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During the economic shutdown, boxing fans have been watching videos of great fighters from the past. And it brings home the point that “great” has become the most overused term in boxing. We lose sight sometimes of what athletic greatness means at the professional level. Too many people – including people who write about sports – don’t understand what it ...

Middleweight contender Tureano Johnson resurrected his career in his last bout. Now he wants to face the biggest names at 160 pounds. Johnson is targeting former WBO junior middleweight titleholder and unbeaten middleweight Jaime Munguia later this year or when the opportunity presents itself. The 36-year-old Johnson (21-2-1, 15 knockouts), who presented the Bahamas at the 2008 Olympic Games in ...

Former two division world champion Jose Pedraza is training hard for a targeted fight in the month of June. Top Rank is planning several boxing cards in Las Vegas, at a ballroom in the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The promotional company will begin their events on June 9.  ESPN will carry the events on their various platforms. Pedraza (26-3, 13 KOs) is ...

A quick glance at the Hall of Fame-level résumé of Jean Pascal is all the indication you need of his willingness to take on all comers. That desire hasn’t at all changed even with the 37-year old from Laval, Canada currently sitting the driver’s seat.  The former lineal light heavyweight king and current secondary titlist finds himself in the position ...

Boxing’s return to Las Vegas now has an official home. Full details have been made available for at least the first two shows to be presented by Top Rank under the new Nevada COVID-19 testing protocol for closed-doors events to be held in state. A series of shows will take place every Tuesday and Thursday live on an ESPN platform ...

The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen “Breadman” Edwards tackling topics such as Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennadiy Golovkin, looking back at Marvin Hagler, his personal top 10 list, and much  more. Hi Breadman I’ve seen your interest in comparisons between other sports and boxing before so thought i would run this past you. In the UK (my home) the #1 ...

IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has made it clear that he certainly wants a unification clash with his division rival, WBC world champion Tyson Fury. Fury vs. Joshua is currently the biggest fight in the sport. Both boxers have contracted assignments against other boxers in the coming months. Their respective promoters are hoping to get their champions in ...

The first Mexican boxer to capture a super middleweight world title, Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez, has promised to provide a surprise very shortly on his return to the ring. Ramirez hopes to return by July 25, and stressed that he is targeting 175-pound world champions Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol. It’s been more than 400 days since Ramirez last fought, but he feels re-energized, both physically and ...

Forbes released their newest “Highest Paid Athletes” list. The media outlet indicates that the 100 highest paid athletes earned a combined $3.6 billion this year, which is 9% below 2019 and the first decline since 2016. Tennis star Roger Federer is in the number one spot for the first time, with $106 million of pre-tax earnings. He beat out soccer stars ...