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David Morrell hasn’t faced any elite-level competition just yet, but he believes no one should be rated above him at 168 pounds. Ranking the super middleweight division is subjective but in the eyes of many, both David Benavidez and Canelo Alvarez
Gary Russell Jr. has never been a fan of Chris Colbert. The Brooklyn native, from his point of view, talks entirely too much trash and seldom backs it up in the ring. After watching Colbert come up woefully short at the hands of Hector Luis Garcia in 2022, Russell wanted to see how he bounced back.
Some in boxing circles called Zhilei Zhang’s win over Joe Joyce a straight-up fluke. But after running things back and icing him once more, Zhang (26-1-1, 21 KOs) has made a believer out of practically everyone.
Joseph Parker was sent a copy of the script he was supposed to follow this past weekend. Once he noticed that Deontay Wilder was scheduled to send him to the emergency room, he ripped up that sheet of paper and began writing his own screenplay.
The nickname “Big Baby” wasn’t just a funny play on words, but to a certain degree, it was a way of life for Jarrell Miller. The heavyweight division plays host to a number of gigantic men, but practically none are as big as Miller. Despite routinely stepping onto the scales around the 300 mark, Miller continually made it work. He was quick on his feet, closed the distance faster than most, and normally outworked his opponents.
Filip Hrgovic had already done enough to earn a shot at the IBF world title. But, just because you're entitled to a shot at the crown, it doesn’t mean you’ll get what you deserve.
People become mellow over time. Even those who beat people up for a living. When he first stomped onto the scene, Deontay Wilder was a ruthless dictator, one that took no prisoners. After decapitating his competition, the Alabama star was eventually crowned as the heavyweight division’s WBC champio
For the last few years, some have called Anthony Joshua a shell of his former self, a lost soul, someone who simply didn’t have it anymore. One performance, however, just changed everything.
After years of waiting for both Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua to get into the ring with each other, they appeared to be closer than ever. According to both sides, they placed ink to paper on a two-fight deal, the first of which would take place in March of 2024.
All of the praise that Devin Haney is currently receiving is making Teofimo Lopez Sr. sick. Earlier this month, at the Chase Center in San Francisco, many were of the belief that Haney would leave the ring with his hand raised in victory, but not without some serious lumps.