By: Ken Hissner This writer refused an invitation to watch Mayweather – McGregor on PPV. Since I heard so many various opinions late, Saturday night I raced through it. A rematch would never sell after this “sleeper!” Round after round it all looked the same. How an MMA fighter can…

By: Benny Henderson Former WBA Super welterweight champion, Austin Trout 30-3 (17 KO’s) is eyeing yet another crack at a world title, when he steps in with the reigning undefeated IBF light middleweight champ, Jarrett Hurd 20-0 (14 KO’s). The two are scheduled to clash October 14th In Brooklyn, on…

By Jake Donovan Srisaket Sor Rungvisai and Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez remain on course to make weight ahead of their highly anticipated HBO-televised rematch which takes place September 9 at the famed StubHub Center in Carson, California. As the WBC super flyweight title is at stake, both boxers have been required…

By Jake Donovan With his win over Julius Indongo in their 140-pound unification clash two weeks ago, Terence Crawford became just the third boxer in history to simultaneously own all four titles in one weight division. The unbeaten two-division world champion from Omaha, Neb. made history just 12 days later,…

By: Sean Crose In what has proven to be a stellar year for the sport of boxing, many fans of the sweet science were hoping Manny Pacquiao would help wrap things up in style via a November rematch with Jeff Horn, who bested Pacquiao by extremely controversial decision last summer….

By: Benny Henderson The Montgomery brothers were raised on boxing, all three, Maliek, Mikhail and Michael were decorated amateurs. With a combined record of 419-44, and countless awards and trophies, all three have decided to take the plunge as a professional in the bang for your buck sport. Both, Maliek,…

By: Sean Crose “It’s special for me,” Gennady “GGG” Golovkin said during a Wednesday conference call to promote his middleweight title showdown against Canelo Alvarez on September 16th. “It’s huge.” Indeed, his fight with Alvarez will be enormous, the biggest boxing event this side of Floyd and Conor. And team…

By: Ken Hissner They were closer than brothers and until this day are still best friends. South Philly’s Buster Drayton would get his title fight at age 32 defeating Carlos Santos for the vacant IBF light middleweight title in June of 1986. He was co-managed by Ivan Cohen and Gary…

Compiled By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of August 22nd to August 29th; covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Photo Credit: Hogan Photos/Golden Boy Promotions Canelo vs. Golovkin Undercard Set The undercard for the…

By: Ken Hissner This writer remembers back in the early 70’s when in “Smokin” Joe Frazier’s Gym seeing this boxer that Eddie Goodman managed named “The Big E” Eddie Duncan. Duncan was boastful and was a tall light heavyweight with processed hair. Recently not wanting his name revealed a PA…

By: Sean Crose Perhaps lost in all the mania surrounding the Floyd-Conor weekend was the huge news that ESPN has announced a major deal with Bob Arum’s Top Rank Promotions. Arum, one of boxing’s most prominent promoters (perhaps the single most prominent one) is now letting his stable of boxers…

By: Ken Hissner In talking to the father and trainer Jose Benavidez, Sr. from their Big Bear, CA, training camp about his sons Jose, Jr. and David Benavidez they have taken different routes from their amateur experiences to their unbeaten professional careers. Jose Benavidez, Jr., 25-0 (16), at 25 had…

By: Sean Crose It’s only fitting perhaps that a professional sporting event that was said to be born and bred online ended up dominating the social medial site over the summer. For, in the weeks leading up to Floyd Mayweather’s 10th round victory over UFC star Conor McGregor on Saturday…

By: Jake Donovan The manner in which Miguel Cotto stormed out of the ring following his last ring appearance would leave one to believe that the Puerto Rican superstar would do anything possible to avoid once again leavings fate in the hands of the judges. Photo Credit: Golden Boy Promotions…

By: Sean Crose “I wanted to go out with a bang.” So said Floyd Mayweather during the post fight press conference after besting Conor McGregor in the tenth round of their much ballyhooed boxing match. “Number forty nine wasn’t good enough,” the 50-0 fighter claimed. “Number forty-eight wasn’t good enough.”…