We have all heard the phrase ‘don’t leave it in the gym’. What most might not know is the ability some might have in the gym, being a Mike Tyson-like figure in the gym only to be seen as a stepping stone in professional boxing looking like a shell of

Chad Dawson is a hall-of-famer, there I said it.  Dawson might not have that sexy resume or even have a style that captured the imagination of the fans, but not unlike Larry Holmes, being good should mean something, and a dramatic loss to one of the best fighters of the

Hardest punchers in boxing history what does that mean? Well, it is quite simply, these are the guys you don’t want to stand in front of and punch with, guys who have god-gifted power that is not teachable in the gym and could right technical wrongs with their fists, or

Andy “El Tiburon” Vences, the super featherweight contender from San Jose, California, is eager to return to action to show the fans the growth he has made in the sport since his last bout in October in Reno, Nevada. “I have never been dropped, I have never been stopped, so

Worcester, Mass’ own Jamaine Ortiz (13-0, 7KOs) might not be a household name at 135 lbs, but he is hopeful that by the end of the year that will change. The 23-year-old Ortiz, who is looking at fighters who have increased their earning potential via social media analytics, numbers, data

Bernard Hopkins is a legend, a Hall-of-Famer, and one of the greatest boxers to ever live, let alone one of the five best middleweights ever, if not the best, that being said, his career spans for decades, and is not the easiest one to navigate or contextualize.  Hopkins finished his

Talent emerges from all over the country, but Toledo, Ohio is becoming a hotbed of sorts thanks to Soul City Boxing Gym, as they have produced 2016 Olympian Charles Conwell, and now Oshae Jones is one tournament away from being a fully qualified Olympian as well. The gym started by

You might have heard of WBC and WBO super lightweight world champion Jose Ramirez of Avenal, Ca, or blue-chip contender Gabriel Flores Jr, of Stockton, Ca, but meet 16-year-old Joel Itriate of Bakersfield, California, who hopes to add his name next to those fellow fighters. “From 2013-2019 I saw I