Dillian Whyte-Mariusz Wach on June 3rd – can “The Body Snatcher” stop “The Viking?”

04/20/2017 James Slater

Dillian Whyte, in the hunt for a shot at a world title, will face a man who has already had one, in Polish giant Mariusz Wach, who he will fight at The O2 in London on June 3. Whyte, 20-1(15) and coming off that December thriller with fellow Brit Dereck Chisora, wanted a big name for his next fight and in Wach, 33-2(17) he has found one.

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Kell Brook-Errol Spence promises to headline a stacked card in Sheffield on May 27

04/20/2017 James Slater

A Box-Office offering here in the UK (on Sky Sports pay-per-view) the exciting Kell Brook-Errol Spence IBF welterweight title fight showdown would very likely have sold well and pulled in plenty of armchair fans on its own – just like the Joshua-Klitschko fight (which has been bumped up a little in price, going from the usual Sky Sports p-p-v fee of £16.95 to £19.95).

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Does Tyson Fury know something we don’t? Fury says Joshua-Klitschko will not happen as scheduled!

04/20/2017 James Slater

How shocked would you be if the big April 29 heavyweight showdown between Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko got postponed due to an injury on the part of one of the fighters? This is just what former, undefeated heavyweight champ Tyson Fury has come out and said he thinks will happen.

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Tyson Fury-Anthony Joshua war of words gets nasty – but will they ever fight in the ring?

04/21/201704/19/2017 James Slater

If it ever happened it would be one of, maybe THE biggest, all-British heavyweight showdowns ever. What is it: Tyson Fury, unbeaten former world ruler, against Anthony Joshua, unbeaten IBF ruler. And these two giants have been attacking one another via social media these past few hours, with both men getting in some verbal digs and good lines.

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Would you settle for Canelo Alvarez-David Lemiuex in September? You might have to

04/19/2017 James Slater

Boxing promoters always make sure they have a Plan-B at hand, and Golden Boy has one for this coming September. This is the month, every fight fan knows, when stars Canelo Alvarez (the A-side as far as pulling power goes) and Gennady Golovkin (the B-side but the world champion) have verbally agreed to meet in arguably the biggest non-heavyweight fight that can be made today.

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“Money” Mayweather not big on Brook’s chances against Spence: It’s going to be rough coming right after the Triple-G fight

04/19/201704/18/2017 James Slater

Floyd Mayweather Junior knows all about participating in the big, big welterweight fights, and the former 147 pound king is a very interested observer going into the May 27 shoot-out between reigning and defending IBF welterweight champ Kell Brook and unbeaten challenger Errol Spence Jr.

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Wladimir Klitschko inspired by “one of his idols, Bernard Hopkins,” could fight until age 50!

04/18/201704/18/2017 James Slater

Legendary Father Time-conqueror Bernard Hopkins never, ever said he planned to fight on until the age of 51 – at one point he actually promised his mother he would quit the ring at the age of 40 – it just happened that way. Going fight by fight, Hopkins realised he had it in him to keep going.

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Dereck Chisora: There’s more tougher fighters in Europe than anywhere else

04/18/201704/18/2017 James Slater

It’s true that boxing is really thriving in the UK right now, as well as in Germany and other European countries. Together, the countries that make up Europe boast more world champions than the rest of the world put together. And British heavyweight Dereck Chisora says the reason for this success is the sheer toughness of today’s European fighters.

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Floyd Mayweather says he “let Manny Pacquiao win two rounds” in their fight, says blame Pac for the fight not living up to expectations

04/18/201704/17/2017 James Slater

Fight fans everywhere were at fever pitch for the so called “Fight of The Century” between superstars Floyd Mayweather Junior and Manny Pacquiao. These same fans know full well how the fight turned out to be one big dud; possibly the biggest big-fight disappointment in 50 years or more.

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Klitschko says Joshua is basically a “copy” of himself, reveals he tried to sign AJ

04/18/201704/17/2017 James Slater

The latest instalment of the popular “The Gloves Are Off” show aired on Sky Sports last night, and heavyweights Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko sat across one another as Johnny Nelson peppered them with questions regarding their fast-approaching Wembley showdown.

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