Opinion Articles

In boxing fighters can age at different rates. Some boxers take so much damage early in their career that their boxing career at the highest level is cut short. I've seen boxers who took so much damage in their 20s and had to retire before the age of 30. … [Read more...] about Manny Pacquiao could get old overnight in his next fight

Will Bob Arum push Terence Crawford to be Welterweight #1? … [Read more...] about Is Arum really interested in making Terence Crawford a star like Manny Pacquiao?

The Mexican boxing legend Juan Manuel Marquez created the counter-punching blueprint on how to beat Manny "PacMan" Pacquiao in 2004 when they first faced off in the featherweight division. … [Read more...] about Mikey Garcia should imitate Marquez and Morales to beat Manny Pacquiao

It seems like Manny "Pac-Man" Pacquiao will likely face undersized welterweight Mikey Garcia in July of 2020. What good is it for the Filipino WBA welterweight champion's legacy if he avoids the other champions in the division? Either vacate the title or fight the monsters in the division. … [Read more...] about Manny Pacquiao fighting Mikey Garcia does nothing for his legacy

Manny Pacquiao has said it himself, he wants to be back in the ring by July the summer of 2020. Against whom and where is the question. … [Read more...] about Arum and Hearn vie for the chance to promote Manny Pacquiao’s next bout

The name of former undefeated four division world champion Donnie "Ahas" Nietes cropped up among many fans as preferred next opponent for Nicaraguan great Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzales at the heels of the latter's successful return as world super flyweight titlist with a crushing late round knockout of erstwhile WBA defending champion Khalid Yafai of the UK recently. … [Read more...] about Fans want Donnie Nietes vs. Chocolatito Gonzalez, but the Pinoy is inactive and unranked

Boxing authorities in China and recently, Japan for this month of March, have temporarily suspended the holding of boxing matches in their countries as a crowd control measure to contain and prevent the spread of the dreaded coronavirus disease. … [Read more...] about China and Japan’s boxing ban over coronavirus opens up opportunity to other Asian countries

After Tyson Fury's dismantling or Deontay Wilder, he has, in many people's minds, cemented his legacy as the greatest heavyweight of his era, although some may argue that he needs to defeat Anthony Joshua before he can accept this status. … [Read more...] about Tyson Fury’s comeback and KO of Deontay Wilder is a true underdog story

I strongly believe that Mikey Garcia can become a 5-divison world champion if he fights WBA welterweight champion Manny "Pac-Man" Pacquiao in the summer. … [Read more...] about Mikey Garcia can KO Manny Pacquiao at welterweight

When it rains, it pours. And Filipinos are only beginning to feel the growing heat of the coming summer. But we are talking of boxing as Filipino fighters are set to see action in four world title bouts in the next less than two months. Never in the past had Pinoy fighters been given such bountiful opportunity in such a short span of time with more than four world boxing … [Read more...] about Filipino boxers Ancajas, Magramo, Casimero and Donaire all lined up for world title fights

While ranking organizations as Transnational Boxing Ratings Board, Boxrec, World Boxing Network and ESPN have already included British WBC and lineal heavyweight king Tyson Fury in their elite pound for pound lists following his 7th round stoppage victory over erstwhile unbeaten American Deontay Wilder, the Ring Magazine is not ready to do so. … [Read more...] about Manny Pacquiao the reason Tyson Fury fails to enter The Ring’s Pound for Pound list? Baloney!

Manny "Pac-Man" Pacquiao is an accomplished boxer with records that may never be broken. He is boxing's only 8-weight division world champion, the only fighter to hold a title in 4 different decades and the oldest fighter to win a welterweight title. … [Read more...] about If I were Manny Pacquiao, I would avoid Crawford and fight the winner of Garcia vs. Vargas

Following his recent resounding one sided seventh round technical knockout victory over Deontay "The Bronze Bomber" Wilder, new WBC and reigning lineal world heavyweight champion Tyson "The Gypsy King" Fury of the UK finally breaks into the latest pound for pound lists of three major ranking organizations. … [Read more...] about Heavyweight King Tyson Fury finally makes it into the Pound for Pound lists

Top Rank Promoter Bob Arum was smiling all the time and rarely talked as he sat at the center of the panel in the post fight media interview for the Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury 2 fight, allowing his new prized ward, the victor Tyson Fury to bask in all the glory as he did with Muhammad Ali five decades ago. … [Read more...] about Bob Arum is the biggest winner in the Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder rematch

When Tyson Fury told the media during fight week that he would knockout or go for the knockout against Deontay Wilder the most feared puncher in boxing history, people laughed at him and said he was just hyping up the fight to sell more pay-per-view. … [Read more...] about Tyson Fury is a man of his word! He delivered on his promise to KO Deontay Wilder