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Keep seeing folks saying spence/bud is a done deal for october 29
Before the GGG ducking and subsequent sonning by Sadam Ali making him have to change his surname, Man was a high caliber fighter. This shyt wasn't even competitive. He put his foot in Zab's behind
one of the GOAT fights period
horrible robbery to this day except for Bradley fans and cats who hated Pac
David will beat up canelo and you know itBelieve the Flabavidez family brehs
Morrell N em ALREADY tried to make the fight once N Flabavidez shockingly needed a tune up … but yea Now Morrell is scary
ChocolateGiddyUp
Superstar
Who talking bout Canelo??
I don’t give a shyt about what Canelo doin he fighting
N then Bivol … two fights I have zero interest in… when he shoulda took the Charlo fight N Charlo woulda whooped that ass
Andre Ward Documentary Coming To Showtime in Early 2023
BY RANDOM HITS
Published Thu Jun 09, 2022, 01:12 PM EDT
Showtime Sports Documentary Films presents a film examining the improbable rise of one of boxing’s most guarded champions, Andre Ward, produced by Lebron James and Maverick Carter’s UNINTERRUPTED. The undefeated, five-time world champion and Olympic gold medalist reveals his untold story in a deeply personal account of his journey from a turbulent childhood in Oakland, Calif., through the pressures of world championship expectations and ultimately to his induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame this weekend. The currently untitled film will premiere on Showtime in early 2023.
“I always knew that one day I would tell my story in my own words. I’ve been waiting for the right moment and platform to do it, and the time is now,” said Ward. “I’m excited to be partnering with Showtime and UNINTERRUPTED to bring this to life. Many people know what I accomplished, but they don’t know what I overcame to get to this point. I pull back the curtain on my parents’ struggles with addiction, the lure of the street life following my father’s death, and my battles with the sport of boxing itself. This film will detail how I rose above it all through my faith, determination and desire to leave my own unique legacy no matter the cost.”
In September 2017 at the age of 33, with his status as the top pound-for-pound fighter in the sport secured, the undefeated Ward shocked the sporting world when he announced his retirement from boxing. Now 38 and a father of five, Ward is reflecting on his life with newfound clarity and appreciation for his unconventional rise to greatness. Featuring interviews with longtime trainer and godfather Virgil Hunter, Andre’s wife Tiffiney Ward, as well as key figures from the sports and entertainment world, the film will examine a side of Ward that no one has ever seen before.
“The battles Andre Ward fought go way beyond the title-winning efforts he produced in the ring,” said Stephen Espinoza, President, Sports & Event Programming, Showtime Networks Inc. “Most people would crumble in front of the challenges Andre faced, but he stood tall. His story is incredible. We’re honored and thankful to him for sharing his personal journey with us, and we are proud to work with UNINTERRUPTED again on another compelling and provocative story at the intersection of human drama, sport and society.”
The documentary is directed and executive produced by Rachel Neubeck along with James, Carter, Jamal Henderson and Philip Byron of UNINTERRUPTED, the Sports Emmy® Award-winning athlete empowerment brand housed under The SpringHill Company founded by James and Carter, and co-executive produced by Matt Rissmiller.
Unification Fever Continues to Spread
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BY CLIFF ROLD
Published Thu Jun 09, 2022, 01:22 AM EDT
Boxing fans who want to see the best fight the best don’t have as much to complain about as usual.
Sure, some corner of the boxing fandom will find something to complain about at any time. It’s a sport that breeds a certain cynicism. Still, even the grouchiest have to admit good things are happening.
Naoya Inoue’s devastating knockout of Nonito Donaire on Tuesday unified three alphabet belts and completely resolved the beginning of a new historical lineage in the class. Inoue still has one belt to go for some to confer the label of ‘undisputed’ on the “Monster” but there’s no doubt he’s the man.
There’s a lot of being the man going around these days. Last weekend, lightweight Devin Haney resolved the dispute over the rightful owner of WBC diadems and grabbed every other major primary belt in his class. Weeks ago, Jermell Charlo completed total unification of the Jr. middleweight division while Saul Alvarez did the same last year at super middleweight. Until recently, Josh Taylor was the owner of all four major straps and remains the king at Jr. welterweight now holding just three.
