If you could overlook the various braggadocious personalities populating the room, including Claressa Shields’ declaration to Szilvia Szabados that “I’m not gonna let you beat me in front of my family,” there was something basic and essential, completely gender non-specific, and as subtle as a jab to the schnozz, going on Wednesday at MGM Grand. Of the many things a boxer needs to reach the apex of a game that chews up most of them well below the mountaintop, two absolute mandates are a home base that embraces the fighter as a marketable commodity, and a television network that does the same.
Category: Olympic Boxing
Big punching Wilder believes he can save heavyweights
Deontay Wilder was in the Super Bowl media center in Houston a few days before the game when a somewhat familiar face walked by. Wilder and his girlfriend recognized Andrew Zimmern, who stars in the “Bizarre Foods” show on the Travel Channel.
Carl Frampton vs. Leo Santa Cruz Tops the 10 Fights to Watch in January
While January is normally a quiet time in the boxing world, several fights are worth seeing during the opening month of 2017. The two main cards take place in the United States, starting with the long-awaited unification clash between super middleweights James DeGale and Badou Jack.