The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling topics such as Canelo Alvarez vs. Jermal Charlo, what it takes to make weight, the progression of Conor Benn, Terence Crawford's lawsuit against Top Rank, and more.
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - If you’ve gotten to this point and aren’t happy, that’s too bad. You should have seen it coming. In keeping with tradition in this Tuesday morning space, we greet the New Year with a preview of stories other boxing scribes will be reacting to about 12 months from now.
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling topics such as heavyweight contender Luis Ortiz, numerous mythical matchups, Stephen Fulton vs. Naoya Inoue, Demetrius Andrade, Roy Jones vs. Oleksandr Usyk, Keyshawn Davis, Frank Martin, more
With roughly half a year of action to add to the pool, and a New Year all rung in, it’s a good time to look in on the competition level of the upper tier of the sport.
Mauricio Sulaiman says the WBC will work with the IBA (the new name for AIBA) to ensure boxing has a future in the Olympic Games. The WBC president has been a long critic of the amateur code’s crisis-hit governing body, but he believes it is most important for all people in the sport to work together to ensure that.
UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou is scheduled to fight Ciryl Gane on Jan. 22 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. headlining UFC 270.
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling topics such as Jake Paul, Errol Spence vs. Terence Crawford, Canelo Alvarez vs. Jermall Charlo, unifications in boxing, and more.
The second half of the boxing year has almost passed since the last update and the boxing world has changed plenty. It hasn’t changed at the top. Saul Alvarez remains the sport’s assumed leader, now with all the hardware at super middleweight. Teofimo Lopez, after a loss to George Kambosos, and Jermell Charlo, after a unification draw versus Brian Castano, dropped out of the top ten.
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - There are a couple things I’ve always promised myself. I barely play golf. But if I was ever lucky enough to score a hole in one, I’ve vowed to pluck the ball out of the cup, slide the club into the bag and head straight to my car – because it’ll never get any better.
By Corey Erdman - The economy of boxing is built on the story of the underdog. As an industry, pugilism posits that it is a haven for individuals who are underdogs in life, literally fighting their way out of given circumstances. But on a more practical level, the industry is fueled...