Two fighters. Two styles. Same result: you look up at the lights wondering what just happened. Lennox Lewis boxed like a giant who actually read the manual. Big, mean, methodical. He didn’t rush. He didn’t brawl unless he had to. He made you fight his fight, then shut the door behind you. Oleksandr Usyk fights like he’s glitching the Matrix. Southpaw, always moving, always thinking. You miss, he lands. You freeze, he doubles up. He’s the only bloke alive who makes 6’6″ heavyweights look like they’re chasing shadows. Same end goal. Different path to ruin. Now let’s break it down—piece…

Lewis Crocker (21-0, 13 KOs) and Paddy Donovan (14-1, 11 KOs) will fight for the vacant IBF welterweight title in a rematch on DAZN on September 13th at Windsor Park in Northern Belfast, Ireland. IBF Welterweight Title Fight Earlier this year, Donovan, 26, was disqualified in the eighth round for belting Crocker after the round had ended in an IBF welterweight title eliminator. A rematch was later called after Donovan appealed to the IBF. Hence, we’re seeing a second fight between these two rather than someone else getting a chance. #1 IBF Crocker and #3 Donovan have been maneuvered into…

Oleksandr Usyk has been on one hell of a run since making the jump up to heavyweight. This past weekend, Usyk looked spectacular in his rematch against Daniel Dubois. Usyk made it look even easier than he did last time these two faced nearly two years ago. Usyk dominated the action from start to finish, and he stopped Dubois in round 5. The victory technically made Usyk a two-time undisputed world heavyweight champion, although that is really just a technicality. Usyk never lost the IBF belt in the ring, he lost it because of alphabet politics. With the victory over…

While Oleksandr Usyk was meditating in silence or shadowboxing in a darkened room, Daniel Dubois was allegedly stepping over sausage rolls and trying to keep strangers out of the downstairs loo — all thanks to his dad turning fight day into a full-blown Essex garden party. According to Simon Jordan on talkSPORT, Daniel’s dad, Stanley, thought it was a cracking idea to host seventy people at the family home. On the actual day of the fight. Not a press event. Not a send-off. Just a big loud knees-up at the house where Daniel still lives. So while Usyk’s camp probably…

IBF Champion NIna Meinke Faces Long Road Back With Just 20% Full Recovery Chance Nina Meinke, Germany’s IBF featherweight champ, has undergone emergency back surgery after months of crippling pain and a diagnosis that put both her career and mobility on the line. The surgery was triggered by a severely compressed nerve threatening permanent damage to her right leg. Doctors had to act fast. The alternative was losing function—possibly for good. Now the operation’s done, but the outlook isn’t good. She’s facing a long, rough road, with just a 20% chance of full recovery. What exactly happened to Meinke? What…

Tim Tszyu (25-3, 18 KOs) may need a two-year break from fighting elite-level opposition after being blown out in seven rounds by WBC junior middleweight champion Sebastian Fundora (23-0, 15 KOs) last Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. (Credit: No Limit Boxing) Two-Year Hiatus: Tszyu’s Future Shawn Porter believes a two-year break from fighting the top guys is all Tszyu needs to rebuild himself. The drawback to Tim doing this is that he’ll miss out on the fight that he wanted against Keith Thurman. ‘One Time’ will be 38 in two years, and likely no…

Tim Tszyu says he wants to “stay in the present” moment tonight during his rematch with WBC junior middleweight champion Sebastian Fundora at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. (Credit: Esther Lin/Premier Boxing Champions) Fundora Rematch: Tszyu’s Mindset Tszyu (25-2, 18 KOs) doesn’t want to dwell on the past, which he’d rather forget, or look ahead while he’s in the ring. He wants to be fully aware. What happened to Tim last year with his losses to Fundora and Bakhram Murtazaliev has bothered him. If he’s still focusing on them tonight, Fundora (22-1-1, 14 KOs) will beat him…

Igor Nesterov — Russian mercenary, longtime boxing coach of Olympic gold medalist Alexander Povetkin, and reported war criminal — was killed in Mali, Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) told the Kyiv Independent. The former coach, who helped steer Povetkin’s rise in Russian boxing, had become an active fighter for the Wagner Group, Russia’s most notorious private military outfit. From Cornermen to Commandos Nesterov’s death was confirmed by Russia’s World of Boxing on July 16. While the Kremlin stayed quiet on the details, Ukraine’s HUR described him as a combatant in both Ukraine and Africa — a willing face of Moscow’s imperial…

Terence Crawford told Turki Alalshikh that he wants to fight “one or two” additional fights for him if he defeats Canelo Alvarez on September 13th. Turki says Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) initially said to him that his fight with undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo will be his “last” of his career. He’s since changed his mind, but it’ll depend on whether he’s victorious or not. Canelo vs. Crawford Rematch Money It’s understandable why Crawford would want to continue fighting for a little while longer if he beats Alvarez (62-2-2, 39 KOs). The money Terence, 37, will make in a rematch with Canelo…

Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois are set to split a staggering $203.5 million purse in their heavyweight DAZN PPV rematch this Saturday. Usyk takes the lion’s share at $132 million, while Dubois bags $71 million — a massive leap from the $2 million he earned in their first fight. Even UFC’s Joe Rogan couldn’t hide his disbelief when the numbers dropped, echoing the shock with Volkanovski and Adesanya backstage. The payday comes on the heels of Usyk’s undefeated run and Dubois’ recent KO win over Anthony Joshua. Regardless of who gets their hand raised, both walk away with generational money.…