Fury: I am beating Klitschko, Wilder and Joshua

09/07/2015 by Boxing News

fury7811111 By Scott Gilfoid: 27-year-old Tyson Fury (24-0, 18 KOs) is heading for what many boxing fans feel is a certain loss in his title shot against IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (64-3, 53 KOs) next month on October 24th at the ESPRIT Arena in Dusseldorf, Germany.

In a sign that the 6’9” Fury has lost all perspective of his own talent limits, he believes that he’s going to beat not only the aging 39-year-old Klitschko, but also WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder and #2 WBC contender Anthony Joshua. In other words, Fury thinks he’s going to clean house in beating the top heavyweights.

Deontay Wilder’s right hand at 95% for Johann Duhaupas fight

09/04/2015 by Boxing News

By Scott Gilfoid: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (34-0, 33 KOs) says his recently broken right hand has improved from 75% that it was for his fight against Eric Molina last June to 95% right now for his fight later this month against the talented Johann Duhaupas (32-2, 20 KOs) on September 26th on Premier Boxing Champions on NBC at the Legacy Arena, in Birmingham, Alabama.

Wilder, 6’7”, suffered a broken right hand in his one-sided 12 round unanimous decision win over Bermane Stiverne last January in a fight in which Wilder had Stiverne hurt several times.

Can anyone dethrone King Klitschko?

08/30/2015 by Clarkey

By Luke Clarke: Wladimir Klitschko (64-3, 53 KOs) has proved himself to be named amongst the greatest heavyweights of all time. As one of the longest reigning heavyweight world champions in history (second only to Joe Louis), his legacy will surely be cemented in the boxing hall of fame. This era will be remembered as the Klitschko era.

Although not everyone likes Wladimir’s boxing style, few can deny it has been effective over the last 10 years, and nobody has come close to beating him since winning the world title in 2006.

My Two Cents: Guzman, Wilder, Broner, Mayweather retirement

08/27/2015 by Gavin Duthie

By Gav Duthie: After being inactive for a little while on the writing front and a lack of top level boxing recently I thought I would give my thoughts on a few of the recent boxing stories in the press.

Joan Guzman retires

The wasted talent of Joan Guzman can only be blamed on one man, himself. The man from the Dominican Republic missed weight several times, failed drug tests and was extremely inactive through his career. Nevertheless I feel a sadness towards any boxer with unfulfilled potential.

Johann Duhaupas will be competitive against Deontay Wilder

08/23/2015 by Boxing News

By Scott Gilfoid: A lot of boxing fans and members of the media are writing off the chances of the 6’5” Johann Duhaupas (32-2, 20 KOs) for his title shot against the talented WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (34-0, 33 KOs) on September 26th. They don’t see the 32-year-old Duhaupas as having the talent to compete with the 6’7” Wilder.

I can understand why they wouldn’t see Duhaupas as being good enough to compete with Wilder, because not too many heavyweights can due to his incredible punching power, but I think Duhaupas has the talent to possibly go the distance with Wilder.

Johann Duhaupas: I’m going to take advantage of my opportunity against Deontay Wilder

08/21/2015 by Boxing News

By Scott Gilfoid: #12 WBC Johann Duhaupas (32-2, 20 KOs) plans on making the most of his opportunity when he gets inside the ring in September 26th against the talented WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (34-1, 33 KOs) on Premier Boxing Champions on NBC free TV from the Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama.

This is the first and likely the last chance the 6’5” Duhaupas will get to fight for a world title during his career, and he obviously doesn’t want to waste his big chance at the big time by getting knocked out or dominated by a one-sided 12 round decision by the 6’7” Wilder.

Duhaupas, 32, has been in with big punchers before and survived them, but this obviously a much bigger test for the big French heavyweight because he’s arguably facing the biggest punching heavyweight in the planet right now in Deontay Wilder.

“I’m excited to be making my US debut and fighting for a heavyweight world title in the same night. This is the biggest opportunity of my career and I’m going to take advantage of it,” Duhaupas said. “Deontay is a huge competitor, but I’m coming into this fight prepared to make things very difficult for him. I plan on bringing the title back home to France.”

Deontay Wilder vs. Johann Duhaupas official for 9/26!

08/20/2015 by Boxing News

By Scott Gilfoid: Boxing fans are in for a real treat with the official announcement of the September 26th fight between WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (34-0, 33 KOs) and #12 WBC France’s Johann Duhaupas (32-2, 20 KOs) for Premier Boxing Champions on NBC at the Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. This is a very good fight with an excellent co-feature about between former WBC lightweight champions Antonio DeMarco and Omar Figueroa Jr. This is some good stuff for the fans.

Wilder, 6’7”, is looking to become a huge star in America like some of the greats in the best in the heavyweight division, and each victory brings him closer to that level. In my estimation, Wilder will be fabulously rich by the time he hits 50-0. He’s only 16 fights away from that magical mark, but he’s got a lot of tough opponents to get out of the way before he hits that level.

Deontay Wilder’s September 26th fight against Johann Duhaupas to be announced tomorrow

08/19/2015 by Boxing News

By Scott Gilfoid: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder’s September 26th fight against #12 WBC Johann Duhaupas (32-2, 20 KOs) will be announced tomorrow on Thursday, according to Dan Rafael. The Wilder- Johann Duhaupas will be televised on Premier Boxing Champions on NBC from the Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama.

While some boxing fans are somewhat upset about the 6’7” Wilder’s choice of opponent other fans are pleased and see Duhaupas as a good choice for Wilder to stay busy. I personally think it’s a good opponent for Wilder, because the 6’5” Duhaupas has a lot of talent and can help Wilder sharpen up his claws to get him ready for his important fight against Alexander Povetkin next year.

Deontay Wilder vs. Johann Duhaupas to be announced soon for September 26th

08/19/201508/18/2015 by Boxing News

By Scott Gilfoid: As I previously announced earlier, WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder’s next fight against the highly skilled #12 WBC Johann Duhaupas (32-2, 20 KOs) is expected to be announced any day now, and it might be before the end of this week.

Wilder and the 6’5” Duhaupas will be fighting on September 26th on Premier Boxing Champions on NBC from the Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. Wilder needed to face someone for a voluntary defense to get him ready for his title against Alexander Povetkin in the first half of 2016, but I was very surprised at the pick that Wilder and his adviser Al Haymon selected for his next fight.

Deontay Wilder: There’s no way Tarver would hang in there with the Bronzebomber

08/15/2015 by Boxing News

By Scott Gilfoid: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (34-0, 33 KOs) saw former light heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver (31-6-1, 22 KOs) struggle to a 12 round draw last Friday night in his fight against former IBF cruiserweight champion Steve “USS” Cunningham (28-7-1, 13 KOs) at the Prudential Center, in Newark, New Jersey, USA.

While Deontay, 6’7”, gave the 46-year-old Tarver credit for being able to hang in there with the fast 204lb Cunningham, Wilder thinks that there’s no way that Tarver would have been able to go the distance with him had he been in there with him rather than Cunningham.