Opinion Articles

Manny "PacMan" Pacquiao and Saul "Canelo" Alvarez are the last two true boxing stars left in the sport. I am not saying there will be no more stars after them, but currently as we speak these two men are the faces of boxing. … [Read more...] about Manny Pacquiao and Canelo Alvarez are the two biggest stars in boxing

In my long years following boxing, I must confess to having a hard time finding any fighter other than Nonito Donaire who came out with an even better image and credential after a major bout that he lost. Magnificently, I must add … [Read more...] about NONITO DONAIRE LOOMS LARGER IN LOSS

I still remember when Manny "PacMan" Pacquiao was with Top Rank promotions. He opted to fight what he thought was a relatively easy opponent in Jeff Horn, an Australian school teacher, and lost his WBO welterweight title in a huge upset. … [Read more...] about Will Manny Pacquiao continue to duck Terence Crawford?

By Teodoro Medina Reynoso After going to hell and back in that fight of the year with Nonito Donaire recently, shall we see the same Monster Naoya Inoue again? … [Read more...] about Shall We See The Same Monster Naoya Inoue Again?

By Teodoro Medina Reynoso We often hear the phrase, "players win the game, coaches lose it" In basketball and perhaps most other team sports including soccer and baseball. … [Read more...] about The Crucial Role of Coaching in Boxing (or Too Many Cooks Spoil the Broth)

By Teodoro Medina Reynoso LOST in the current squabble for the top post in the pound for pound ranking particularly of the Ring Magazine which started this tradition back in the fight sport's early years is its former long time holder who continues to hug the cellar in the latest Ring rating. … [Read more...] about Manny Pacquiao deserves a higher pound for pound ranking

The great Manny 'Pac-Man' Pacquiao turned professional in 1995 and in 2019 at the age of 40 he became the oldest fighter to win a welterweight title when he beat undefeated WBA champion Keith 'One Time' Thurman on July 20, 2019. … [Read more...] about Manny Pacquiao belongs on the top of the pound for pound list

By Teodoro Medina Reynoso While many of the so called boxing experts predicted their fight to end via the short route, mostly in favor of Naoya Inoue, Nonito Donaire correctly saw it as a chess match. … [Read more...] about Naoya Inoue and corner outwit Nonito Donaire in predicted boxing chess match

The upcoming November 7th bantamweight title unification bout between undefeated Naoya 'The Monster' Inoue (18-0, 16 KOs) and Nonito 'Filipino Flash' Donaire (40-5, 26 KOs) is going to be a one sided beat down. … [Read more...] about Naoya Inoue will KO Nonito Donaire inside 7 rounds

Whenever Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (52-1-2, 35 KOs) fights we are witnessing greatness. He will take on a very scary and much larger opponent in Sergey 'Krusher' Kovalev (34-3-1, 29 KOs) and will once again prove the doubters wrong who say he is biting off more than he can chew. … [Read more...] about Canelo Alvarez will make Sergey Kovalev quit on Saturday night

Most of the boxing talk for this weekend revolves around the highly anticipated light heavyweight championship bout between Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and WBO champion Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev on November 2. … [Read more...] about Ryan Garcia vs. Romero Duno could end in a knockout

The boxing world seems to be living in the past when it comes to marketing and promotion. When Eddie Hearn decided to promote the KSI vs. Logan Paul 2 bout in Los Angeles as the main event featuring real boxers on the undercard, many diehard boxing fans claimed it was a slap in the face to real boxers. … [Read more...] about The boxing world should embrace the KSI vs. Logan Paul rematch and get with the times