The Grueling Truth - Where Legends Speak / Latest Boxing News & Rumors Today / Page 5

Latest Boxing News & Rumors Today

A Career on the Edge: Muhammad Ali Beats Ken Norton in Rematch

John Raspanti

09/14/2023

After suffering the second loss of his career, Muhammad Ali had nothing to say. Ken Norton had silenced him - breaking his jaw early or late in their 12-round affair in San Diego. Norton, the fighting marine, had nullified Ali's jab and outworked him. Ali hung in, but his conditioning was poor. Rumors had run rampant before the bout that Ali had spent more time signing autographs than training. Not ...

The Greatest Boxing Myths Exposed Part One: Pep, Tyson, Pryor, Jack Johnson

Mike Goodpaster

09/12/2023

Looking back – September 7, 1892 – John L. Sullivan fights James J. Corbett

John Raspanti

09/08/2023

Smith vs. Eubank 2: Looking Down the Barrel

Christopher Carlson

09/01/2023

Liam Smith versus Chris Eubank Jr 2- A must win for Eubank.

John Raspanti

08/30/2023

The Sunshine Showdown (aka/ “Down Goes Frazier”), Jamaica, 1973

Christopher Shelton

08/25/2023

Not Much Buzz: Usyk vs Dubois

John Raspanti

08/23/2023

John Raspanti

08/17/2023

Cautious heavyweight Anthony Joshua wins – Derek Chisora does as well but I wish….

Anthony Joshua is like a baseball player beaned by a pitch. Gun-shy. Reluctant to engage. He's ...

Christopher Carlson

08/12/2023

Navarrete vs. Valdez: Bring The Noise

This Saturday on ESPN an all-action main event between Emanuel Navarrete and Oscar Valdez will ...

John Raspanti

08/10/2023

An act of war – Emanuel Navarette and Oscar Valdez fight

There's no hate here. No false bravado. ...

Mike Goodpaster

08/08/2023

Top 10 Biggest Boxing Matches of All-Time

10. Floyd Mayweather - Manny Pacquiao: Still ...

Mike Goodpaster

08/05/2023

The Top 11 Most significant NON heavyweight fights in Boxing history

When people talk about the biggest fights ...

John Raspanti

08/01/2023

Naoya Inoue and Terence Crawford – Demolition and destruction

Naoya Inoue, Stephen Fulton, Terence Crawford, and ...

Mike Goodpaster

07/31/2023

Top 10 Pound for Pound Boxer: Is Inoue or Crawford Number One?

I thought about keeping Fury out of ...

Christopher Carlson

07/29/2023

Spence vs. Crawford: Know The Ledge

Spence vs. Crawford: Know The Ledge ...

Mike Goodpaster

07/29/2023

Top 10 Heavyweight of the 1970s

Bugner went life and death in back-to-back losses against legends Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier in ...

John Raspanti

07/28/2023

Go For It – Terence Crawford and Errol Spence Jr. fight this Saturday night

The fight everyone wanted but most, after ...

Dave Siderski

07/25/2023

Mythical Matchup: Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Roberto Duran

Floyd Mayweather dominated the sport of boxing ...

Christopher Carlson

07/23/2023

Inoue vs Fulton: Is the Monster Living on Borrowed time?

Stephen Fulton vs. Naoya Inoue has ...

Mike Goodpaster

07/23/2023

The 8 Worst Heavyweight Champions of All Time

Prince Charles Martin's pathetic defense of his ...

John Raspanti

07/20/2023

The Slickster versus The Monster – Stephen Fulton throws hands with Naoya Inoue July 25th

Stephen Fulton believes in himself. And why ...

Mike Goodpaster

07/18/2023

Top 10 Bantamweights in Boxing History

This list will be made up of ...

Christopher Carlson

07/14/2023

Alycia Baumgardner & Frank Martin: Keep Their Heads Ringing

Alycia Baumgardner and Frank Martin look ...

John Raspanti

07/13/2023

Jaron Ennis showcases his talent

Jaron Ennis was feeling it last Saturday ...

