IN MY book I tell a story about a man called Bob Bozic and a picture hanging on the wall of a bar in New York. It’s a funny story.  Bozic is not one of the great heavyweights of the early Seventies, but he was tough and one night in September 1973 he shared a
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Lawrence Okolie expects Chris Billam-Smith to defeat Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez on Saturday – and then to fight Jai Opetaia in 2025. Okolie sacrificed the WBO cruiserweight title when suffering his only defeat, by Billam-Smith, in May 2023.  He has since moved to bridgerweight, and most recently heavyweight, where on December 7 he will fight Hussein
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Nov 14, 2024, 06:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jake Paul has bet his entire purse with Katie Taylor that he will defeat Mike Tyson in their blockbuster showdown on Friday that will be streamed live on Netflix. The Tyson-Paul main card, which will take place at the AT&T Stadium, also includes a bout between
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IT MAY be an eight-two minute round fight but a huge worldwide audience will watch and see if Mike Tyson can turn back time against Jake Paul. Their main event at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas has thrown boxing into the mainstream for the wrong reasons. The one saving grace, however, is an undercard
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In this week’s mailbag, we tackle Mike Tyson’s chances of defeating Jake Paul; whether Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez is getting too much credit for his wins; two views on how Jaron “Boots” Ennis looked in his rematch with Karen Chukhadzhian; and if it’s too soon for Keyshawn Davis to take on Gervonta “Tank” Davis. Want to
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Andreas Hale, ESPNNov 13, 2024, 02:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — As Mike Tyson prepares to compete in his first professional boxing match in nearly two decades against YouTuber-turned-prizefighter Jake Paul, the 58-year-old Tyson wants to remind the world why he was once considered “the baddest man on the planet.” For a newer
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PBC’s upcoming schedule has received two noteworthy adjustments. First, Lance Pugmire reports that David Benavidez’s (29-0, 24 KO) planned light heavyweight showdown with David Morrell (11-0, 9 KO) has been pushed back from January 25th to the following Saturday, February 1st. Per Pugmire, this is to allow Benavidez Sr to corner Diego Pacheco on the
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James Regan Nov 13, 2024, 12:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Promoter Oscar De La Hoya has hinted the winner of Gilberto Ramírez and Chris Billam-Smith on Saturday could put themselves in line for a fight against heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk. Ramírez (46-1, 30 KOs) will put his WBA cruiserweight title on the line against
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