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Bob Arum has major reservations about a potential “super fight” pitting Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis against Shakur Stevenson—and apparently his thinking has little to do with corporate politics.
Regis Prograis believes his promotional deal with Matchroom yields the kind of flexibility and leverage he has always wanted from such an arrangement.
Tyson Fury apparently isn’t keen on waiting until December for a much-rumored career payday in the Middle East. On Thursday, the WBC titlist from Manchester, England, took to social media to implore his British promoter, Frank Warren of Queensberry Promotions, to stage a “stadium fight” in the Northwest section of his homeland in the summer.
Nothing problematic immediately came to the mind of Joe Joyce with regards to his last training camp. The British heavyweight contender is looking to rectify the results of his last outing, a surprising sixth-round stoppage to Chinese southpaw Zhilei Zhang last month at Copper Box Arena in London.
Oscar De La Hoya insists Ryan Garcia’s defeat to Gervonta Davis was partly a result of the concessions that were granted during their negotiations. The founder of Golden Boy Promotions has long insisted that Garcia, his star client, was severely disadvantaged by the
Undisputed lightweight champion Devin Haney will likely have to pay a small price for moving up in the weight, according to his former promoter Eddie Hearn.
Chris Eubank Jr. understands Liam Smith will go into their rematch with certain advantages—one of which is that Smith knows he can hurt him.
Oscar De La Hoya believes Ryan Garcia’s woes in the ring against Gervonta Davis were in part the product of a decision made many months earlier. The head of Golden Boy Promotions stated in a recent interview that it was a mistake for his charge to forgo plans to take up a tune-up level bout ahead of his fight with Baltimore’s Davis last month.
Oscar De La Hoya believes his star client needs some serious introspection. The Hall of Fame fighter and promoter of Ryan Garcia offered a sobering critique of the lightweight star in a recent interview, saying he needs to truly commit himself to boxing and have “tunnel vision” if he wants to have further success.
Eddie Hearn realizes Canelo Alvarez can easily jump ship to a rival outfit if he cannot deliver on his star charge’s lofty requests. Alvarez, the undisputed 168-pound champion from Mexico, has technically operated as a free agent for the past several years but has nevertheless mostly preferred to work with Hearn’s Matchroom.