The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen 'Breadman' Edwards discussing numerous topics, including Mike Tyson vs. George Foreman, Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin, Evander Holyfield vs. Riddick Bowe trilogy, and more.
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - It’s probably not his fault, but I’m still going to blame Edward Brophy. The executive director of the International Boxing Hall of Fame had zero impact on when my parents met, married and decided to have children, so my blessed arrival on day No. 45 of Richard Nixon’s presidency was likely not...
Aaron Pryor vs. Alexis Arguello - THE RING's Fight of the Decade had several statistical story lines. First, both men's accuracy overall and in power shots was nearly identical (29.8%-29.8% overall, 37.8%-37.5% Arguello).
CINCINNATI - Sad news for the boxing world. Hall of Fame legend Aaron Pryor died early Sunday. He was 61 years old.
By Cliff Rold - In a column yesterday, the abdication of the lineal flyweight crown by Roman Gonzalez, and the 41-plus year history of that line, was carefully examined. It is the end of the longest standing consecutive lineage in boxing. Noted towards the end of the piece, that leaves the longest standing lineage in...
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen 'Breadman' Edwards discussing several topics, including Ring's position on Floyd Mayweather and Ray Leonard, Roy Jones Jr.'s run at light heavyweight, the career of Evander Holyfield and more.
By Thomas Gerbasi - Last Friday night, Scotland’s Mike Towell succumbed to injuries suffered in his September 29 bout against Dale Evans. Owner of a 13-0-1 record leading up to the fight, the 25-year-old is the latest casualty in a sport that has suffered too many of them. One is too many. Yet the following words...
Boxer Dale Evans has spoken of his heartbreak following the death of opponent Mike Towell. Towell, 25, died in hospital on Friday night following a televised bout with Evans in Glasgow the previous day.
Jeven Villacite scored a stunning upset over World Boxing Council Asian Boxing Council flyweight Silver champion Masazumi Furukawa of Japan with a majority decision at the air-conditioned Strike Revilla Gym in Bacoor C avite.
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen 'Breadman' Edwards taking a look at several subjects - including Boxing vs. UFC, matching Sugar Ray Leonard against some of the greats, the lack of activity with top fighters in 2016, and more.