Dougie’s Monday Mailbag (Keeping it real with the lightweights, Kovalev and Lomachenko)
BOXING REALISM Hi, I hope you’re well. I prefer to be a boxing idealist, but sometimes it pays to be a realist....
read moreSergey Kovalev fails VADA testing; Bektemir Melikuziev bout is off
After failing a VADA drug screening, former three-time 175-pound titlist Sergey Kovalev’s January 30 bout with Bektemir Melikuziev is officially cancelled.
read moreDougie’s Friday Mailbag (2021 predictions, Margarito’s ‘innocence,’ Loma-Lopez re-watch)
2021 PREDICTIONS Morning Dougie, Hope you, family, friends and colleagues all had an enjoyable and safe festive period and are looking forward...
read more‘Fighting Words’ — The Self-Destruction of Sergey Kovalev
As hard as it may now be to believe, there was a time when Sergey Kovalev was the hero of...
read moreBektemir Melikuziev takes step up in competition against Sergey Kovalev on January 30
Bektemir Melikuziev will take a major step-up in competition as he squares off against former three-time world light heavyweight titleholder...
read moreAnthony Yarde set for intriguing all-British showdown with Lyndon Arthur
Anthony Yarde takes on one of his big domestic rivals this week but already many are speculating on who or...
read moreSergey Kovalev receives probation for 2018 altercation with woman in California
When you make TMZ, sometimes it's a positive, sometimes it means negative news, for those in the boxing sphere. Sergey Kovalev,...
read moreDougie’s Friday Mailbag (Ring City, the heavyweight division, and ‘what-ifs?’)
RING CITY Dear Dougie – Best wishes to you and yours and all the mailbag readers. Do you have any initial thoughts, concerns,...
read moreThe Ring Magazine Ratings Reviewed: Light Heavyweight
The Ring Magazine first introduced its divisional ratings in 1925 and 95 years later they’re still going strong. It is...
read moreDougie’s Monday Mailbag (are Andre Ward and Canelo Alvarez all-time greats?)
WARD, CANELO ATG STATUS, FUTURE STARS Morning Dougie, Glad to see (and hear) that you and the family are doing well and...
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