Vasyl Lomachenko asks his fans to vote on who he should fight next – then the P-4-P king goes duck hunting!

12/26/2017 James Slater

Vasyl Lomachenko is eager to fight again soon and he is asking his fans to tell him just who his next opponent (challenger is perhaps too strong a word, as in can anyone at 130 to 140 actually “challenge” Lomachenko?) should be. The reigning WBO 130 pound champ who is widely expected to move up to 135 soon, put out an online poll via his twitter page, asking fans to vote on who he should fight next.

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Who would you vote for as Fighter of The Year: Lomachenko, Ward, Joshua, Crawford or Sor Rungvisai?

12/24/2017 James Slater

So who was 2017’s Fighter of The Year?

It’s that time again and fans are voting, not just on the website of ‘The Bible of Boxing,’ Ring Magazine, but it seems this particular poll is the yearly one most fans get into (and of course, you don’t argue with the Bible!)

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Boxing in 2017 – Oh What a Year! The Future Looks Bright, Despite the End of an Era

12/22/201712/22/2017 Paul Jones

By Justin Jones: First, let me start off by giving the fighters, promoters, advisers, trainers, TV networks & executives, media members, and of course, the fans, a big round of applause (claps in circular motion)!

After a rather dull 2016, boxing fans were treated to a number of competitive and compelling matchups, seemingly every weekend this year. We witnessed history – Terrance Crawford (32-0, 23 KOs) fully unifying the 140-pound division and two 2-time Olympic gold medalists get it on (Vasyl Lomachenko [10-1, 10 KOs] vs. Guillermo Rigondeaux [17-1, 11 KOs]). We were also treated to a number of pound-for-pound fighters willing to test their mettle against one another – Andrew Ward (32-0, 16 KOs) vs Sergey Kovalev (31-2-1, 27 KOs), Gennady Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) vs Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-2), and Lomachenko vs. Rigondeaux.

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Floyd Mayweather challenges Lomachenko to fight Mikey Garcia

12/20/2017 Andy Brooks

Super featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko (10-1, 8 KOs) sent a Tweet on Tuesday to promoter Floyd Mayweather Jr., telling him to stop hiding former IBF 130 lb. champion Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis (19-0, 18 KOs). Lomachenko wants to fight Davis if possible in 2018.

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Vasyl Lomachenko vs. The Super Featherweight’s Golden Era – Because Why Not?

12/18/201712/17/2017 Jason Peck

I might be a little slow on this one, but it’s taken me two weeks of Youtube and instant replays to fully grasp the totality of Vasyl Lomachenko victory over a man formerly considered a pound-for-pound entrant.

Sure, Guillermo Rigondeaux came in with a size disadvantage. That became painfully obvious at the weigh-in. And sure, Rigondeaux was old for his profession and suffered long period of inactivity to boot – the late 30s are perilous for fighters other than Bernard Hopkins or a Klitschko brother.

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Vasyl Lomachenko not pound-for-pound best says Terence Crawford’s trainer

12/16/201712/15/2017 James Slater

Is Vasyl Lomachenko the current best in the sport, pound-for-pound? This seems to be the general consensus, and not only that, but many fans, and experts, are wondering if the two-weight king will ever be beaten (yes, Lomachenko did lose, in his second pro outing, against an over-the-weight Orlando Salido, who emerged with a razor-close, debatable decision seemingly a millions years ago now).

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Lomachenko, Rigondeaux ratings results

12/16/201712/15/2017 ESPN Boxing

Saturday’s Top Rank on ESPN telecast, featuring Vasiliy Lomachenko successfully defending his WBO World Junior Lightweight title against Guillermo Rigondeaux (17-1-0, 11 KO), delivered big on ratings and viewership, making it Saturday’s most-viewed telecast on cable television among men 18-34 and men 18-49, according to final viewership data from Nielsen Media Research.

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Has Vasyl Lomachenko got The 2017 Fighter of the Year Award all sewn up?

12/13/2017 James Slater

There are still a few significant fights to be fought before 2017 comes to a close – the WBO middleweight title fight between champ Billy Joe Saunders and David Lemieux in Canada this Saturday (Dec. 16) – but by and large, all the big fights have been settled. And it’s been a pretty good year overall for fans of The Sweet Science; even if the past 12 months could also have been a bit better (more big heavyweight title fight action would certainly not have gone amiss).

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Guillermo Rigondeaux sure to take even more shots as X-Ray results show his left hand was not broken

12/13/201712/12/2017 James Slater

As fans everywhere know, Guillermo Rigondeaux quit on his stool after six-rounds had been completed in his hugely anticipated fight with Vasyl Lomachenko; the Cuban southpaw claiming he had injured, maybe even broken his left hand. The quit job angered many, and the X-Ray results that have been revealed today – courtesy of a news feature via RingTV.com – are sure to add fuel to the fire of hate being currently aimed at “Rigo.”

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George Foreman gives his take on the Lomachenko-Rigondeaux fight and its aftermath

12/12/2017 James Slater

Heavyweight legend, in fact living legend, George Foreman never, ever quit in a fight in his life: the former world champion digging deep in so many epic bouts. Today, the finest elder statesman of the sport we all love so much has a roving eye on all the big fights and what they mean to boxing.

Like the rest of us, “Big George” was disappointed, shocked even, over how pound-for-pound entrant Guillermo Rigondeaux quit on his stool at the conclusion of just six-rounds against Vasyl Lomachenko on Saturday. Foreman, who pushed himself numerous times in numerous fights – his epics with Ron Lyle, Evander Holyfield and Michael Moorer being the stuff of legend – comes from a different era; one where quitting was simply unforgiven.

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