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Howard's End: Keith Thurman and the Art of the Money Grab

  I don’t really know how good of a fighter Keith Thurman is anymore. Don’t get me wrong, there was a time when Thurman was really good, and to say otherwise makes you blind, ignorant, and an imbecile; all the things to qualify you for a spot writing for Ring Magazine nowadays. As Thurman looks to try this boxing thing again after another long layoff against Mario Barrios, we might be left wondering what to expect, but a keen mind already knows what’s about to happen. Thurman has been doing the media rounds lately to sell a fight so lopsided that there’s no surprise that it’s a pay-per-view. His opponent is Mario Barrios, who we last saw getting mopped up by little Gervonta Davis last summer. We will now have to pay 75 dollars to watch Thurman bop him, along with your typical garbage undercard to go along with it. The former welterweight champion is trying to convince everyone that the fire is back, and his head is in boxing. Truth be told, this is just business as usual for Thurman, w
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Five Burning Questions: The Heavyweight Division

Tyson Fury will be the man in 2022 Does Anyone Beat Tyson Fury? The short of it is "no." Truth be told, anyone can win a fight as long as they have two free hands and a reason to be in there, but there is nobody in the heavyweight division beating Tyson Fury unless he defeats himself. Dillian Whyte won't do it, neither will Joseph Parker, and definitely not someone like Luis Ortiz. Even the winner of the Usyk/Joshua rematch matches up poorly against him. Though he faces no shortage of potential challengers, and Top Rank will ensure he gets the best opponents money can buy (though fans will get the shit end of the stick there), Fury will reign unopposed through 2022 and even 2023. Oleksandr Usyk will face a more desperate and dangerous Anthony Joshua in rematch  Will Anthony Joshua Redeem Himself In Usyk Rematch? There was a point when Joshua was poised to be not just the next big thing at heavyweight, but a sure bet to become an all time great. His career trajectory sugge
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Luis Ortiz Survives Early Scare. KOs Charles Martin In Sixth.

  Charles Martin (28-3-1, 25 KO) was four rounds in on the best performance of his career and had plenty to be happy about. The former heavyweight champion had an old, slow, and vulnerable target in front of him, knocking Luis Ortiz (33-2, 28 KO) down twice and well on his way to a stoppage. Ortiz looked shot and was doing nothing to suggest he could turn the tide. From the fifth round onwards, though, things took a turn for the dramatic. Ortiz rallied, fighting with a sense of urgency and putting forward a desperate charge that ultimately lead to a crushing stoppage of Martin in the sixth round of their heavyweight contest that aired on PBC pay-per-view. The bout was the main event of a card full of heavyweight hopefuls, yet none stood out as potential threats to the division's elite; not even Ortiz in victory. Things were not going Ortiz's way in the early proceedings. Martin slipped a lazy jab and connected with a stiff left counter that put Ortiz on the canvas and remained
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The Bucket Breakdown: Terence Crawford vs. Kell Brook

  Today, we’re going to break down this weekend’s WBO Welterweight title fight between boxing’s #1 pound-for-pound fighter, Terence Crawford, and former champ Kell Brook. The bout between two fighters whose careers are going in entirely opposite directions goes down on November 14 in Las Vegas. Here are my thoughts ahead of this bout. Does Kell Brook Have A Chance?   Kell Brook might be shit out of luck this weekend   Last week, Terence Crawford was a 21-to-1 favorite to win. Today, he’s at 30-to-1. There’s no faith in Brook this weekend and for good reason. Five years ago, things started happening to him that whittled him down and left him washed up. He couldn’t make 147, so he went up to 160 to get one side of his face broken by Gennadiy Golovkin. He followed that up by moving back down in weight to get the other side of his face broken by Errol Spence. After that fight, he started talking about how he was mentally and physically tired from those setbacks and considered calling it qu
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Howard's End: The Delirious Days of Deontay Wilder

I'M INSAAAAAAANE!     Ernest Hemingway once said that “A man can be destroyed but never defeated.” No truer words have been spoken, especially we’re seeing it unfold in front of our very eyes as Deontay Wilder seems to have lost his damn mind. The former WBC heavyweight champion has come completely undone in the months following his KO loss to Tyson Fury. In just nine months, Wilder has given a plethora of bullshit excuses ranging from:   Cosplaying as The Shredder took away his legs. Mark Breland poisoned him. After poising him, Mark Breland threw in the towel. Kenny Bayless is a drunk. Something about Andre Dirrell. I forget. Fury, a 270 pound man, loaded his gloves. All of this has come at a time when Wilder is trying, at the same time, to force a third fight with the man who has broken his mind and his spirit.  I’m not sure what has caused Wilder to take this loss so seriously like he has, but it isn’t like we’ve seen this before. For all the ballyhoo about how Wilder was the h
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What We Learned From Devin Haney vs. Yuriorkis Gamboa

  An easy night at the office for Devin Haney wasn't without its share of issues Hot on the heels of Gervonta Davis and Teofimo Lopez’s star-making performances, WBC Lightweight champion Devin Haney made the first defense of his title against aged and faded former two-division champion Yuriokis Gamboa . Haney was just too many things for the 38-year-old, practically pitching a shutout by the end of the night. Haney’s win highlights an emerging division that’s become unexpectedly deep with talent, but what statement was made in his victory last weekend ? Expecting The Expected Gamboa, left, never stood a chance against Haney   The biggest problem for Haney last night was something that is out of his control. He is a reigning and defending world champion. While he didn’t win the title in the ring, the WBC elevated him to a full champ via email, Haney needed to prove that he was worthy of the title . He couldn’t have asked for an easier opponent, but he needed to win in a big way
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Five Burning Questions: Canelo Alvarez, Free Agent

Saul "Dinero" Alvarez is a free agent The time has finally come for Saul “Canelo” Alvarez to be his own man. Boxing’s biggest attraction is going solo, and the state of the game is going to change. Let’s take a look at what this means for Canelo, Golden Boy Promotions, and the sport of boxing as a whole. What Happened? Last month, Canelo Alvarez refiled a breach of contract lawsuit against both DAZN and Golden Boy Promotions seeking an amount in excess of $280 million. This came after DAZN refused to pay Canelo his guarantee for not facing “premium opponents” like his long retired boss, Oscar De La Hoya, or UFC contender Jorge Masvidal. Gennadiy Golovkin was on that list, but more on him later. Eddie Reynoso took to social media to announce that Canelo is now a free agent. This was the end result for Canelo all along, and now he can conduct his business on his terms with whomever he wants to work with. Canelo has long outgrown the need for a promoter, and now he’s free to co
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