Articles by author: Corey Erdman(74 results)
Tyson Fury Is Denied Storybook Ending Against Deontay Wilder
By Corey Erdman - More than one person said it this past week—even by stepping through the ropes on Saturday night to face Deontay Wilder, Tyson Fury was already a winner. Two years earlier, he was ad...Read More
Pascal Can Take Legacy To A New Level With Win Over Bivol
By Corey Erdman - The recipients of opportunities to take part in big fights aren’t always the ones with the most merit. The reasons fighters are given a chance to fight for a world title can range fr...Read More
Nonito Donaire Takes First Step In Possible Miracle WBSS Run
By Corey Erdman - Inherent in any miracle is a healthy dose of luck. On Saturday, Nonito Donaire received his requisite sprinkle of good fortune in his first contest in the World Boxing Super Seires b...Read More
A 'Monster' Awaits Rodriguez After Victory Over Moloney
By Corey Erdman - For Emmanuel Rodriguez, advancing to the semi-finals of the World Boxing Super Series bantamweight tournament may very well be a dubious honor. Rodriguez edged out Jason Moloney in a...Read More
"Better Late Than Never" For HBO Boxing To Air Hardy-Vincent
By Corey Erdman - However one chooses to describe HBO’s departure from boxing on October 27, one thing is certain—the network knew times had changed. This past week, the network formally announced tha...Read More
Joshua, Wilder, Fury Comprise Boxing's Ultimate Reality Show
By Corey Erdman - There is no shortage of great storylines or intriguing upcoming fights in the world of boxing today—but at long last, it is how it how one might say it is supposed to be, with the he...Read More
Canelo-Golovkin Rematch Deserves Your Excitement
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Coverage of boxing from the sport’s dedicated media and the mainstream media that parachutes in for larger fights both tend to ride raves of hysteria. When Canelo Alvarez and Gen...Read More
Mikaela Mayer Finally Gets The Spotlight
By Corey Erdman - A year and a half ago, Mikaela Mayer sat ringside at the MGM Grand Casino in Detroit, watching her Olympic teammate Claressa Shields making her SHOWTIME debut, never thinking she’d b...Read More
DAZN's Entry Into Boxing Creates Healthy Broadcaster Competition
By Corey Erdman - Being a boxing fan in North America has never been easier—provided you have the money to afford it. The sheer volume of fights being broadcast, combined with the number of interested...Read More
Mikey Garcia's Greatest Attribute is His Ambition
By Corey Erdman - It’s been said that you can’t find true ecstasy in sport until you succeed in a situation where failure was not just possible, but probable. Those are the situations Mikey Garcia has...Read More
Pacquiao's Win Over Matthysse A Blessing And A Curse
By Corey Erdman - When Manny Pacquiao was in his prime, he was one of the most unstoppable offensive forces the sport had ever seen. The mid-to-late 2000s version of Pacquiao on his best nights could ...Read More
Boxing Finally Fully Embraces Streaming Broadcast Technology
By Corey Erdman - For most of the history of entertainment transmissions, boxing has been on the cutting edge of broadcast technology. By and large, the direction that live broadcasts have moved throu...Read More
Errol Spence Continues To Make It Look Easy
By Corey Erdman - Being as good as Errol Spence is can be a difficult proposition at times. Spence is undeniably one of the very best fighters on the planet at the moment. Let’s suppose, for argument’...Read More
Fury - A Champ of Mental Health, Whether He's Champ Or Not
By Corey Erdman - When Tyson Fury steps through the ropes on Saturday night to face Sefer Seferi, he will no doubt be expected to win. Divorced from the context in which this bout came about, it is a ...Read More
With Stevenson-Jack, Toronto Arrives As A True Fight City
By Corey Erdman - For many years, Toronto was one of the only major cities in North America that wasn’t a thriving market for boxing. Typically, big cities are thriving markets for just about everythi...Read More
What's Left For Gennady Golovkin To Prove?
By Corey Erdman - There was a distinct similarity between Gennady Golovkin and Lebron James’ performances on Saturday night. After the plucky Toronto Raptors evened the game with James’ Cleveland Cava...Read More
The Next Wave Of Lomachenkos Have Arrived in America
By Corey Erdman - On Saturday night, three miles from Barclays Center where the majority of the boxing public set their eyes, three fighters with the looks of future dominant champions stepped into th...Read More
Lara-Hurd Produces An Unlikely FOTY Candidate
By Corey Erdman - In many ways, Erislandy Lara and Jarrett Hurd had no business being a Fight of the Year contender. Lara is one of the sport’s most economical counterpunchers, a brilliant tactician w...Read More
Joseph Parker Hopes To Spoil The Joshua-Wilder Party
By Corey Erdman - After brutally knocking out Lucas Browne on Saturday night on HBO, Dillian Whyte immediately started screaming for a fight with Deontay Wilder. He’s not the only one. Any professiona...Read More
Valdez-Quigg, Garcia-Lipinets Remind Us To Truly Appreciate Boxing
By Corey Erdman - When you watch fights like the ones between Oscar Valdez and Scott Quigg, and Mikey Garcia and Sergey Lipinets, it’s very easy to love and appreciate the sport of boxing. Valdez vs. ...Read More