by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Jul 4, 2015 | Boxing News & Opinions
Hot prospect and Welterweight contender Keith Thurman (25-0, 21 KO) has now officially called out Floyd Mayweather. Nobody saw that one coming, of course. Despite fancying his chances against the planet’s number one fighter and highest paid athlete, Thurman also...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Jun 30, 2015 | Boxing News & Opinions
Matchroom’s Eddie Hearn believes Anthony Joshua is set to become a boxing phenomenon – and very soon. The British boxing promoter recently told TalkSport.com that his fighter could capture a Heavyweight title within the next year, and is also eligible to...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Jun 15, 2015 | Boxing News & Opinions
And it seems like a very wise move from the former Middleweight champ who suffered greatly at the hands of Miguel Cotto in June 2014. Martinez, now 40, has enjoyed a colorful career, even if it did bloom a little late. His unorthodox, fan-friendly style will certainly...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Jun 15, 2015 | Boxing News & Opinions
Love him or hate him, ‘Prince’ Naseem Hamed has finally been inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. The former Featherweight champion has been eligible for quite a few years, but it wasn’t until his eighth year on the ballot that he...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Jun 9, 2015 | Boxing News & Opinions
Ahead of Wilder vs Molina this weekend, the Heavyweight giant has revealed he is ready to step into Floyd Mayweather’s shoes as the king-pin of boxing. Many fight fans are seeing the Molina fight as more of a Wilder showcase than serious Heavyweight title...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Jun 9, 2015 | Boxing News & Opinions
There comes a time when every young prospect has to enter a ‘coming of age’ fight. One against a fighter with a ‘pulse’. And one that can ‘fight back’. Whatever you call that kind of fight, Luke Campbell now finds himself in one on...