Mike Goodpaster

07/12/2023

Tyson Fury the Gypsy Queen Continues to Duck Usyk and Joshua

Crawford vs Spence is getting ready to ...

Mike Goodpaster

07/10/2023

Top 10 Junior Middleweights of All Time

Little (51-6, 31 KOs) is, unfortunately, a ...

Mike Goodpaster

07/09/2023

The Top 6 Blood and Guts Boxing Warriors since 1970

Not all of the boxers on this ...

Christopher Carlson

07/08/2023

Ennis vs Villa: Custom Made or High Alert for Boots?

Jaron Ennis vs. Roiman Villa is ...

John Raspanti

07/05/2023

Jess Willard thought he might kill Jack Dempsey – July 4th, 1919

Heavyweight champion Jess Willard asked for immunity ...

Mike Goodpaster

07/02/2023

Con-Elo Alvarez to fight Jermell Charlo-Not Jermall as the Con game continues.

Earlier in the week, boxing fans were ...

Christopher Carlson

06/30/2023

Anderson vs Martin: Good Test in Jared’s Hometown Toledo

Anderson vs Martin: Good Test in Jared’s ...

John Raspanti

06/29/2023

Canelo Alvarez to fight Jermal Charlo, Adam Kownacki takes another beating

It looks like Canelo Alvarez will fight ...

Mike Goodpaster

06/29/2023

Top 10 Most Intimidating Boxers in History

I know how a guy that weighs ...

Mike Goodpaster

06/28/2023

Top 10 Boxers of the 1950s

For more Boxing news, click here! Fullmer ...

Christopher Carlson

06/25/2023

Adames vs Williams SHO Card: Good Scraps Bad Stoppages

In this midwest state where Minneapolis is ...

Dave Siderski

06/24/2023

Mythical Matchup: Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Aaron Pryor

Our next mythical matchup is one of ...

Christopher Carlson

06/23/2023

Adames vs. Williams: It’s Showtime for Carlos Adames

Premier Boxing Champions and Showtime returns ...

Jeremiah Preisser

06/23/2023

Part Four: The Greatest Defensive Fighters Ever – Young Griffo

"He was probably the fastest boxer and ...

John Raspanti

06/22/2023

June 22, 1938 – “I ain’t no champion ’till I beat Schmeling.” Joe Louis

My father idolized Joe Louis. Dad had ...

Chris Benedict

06/19/2023

Marvin Hagler Annihilates Tony Sibson in 1983’s Battle of Worcester

Tony Sibson ventured into the Worcester Centrum ...

Chris Benedict

06/18/2023

Marvin Hagler and Sugar Ray Seales: The Unlikely Trilogy

“I’m going to kill him. They can’t ...

John Raspanti

06/15/2023

New documentary on Andre Ward reveals a life almost lost, and then found

While viewing the new compelling documentary on ...

Mike Goodpaster

06/15/2023

Top 20 Boxing Matches of the 1980s

Mancini had his moments early on in ...

Christopher Carlson

06/10/2023

Taylor vs. Lopez: Tough Talk, Let’s See Who Walks It

This Saturday night the lineal 140-pound ...

John Raspanti

06/08/2023

The social media spat between Oscar De La Hoya and Ryan Garcia was embarrassing and revealing

A few hours after being stopped by ...

John Raspanti

06/05/2023

Teofimo Lopez and Josh Taylor meet in intriguing matchup

Trying to understand the motivations of some ...

Mike Goodpaster

06/02/2023

Top 10 Junior Welterweights in Boxing History

I know his resume at junior welterweight ...

Mike Goodpaster

05/31/2023

Top 11 Living Boxers: Who sits at the top Duran or leonard?

This list only includes retired boxers ...

Christopher Carlson

05/26/2023

Lopez vs. Conlan & Lara vs. Wood 2: Featherweight Festivities

The Mexican invasion commences this Saturday ...

Mike Goodpaster

05/25/2023

Top 10 Greatest Sports Families of all time

It's a miracle if anybody plays a ...

