
Outside the ropes: Sept. 17, 2016
As the boxing-crazed masses, we all know what goes on inside the ropes. But outside them? Well, we’ll just leave that to Boxing Don Dinkins.
As the boxing-crazed masses, we all know what goes on inside the ropes. But outside them? Well, we’ll just leave that to Boxing Don Dinkins.
Tags: Andzrej Fonfara, boxing, Boxing Don Dinkins, Canelo Alvarez, Carl Froch, Carlos Cuadras, Chocolatito-Cuadras, Chris Eubank Jr., Daniel Jacobs, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Fury-Klitschko II, Gabe Rosado, Gabriel Rosado, Gennady Golovkin, Golovkin-Brook, Gonzalez-Cuadras, Ishe Smith, Jacobs-Mora II, Jesus Soto Karass, Joe Smith Jr., Kamegai-Soto Karass II, Kell Brook, Liam Smith, op-ed, opinion, Outside the ropes, Roman Gonzalez, Saul Alvarez, Sergio Mora, Smith-Alvarez, Smith-Canelo, Tyson Fury, Virgil Hunter, Willie Monroe Jr., Wladimir Klitschko, Yoshihiro Kamegai
Tomorrow, Liam Smith-Canelo Alvarez won’t just be another championship fight in Texas; it’ll be one more chapter of a renaissance in the “Lone Star State.”
Tags: Arlington, AT&T Stadium, Canelo Alvarez, Dallas, Dallas Cowboys, Eric Gomez, Golden Boy Promotions, Jerry Jones, K2 Promotions, Lester Bedford, Liam Smith, Manny Pacquiao, oscar de la hoya, Saul Alvarez, Smith-Alvarez, Smith-Canelo, Sports Promotions of Texas, SPOT Inc., Stephen Jones, steve kim, Texas, Tom Loeffler, WBO junior middleweight title
While many fans aren’t giving WBO 154-pound titlist Liam Smith a chance against Canelo Alvarez this Saturday, trainer Freddie Roach sees things differently.
Tags: Abel Sanchez, Arlington, AT&T Stadium, California, Callum Smith, Canelo Alvarez, Carlos Cuadras, Chocolatito-Cuadras, England, Freddie Roach, Gennady Golovkin, Golovkin-Brook, Gonzalez-Cuadras, HBO, Inglewood, K2 Promotions, Kamegai-Soto Karass II, Kell Brook, Liam Smith, London, Paul Smith, Roman Gonzalez, Saul Alvarez, Smith-Alvarez, Smith-Canelo, Stephen Smith, steve kim, Texas, The Forum, The O2 Arena, WBO junior middleweight titlist, Wild Card Boxing Club, Yoshihiro Kamaegai-Jesus Soto Karass
The closer we get to bell time for Gennady Golovkin-Kell Brook, the more outspoken trainer Abel Sanchez gets regarding his star pupil. Steve Kim reports.
Tags: Alvarez-Khan, Amir Khan, AT&T Stadium, Canelo Alvarez, Canelo-Khan, Dallas, Daniel Jacobs, Darnell Boone, Eddy "Chepo" Reynoso, Errol Spence Jr., Gennady Golovkin, GGG-Brook, Gilberto Ramirez, Golden Boy Promotions, Golovkin-Brook, K2 Promotions, Kell Brook, Kenneth McNeil, Liam Smith, Max Golovkin, Oleg Herman, oscar de la hoya, Saul Alvarez, Smith-Alvarez, Smith-Canelo, steve kim, Texas, Tom Loeffler, Virgil Hunter, WBO junior middleweight title
Middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin wasn’t too pleased, at first, in discovering IBF welterweight titlist Kell Brook would challenge him this weekend.
