What might a WBSS Heavyweight tournament look like?

08/06/2018 by Gavin Duthie

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By Gav Duthie: The World boxing super series has been a great success far. Oleksandr Usyk landed on top in the first battle at cruiserweight, George Groves and Callum Smith will contest 168lb final and another two divisions, lightweight and bantamweight have been confirmed with a host of stars in each to commence later in the year. What would a heavyweight tournament look like though. Boxing’s flagship division is having a bit of trouble getting the stars together namely Joshua and Wilder and the idea of the WBSS is that it brings the best together with one ultimate goal to find the best fighter in the division. In reality I think there is to much conflict and money at heavyweight for the best to agree but lets live in a fantasy world and see how this might turn out if it ever happened.

How much left for DeGale?

04/09/2018 by Gavin Duthie

By Gav Duthie: James DeGale 24-2-1 (14) regained the IBF title less than 5 months after losing it in a bloody rematch with American Caleb Truax. During the aftermath the proud Londoner tweeted “Back where she belongs” #2 time #redemption in reference to getting the IBF strap back around his waist.

6 things we learned last Saturday night

03/08/2018 by Gavin Duthie

By Gav Duthie: Some weekends I wait in anticipation for the next big fight, scrolling the news for fights that took place between over the hill Mexicans, regional titles, small hall shows, and some weekends have too much action to watch all in one night. Last weekend was one of those. The UK had boxing shows on Sky and Channel 5 whilst later in the evening across the pond the Stats had shows on Showtime and HBO. All events were significant, even the undercards so rather than write about them individually we will look at 6 things that we learned from the boxing last Saturday.

Keith Thurman just telling it like it is

01/27/2018 by Gavin Duthie

By Gav Duthie: Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman 28-0 (22) is getting quite a tough time from all angles right now. Errol Spence is calling him out on his reluctance to fight him with the fans and media buying into the same theory. Thurman has pretty much ruled out fighting Spence in 2018. Understandably the fans always want the big fights yesterday, but this isn’t always possible.

A rivalry to match the 1980s?

01/24/2018 by Gavin Duthie

By Gav Duthie: Not many would argue that one of the greatest eras in boxing took place in the 1980s between welterweight-middleweight involving American trio Sugar Ray Leonard 36-3-1 (25), Marvin Hagler 62-3-2 (52) and Tommy Hearns 61-5-1 (48). As well as these three standout stars there was Roberto Duran, Wilfried Benitez, John Mugabi and many more in the mix.

Can Cruiserweights dominate at heavyweight?

01/19/2018 by Gavin Duthie

By Gav Duthie: Murat Gassiev has stated in no uncertain terms that he will join the heavyweight division if he wins the WBSS Cruiserweight tournament. WBO champion Oleksandr Usyk made a similar announcement last year that he would eventually move up and it is becoming a more familiar story in recent times. The cruiserweight division is the best it has ever been but do these champions have the ability to dominate the division above, let’s look at the evidence and the future.

Amir Khan’s best opponent?

01/16/2018 by Gavin Duthie

By Gav Duthie: Amir Khan’s new promoter Eddie Hearn has done a good job of garnering interest in who Khan might be fighting on his April 21 comeback fight in Liverpool. The Sky Sports and Matchroom promotions will be going head to head with Frampton-Donaire on BT and Eddie Hearn says Amir doesn’t want a tune up.

Delusional Danny Garcia

01/14/2018 by Gavin Duthie

By Gav Duthie: The number 1 P4P fighter in his own mind Danny ‘Delusional’ Garcia 33-1 (19) has been in full ego form in the last week throwing a barrage of compliments his own way stronger than his left hooks. Not only does he still feel undefeated (as the Keith Thurman loss is only a defeat on paper) but he doesn’t yet consider #1 P4P star Terrence Crawford worthy of fighting him until he faces Errol Spence first.

Claressa Shields steering into a dead end?

01/12/2018 by Gavin Duthie

By Gav Duthie: It is entirely possible that Claressa Shields 4-0 (2) is just too good. The unified Super Middleweight world champion faces Tori Nelson 17-0-3 (2) tonight. Boxrec has the 41-year-old Nelson at #2 in their rankings so the question is what does Shields do after this.

Your move WBC

01/12/201801/11/2018 by Gavin Duthie

By Gav Duthie: Promoter Yvon Michel has declared the intention of Eleider Alvarez 23-0 (11) not to participate in purse bids for a final, final, final, final eliminator against Oleksandr Gvozdyk 14-0 (12). I apologize that the word final was written 4 times, but it was intentional because this would-be Alvarez’s 4th final eliminator to get a shot at the WBC title held by Adonis Stevenson.