Teofimo Lopez: “I’m Not Racist,” Explains Crawford Talks, Dismisses Banana Accusations, And Focuses On Path To Potential Mega-Fights

Teofimo Lopez: “I’m Not Racist,” Explains Crawford Talks, Dismisses Banana Accusations, And Focuses On Path To Potential Mega-Fights

Teofimo Lopes told the media today that he’s NOT racist and that people had mistakenly thought he was the one that sent the bananas to Keyshawn Davis’ dressing room the week of his fight with Denys Berinchyk. Crawford Talk WBO lightweight champion Lopez (21-1, 13 KOs) cleared up some of the comments he made about…

De La Hoya Paints Haney’s Ramirez Fight As A Mask For Lingering Fear After Garcia ‘Knockout'”

De La Hoya Paints Haney’s Ramirez Fight As A Mask For Lingering Fear After Garcia ‘Knockout'”

Promoter Oscar De La Hoya says Devin Haney wanted to “test the waters” against Jose Ramirez before facing Ryan Garcia in a rematch on May 2nd because he was “knocked out” in their previous fight on April 20th. Although technically Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) lost to Ryan by a 12-round majority decision, De La Hoya…

Lopez Eyes Crawford “Free Fight,” Ennis Showdown, While Facing Title Defense Against Barboza Jr. In ‘Fatal Fury’ Card

Lopez Eyes Crawford “Free Fight,” Ennis Showdown, While Facing Title Defense Against Barboza Jr. In ‘Fatal Fury’ Card

Teofimo Lopez says he wants to fight the winner of the April 12th fight between Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis and Eimantas Stanionis or Terence Crawford next if he wins his May 2nd bout against Arnold  Barboza Jr. Lopez says he would fight Crawford for “free.” That sounds like desperation. WBO light welterweight champion Lopez (21-1, 13…

Barboza Jr. Declares Edge Over Teofimo Lopez, Vows To Dethrone WBO Champion On ‘Fatal Fury’ Undercard

Barboza Jr. Declares Edge Over Teofimo Lopez, Vows To Dethrone WBO Champion On ‘Fatal Fury’ Undercard

Arnold Barboza Jr. believes he’s the “better” fighter and has the edge over WBO light welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez in their undercard fight on the Fatal Fury card on May 2nd at Times Square in New York City. Avoiding the Fight Barboza Jr. (32-0, 11 KOs) hasn’t made the big money that Teofimo (21-1, 13…

Rolly Romero Predicts: Crawford Will Outbox Canelo, Then Get Knocked Cold

Rolly Romero Predicts: Crawford Will Outbox Canelo, Then Get Knocked Cold

Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero predicts Terence Crawford will outbox Canelo Alvarez initially, as Amir Khan did, and then get caught with a big shot out of nowhere to get knocked cold on September 13th. Rolly feels that Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) is giving away a lot of size in this fight, going up to 168 to…

Did A Technical Error Save Gervonta Davis? New York Commission To Re-examine Disputed Knockdown

Did A Technical Error Save Gervonta Davis? New York Commission To Re-examine Disputed Knockdown

The New York State Athletic Commission is reviewing the events that transpired during the ninth round of last Saturday night’s fight between WBA lightweight champion Gervonta Davis and Lamont Roach in Brooklyn, New York. Technical Glitch? According to a Commission spokesperson, they couldn’t review the ninth-round incident because they had “technical issues” with the replay….

Gervonta Davis Calls For Lamont Roach Rematch By End Of May Amidst Controversy Over Disputed Draw

Gervonta Davis Calls For Lamont Roach Rematch By End Of May Amidst Controversy Over Disputed Draw

Gervonta Davis posted on X moments ago, saying a rematch with Lamont Roach can happen by the “end of May.” Davis (30-0-1, 28 KOs) says he’s “pushing for the rematch” after their controversial 12-round majority draw last Saturday, March 1st at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The scores for the fight were 115-113…

Is Gervonta Davis ‘That Guy’? Malignaggi Questions Tank’s Legacy After Struggling Against Lamont Roach”

Is Gervonta Davis ‘That Guy’? Malignaggi Questions Tank’s Legacy After Struggling Against Lamont Roach”

Paulie Malignaggi wasn’t surprised to see Gervonta Davis have problems against Lamont Roach last Saturday night in their lightweight world title fight in Brooklyn, New York. “Cherry Pick” Gone Wrong The contest was ruled as a 12 round majority draw, but fans saw it as a loss for Tank. Malignaggi views the fight as a…

Why Boxing Fans Crave Max Kellerman’s Return To The Commentary Booth Alongside Lampley

Why Boxing Fans Crave Max Kellerman’s Return To The Commentary Booth Alongside Lampley

Nostalgic boxing fans are glad to see former HBO commentator Jim Lampley, who will give blow-by-blow commentary for Ring Magazine, being brought back for the triple-header on May 2nd. Some are also hoping Max Kellerman will be brought back. Kellerman worked for HBO for many years until they stopped broadcasting boxing in 2018. It would…

Gervonta Davis’ ‘Hair Grease’ Excuse Draws Criticism: Was Lamont Roach Robbed?

Gervonta Davis’ ‘Hair Grease’ Excuse Draws Criticism: Was Lamont Roach Robbed?

Gervonta Davis’ hair grease excuse for why he took a knee against Lamont Roach in the ninth round of their fight last Saturday night, it didn’t go over well with fans. They see that as some weak stuff from WBA lightweight champion Tank Davis (30-0-1, 28 KOs), who got away with one in this fight…