Tags: Abel Sanchez, Amir Khan, Canelo Alvarez, Chris Eubank Jr., Daniel Jacobs, Eddie Hearn, England, Gennady Golovkin, GGG-Brook, Gilberto Mendoza Jr., Golden Boy Promotions, Golovkin-Brook, IBF/WBA/WBC middleweight titlist, K2 Promotions, Kell Brook, London, Matchroom Boxing, O2 Arena, Roberto Duran, Saul Alvarez, Sergio Mora, Shane Mosley, Smith-Alvarez, Smith-Canelo, steve kim
It’s time for a summer edition of “The Soapbox” and, this time, it comes from longtime reader Shane B., who emailed me a few weeks back and promised to purchase the Terence Crawford-Viktor Postol pay-per-view bout last weekend. Shane – who, unlike many others, enjoyed the night’s main event – hit upon something […]
Tags: Andre Ward, Canelo Alvarez, Crawford-Postol, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Guillermo Rigondeaux, HBO, HBO Pay-Per-View, Jimmy McMillan, Kovalev-Ward, Liam Smith, Manny Pacquiao, Mark Taffet, Mayweather-Pacquiao, Premier Boxing Champions, Saul Alvarez, Sergey Kovalev, Shane B., Smith-Alvarez, Smith-Canelo, steve kim, Taffet Media, Terence Crawford, The Soapbox, Top Rank Promotions, UFC, Viktor Postol, Ward-Kovalev
It’s official: On Sept. 10, the split-site doubleheader Gennady Golovkin-Kell Brook and Carlos Cuadras-Roman Gonzalez will be broadcast by HBO.
Tags: California, Carlos Cuadras-Roman Gonzalez, Cuadras-Chocolatito, Cuadras-Gonzalez, Eddie Hearn, England, Gennady Golovkin, Golovkin-Brook, HBO, HBO Sports, IBF/WBA/WBC middleweight titles, Inglewood, Jesus Soto Karass, K2 Promotions, Kamegai-Soto Karass II, Kell Brook, Liam Smith, London, Matchroom Boxing, Mr. Akihiko Honda, Naoya Inoue, O2 Arena, Peter Nelson, Saul Alvarez, September 10, Smith-Alvarez, Soto Karass-Kamegai II, steve kim, Teiken Promotions, The Forum, Tom Loeffler, undefeated, WBC junior bantamweight title, Yoshihiro Kamegai
Before you lose your heads about this Top 10 list of preferred fights in July, remember, UCNation, these are Steve Kim’s personal picks! It’s all in fun!
Tags: Adonis Stevenson, Albert Pagara, Alfonso Gomez, Cano-Gomez, Carl Frampton, Carlos Cuadras, Cesar Juarez, Chocolatito-Cuadras, Chris Arreola, Chris Eubank Jr., Crawford-Postol, Deontay Wilder, Eddie Hearn, Felix Diaz, Francisco Santana, Gennady Golovkin, Golovkin-Eubank, Gonzalez-Cuadras, HBO, Ievgen Khytrov, Isaac Chilemba, Jessie Vargas, Jesus Soto Karass, Jose Benavidez, Kamegai-Soto Karass, Kell Brook, Khytrov-Mendez, Kovalev-Chilemba, Leo Santa Cruz, Liam Smith, Matchroom Boxing, Pablo Cesar Cano, Pagara-Juarez, Paul Mendez, Postol-Crawford, Roman Gonzalez, Sammy Vasquez Jr., Santa Cruz-Frampton, Santana-Benavidez, Saul Alvarez, September 10, Sergey Kovalev, Smith-Alvarez, Smith-Canelo, Soto Karass-Kamegai, steve kim, Stevenson-Williams, Terence Crawford, Thomas Williams Jr., Vasquez-Diaz, Viktor Postol, Wilder-Arreola, Yoshihiro Kamegai
Neeco Macias looks to impress in Golden Boy debut against Jesus Soto Karass
From America to Scotland, the WBSS continues its worldwide tour
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Miguel Roman hopes the third time is the charm against Miguel Berchelt