European standout Francesco Patera takes aim at top lightweights in 2023
Former European lightweight titleholder Francesco Patera is looking to face one of the big names in the deep 135-pound division...
read moreDougie’s Monday Mailbag (Devin Haney and the lightweights, Inoue-Donaire 2)
THE NEW UNDISPUTED LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMP G’day Doug, Not a particularly entertaining fight, but Devin Haney did better than I expected. I give...
read moreRing Ratings Update & Flashback: Kambosos-Haney, Fulton-Roman, 2007 rankings
The Ring Magazine lightweight championship is on the line when George Kambosos Jr. attempts to defend the Ring, WBA, IBF...
read moreFight Picks: George Kambosos Jr. vs Devin Haney
On Saturday, Ring Magazine and IBF/WBA/WBO lightweight champion George Kambosos Jr. and WBC titlist Devin Haney will meet to decide who...
read moreDougie’s Friday Mailbag (petered-out punchers, #p4p trolling, lightweights)
THE FRAGILE PUNCHER’S MENTALITY Hi Doug, I wonder if what's happening to Deontay Wilder is a more extreme example of the sharp...
read moreDougie’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 moreRing Ratings Update: Ryan Garcia jumps to No. 2 in lightweight rankings
Ryan Garcia justified his position as a top lightweight with the most impressive – and grittiest – performance of his...
read moreDougie’s Monday Mailbag (Ryan Garcia and the lightweight division)
RYAN GARCIA COMES OF AGE Hello Dougster Master! I was surprised by young Ryan’s grand entrance to the ring. I was like:...
read moreDougie’s Friday Mailbag (Ranking WBC lightweight titleholders, Bert Sugar’s Greatest Fighters)
RANKING WBC LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPS Hello Doug, I hope you and your family are well. A lot of talk recently has been about Lightweights....
read moreDougie’s Monday mailbag (Fury-Wallin, ESPN, Devin Haney, Loma’s plan)
WHO’S THE NO. 1 HEAVYWEIGHT NOW? Hi Doug, All the best to you the family and the team. So as of today, how...
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