John Raspanti

05/24/2023

Not a robbery, but Vasyl Lomachenko looked like the winner over Devin Haney

Vasyl Lomachenko did everything but win Saturday ...

Mark Lewis

05/23/2023

Bobby Mac Updates the Larry Holmes vs. Gerry Cooney Rd by Rd Scoring

Folks, there is no great milestone imperative ...

Christopher Carlson

05/20/2023

Haney vs. Lomachenko: Lineal Battle of Craft and Skill

Highly skilled matchups like this one don’t ...

John Raspanti

05/18/2023

Fight Night: Devin Haney vs Vasyl Lomachenko

Talent, speed, and God-given ability. One is ...

Mike Goodpaster

05/17/2023

Randall “Tex” Cobb: The Man Who Shut Up Howard Cosell!

Randall Cobb was born in Bridge City, ...

John Raspanti

05/11/2023

Everybody says Canelo is showing his age, is he?

"Everybody's got a particular number of fights ...

Mike Goodpaster

05/06/2023

Top 15 Worst Heavyweight Championship Boxing matches since 1970

Lets face it there have been more ...

Christopher Carlson

05/05/2023

Alvarez vs Ryder: Canelo’s Return Home Long Overdue

Canelo Alvarez returns to his homeland ...

Mike Goodpaster

05/02/2023

Top 10 Greatest Welterweight Boxing matches of all time

The Welterweight division has seen many great ...

John Raspanti

04/26/2023

Forget Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia – Joe Cordina vs. Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov was the fight of the weekend

In 2022, Joe Cordina of Wales won ...

Mike Goodpaster

04/25/2023

Top 10 Pound for Pound Boxers 4/25/23: Where does Gervonta Davis Rank?

Gervonta Davis easily beat Ryan Garcia last ...

Christopher Carlson

04/22/2023

Gervonta Davis vs. Ryan Garcia: Leaders of the New School

Speed kills. When the rubber meets the ...

John Raspanti

04/19/2023

Not a super fight, but Gervonta Davis vs. Ryan Garcia is compelling

It's the best kind of showdown. Young. ...

Christopher Carlson

04/14/2023

Joyce vs Zhang: Can Joe Zap Zhang and Continue his Climb?

In the last few years, the ...

Christopher Carlson

04/08/2023

Less Is More Pertaining To ESPN, DAZN, & Showtime Colliding

This coming Saturday night is a perfect ...

John Raspanti

04/05/2023

Anthony Joshua should fight old rival Dillian Whyte next, not Tyson Fury

After defeating Jermaine Franklin in a less-than-scintillating ...

Mike Goodpaster

04/01/2023

Top 17 All Time Heavyweight Punchers: Where does Deontay Wilder rank?

Today we will look at the biggest ...

Christopher Carlson

03/31/2023

Anthony Joshua Returns vs Jermaine Franklin & Ramirez Challenges Dogboe

Anthony Joshua returns to the ring this ...

John Raspanti

03/29/2023

Joshua vs Franklin: It’s must win time for Anthony Joshua

Anthony Joshua is a former two-time heavyweight ...

Christopher Carlson

03/25/2023

Benavidez vs Plant: Marinated Beef Ready to Cook

Beef in boxing is an everyday thing ...

John Raspanti

03/23/2023

Words vs. results – David Benavidez fights Caleb Plant

Words. They can be cheap or revealing. ...

John Raspanti

03/19/2023

62 years ago – Floyd Patterson and Ingemar Johannsson settle their rivalry

My dad was a big fan of ...

Christopher Carlson

03/10/2023

Tszyu vs. Harrison: Fresh Blood or Jermell Charlo Trilogy?

The battle to face undisputed champion Jermell ...

John Raspanti

02/28/2023

The Fiasco is over: Jake Paul losses

“He can’t call himself a professional boxer ...

John Raspanti

02/25/2023

The night Cassius Clay shook up the world

It went down fifty-nine years ago. Unbeaten ...

Mike Goodpaster

02/25/2023

Boxing Paul vs Fury: Odds, Tips and Predictions 02/26/23

This is the fight that no true ...

