by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Nov 18, 2015 | Boxing News & Opinions
The internet can be a hotbed of ridicule and ugliness at the very best of times, as Ronda Rousey knows far too well after being crushed by Holly Holm at the weekend. But Floyd Mayweather has decided to rise above all the ‘hate’ by rushing to Rousey’s defense instead,...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Nov 18, 2015 | Boxing News & Opinions
Frampton vs Quigg is one of those match-ups that is splitting public opinion right down the middle. But Carl Frampton isn’t one who subscribes to that notion, only seeing one man taking home the IBF and WBA ‘Super’ titles on January 30th, 2016. As it stands, Quigg is...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Nov 17, 2015 | Boxing News & Opinions
Gold medalist and newly crowned IBF champ James DeGale has never been a man short of confidence. The 29-year-old has assured that once he’s dealt with Canada’s former champ Lucian Bute on November 28th, he’ll be ready to take on even greater challenges. And that...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Nov 17, 2015 | Boxing News & Opinions
OK, it won’t come as riveting news per se this Tuesday evening, but it does say a great deal about the healthy business relationship between Anthony Joshua and Matchroom Boxing. Joshua, whose 14 short-lived fights have ended in brutal knockouts, is arguably Hearn’s...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Nov 16, 2015 | Boxing News & Opinions
With the hotly anticipated Cotto vs Canelo now clearly on the horizon, Boxing Base asked readers who they saw coming out on top after the showdown is all done and dusted. It’s billed as a neck-and-neck war of two nations, and on paper it certainly looks that way. The...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Nov 16, 2015 | Boxing News & Opinions
No matter the result of Klitschko vs Fury on November 28th, Anthony Joshua is more than willing to fight his fellow countryman, according to promoter Eddie Hearn. Should Fury’s world title dreams turn into a nightmare, it may be comforting for the 6’ 7” fighter to...
