Q&A Banks: ‘This is for Emanuel Steward’
Johnathon Banks’ name was the first one mentioned by Emanuel Steward when Wladimir Klitschko asked who should replace him in Klitschko’s corner.
read moreHBO’s 2 Days: Seth Mitchell debuts Saturday
Unbeaten heavyweight prospect Seth Mitchell will be profiled Saturday night on HBO’s “2 Days: Seth Mitchell.”
read moreCan Golden Boy’s Schaefer add Joshua to heavyweight stable?
Golden Boy Promotions would like to add British 2012 Olympic super heavyweight gold medalist Anthony Joshua to a stable that already boasts unbeaten American fighters Seth Mitchell and Deontay Wilder.
read moreBroner, DeMarco ready to let fists do the talking
Adrien Broner’s assessment of hard-hitting, upcoming rival Antonio DeMarco: “Power is nothing if you can’t connect; it’s like moving a sack of rocks.”
read moreLem’s latest: Rigondeaux bout in jeopardy?
The bout between junior featherweights Guillermo Rigondeaux and Roberto Marroquin on the Sept. 15 Chavez-Martinez undercard could be in jeopardy following a complaint from promoter Gary Hyde.
read moreQ&A: Mitchell wants to raise boxing’s American fan base
Heavyweight prospect Seth Mitchell believes that he can raise the status of boxing by becoming the first American to hold the title since since 2007, when Shannon Briggs briefly wore the WBO’s belt.
read moreDon King turns 81 on Monday
Promoter Don King, who turns 81 on Aug. 20, invited Pygmies to the “Rumble In The Jungle,” claims to be able to communicate with Floyd Mayweather in “ghetto-ese,” and once killed a man — just a few stories from the life of the man who coined the phrase “Only in America.”
read moreLem’s latest: De La Hoya says Wilder’s ready for the big stage
Oscar De La Hoya on undefeated heavyweight KO artist Deontay Wilder: “It’s time to take him to the big stage — the HBOs and the Showtimes. It’s time to unleash Deontay Wilder.”
read moreLem’s latest: Rahman back in the title hunt
Hasim Rahman is back after wrist surgery and is in training for his Sept. 29 shot at WBA heavyweight titleholder Alexander Povetkin.
read moreWilder: ‘I’m ready for the world’
Undefeated U.S. heavyweight prospect Deontay Wilder: “I am, without hesitation, I would say, the best heavyweight that America has to offer.”
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