by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Nov 20, 2015 | Weigh-Ins
At the Manchester Arena, England, the Crolla vs Perez II Weigh-In got underway without problems. Anthony Crolla and Darleys Perez both looked in tip-top shape ahead of their highly anticipated rematch, weighing inside the Lightweight limit of 135 lbs. Manchester’s...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Nov 20, 2015 | Boxing News & Opinions
David Haye is officially back! No, seriously. I think it’s for real this time. There’s a video of him assaulting a punch bag, huge buzz on Twitter, plus Shane McGuigan has stepped in as trainer. And now, Tyson Fury has even gone on record to say he’d fight the former...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Nov 20, 2015 | Training, Workout, Fight Episodes
Miguel Cotto and Canelo Alvarez have been training to smash each others’ faces in for twelve weeks now. But that doesn’t mean they don’t have the time for a friendly chat in a dark room with Max Kellerman. OK, maybe the chat was actually of the hostile variety, and...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Nov 20, 2015 | Analysis, Previews, Predictions, Tale of the Tapes
What a messy week it’s been between the WBC and Miguel Cotto, who’s now been stripped of his Middleweight crown. Only Canelo will be eligible to take home the accolade this Saturday night, and should Cotto win, Gennady Golovkin will be automatically elevated to WBC...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Nov 20, 2015 | Analysis, Previews, Predictions, Tale of the Tapes
If you’re a Tyson Fury fan, you’re probably not going to digest this piece very well. In fact, it probably won’t stay down at all. But know this. I’m a boxing fan. Just like you. And would love nothing more than to see a spectacular battle unfold in Klitschko vs Fury...
