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Canelo Alvarez & the State of Boxing Boxing rivalries have given us some of the most legendary narratives and storylines in sports history. From Ali-Frazier to Ward- Gatti to Barrera-Morales to Pacquiao- Márquez, the list of great rivalries are endless. But for every great trilogy, just as many ended on a flat note. Roberto Duran and Sugar Ray Leonard is the rivalry that immediately comes to mind when thinking of rivalries that were settled far too late. Given the extreme intensity and fast-paced nature of their first fight in 1980

Crawford-Arum Dispute Showcases Boxing's Business Problems The dispute between Terrence Crawford and the longtime CEO of Top Rank Bob Arum illustrates what is wrong with boxing today. Crawford, recently finished out his contract with Top Rank after his defeat of Shawn Porter on 20th. After his victory, when asked publicly about his future with Top Rank, Crawford revealed he had already made up his mind on what his future with Top Rank will be. He told reporters“ Bob [Arum] couldn’t secure me the [Errol] Spence fight when I was with him, so how is he gon

Business of Boxing: Should Boxing Abandon PPV?Media rights are one of the four key revenue streams in professional sports. TV rights for U.S. Sports are estimated to be over twenty two billion dollars. The NFL 5 billion is the most of any other professional sports league TV rights, followed by the NBA's 2.66 billion and the MLBs 1.5 billion. The vast majority of most watched TV events are sporting events. Due to their high demand, television networks are willing to pay big money because sporting events attract more viewers than any other c

Canelo: The Greatest of his time Canelo Alvarez achieved history as only the sixth fighter to carry all four major world titles in a single division. He also did it in style. Alvarez became an undisputed super middleweight champion in under a year, the fastest division unification ever. He defeated Callum Smith in late December of 2020 to win the WBA and vacant WBC titles. In February, Canelo destroyed mandatory challenger Avni Yıldırım in under three rounds via corner stoppage. Alvarez took a third fight in under six months on

Heavyweight Boxing is Back The Heavyweight division is back as the most exciting division in the sport of boxing. Last week, A star was born in Oleksandr Usyk The former undisputed cruiserweight champion now has three of the four heavyweight championship belts and is seeking to unify all the belts. He would be the first heavyweight since Lennox Lewis in 2000 to unify the division. However, he currently has to beat Anthony Joshua a second time. Despite being favored to win, Anthony Joshua is known to come back strong after

Can Anthony Joshua Comeback? Oleksandr Usyk had a stunning upset victory over boxing icon Anthony Joshua at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and became the new unified heavyweight champion. It was shocking to see Joshua lose in front of the home crowd in England. Usyk fought a great fight and was outboxed for the majority of their twelve round fight. There is no denying the better man won. However, being one of the biggest athletes on the planet, Anthony Joshua has a lot of questions he will need to answer after his second upset

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