Posts by Sean Crose

By: Sean Crose Manny Robles led Andy Ruiz to a stunning victory over Anthony Joshua over 5 years ago. Ruiz was the toast of the figurative town for a while…

By: Sean Crose “There’s a world title in me,” popular Irish boxer Michael Conlan recently told the Irish Times. “I know there is and the team I’m with now, the surroundings…

By: Sean Crose At first people thought it was funny or ridiculous or both. Yet the thought of Terence Crawford and Canelo Alvarez squaring off in the ring is on…

By: Sean Crose Boxers have tended to come from tough upbringings. There's exceptions to the rule, of course, but generally speaking, professional boxers have come from humble backgrounds. Therefore, it's…

By: Sean Crose Word is out that Jake Paul is going to fight Gervonta Davis in November. The fight, which will be broadcast live on Netflix, will not be an…

By: Sean Crose There's no doubt heavyweight Moses Itauma impressed on Saturday when he wiped out long time contender Dillian Whyte in a single round. Count former world heavyweight champion…

By: Sean Crose Every so often there are moments like this in heavyweight boxing. One thinks of Gerry Cooney's destruction of Ken Norton decades ago or Mike Tyson's flattening of…