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Bob Arum: Saudis In Boxing Is Game Changer

WorldwideSeptember 8, 2023

Bob Arum: Saudis In Boxing Is Game Changer

It’s gonna be an absolutely YUGE event, Bob Arum said via phone, from the UK, after having taken in the Tyson Fury-Francis Ngannou press conference on...

Tyson Fury v Francis Ngannou Set For Saudi Arabia

MMAJuly 11, 2023

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...

Flava Flav To Lead Int’l Boxing Hall of Fame Parade

WorldwideMay 2, 2023

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...

WorldwideApril 20, 2023

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...

Ten Years Ago, Nonito Donaire Vs Guillermo Rigondeaux

WorldwideApril 13, 2023

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...

Boxing Maybe Isn’t Dead, But It’s Ill, And Needs Lots Of Help

WorldwideFebruary 24, 2023

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,...

Bob Arum On Jake Paul-Tommy Fury, The Edgar Berlanga Parting, More

NewsFebruary 20, 2023

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...

Tyson Fury & Bob Arum Do Decent Job Selling Possible Chisora Win

WorldwideDecember 1, 2022

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...

Top Rank Press Conference Features Lomachenko, Tight Production, No Arum

New YorkOctober 27, 2022

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...

Queen’s Dead, Saturday Ladies Card Is OFF

WorldwideSeptember 8, 2022

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...

Devin Haney: I Have Far More Skills Than George Kambosos

NewsJune 3, 2022

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)...

Oscar Valdez-Shakur Stevenson: Will Shakur Stevenson Live Up To Expectations?

WorldwideApril 29, 2022

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...

REAL RETIREMENT? Bob Arum Will Talk To Tyson Fury In Less Than Two Weeks

UKApril 28, 2022

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...

Bob Arum Not Attending Fury vs. Whyte As He Recovers From Mild COVID-19 Symptoms

WorldwideApril 18, 2022

Bob 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...

Marquis’ Monday Morning QB On Berlanga-Rolls: Learning Lessons From A Dull Fight

WorldwideMarch 21, 2022

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...

The Month Of January & Boxing: A Recipe For Disaster

WorldwideJanuary 13, 2022

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...

Move Over Spence Jr, Crawford’s Next Fight Is Against Bob Arum and Top Rank

WorldwideJanuary 12, 2022

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...

New YorkDecember 12, 2021

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...

Loma and Commey Make Weight, While Arum Gets Gift From MSG

WorldwideDecember 10, 2021

Loma and Commey Make Weight, While Arum Gets Gift From MSG

On Friday, Vasiliy Lomachenko and Richard Commey showed fight fans their prep has been on point, both made the lightweight limit, so the Loma and Commey...

The Bobfather Turns 90: Bob Arum Hits the Big Nine Oh

WorldwideDecember 8, 2021

The Bobfather Turns 90: Bob Arum Hits the Big Nine Oh

How does Bob Arum do it? The weed, perhaps? Maybe savagely lacing into young gun fightwriters with expletives not deleted is it. Really, seems like the...