Cliff Rold

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Chris Eubank Jr. vs. James DeGale: Afterthoughts

Cliff Rold

•Feb 25, 2019

There have been some great UK fights in the super middleweight division since the birth of the division in the 1980s. Saturday’s was not one of them. Sometimes, a fight is just another fight for the viewers. For the fighters in the ring, it’s always more than that. Chris Eubank Jr. needed a win a badly. So did James DeGale. In the end, Eubank’s need was expressed in more punches of consequence in a fight where neither man seemed to consistently be able to find openings.

Chris Eubank Jr.-James DeGale: Stats & Stakes

Cliff Rold

•Feb 23, 2019

When two prominent names from the same area lock horns in a big time arena, magic can happen. In the UK, at super middleweight, it’s happened more than once. The rematches Chris Eubank Sr. had with Michael Watson and Nigel Benn were fantastic battles made greater by the passion of the crowds around them. It doesn’t take long for Carl Froch to point out how big his rematch with George Groves was.

BoxingScene.com's Television Pick of The Week - February 22

Cliff Rold

•Feb 22, 2019

Pick It: TBRB #5 Chris Eubank Jr. vs. #10 James DeGale (Saturday, Showtime, 3:45 PM EST) - Going back to the early 1990s, some of the best of the super middleweight tradition has come from clashes held in the United Kingdom. Matches featuring Chris Eubank Sr., Michael Watson, Nigel Benn, and Steve Collins drew huge crowds, made memorable scraps, and helped legitimize a weight class initially seen as unnecessary.

How Messy Did Things Just Get at Heavyweight?

Cliff Rold

•Feb 21, 2019

By Cliff Rold - Every era could have had a fight it didn’t. It’s true even of the most fondly recalled. Ask most longtime boxing fans about the greatest eras at heavyweight and it won’t take long for the 1970s or 1990s to dominate the conversation. Both featured rare depth and countless memorable encounters. Decad...

Off the Ropes: Ron Lyle Story Stands On Its Own

Cliff Rold

•Feb 18, 2019

Often, the way the greatest athletes are covered and written about can seem to absorb an entire era into the tapestry of their personal story. It’s never really the case. The gravitational pull of stars means more readers, more viewers, more clicks, but ultimately it doesn’t erase that each of the individuals who shared their time, who played the role of foil or rival, was a story all their own

Omar Figueroa-John Molina: Meat and Potatoes

Cliff Rold

•Feb 14, 2019

By Cliff Rold - It won’t be the main event. It looks like the reason to tune in. This Saturday night, the main event on Fox (8 PM EST) will feature WBA featherweight titlist Leo Santa Cruz (35-1-1, 19 KO) defending against late replacement Rafael Rivera (26-2-2, 17 KO). Rivera enters off a win after consecutive losses...

Jose Ramirez vs. Jose Zepeda: Stats & Stakes

Cliff Rold

•Feb 10, 2019

Genuine regional attractions don’t come by the dozens in the current boxing landscape. Top Rank has done a fine job guiding 2012 Olympian Jose Ramirez into being one in the Central Valley of California. Whether he can further transform in a genuine national or global superstar remains to be seen. He makes the kind of fights that can get him there.

BoxingScene.com's Television Pick of The Week - February 8

Cliff Rold

•Feb 8, 2019

If boxing is going to continue to find ways to grow, big fights can’t always be on Saturday night. They don’t even have to be on the weekend, but a Sunday night in prime time on ESPN is fine enough. Ramirez (23-0, 16 KO) makes his second defense of the WBC belt at 140 lbs. against former lightweight title challenger Jose Zepeda (30-1, 25 KO). This clash of Californians will play to a hot crowd and could end up being the best action scrap of the weekend.

Are We Already Building to Terence Crawford-Jose Ramirez?

Cliff Rold

•Feb 7, 2019

By Cliff Rold - This Sunday on ESPN (7 PM EST), 26-year old 2012 Olympian and reigning WBC super lightweight titlist Jose Ramirez (23-0, 16 KO) attempts the second defense of his title. Ramirez will play to what is sure to be another packed house at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California, and why not? Ramire...

Eleider Alvarez-Sergey Kovalev II: Stats & Stakes

Cliff Rold

•Feb 2, 2019

For years, the hopes at light heavyweight centered on a clash between Adonis Stevenson and Sergey Kovalev. We never got that fight. We’re not going to get it. Along the way, Kovalev lost via highly debated decision and then stoppage to Andre Ward. Stevenson, thankfully now recovering, was surely retired late last year. Ward hasn’t returned to the ring yet either, holding to his retirement following the Kovalev rematch.

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Articles by Cliff Rold: page 83

Chris Eubank Jr. vs. James DeGale: Afterthoughts

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Abraham Perez defends flyweight title against Yankiel Rivera

Willy Hutchinson earns revenge, a world title in rematch win over Joshua Buatsi

Cheavon Clarke stuns Chris Billam-Smith with sensational seventh-round stoppage

Denzel Bentley drops Shane Mosley Jnr en route to unanimous decision victory

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Cliff Rold

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Articles by Cliff Rold: page 83

Chris Eubank Jr. vs. James DeGale: Afterthoughts

Chris Eubank Jr.-James DeGale: Stats & Stakes

BoxingScene.com's Television Pick of The Week - February 22

How Messy Did Things Just Get at Heavyweight?

Off the Ropes: Ron Lyle Story Stands On Its Own

Omar Figueroa-John Molina: Meat and Potatoes

Jose Ramirez vs. Jose Zepeda: Stats & Stakes

BoxingScene.com's Television Pick of The Week - February 8

Are We Already Building to Terence Crawford-Jose Ramirez?

Eleider Alvarez-Sergey Kovalev II: Stats & Stakes

Jose Nunez hammers out upset of Bryan Flores in El Paso

'Would you bet your mortgage against Floyd Mayweather beating Ryan Garcia'