Sports Journalist · 15 articles
Sky Sports pundit Matthew Macklin was in Jeddah for the Usyk-Joshua 2 weigh-in and has voiced his opinions on how the two fighters looked. When speaking to Boxing Social, ‘Mack the Knife’ said: “I thought Usyk looked really confident. He’s a joker, isn’t he? So he’s always smiling and laughing anyway. He’s a character, he’s […]
Former heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder believes British heavyweight Tyson Fury is serious about retiring and even suggested it was something he had to do. When asked by Fighthype.com whether he thought Fury was serious about retiring, Wilder said: “Yeah – I think he’s gonna have to retire. There’s a lot of stuff going on, I’m […]
Cuban heavyweight contender Luis Ortiz is looking past his next opponent, Andy Ruiz Jr, and wants to face former heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder once again. In an interview with FightHype, when Ortiz was told that Deontay Wilder wants to fight him in a trilogy match should he emerge successful against Ruiz, he replied: “First […]
Boxing royalty, Roberto Duran, has given his thoughts on the Usyk-Joshua rematch this weekend. In an interview with Boxing Social’s Ayman Khan, the Panamanian Hall of Famer discussed a myriad of topics, among them the attitude he believes British heavyweight Anthony Joshua must possess if he is to defeat unified champion Oleksandr Usyk. Duran fought […]
With fight night soon approaching, promoters, trainers, and boxers have weighed in on who they believe will come out victorious in the rematch between unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk and British heavyweight Anthony Joshua. Eddie Hearn “I think this fight will be over in six rounds. I think it’s going to be a war. I […]
Earlier in the week, unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk performed a feat that left many impressed with his reaction speed. During his open workout, Usyk would balance coins along his arm, lift his arm at speed – sending the coins into the air, and catch them one-by-one before they hit the canvas. Beginning with two […]
In a conversation with Boxing Social, former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua touched on a variety of subjects, including how praying has helped him mentally, linking up with Robert Garcia, and what it’ll take for unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk to defeat him. Joshua said: “Since I’ve been here I’ve prayed, like, every day.” “Definitely helped […]
The highly anticipated return of former heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (42-2-1, 41 KOs) is all set for October 15 against Finnish contender Robert Helenius (31-3, 20 KOs). The bout will take place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, and air live on Fox PPV. Wilder is coming off of an 11th round knockout […]
British Youtuber Olajide Olatunji, better known as KSI weighed in on the upcoming bout between unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua on the DAZN Boxing Show. KSI believes that Usyk’s experience and ability to adapt to different styles will allow him to prevail over Joshua. “I hate to say it but I think […]
Johnny Nelson has provided his thoughts on a variety of subjects this week, among them what he believes Anthony Joshua must do in order to defeat Oleksandr Usyk. On August 20, Joshua rematches the current heavyweight champion in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in a bid to reclaim the titles he lost in September of last year. […]
Former cruiserweight world champion and current boxing analyst Johnny Nelson hit back at comments made by Matchroom boss Eddie Hearn in the build-up to the Oleksandr Usyk-Anthony Joshua rematch. Hearn in turn was responding to comments made by Nelson suggesting Joshua should retire if he loses again on Saturday. Speaking to Sky Sports, the pundit […]
Former world champion Anthony Joshua has posted a video to social media showing final preparations for his upcoming bout against heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk. In it, AJ looks menacing and ready for battle, and contrary to recent rumours, doesn’t seem to be any leaner than in previous bouts. Out my hands and leave in God's […]