by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Sep 16, 2015 | Boxing News & Opinions
It shouldn’t really come as a shock that Tyson Fury has made another outspoken remark – well, several – ahead of his collision with Wladimir Klitschko on October 24th. The bout, which will no doubt sell out the Esprit Arena in Dusseldorf, will see...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Sep 13, 2015 | Boxing News & Opinions
Our Mayweather vs Berto poll is now closed and the results ready for reader digestion. We won’t beat around the bush too much here; BoxingBase.com visitors did respond rather predictably to the question ‘Who Wins Mayweather vs Berto?’. And yeah, we...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Sep 11, 2015 | Boxing News & Opinions
By now you probably know the story well, even though it’s only just surfaced. The day before Floyd Mayweather’s bout with Manny Pacquiao, the P4P King received an injection mix of saline and vitamins, despite it being banned under WADA (World Anti-Doping...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Sep 9, 2015 | Boxing News & Opinions
No fighter likes getting hit by anyone, no matter how much clout they carry. But when sharing the ring with Kazakhstan wrecking machine Gennady Golovkin, it’s a completely different ball game. Or as former victim Martin Murray says: “torture”. Murray, who put in a...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Sep 9, 2015 | Boxing News & Opinions
Bradley vs Rios Inked for November WBO champ Timothy Bradley will be doing battle with Brandon Rios on November 7th at the Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas. If you’re a fan of boxer-come-brawler Bradley and Rios’s violent slugger style, you could be in for an...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Sep 8, 2015 | Boxing News & Opinions
Gary Cornish will enter this weekend’s O2 Arena headliner as a Heavyweight, but an even heavier underdog. The 12-rounder will see both fighters putting their undefeated records on the line, with the victor set to take home the Commonwealth strap. But Cornish,...