There is a growing expectation we will see a unification clash before the year is out between Errol Spence and Terence Crawford to add one more to a growing list of undisputed kings.
Shakur Stevenson has two straps at Jr. lightweight. Stephen Fulton and Murodjon Akhmadaliev both have a pair at Jr. featherweight. Juan Francisco Estrada sort of has two at Jr. bantamweight, depending on how one sees the WBC franchise mess.
Unification doesn’t always mean we’re seeing the two best fighters in a class on a given night, but it generally carries a certain seal of approval. It is at least two of the best and when we start getting to three and four belts around one waist, that seal of approval grows stronger.
Media ratings that crown champions reflect the positives in the sport in 2022.
The Transnational Boxing Rankings Board now recognizes eleven legitimate world champions in the sport. One of those is a bit of a technicality unlikely to last much longer (Guillermo Rigondeaux at Jr. featherweight). Fulton is saying he wants to see Akhmadaliev so there is reason to think that spot will have a fresh face soon. All of them don’t hold every belt but it means there is a line to be drawn from previous fights between the top two ranked in class.
The best are fighting the best.
Of note, those eleven championship slots represent every division in boxing from Jr. lightweight to heavyweight with the exception of welterweight and middleweight. It’s where the most money is often made in boxing.
Ring Magazine recognizes nine world champions right now with a slightly looser standard than TBRB allowing for 1-3 fights to fill vacancies on some occasions. They disagree with TBRB at Jr. flyweight (Ring recognizes Hiroto Kyoguchi, TBRB does not), Jr. featherweight (Ring recognizes no one) and light heavyweight (Ring withdrew recognition of Adonis Stevenson during his reign; TBRB recognizes that championship lineage with Artur Beterbiev). Still, nine of 17 is more than half of boxing.
It’s a strong sign of what has the appearance of one of the strongest top to bottom eras at boxing in a long time.
If the best strawweights in the world don’t fight, the net impact on boxing is pretty minimal.
It’s not the same higher up the scale. We’re not getting everything we want but we’re getting a whole hell of a lot of it.
Sports have fevers that break out on occasion. It may all be incidental but there is also an unmistakable competitiveness to it all. When fighters see their peers consolidating their domains, there has to be an itch to join in on the fun. It’s hard not to see it all as contagious.
Some of what may be yet to come will be a healthy byproduct of that contagion. We’re seeing multiple unified titlists in classes one away from each other and that is already fueling wonder about fights like Naoya Inoue-Stephen Fulton or a Spence-Crawford winner versus Jermell Charlo.
It’s one thing to see fighters with a belt in one class carefully enter a new weight class to win the most easily won strap while biding their time for tougher fare. Over the next few years, we could see the sort of clashes between champions in different classes that used to be the norm because there simply wasn’t as much jewelry to go around.
If boxing isn’t careful, it will start to look like a rationally functioning sport.
No, this won’t last forever. Yes, boxing can still do better.
There’s no reason not to embrace what we have…and tell a friend.
i love it...something i used to harp about for a good min like the instance of danny garcia failing to do this at 140.... better and HOF bound fighters understand their legacy and realize why they should do this
My badWho talking bout Canelo??
I don’t give a shyt about what Canelo doin he fighting
these canelo fans be dissing David but they god be ducking him
ChocolateGiddyUp
Superstar
I love that fight… I don’t like Navarrete being out the ring for a year tho… give that man a tuneup first
ChocolateGiddyUp
Superstar
My bad
Im not a Canelo Stan … i was literally the only one here goin for Plant N telling nikkas Plant wasn’t goin be a easy 1st rd ko
As far as Flabavidez goes there’s always something when it’s time for him to step up the competition… Plant beat up his crippled brother in front of him N wanted unification N the man said
But on Twitter N IG he deebo
I take Charlo N Plant over Benavidez… Morrell is 50/50
I love that fight… I don’t like Navarrete being out the ring for a year tho… give that man a tuneup first
nevermind, this is a waste of timeman 2022 has been an outstanding year in boxing...good lord