The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling topics such as Errol Spence vs. Terence Crawford, Carlos Ortiz vs. Aaron Pryor, the legend of Jack Johnson, closed door events and more.
Bahrain has emerged as a potential player in the big fight business after Daniel Kinahan, the co-founder of MTK Global, was announced as a special adviser to a group set up to bring combat sports to the oil-rich Middle East state.
By Tris Dixon - It will be 40 years ago in July since the late Matthew Saad Muhammad and perineal title challenger Yaqui Lopez shared 14 wild rounds in New Jersey’s Playboy Club. For many, it was 1980’s Fight of the Year. The always miraculous Saad was being swarmed in round eight, taking a beating and being leathered by every shot in the brilliant Lopez’s...
By Cliff Rold - Following last weekend’s reportedly successful and profitable return of the UFC, one can assume it as only a matter of time. The return of big time boxing is closer. Someone had to go first. Boxing’s relatively laissez faire form of capitalism won’t let it linger long. When it gets back, conversations of who should fight who and who is the best fighter...
As 15% of U.S. citizens suffer unemployment and social distancing becomes the new norm, the UFC tallied nearly 700,000 pay-per-view buys Saturday at $65 a piece generating upward of $45 million in the middle of a pandemic without a true bonafide attraction.
Following his controversial draw in 1993 versus Julio Cesar Chavez, there was little argument about the best overall fighter in boxing. The spot after Pernell Whitaker was fertile ground for debate as the year came near its end.
Nostalgia is big business right now. With no new action to watch, boxing fans are plunging into the archives, seeking out the greats of the past, comparing them with the best we have today. Maybe it is the withdrawal symptoms from more than a month on lockdown, but some people are becoming delusional.
A recent proposal for judges to score fights from a remote location is not at all going over well with the boxing community. It also doesn’t figure to be part of ESPN’s plans for its upcoming televised events. The suggestion has been made by the World Boxing Council (WBC), who introduced the plan to BoxingScene.com and other media outlets during a recent panel discussion regarding essential personnel on hand for boxing events.
By Tris Dixon - BOXING has been in lockdown for several weeks, depending on where you’re based, and it’s started to crack. We’ve entered some kind of silly season, beyond the realms of fantasy fights and leagues, beyond the simple speculation of return to action and everything else.
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling topics such as Tyson Fury vs. Muhammad Ali, Errol Spence vs. Floyd Mayweather, mythical matches, and more.