It was 27 years ago last week. One of my boyhood dreams came true when I parked my car, strolled down Exchange Boulevard in one of my favorite cities – Rochester, N.Y. – picked up my media credential at the gate, and made my way to a ringside seat on an early summer Tuesday night at the War Memorial Auditorium.
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling topics such as the recent clash between Carlos Adamas and Julian Williams, heavyweight prospect Jared Anderson, the title clash between Stephen Fulton and Naoya Inoue, Canelo Alvarez and more.
Fans in the United States will celebrate the nation’s birthday on the Fourth of July. Boxing fans in the US and around the world will get the real fireworks in the last week of the year. There will be several explosions along the way as we get to the best of the month and, arguably, the best of boxing so far in a fantastic 2023:
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling topics such as the war between Jaime Munguia and Sergiy Derevyanchenko, Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez, Teddy Atlas pushing for a nation commission, Tim Tszyu vs. Jermell Charlo, Devin Haney, Regis Prograis, and more.
It was Father’s Day on Sunday. So it should make perfect sense that I was thinking about Ken Norton and Duane Bobick. Because if not for them you’re probably not reading this right now. OK … perhaps we need some context. I’ll concede that I didn’t know much about Norton or Bobick on May 11, 1977.
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling topics such as Teofimo Lopez's big win over Josh Taylor, the welterweight unification between Errol Spence and Terence Crawford, and more.
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling topics such as Josh Taylor vs. Teofimo Lopez, Caleb Plant's fight with David Benavidez, Errol Spence vs. Terence Crawford, Claressa Shields, and more.
It was our first time at a live fight card … and the end of a pair of eras. When old pal Phil MacDonald and I hopped in my dad’s Chevy Caprice for a trip from our home bases in Niagara Falls to the Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo 39 years ago this week – last Thursday, to be exact – the consensus around town leaned more toward prolonged reigns than title-shifting storms.
Showtime Boxing host Brian Custer sat down with seven-time NBA All-Star Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers in a tell-all interview that touched on his preferred trade destinations, his future in Portland, Ja Morant’s troubles, Victor Wembanyama’s future, his pick to win the NBA Finals, his love affair with boxing and more in a timely discussion on Custer’s popular The Last Stand podcast.
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling topics such as Mauricio Lara missing weight for Leigh Wood, Devon Haney vs. Vasiliy Lomachenko, Terence Crawford vs. Errol Spence, the career of Ricky Hatton, and more.