The Mount Rushmore of upsets. Regardless of your generation or sport of choice, the top candidates for chiseled-granite immortality can probably be plucked from a similar crop of wannabes. The New York Jets in Super Bowl III.
The fight between Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia ultimately ended when Tank scored a seventh-round stoppage victory due to a debilitating body shot. Davis also scored a knockdown two minutes into the second round when he connected with a crushing counter left on Garcia’s head. Surprisingly, however, neither of the three judges scored it a 10-8 round for Davis.
In Austria Franz Csandl passed away at the age of 74. Csandl represented his country in the 1972 Olympics in Munich and then turned pro where he challenged twice for the European light middleweight title against future world champions Jose Duran and Eckhard Dagge but came up short. He retired in 1976 with a 23-3 record.
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling topics such as Terence Crawford vs. Jaron Ennis, Crawford vs. Errol Spence, Jermell Charlo's challenge of Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez, four division champion Naoya Inoue, crossover fighters, and more.
Former European, German and WAA world lightweight champion Rene Weller has passed away at the age of 69 after battling illness for a very long time.
By Cliff Rold - There is no question boxing is having a banner year in 2023. The year started with what felt like a weekly game of can you top it as a series of solid enough fights on paper overperformed on a regular basis. Artur Beterbiev-Anthony Yarde and Leigh Wood-Mauricio Lara I were a couple notable examples. Then the big events started rolling in.
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackles topics such as undisputed welterweight champion Terence Crawford, promoter and six division champion Oscar De La Hoya, Chris Eubank Jr, super featherweight champion Emanuel Navarrete, and more.
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling topics such as a rematch between Terence Crawford and Errol Spence, veteran trainer SugarHill Steward, Crawford vs. Jaron Ennis, Carlos Adames, and more.
A lot can happen in a few months. A lot did since the last index update in April. Devin Haney, Terence Crawford, Teofimo Lopez, and Naoya Inoue all picked up massive victories against premiere opponents available to them in their divisions and came through with their hands
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling topics such as numerous questions regarding Terence Crawford's dominating victory over Errol Spence, Naoya Inoue's win over Stephen Fulton, and more.