Christopher Carlson

02/24/2023

Matias vs. Ponce: Can’t Miss Scrap Brings Heat To Chilly Minneapolis

This Saturday night from bitter cold ...

Mike Goodpaster

02/20/2023

Controversial Nights: Pernell Whitaker vs Julio Cesar Chavez

Controversial Nights is a series that looks ...

John Raspanti

02/15/2023

Underdog Leigh Wood determined to prove the oddsmakers wrong again

Oddsmakers are favoring Mauricio Lara to defeat ...

Christopher Carlson

02/11/2023

Vargas vs. Foster: O’Shaquie’s Underdog Perception Rapidly Shrinking

In one corner, we have Rey ...

Dave Siderski

02/11/2023

What If: Rocky Marciano vs. Larry Holmes

Rocky Marciano is the only undefeated Heavyweight ...

Buddy Gibbs

02/10/2023

The Story of Harry Wiley: Boxing’s greatest unsung trainer

“I am indebted to my father for ...

John Raspanti

02/07/2023

Anthony Joshua back in the ring this April against Jermaine Franklin

Anthony Joshua will be fighting Jermaine Franklin ...

John Raspanti

02/01/2023

Artur Beterbiev wins by KO Against Anthony Yarde: Full Fight Recap

WBC, IBF, and WBO world champion Artur ...

Christopher Carlson

01/28/2023

Beterbiev vs. Yarde: A Puncher’s Chance

Is it too simple to think this ...

Mike Goodpaster

01/26/2023

Boxing Beterbiev vs Yarde: Odds, Tips and Predictions 01/28/23

🥊 Boxing Match: Beterbiev vs Yarde 📅 Date: January ...

John Raspanti

01/24/2023

Anthony Yarde is a believer but defeating Artur Beterbiev is a longshot

Anthony Yarde knows that most so-called experts ...

Mike Goodpaster

01/20/2023

Boxing Chris Eubank Jr vs Liam Smith: Odds, Tips and Predictions 01/21/23

🥊 Boxing Match: Eubank vs Smith 📅 Date: January ...

John Raspanti

01/19/2023

Put up or shut up – Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Liam Smith

Chris Eubank Jr. fights Liam Smith this ...

Buddy Gibbs

01/18/2023

The Top-20 Uncrowned Champions in Boxing History

After Rocky Marciano knocked out Jersey Joe ...

Christopher Carlson

01/14/2023

Ajagba vs. Shaw: Top Rank on ESPN Card Features Good Mix of 50-50’s

Top Rank’s top-3 billed bouts are basically ...

John Raspanti

01/11/2023

Gervonta Davis, Boots Ennis and Demetrius Andrade prevail, and the Fighter of the Night

Gervonta Davis is 28-0, with 26 knockouts. ...

Mike Goodpaster

01/05/2023

What if Gene Tunney Did Not Retire Post-Dempsey?

Former Heavyweight Champion Gene Tunney did like ...

Mike Goodpaster

01/04/2023

Top 9 Boxing Matches we would most like to see in 2023

Okay, guys, I know it's boxing, and ...

John Raspanti

12/29/2022

Fifty One Years Ago – Jurgen Blin brings little talent but a big heart into the ring against Muhammad Ali

When he fought Muhammad Ali in 1971, ...

Mike Goodpaster

12/27/2022

A Look Back at The Greatest Fights of the 1970s: Danny “Little Red” Lopez vs Mike Ayala

The 1970s were the Golden era of ...

John Raspanti

12/23/2022

One hundred fourteen years ago – Jack Johnson becomes the first African-American heavyweight champion

One hundred and fourteen years ago, heavyweight ...

Mike Goodpaster

12/20/2022

The Top 5 Trilogies in Boxing History

Whenever something significant happens in sports, everybody ...

Mike Goodpaster

12/18/2022

The 10 Biggest Boxing Matches of All Time

Today I will look at what I ...

Christopher Carlson

12/17/2022

Michel Rivera vs. Frank Martin: Contenders Proving Ground

This Saturday night serves as a proving ...