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There are a handful of fighters right now in the race for fighter of the year in 2023. Terence Crawford, David Benavidez, and Tim Tszyu are among them and have all made whatever statements they will.
Pick It: TBRB #10 Ryan Garcia vs. Oscar Duarte (Saturday, DAZN, 8:00 PM EST) - The gap between stardom and accomplishment has never been wider than it is with the case of 25-year old Ryan Garcia (23-1, 19 KO). Garcia has never won a title, wasn’t a World or Olympic amateur champion, and has less than a handful of genuinely notable wins.
By Cliff Rold - MLB, the NFL, and the NBA all have channels. Golf has a channel. Cricket? Tune in to Willow anytime (really, do…it’s sort of mesmerizing if the game is otherwise unfamiliar). Boxing? In the US, boxing has had many outlets but never a 24-hour a day spot to go watch the fights. Considering some of the libraries out there, it’s a shame. Part of the reason the legends of Joe Louis and Sugar Ray Robinson have endured is their fights have never really left the rotation.
The concept of mandatory contenders in boxing makes sense on paper. History is filled with the names of fighters who never got their shot. Sam Langford, Harry Wills, and Charley Burley were all-time great fighters. They never got the chance to be champions.
By Cliff Rold - When he turned professional in 2008, just months removed from narrowly missing the medal round of the Olympics, it was easy to guess the sky was the limit for Demtrius Andrade. The 2007 World Amateur champion had size, style, speed, and skill. What could go wrong? When the bell rings on Saturday (Showtime PPV, 8 PM EST), the answer to that question won’t matter anymore. This is a
By Cliff Rold - The golden age of women’s boxing has had some easily identifiable stars. Amanda Serrano. Claressa Shields. Katie Taylor. The latter ran into a disruptor building a star of her own. In consecutive fights, undisputed junior welterweight world champion Chantelle Cameron (18-0, 8 KO) of the United Kingdom pulled off a hell of a feat. In November 2022, she defended her titles successfully by defeating then-undisputed welterweight champion Jessica McCaskill. McCaskill moved down the scale to try her luck and came up short.
There’s no need to beat around the bush. Last Thursday night, boxing fans who endured into the early hours of Friday got to experience one of the worst major title fights ever aired. Sure, sometimes styles don’t clash but lack of style clash doesn’t fully explain Shakur Stevenson-Edwin De Los Santos. The
By Cliff Rold - There is a corner of boxing that says Shakur Stevenson is a pound-for-pound king in waiting. Maybe he is. We won’t know one way or the other just yet on Thursday night (ESPN, 10:30 PM EST) but all Stevenson can do is stay active and collecting belts until the big fights come. If he keeps winning, the time will come when there is a Tank Davis, a Devin Haney, a Teofimo Lopez across the ring to give him a chance to further his case.
Pick It: Shakur Stevenson vs. Edwin De Los Santos (Thursday, ESPN, 10:30 PM EST) - Are we seeing the seeds planted for a showdown? The way the card is stacked this Thursday, we might be. 26-year old Olympic silver medalist Shakur Stevenson (20-0, 10 KO) hasn’t gotten himself into fights with the likes of Tank Davis or Devin Haney and should be expected to win his third divisional title, this one a WBC strap at lightweight, against 24-year old Edwin De Los Santos (16-1, 14 KO).
Pick It: Shabaz Masoud vs. Jose Sanmartin (Saturday, DAZN, 2:00 PM EST) - 27-year old junior featherweight Shabaz Masoud (11-0, 4 KO) is rising quickly in the division. With less than a dozen fights, he is already ranked sixth by the WBA.