by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Apr 3, 2015 | Boxing Results, Post Fight Analysis
Before Floyd Mayweather entered the ring on May 3rd, 2014, Amir Khan and Luis Collazo provided the night’s chief support in Las Vegas. On paper, Khan seemed to be in relatively deep with the tough, seasoned Collazo in his Welterweight debut. In reality, however,...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Apr 3, 2015 | Boxing Results, Post Fight Analysis
On December 13th, 2014, Amir Khan gave perhaps one of his best performances to date against former IBF Welterweight Champion, Devon Alexander. The decision was Unanimous at the MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas, tallied from scores of 119-109, 118-110, 120-108. Headliner...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Apr 3, 2015 | Boxing Results, Post Fight Analysis
April 19th, 2014. In Washington D.C., Bernard Hopkins unified the IBF and WBA Light Heavyweight straps after outclassing Beibut Shumenov. Though Hopkins took his foe to school for much of the bout, his efforts were dismally expressed by the judges who turned in a...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Apr 3, 2015 | Boxing Results, Post Fight Analysis
In the StubHub Center, California, another opponent was thrown into the proverbial lion’s den. In fact, given the outcome, it’s likely Marco Antonio Rubio would have preferred to find a ‘real’ lion instead of Gennady Golovkin. October 18th,...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Apr 3, 2015 | Boxing Results, Post Fight Analysis
On November 8th, 2014, the career of 49-year-old boxing legend, Bernard Hopkins, may have finally come to an end. The ageless wonder has beaten some of the sport’s best over the past six years, such as Kelly Pavlik and Jean Pascal, but it was an all different...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Apr 2, 2015 | Boxing Results, Post Fight Analysis
Before July 26th, 2014, Gennady Golovkin was the most feared puncher in the Middleweight ranks. And after that night’s fight, not a damn thing changed. Such is the way Golovkin deals with his opponents, words like ‘stone-fisted’ and...