According to World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman, his new weight class idea has been inspired by six-year-old Bridger Walker, who suffered injuries while risking his life to protect his younger sister from a vicious dog.
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling topics such as Deontay Wilder's wild allegations against Tyson Fury and Mark Breland, the background of Vasiliy Lomachenko, Gervonta Davis' big victory and more.
By Thomas Gerbasi - It’s a shame, but not a complete surprise, that Tim Ryan hasn’t been given his place in the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota. Simply put, in a world where shouting passes for analysis, where Twitter followers are more important qualifiers than experience in earning some people jobs, Ryan was always going to be the odd man ou...
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - It’s election season. And after many years in which a few names clearly separated from the pack of “modern” fighters angling for International Boxing Hall of Fame induction, we’ve got ourselves a horse race. In fact, each of the first-time candidates on the ballot have cases to make it to the Class of 2021. Three of the fighters on the ballot will be...
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with more Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling topics such as more aftermath reaction to Teofimo Lopez's big win over Vasiliy Lomachenko, female star Claressa Shields, Roman Gonzalez vs. Juan Francisco Estrada rematch, and more
Think of a good “little heavyweight” and who comes to mind? For some it might be Ray Mercer. Others might say Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield or Joe Frazier. Maybe we could go back into the distant past and claim Jack Dempsey. Rocky Marciano, Gene Tunney or Floyd Patterson. How about ‘Big’ George Foreman? Lennox Lewis? Well what about Wladimir Klitschko? The term small heavyweight, it seems, takes in a lot.
One month after beating Evander Holyfield in 1992, an undefeated Riddick Bowe, who was then an IBF and WBA champion as well, stripped himself of the WBC strap before the sanctioning body could do so because “Big Daddy” wouldn’t agree to fight Lennox Lewis. In a made-for-TV moment, Bowe staged a news conference in London and tossed his WBC belt in a trash can.
According to multiple reports in Mexico, the home of World Boxing Council (WBC) President Mauricio Sulaiman was burglarized. The home, located in the Santa Fe area of Mexico City, was robbed by a group of unknown men, and so far there have been no detainees.
For nearly 20 years I have been privileged to hold a vote for the International Boxing Hall of Fame and year in and year out I look forward to receiving the ballots each fall -- and dread it at the same time. It’s an honor to vote but also a thankless task because there are usually more worthy candidates than electors are allowed to vote for. So, I do the best I can. I take it seriously, do my homework and also go by my own decades of experience covering boxing and knowing most of the folks I vote for.
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling topics such as Teofimo Lopez's big win over Vasiliy Lomachenko, the situation with DAZN's content, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez compared to Lopez, career of Donald Curry, and more.