Wow. Didn't know about Berbick's injury, but Sims inflicted nearly the same injury on Tyrell Biggs, breaking his collarbone in their fight. Quite a powerful guy. Maybe he was thinking of Tyrell Biggs. I saw the Young-Simms fight and I thought Jimmy pulled it out. My buddy and I had first row seats....

I remember following Jimmy Clark's amateur career closely as a kid back when he was among the elite in the USA & he frequently fought on those USA vs The World amateur meets that were shown on ABC. As I recall Howard Cosell thought quite highly of him & he was convinced that he was going to ...

I was pretty sure that the Wilder - Fury rematch would happen next but Fury's trainer said something about Fury needing some time off which would push their redux back to late summer/early fall. So, if that's the case then I could see Breazeale getting his mandatory shot in the interim. Meanwhile, t...

I see where you're coming from. Though I don't begrudge him his second title opportunity. Even though he doesn't really deserve it, of course. Especially since the WBC granted it to him based on his victory over Eric Molina. But, that's boxing politics for you...

It was a decent scrap. Negron was fighting back, but Breazeale KOed him in a spectacular fashion eventually. Actually it's a contestant for KO of the day against Whyte-Chisora KO. Do you really think it SHOULD have been a decent scrap? Negron is a nothing fighter who should have been trounced, not ...

I had the Jermell - Harrison fight even at the end 114 - 114 or 6 - 6 in rounds. It was a tight, tough fight to score in which I gave Harrison five of the first six rounds & then had Charlo sweep five of the latter six. Yes, Jermell was the aggressor throughout but he was ineffective with most o...

IMHO, the division is in the best shape that it's been in for quite a few years. We have three elite champions in Wilder, Fury & Joshua. Then, on the tier below them, there's Ursk, Ortiz, Povetkin, Whyte & Parker. Followed by men like Pulev, Jennings, Miller, Breazeale, Michael Hunter, Chiso...

I think a good portion of those who are crying robbery about this fight may have been influenced by the rather biased commentary by Fox's team on the mic. They were going out of their way to praise everything positive that Charlo did while often ignoring what Harrison was doing well. I think an argu...

A good win for Spong in my estimation. Like I said in my previous post, Perea is a dangerous spoiler that was capable of upsetting the applecart but, broken hand & all, Spong rose to the occasion & got a solid victory over a decent veteran.

Quarry at his best? He walks right through Ingo in about six or seven rounds.

Thanks for the heads up, Tony. I'm going to have to get my hands on that one soon. I checked with my local library system to see if they had a copy to borrow but no such luck. However, while doing so I noticed that they do have a copy of HARD LUCK: THE TRIUMPH & TRAGEDY OF "IRISH" JERR...

Rocky Fielding is a good example of someone who got "smashed like he was nothing". On the other hand, Breazeale hung in there for seven rounds with Joshua & managed to get up from both knockdowns showing that he has a decent chin & a lot of heart. While he may not be my favorite he...

Despite the OP's obvious bias against Joe Joyce he's the highest profile prospect internationally & the furthest advanced fighter on this list ( with Hrgovic coming in at a very close second place though he hasn't expanded his profile outside of Europe yet as Joyce has ) so he's likely to get a...

According to the latest statements from his people they're going to slow his progress down a bit by keeping him fighting in six rounders for a while against modest opposition. Which is evidenced by their booking him against a mediocre 4-3 clubfighter by the name of Santino Turnbow this weekend. Some...

Despite the OP's obvious bias against Joe Joyce he's the highest profile prospect internationally & the furthest advanced fighter on this list ( with Hrgovic coming in at a very close second place though he hasn't expanded his profile outside of Europe yet as Joyce has ) so he's likely to get a ...

Patterson gets destroyed by Marciano no matter what age... I completely disagree. Patterson's youth, speed & underrated power would have been too much for Marciano IMO. I believe that he'd have busted Marciano's eyes up & eventually dropped "The Rock" later on en route to a stoppa...

Pastrano was a good, slick fighter but IMHO he was no Jimmy Ellis. Jimmy Ellis was the better fighter. Had they met at 175 lbs I believe that Jimmy would have done to Willie what Jose Torres did. Busted him up & stopped him in the middle rounds. My pick is Ellis via KO/TKO in about seven rounds.

Now, there's a potential match-up that never occurred back in the '70s that could have but didn't. Jerry Quarry vs Jimmy Young. Unfortunately, by the time that such a bout would have been in demand in 1975 or so, Jerry was past his best & Young was just beginning his short-lived prime so I'd hav...

This will be a very good test for Spong at this stage of his career. Up until now, he's hasn't really faced any live bodies so Perea should give him a stern test. Of course, Spong is a huge puncher so he could catch Perea early but seeing as how the Columbian hasn't been knocked out previously &...

I expect Breazeale's power to end matters as well but he'll have to be careful not to overlook Negron because he can punch too. Derrick Rossy is usually a pretty durable guy & Negron dropped him numerous times before finishing him inside four rounds. So, his power is no joke.

Caractacus wrote: ↑28 Nov 2018, 17:33 19th professional fight. (November 1992)

I'm sorry to rain on the Botha parade here but Frans definitely lost the Mike Hunter fight. I don't know what the judges were watching.

How do the rest of you watch DAZN and/or ESPN +? I've heard a lot of folks complain about the fact that they have to watch on their devices ( laptops, tablets, phones etc. ) rather than on their televisions but ( as I'm sure most of you guys have figured out ) there are multiple ways around that. Th...

Other than adding my ringing endorsement to the rest the only thing that I feel compelled to add is that Bellator MMA is also a part of the package. So, if your the type of combat sports fan who enjoys both boxing & MMA like myself then you're in luck. Not only does DAZN carry the "regular&...

Couple of things: First, he really was on a fast track. Fighting heavy punching "Boom Boom" Moorer- who previously stopped Roughhouse Fischer who was well known to Chicago promoters, formerly world rated Pedro Agosto and rugged Dwain Bonds was certainly no usual start to a career. You cou...

So, apparently, Kuzmin looked pretty good in knocking out Mitchell in round six of a scheduled twelve rounder. He had Mitchell down multiple times before the ref stopped the fight. I really wish that HBO had shown this fight instead of the super-bantamweight bout. Not that it was a bad fight & t...