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After a year jam-packed with drama, Boxing Social’s Fight of the Year award came down to a straight shoot-out between Roman Gonzalez vs Juan Francisco Estrada 2 and Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder 3. Other fights were mentioned by our panel in passing – among them future cult classics such as Brandon Glanton vs Efetor […]
In many ways, 2021 was a year defined by upsets, so the Boxing Social panel had plenty to ponder in this category. In terms of wide odds there were a host of fights that provided unexpected outcomes, such as Gabriel Rosado’s KO of Bektemir Melikuziev at super-middleweight and Tyrone McCullagh’s surprise three-round super-bantamweight reverse against […]
Several trainers worldwide caught the eyes of Boxing Social’s army of contributors in 2021. Brian ‘Bomac’ McIntyre’s achievement in tutoring Terence Crawford to become one of the best boxers in the world is often overlooked, and as such our panel felt he deserved a mention for helping WBO welter champ Crawford become the first man […]
Boxing Social catches up with James Cook, the new addition to Anthony Yarde’s training set-up, and reflects on his charge’s spectacular performance last weekend against Lyndon Arthur… There’s a new lion in the Anthony Yarde camp: and his name is James Cook. “I’ve been around boxing a long time, so they call me the old […]
The British light-heavyweight division is buzzing right now. Callum Johnson is fighting Joe Smith JR. in the New Year for the WBO world title, with Anthony Yarde – fresh from his revenge win against previously unbeaten Lyndon Arthur – waiting in the wings to face the victor. Dan Azeez, meanwhile is the British champion after […]
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez has maintained his position at the top of Boxing Social’s pound for pound charts, but seen his advantage cut by Oleksandr Usyk, who rises four places to second since June. The Mexican mega-star was the number one pick for seven of our nine-person panel. In our previous poll in June, Usyk had […]
As South Africa’s Azinga Fuzile prepares to challenge for the vacant IBF super-featherweight world title on Saturday night, Boxing Social gets the lowdown on his prospects from the Golden Boy’s manager Colin Nathan… Azinga Fuzile has long been seen as a future world champion by his manager and former trainer Colin Nathan. Now the skillful […]
Promoter Nisse Sauerland gives Luke G. Williams all the intel on Wasserman Boxing’s ‘The Development Series’ show on Thursday night, headlined by flyweight prospect Harvey Horn, and broadcast by none other than Boxing Social… It is with genuine excitement in his voice that promoter Nisse Sauerland gives the lowdown on Thursday’s night’s Wasserman Boxing show […]
In the wake of Terence Crawford’s stoppage of Shawn Porter, members of the Boxing Social team ponder who should be regarded as the world’s premier welterweight… On Saturday night, WBO welterweight champion Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford (38-0, 29 KOs) became the first man to stop Shawn Porter in the professional ranks. With unified WBC and IBF […]
Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford finally faces a welterweight worthy of his talents on Saturday night when he defends his 147lbs WBO strap against ‘Showtime’ Shawn Porter at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Crawford (37-0) is – by common consent – one of the sport’s premier pound-for-pound talents, but since unifying super lightweight […]
As Sylvester Stallone’s director’s cut of ‘Rocky IV’ nears its cinema release, Luke G Williams pays a personal tribute to a film that holds a special place in his heart… “Memories of childhood were the dreams that stayed with you after you woke.” – Julian Barnes ‘Rocky IV’ is such an immoveable, beloved totem of my […]
As she basks in the aftermath of her thrilling unification victory against Mary McGee, Chantelle Cameron tells Boxing Social’s Luke G. Williams she is already focused on further glory… The day after her rousing WBC and IBF super-lightweight unification victory against Mary McGee at the O2 Arena in London didn’t quite go to plan for […]