Over the years, boxing has had some fans’ favorites as far back as when Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney drew 120,557 fans at Sesquicentennial Stadium in Philadelphia on September 23, 1926, for Dempsey’s Heavyweight title. Though Dempsey would lose back-to-back fights to Tunney including the rematch referred to as ‘The Long Count’ when the new rule was when a boxer is knocked down the one who initiated it had to go to a neutral corner. Dempsey stood over Tunney for some 15 seconds before the count started. Dempsey, though in defeat, was a fan favorite. It wouldn’t be until ‘The…

Chicago, Illinois – Regis “Rougarou” Prograis (30-3, 24 KOs) and Joseph “JoJo” Diaz (34-8-1, 15 KOs) went to war at the Credit One Arena in Chicago, Illinois. An intense back-and-forth battle from the opening bell. JoJo rocked Rougarou with a left in the first round that made his legs wobble. He surprisingly survived the round and the match. Diaz had success early, landing multiple power shots that hurt Prograis. Once Regis found his rhythm, he began throwing several combinations that found the mark. Diaz did not do anything defensively to evade Rougarou’s combinations, allowing Prograis to outland him in 8…

Oscar Duarte (30-2-1, 23 KOs) won a 12-round majority decision over Kenneth Sims, Jr. (22-3-1, 8 KOs) in a WBA light welterweight title eliminator on Saturday night at the University of Illinois in Chicago. In the first round, Sims may have had an edge. In the second round, Duarte hurt Sims several times with headshots. In the third round’s final minute, Duarte hurt Sims with a right on the chin. In the final seconds, Duarte landed half a dozen unanswered punches. In the fifth round, Sims had his best round, going to the body of Duarte. In the final minute…

Ryan Garcia isn’t receiving any sympathy from fans on social media following his comments about his intention to exit Golden Boy Promotions after one fight. In a rant, Garcia claims Oscar De La Hoya doesn’t “respect” and never thought he was a “good fighter.” Ryan’s Respect Claims Kingry points out that he felt mistreated by De La Hoya after his loss to Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero last May. The loss was a one-sided one with Garcia seemingly not even trying to win after being dropped in round two. There was no fight in Ryan. De La Hoya had to have noted…

Nick Ball is being raked over the coals by fans for choosing super bantamweight contender Sam Goodman as his next challenger for him to defend his WBA featherweight title against on August 16th on DAZN PPV. Sam Goodman Fight Backlash Ball (22-0-1, 13 KOs) is viewed by some fans as the worst type of champion since winning the WBA 126-lb belt in June 2024 with a victory over Raymond Ford. Since winning the WBA belt, Ball has defended against consecutive 122-pounders against TJ Doheny and Ronny Rios. Now, he’s choosing another super bantamweight, Sam Goodman 20-0, 8 KOs), to defend…

Regis Prograis doesn’t see any way that Terence Crawford will defeat 168-lb undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez on September 13th. Prograis points out that Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) is jumping up two weight classes, and not just fighting a bigger fighter, but somebody that is “so damn good.” Power Concerns for Crawford Crawford is putting on weight, but that extra size doesn’t guarantee he’ll have an increase in power. It doesn’t work like that. Fighters who bulk up suddenly are rarely any stronger than they were when they were lighter. The extra weight slows them down, causing them to…

Raymond Ford says Gervonta Davis would be an ‘easier’ fight for Shakur Stevenson than his bout against William Zepeda earlier this month. Ford believes that Tank Davis’ low output style of loading up on single power shots would be a simple one for Shakur (24-, 11 KOs) to neutralize compared to the Zepeda fight. Stevenson’s Pocket Fighting Style “I expected that performance. He came in there and did what he was doing all camp, sitting in the pocket, beating guys up at their own game,” said Raymond Ford to Fighthype, when asked if he was surprised at how Shakur Stevenson…

Japan’s boxing scene is turning up the heat on Wednesday, July 30, as Teiken Promotions lines up a triple world title card at Yokohama Buntai. Three belts on the line, and not a snoozer in sight. Kenshiro Teraji, Antonio Vargas, and Erick Rosa are all putting their titles up against hungry challengers—and with styles like these, don’t blink. Teraji returns for another war – can Sandoval spoil the homecoming? WBC and WBA flyweight king Kenshiro Teraji (25-1, 16 KOs) is back after that wild comeback win over Seigo Yuri Akui in March. He’s got power, grit, and world title experience—but…

Bruce Carrington says he’s willing to fight WBO featherweight champion Rafael Espinoza next. ‘Shu Shu’ Carrington (16-0, 9 KOs) believes Espinoza came to his fight against Mateus Heita last Saturday night to get attention and to “size” him up for a fight. He’s willing to face him next. Bruce looked afraid throughout his fight against Heita. He was being stalked and hit hard all night by the powerful Namibian fighter. What was surprising was how much stronger Heita was than he was. Going into the fight, Carrington had a reputation for having a lot of power, but it was Heita who…

Xander Zayas says he gives himself a “B+” after defeating Jorge Garcia by a 12-round unanimous decision to claim the vacant WBO junior middleweight title on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden Theater in New York City. Xander Zayas’ Self-Grade: B+ Even with Zayas (22-0, 13 KOs) staying on the move and holding frequently, he still got hit by a lot of shots from Garcia (33-5, 26 KOs) that made it impossible to grade his performance as a B+. There’s no question that Xander deserved the win, but he didn’t resemble world champion material. The judges scored it 116-112, 118-110,…