By Chris Williams: Former heavyweight champion Larry Holmes would have “toyed” with IBF/WBA/WBO champion Anthony Joshua if he were to fight in this era, according to promoter Lou DiBella. He feels that an original version of Holmes (69-9, 44 KOs) would have been too much for Joshua (23-1, 21 KOs). The way Joshua was exposed by Andy Ruiz Jr. last ...
By Kenneth Friedman: Bob Arum believes he has a way of putting together the long-anticipated fight between WBO welterweight champion Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford and WBA champ Manny ‘Pacman’ Pacquiao after the current crisis ends. Top Rank promoter Arum says Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39 KOs) and his team reached out to him about making the fight with Crawford (36-0, 27 KOs). With ...
By Charles Brun: David ‘Hayemaker’ Haye (28-4, 26 KOs) says the one fight he would entertain the idea of coming out of retirement for would be for him to face the winner of the Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury heavyweight clash. Haye, 39, says it’s not his intention to come out of retirement at this point in his life. ‘The ...
By Charles Brun: Barry Hearn of Matchroom Boxing believes there’s a 50-50 possibility that IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua could face WBC champ Tyson Fury in 2020. While it may seem unthinkable to a lot of fans, given the shutdown of the sport, Hearn sees a scenario in which the currently injured Deontay Wilder is unable to face Fury (30-0-1, ...
By Tim Royner: Dillian Whyte is still slowly training in Portugal for his postponed fight against Alexander Povetkin (35-2-1, 24 KOs). With Povetkin ahead of him, Whyte (27-1, 18 KOs) is already looking at the other heavyweights in the division, to sum up his threats. IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (23-1, 21 KOs) is one of the names that Whyte ...
By Kenneth Friedman: Oleksandr Usyk’s promoter Alex Krassyuk insists that IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will need to fight him first before he looks to unify against WBC champ Tyson Fury. Krassyuk points out that Usyk (17-0, 13 KOs) has now been the WBO mandatory for 12 months for Joshua, and he wants his mandated title shot. Usyk, 32, doesn’t ...
These are unprecedented times for boxing fans, and indeed, fans of all professional sports. Boxing is currently at a standstill, so it’s easy to forget that the current heavyweight landscape is mighty captivating. Prior to boxing being effectively shut down because of the global crisis resulting from COVID-19, things were getting very interesting in late February and early March. Topping ...
By Charles Brun: David Haye believes that Anthony Joshua has the boxing tools in his arsenal to defeat Tyson Fury to hand him his first career defeat. Of all the heavyweights on the planet, only IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight Joshua (23-1, 21 KOs) has the talent to beat Fury (30-0-1, 21 KOs) if he can get in mid-range to land his shots. ...