Rocky road: 40 years ago today, Larry Holmes vs Carl ‘The Truth’ Williams
Eric Raskin looks back at Holmes' final successful defense before he lost his heavyweight championship and any hope of matching Rocky Marciano's record.
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Daily Bread Mailbag: The careers of Mike Tyson and Larry Holmes, Benavidez-Morrell and the undercard, and Canelo’s greatness at 168lbs
In this week’s mailbag, coach Stephen Edwards looks back on the the light heavyweight clash between David Benavidez and David Morrell and compares and contrasts the achievements of heavyweight legends Larry Holmes and Mike Tyson.
Tyson Fury compares himself to Larry Holmes after loss to Oleksandr Usyk
Tyson Fury felt he deserved to defeat Oleksandr Usyk in their Saudi Arabia rematch.
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In boxing today, what makes a “star”?
Last Saturday, Jaron “Boots” Ennis notched his 32nd win as a professional, and his 29th knockout, after battering David Avanesyan for five rounds in front of a hometown crowd in Philadelphia. Afterward, he talked of taking on Terence Crawford, and while “Bud” would start as the favorite against not only Ennis but pretty much all of his likely opponents, the fact that the Philadelphian’s name is even being mentioned as a credible foe for the pound-for-pound great is testament to his quality.
The Top 15 Heavyweights Of All-Time
Oleksandr Usyk's defeat of Tyson Fury has prompted a rethink in some quarters of where both men stand in the pantheon of all-time heavyweight greats.
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Down, But Not Out: Boxing’s Greatest Off-The-Deck-Moments
Naoya Inoue and Luis Nery worked out of a brief clinch, and the southpaw Nery was crouched slightly lower than Inoue. Seeing his opponent’s head at shoulder level, Inoue popped him in the chin with a short left uppercut, but there wasn’t much on it — not enough to deter Nery from letting loose with a full-force left cross. And with Inoue’s right glove lowered as he wound up to follow his left uppercut with a right cross, Nery’s left landed perfectly on the junior featherweight champion’s exposed jaw, twisting him 180 degrees as he spun counterclockwise to the canvas for the first time in his career.
Frank Warren Hopes True Grit Carries Daniel Dubois to Win Over Filip Hrgovic
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Daily Bread Mailbag: Holmes & Holyfield, Tszyu's Cut, Crawford's Future And The Perfect Fighting Machine
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards giving his thoughts on the legacies of Holmes and Holyfield, Tim Tszyu’s cut, Crawford’s next steps, and creating a perfect fighter.
Las Vegas, Boxing’s All-Time Champion, Faces its Toughest Challenger Yet
While New York styles itself as the Mecca of Boxing, the bright lights of Las Vegas have been the sport's biggest attractant for decades. Is Saudi Arabia just another pretender or the greatest threat to Sin City's title?
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Paulie Malignaggi Predicts Canelo Alvarez Would Get ‘Hammered’ by David Benavidez
Many past boxing greats have passed their torch to a new generation. Does tradition demand that Saul "Canelo" Alvarez do the same for David Benavidez? ProBox TV analyst Paulie Malignaggi, for one, doesn't need to see it.