Every punch Dubois threw looked personal. Like AJ owed him rent money. Crowd sittin’ there like “rah, this is mad,” while Dubois is basically shoutin’ with his fists: “WHO’S THE BIG MAN NOW THEN?”
The highly anticipated heavyweight professional boxing match between Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson took place on June 8, 2002, at the Pyramid Arena in Memphis, Tennessee. Lewis successfully defended his unified WBC, IBF, IBO, and The Ring heavyweight titles by knocking out Tyson in the eighth round.
On May 26, 2001, 25 years ago today, Floyd Mayweather defeated Carlos Hernandez by unanimous decision in 12 rounds to defend his WBC super featherweight title. It was the only time Mayweather was knocked down in his entire career, and it was from injuring himself while punching.
Mike Tyson demolished Trevor Berbick to seize the heavyweight crown, etching his name into history as the youngest champion the division had ever known. From that moment forward, the heavyweight division belonged to Tyson, and the sport itself would never look the same.
9 years ago The Truth Errol Spence Jr went to Sheffield and returned to the THE CHAMP. The wait for his comeback is finally over. July 26, the Errol Spence Jr returns to fight Tim Tszyu.
Oleksandr Usyk vs Rico Verhoeven was far tougher than expected. Rico used size and pressure to trouble Usyk and was reportedly ahead on some cards. Usyk dropped him in round 11, but many, including Jake Paul and Francis Ngannou - felt the stoppage was early. Do you think the stop was justified?