This weekend marks the return of the IBF and WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (19-0-0 19 KOs). Following a trend that seems to be plaguing the heavyweight division, it will not be against the opponent we had anticipated. Kubrat Pulev has been forced to pull out due to a shoulder injury leaving IBF #3 contender…
At the start of 2017 it looked like boxing was primed to experience a resurgence of the heavyweight division. I even wrote an article declaring HEAVYWEIGHTS ARE BACK!!, highlighting the division’s top 6 fighters. Since then, those contenders have been cut in half for various reasons. Klitschko retired following a thrilling loss to Anthony Joshua. Tyson…
Let’s talk heavyweights. No not the fire flames Ben Stiller movie from 1995 but the lifeless, destitute, once proud but now largely ignored boxing division. Title fights in this division were once considered must watch events that captured the interest of the public worldwide and sometimes served as alternate battlegrounds for larger world issues (ex….
