Pacquiao won’t go away. Even seven years later, column inches still get taken up by the rumors. The pair initially fought in May 2015 in a…
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KO’d by Floyd Mayweather in one, 44-0 star goes on 14-win rampage
By Phil D. Jay
Floyd Mayweather may have dealt with him in one round, but kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa is on a super-hot streak. It took three months for Mayweather’s first RIZIN foe to recover from a…
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Calls for judge firing after Usyk vs Joshua, Pacquiao vs Thurman scores
By Phil D. Jay
A judge who carded in favor of Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk and Keith Thurman against Manny Pacquiao should get called to explain his cards. That’s the view of several boxing personnel…
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Exclusive: Ex-Klitschko manager Bernd Boente airs opinion on AJ loss
By Phil D. Jay
Former Klitschko brothers’ manager and CEO of their company Klitschko Management Group, Bernd Boente, has aired his views on Anthony Joshua. Speaking exclusively to World Boxing News after working the fight in…
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Floyd Mayweather won’t be happy with Leonard Ellerbe’s TBE pick
By Phil D. Jay
Leonard Ellerbe, the right-hand man to Floyd Mayweather for decades, announced his “best fighter ever” in a debate over the Pound for Pound list. Shockingly for the retired five-weight world champion and…
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Manny Pacquiao urged to clean up his mess before he fights again
By Phil D. Jay
Manny Pacquiao has to clean up the mess surrounding his out-of-the-ring activities before he enters the ring for another fight. That’s the view of Narvacan, Ilocos Sur Mayor Luis “Chavit” Singson, a…
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Glenn Feldman had Manny Pacquiao form before terrible AJ scorecard
By Phil D. Jay
Glenn Feldman, the judge at the center of a storm from the Usyk vs Joshua 2 fight, has form due to a previous bout involving Manny Pacquiao. Despite Pacquiao dropping Keith Thurman…
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‘Mosquito’ Pacquiao threatened in offer from 6′ 4″ 330lb MMA “Beast”
By Phil D. Jay
Eight-weight boxing legend Manny Pacquiao was labeled “a mosquito” in a challenge by former MMA legend “The Beast” Bob Sapp. Ahead of his first exhibition in December against combat YouTuber DK Yoo,…
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Marcos Maidana in amazing shape for Popo Freitas, ab implants debunked
By Phil D. Jay
Marcos Maidana is in great shape for his exhibition and has not had any etching or plastic surgery on his muscles. The returning former champion stood previously accused of purchasing six-pack implants…