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The first time Sonny Conto saw Tyson Fury up close he was around 11 years old. Fury was beating up a local boxer at the 2300 Theater in Philly as part of a “Philadelphia vs. Ireland” amateur showcase, Conto says, and he couldn’t get enough.
By Mitch Abramson - Canelo Alvarez’s facial expressions ranged from grim to exasperated. It was September of 2013 and Alvarez was flailing away at Floyd Mayweather Jr., trying to land but mostly missing, running to spaces and finding Mayweather two steps ahead, throwing only to have Mayweather snap his head back with counters. Canelo’s footwork...
By Mitch Abramson - Gervonta Davis's star power and ability to attract fans has dominated the storylines heading into Saturday’s Showtime-televised card in Atlanta. But underneath his title fight with Yuriorkis Gamboa, beneath the deserved hype for one of the sport's top young talents, resides an intriguing matchup between Badou Jack and Jean...
By Mitch Abramson - For all their trash talk and finger pointing, Jermell Charlo and Tony Harrison have also jawed about strategy in the run-up to their rematch on Saturday. Charlo spoke of attacking the body and Harrison of countering Charlo’s bull-rush when they sat down separately to break down Harrison’s controversial win last December for Charlo’s...
By Mitch Abramson - Terence Crawford may be the biggest star of Saturday’s card at Madison Square Garden. But Richard Commey’s lightweight title fight with upstart Teofimo Lopez is unquestionably the biggest fight on the show. And that's a strange situation for Crawford to be in. One of the best and proudest fighters in the sport, Crawford (35-0...
By Mitch Abramson - When the Hall-of-Fame matchmaker Bruce Trampler was making fights for heavyweight Andy Ruiz Jr. with Top Rank, there were times when he wondered if boxing was Ruiz’s first priority or if he was more interested in building homes with his father’s construction business. “You almost had to say, ‘Hey, are you going to...
By Mitch Abramson - Trying to make sense of how Deontay Wilder fights is no easy chore. His bouts end in concussive knockouts, but he often struggles with opponents. He lands the right hand with text-book dexterity, and yet he can look strangely amateurish in the early rounds, throwing wildly and doing little. If you were teaching a novice how to...
By Mitch Abramson - Luis Ortiz's trainer, Herman Caicedo, is aware of the rumors, the jokes, the punchlines. Luis Ortiz is older than his listed age of 40. Luis Ortiz is older than most retired fighters. Luis Ortiz is older than fighters who no longer exist. A satirical website has Ortiz being born before World War II and making his professional debut when...
By Mitch Abramson - DAZN’s commitment to boxing should be obvious by now. The streaming service is shelling out hundreds of millions of dollars to some of the best fighters in the sport to perform exclusively on its airwaves. In less than a month perhaps the most anticipated fight of the year will take place on DAZN: Anthony Joshua’s heavyweight title...
By Mitch Abramson - Larry Holmes turned 70 on Nov. 3, and he was happy to celebrate a day that celebrates him. “I got up, ate some food, talked shit, danced a little bit, I was happy,” he said. But a few days later, Holmes, one of the greatest heavyweights of all time, who defended his title a whopping 20 times, was in a less celebratory mood. It didn't...