By Derek Bonnett: As another fruitful year of professional fisticuffs wraps up, SecondsOut has honored boxing’s greatest practitioners and non-participants with such accolades as Fighter of the Year, Fight of the Year, Trainer of the Year, Service to Boxing, etc.
By Mikko Salo: The heavyweight division is entering 2016 with the most positive buzz in a long, long time. The atmosphere is the result of major shake-ups in the heavyweight landscape and the international infusion of fighting talent into the top ten during the year 2015.
After celebrating their 5th anniversary earlier this year, Goodwin Boxing continues to go from strength-to-strength, with the fast-ring promotional/managerial firm enlisted to provide the undercard for David Haye’s Jan. 16 ring return. Here, Goodwin CEO, Steve Goodwin, speaks exclusively to SecondsOut.com, telling Olly Campbell, that the best is yet to come.
By Mikko Salo: When is the character and dedication of a Boxing Champion measured? Is it when he is standing on top of the fighting world, basking in the glow of the Championship of his weight class? Or is it after he falls from the mountain top, having to look himself in the mirror, wondering if he is ever going to reach that peak again?
By Derek Bonnett: It’s been over a year since I communicated my thoughts regarding the organizing bodies to boxing fans through this medium. Yep, it’s been since August of 2014 that I felt compelled to write a volume of Title Shots Here! Getcha’ Free Title Shot!
By Andy Rivera: Back in April of 2004, on a breezy spring night outside at the Sandia Amphitheater, a tall local female fighter opened the card in front of a sparse crowd yet to be seated.
By John J. Raspanti: In a span of 14 months, Arthur Abraham lost three out of four fights. What made the losses so troubling was the fact that Abraham was barely competitive in the matches.
By John J. Raspanti: Stan Martyniouk believes he’s a pretty good fighter. Martyniouk won 85 matches as an amateur, eventually winning a bronze medal at the National Golden Gloves in 2007. Martyniouk turned professional soon after, winning his first 10 fights until being upset by Khadpehi Proctor at Oracle Arena in Oakland, CA.
By John J Raspanti: New Zealand heavyweight Joseph Parker began perfecting his world class jab before he hit kindergarten. At the age of 3, he was popping his tiny knuckles into the palm of his father Dempsey, who just happened to be named after legendary heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey.
By Derek Bonnett: From the title alone, many fans already hate where I am going with this. However, deep down, very deep down for some of you, we all know this assertion is right. After forty-eight professional prize fights, most of which were fought at the top of the game, Floyd Mayweather Jr. has done everything he has needed to become the sport’s number one fighter pound for pound.
By Jeff Jowett in Canastota: On the weekend of June 11-14, the boxing world turned on its axis from the village of Canastota, NY. It was the 26th annual induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame of a new class of the sport’s most accomplished achievers both in and around the ring.
By Matthew Hurley: Some major shakeups occurred in the Secoundsout pound-for-pound list for the month of May. After Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeated Manny Pacquiao on the 2nd Floyd obviously remains at #1 while Manny drops to #5.
By José Santana: Technical boxing, as a style and term, is becoming increasingly more popular. It has evolved from traditional outside fighting and is touted as the smartest and best way to win a fight. It focuses on sticking and moving, defense and counterpunching, and using the entire area of the ring to avoid prolonged sequences of offensive engagement.
By Derek Bonnett: As a boy, I wanted to be a fighter. That is if you can call "wanting" the passive dreaming of being a professional boxer without all the blood, sweat, tears, and, often, puke that comes along with the hard work required.
By Olly Campbell: British promoter Frank Warren has spoken to TalkSPORT in the UK today to once again signal his intent with regards to enforcing Tyson Fury’s mandatory challenge to fight Wladimir Klitshcko.
By Matthew Hurley: As the biggest fight of his career approaches Manny Pacquiao seems as content, perhaps even as happy, as he’s ever appeared before one of his bouts. His love for boxing became infectious during his rise to the top. Ever grinning, always bouncing, his enthusiasm and unflappable persona has also seemingly affected his opponent Floyd Mayweather.
By Olly Campbell: As a boxing writer and columnist, you learn very quickly that certain fighters get talked about a hell of a lot more than others, particularly by the fans.
By Matthew Hurley: The new film Champs, written and directed by Bert Marcus, is a fascinating portrait of three of the most compelling fighters of the last thirty years – Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield and Bernard Hopkins.
By Jason Pribila: Premier Boxing Champions brought their brand to network television on Saturday Night, live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. This marked the first time that boxing aired in primetime on NBC since Larry Holmes defended his heavyweight title against Carl “The Truth” Williams.
By Olly Campbell : British boxing rocked the world super bantamweight division last night in Belfast after Carl Frampton’s sensational home town defense of his IBF 122lb strap against brash American challenger, Chris Avalos.