Dec

THE RING Year-End Awards 2017: Finalists for ‘Fighter of the Year’

It’s that time of the year when we unveil the best of the best in 10 categories. Give us your picks for category 10: Fighter of the Year.

Mikey Garcia confident Bob Arum won’t allow Vasyl Lomachenko to fight him

20

Dec

Mikey Garcia confident Bob Arum won’t allow Vasyl Lomachenko to fight him

by Mike Coppinger

Mikey Garcia fancies a lightweight showdown with Vasyl Lomachenko, but he has reservations the fight ever happens, partly due to his messy divorce from Top Rank.

Terence Crawford’s trainer: Lomachenko ‘definitely not’ pound-for-pound No. 1

14

Dec

Terence Crawford’s trainer: Lomachenko ‘definitely not’ pound-for-pound No. 1

by Michael Woods

A shift occurred last Saturday night at the Madison Square Theater when Vasyl Lomachenko soul-snatched Guillermo Rigondeaux and had the...

11

Dec

Fight Facts podcast, ep. 10

by The Ring

Sweet science pundits Joe Santoliquito, aka "Philly Joe," and Michael Woods, aka "Brooklyn Mike," dig up fresh news and dish...

Vasyl Lomachenko will ‘make a joke of’ Mikey Garcia and Jorge Linares, Bob Arum says

11

Dec

Vasyl Lomachenko will ‘make a joke of’ Mikey Garcia and Jorge Linares, Bob Arum says

by Mike Coppinger

Vasyl Lomachenko will soon move up to lightweight, and the two biggest challenges who await him at 135 pounds are Jorge Linares and MIkey Garcia. Bob Arum knows exactly how each fight would end.

Dougie’s Monday mailbag (Lomachenko-Rigondeaux, Salido-Roman feedback)

11

Dec

Dougie’s Monday mailbag (Lomachenko-Rigondeaux, Salido-Roman feedback)

by Doug Fischer

Fans wonder what’s next for the marvelous Vasyl Lomachenko, the vanquished Guillermo Rigondeaux, and the rest of the 130-pound division in this week’s mailbag.

Vasyl Lomachenko: It didn’t surprise me that Rigondeaux quit

11

Dec

Vasyl Lomachenko: It didn’t surprise me that Rigondeaux quit

by Michael Woods

Vasyl Lomachenko could have come to ringside and chatted with media somewhat informally, but the pound-for-pound ace wanted something a...

Commentary: The Legend of Guillermo Rigondeaux, myth versus reality

10

Dec

Commentary: The Legend of Guillermo Rigondeaux, myth versus reality

by Tom Gray

Was Loma-Rigo as much of a surprise as a disappointment? The warning signs were there in abundance, so should we really have been that surprised?

Miguel Roman ends Orlando Salido’s career in a war – as expected

10

Dec

Miguel Roman ends Orlando Salido’s career in a war – as expected

by Doug Fischer

Orlando Salido and Mickey Roman delivered the rock-’em-sock-’em fight fans expected from them, and it was Roman that prevailed by ninth-round stoppage.