Come Out Writing

THE EYE TEST OF TIME I read with interest your explanation of the pound-for-pound rating debate (Ratings Summary, October 2021) and...

Ringside

Above: Naoya Inoue (left) vs. Stephen Fulton. (Photo by Naoki Fukuda)  FOR THE RECORD It’s time to set the record straight on...

Ringside

Above: Crawford and Spence were all about the sport, not the business, during their press tour. (Photo by Ryan Hafey/Premier...

Ringside

LET ME KNOW WHEN THEY’RE IN THE RING I began writing this column on Super Sunday, hours after the Big Game....

Best Fighter Poll

SPLIT DECISION

FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1980, OUR ‘BEST FIGHTER’ POLL ENDS IN A DRAW

If there’s a central takeaway from this year’s Best Fighter Poll, it’s that boxing is in a good place in terms of its top talent and its future.

In Search of a Super Fight

PAST MEGA-EVENTS FEATURING WELTERWEIGHT STARS HAVE PRODUCED CLASSICS AS WELL AS DUDS. ARE SPENCE AND CRAWFORD UP TO THE TASK? The...

Battle Plan: Errol Spence Jr. vs. Terence Crawford

Above photo by Ryan Hafey/Premier Boxing Champions TWO RESPECTED TRAINERS – STEPHEN “BREADMAN” EDWARDS AND JOSE BENAVIDEZ SR. – REVEAL HOW...

Grading Greatness

IN CAREER-DEFINING SUPERFIGHTS 5,500 MILES APART, TERENCE CRAWFORD AND NAOYA INOUE VIED FOR POUND-FOR-POUND SUPREMACY. CRAWFORD TOOK THE TOP SPOT,...

SOTG 2017: Junior welterweight

Terence Crawford (pictured above) is undoubtedly the best here thanks to his win over Viktor Postol. He needs only one...

The Long Road to Prime Time

BOXING POLITICS, MISFORTUNE AND EGOS PREVENTED THE TWO BEST WELTERWEIGHTS FROM SHARING THE RING UNTIL THE FIGHTERS – NOW VETERANS...