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…

By: Sean Crose Make no mistake about it, Moses Itauna is a big deal in the heavyweight division. Undefeated with all but two of his wins coming by knockout the…

By: Sean Crose Word is out that former welterweight world titlist Keith Thurman will be facing the current WBC junior middleweight champion Sebastian Fundora in this October in Las Vegas.…

By: Sean Crose Gervonta Davis is no longer in trouble with authorities in Florida. Charges against the well-known and well-regarded fighter were dropped Tuesday after Davis' ex-girlfriend indicated she no…

By: Sean Crose To the surprise of many legendary ex super middleweight King Andre Ward has expressed interest in possibly fighting none other than Anthony Joshua. Ward retired years ago…

By: Sean Crose "My team told @OscarDeLaHoya we’d fight @RyanGarcia next, and his management turned it down." So said Teofimo Lopez in a social media post on Saturday. This sort…

By: Sean Crose For better or for worse it's come to this. British super promoter Eddie Hearn is publicly declaring that social media star turned boxer Jake Paul might very…