All posts tagged "bob arum"
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WorldwideFathers and Sons
Tommy O’Leary’s Gym was no longer called O’Leary’s when it caught fire in the late summer of 1970. O’Leary’s nephew, Ray Valine, kept the gym open...
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News
Why Was Mike Coppinger Denied Spence-Crawford Press Pass?
Mike Coppinger, widely acknowledged as the top boxing reporter in the US, will not be attending the Terence Crawford vs Errol Spence card in Las Vegas...
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Worldwide
Tyson Fury v Francis Ngannou Set For Saudi Arabia
Tyson Fury will fight Francis Ngannou, the former UFC heavyweight champion, on Saturday, October 28th in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The fight is being pitched as “Baddest...
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Worldwide
Flava Flav To Lead Int’l Boxing Hall of Fame Parade
Flavor Flav will be Grand Marshal of the 2023 Boxing Hall of Fame Parade of Champions, scheduled for Sunday, June 11th at 12 noon, it was announced...
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Worldwide
Bob Arum 4/20 Special: Talking Merits of Sativa, Loma Haney, Inoue Fulton Reset, More
Within the pugilism sphere, Bob Arum is second to Mike Tyson the top proponent of the merits of cannabis. With that in mind, I reached out to...
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Worldwide
Ten Years Ago, Nonito Donaire Vs Guillermo Rigondeaux
When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong? – A look back at Nonito Donaire v Guillermo Rigondeaux Within the star-studded lights of midtown Manhattan at Radio City...
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Worldwide
Boxing Maybe Isn’t Dead, But It’s Ill, And Needs Lots Of Help
Boxing is not dead, but it is terminally ill. Thankfully, there is time to give the sport some chemotherapy before it becomes irrelevant for good. However,...
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News
Bob Arum On Jake Paul-Tommy Fury, The Edgar Berlanga Parting, More
He’s The Bobfather, 91 years old, still heavily invested in the fight game, still with the potential to be irascible but now a bit less likely...
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Worldwide
Tyson Fury & Bob Arum Do Decent Job Selling Possible Chisora Win
Tyson Fury and Derek Chisora faced off on Thursday, at the final presser for their third (and final!?) tussle. Not going to pretend, there’s not a...
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New York
Top Rank Press Conference Features Lomachenko, Tight Production, No Arum
The game has changed, it was, I suppose inevitable, but nah, I don’t love it. How could I, and would you, if for 25 years you’ve...
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Worldwide
Queen’s Dead, Saturday Ladies Card Is OFF
FRIDAY AM UPDATE: The show must NOT go on, grieving Her Majesty and honoring her memory will take precedence over sport, it’s been decided. The pertinent...
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News
Devin Haney: I Have Far More Skills Than George Kambosos
MELBOURNE, Australia (June 3, 2022) — Most of the trash talk is over. It is nearly time. WBO/IBF/WBA lightweight champion George Kambosos Jr. (20-0, 10 KOs)...
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Worldwide
Oscar Valdez-Shakur Stevenson: Will Shakur Stevenson Live Up To Expectations?
This weekend at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, boxing’s current trend of unification bouts will continue when WBC junior lightweight champion Oscar Valdez...
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UK
REAL RETIREMENT? Bob Arum Will Talk To Tyson Fury In Less Than Two Weeks
Tyson Fury said he was retiring after he threw an iconic uppercut which rattled Dillian Whyte’s brain pan and gave 94,000 punters at Wembley their desired...
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WorldwideBob Arum Not Attending Fury vs. Whyte As He Recovers From Mild COVID-19 Symptoms
It’s been an interesting month for boxing outside of the ring, with news breaking from the U. S Department of Treasury that they placed sanctions on...
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Announcements
Kambosos Jr. And Haney Set To Battle On June 4 For The Undisputed World Title
MELBOURNE, Australia (March 31, 2022) — The Emperor, and his new belts, are coming home. Australia’s “Ferocious” George Kambosos Jr., the WBO/WBA/IBF/WBC Franchise/Ring Magazine lightweight world champion, will...
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Worldwide
Marquis’ Monday Morning QB On Berlanga-Rolls: Learning Lessons From A Dull Fight
Edgar Berlanga went the distance for the third straight fight in front of a sold-out crowd of 5,158 at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden...
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Worldwide
The Month Of January & Boxing: A Recipe For Disaster
The new year is almost two weeks old, and the boxing world has just now decided to hit the alarm clock and begin entering the real world...
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Worldwide
Move Over Spence Jr, Crawford’s Next Fight Is Against Bob Arum and Top Rank
WBO Welterweight Champion Terence Crawford (38-0) is an elite fighter who, in the ring, analyzes his opponents and, when the opportunity is right, goes in for...
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New York
Lomachenko Cruises To Win Over Commey
The version of Vasiliy Lomachenko who picked a game Richard Commey apart Saturday night was a completely different fighter than the world saw lose to Tefimo...
Grand Arrivals: Usyk vs Fury 2 Week Gets Underway in Riyadh
Bruno Serace Scores Upset Of The Year, Knocks Out Jaime Munguia
Alexis Rocha and Raul Curiel Deliver An All-Action Draw
Akhmadaliev Gets Impressive Win, Calls Out Inoue
