LOS ANGELES, Calif., January 13, 2020 – WBC World Heavyweight champion Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder of the U.S. and “Gypsy King” Tyson Fury of Great Britain left no doubt where they stand in their single joint news conference on Monday in Los Angeles. After a lengthy faceoff where the two had an animated conversation, they sat ...
During the annual Super Bowl buildup, the NFL's Divisional Playoff upsets often prove to be the most amazing games. Here's our list of the Top 10.
SAN DIEGO, Calif., January 10, 2020 – The twice delayed, long-anticipated super welterweight title fight between current unified middleweight women’s champion Claressa Shields of Flint, Michigan (10-0. 2 KOs) and Ivana Habazin of Croatia (20-4, 7 KOs) turned out to be a one-sided coronation of the fighter many believe is the queen of the sport ...
LOS ANGELES: The 100th anniversary of the National Football League (NFL) brought a fantastic start to the playoffs. My birthday is January 9th, and the best present a leathered could ask for is great football when it matters most. Three of the four Wildcard games were thrillers, and the last game was an ugly affair ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., January 10, 2020 – Ten days into the year, boxing media and fans are gleeful over the potential for 2020 to be one of the sport’s most exciting years. Long-awaited matchups, showdowns, unification fights, and big signings are in play. The year should also provide a platform for a wealth of talented ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., January 3, 2020 – The past 12 months ended up being a good year for boxing, and a great year for several terrific candidates vying as 2019 Fighter of the Year. Our criteria focuses on athletic performance, but also on the individual’s influence over the sport of boxing as a whole. For ...
Now comes what we leatherheads all love. We're talking about the NFL playoffs. Let's look at the big questions for Wildcard Weekend.
SAN DIEGO, Calif., January 2, 2020 – From super flyweight to welterweight to heavyweight, 2019 proved to be a year full of outstanding fights for boxing fans to enjoy. It was easy to find outstanding choices for our 2019 Fight of the Year shortlist. We have narrowed the finalists down to three. Daniel Roman vs ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., January 1, 2020 – There’s no single moment in all professional sports which rivals a spectacular, fight-ending knockout for sheer excitement. At least, not in our opinion … as long as the person on the canvas gets up safely and in good health to fight another day. Our Knockout of the Year ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., December 31, 2019 – Every year in boxing brings us super fights, big-money deals, and head-scratching distractions. Our devotion is rewarded with the moments and significant accomplishments inside the ring we’ll remember and mark for posterity with our 2019 boxing awards. Most athletes in boxing won’t make a fraction as much money ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., December 28, 2019 – Gervonta “Tank” Davis had to work far harder to win the WBA World Lightweight title in his fight against Yuriorkis Gamboa than anyone expected. Davis of Baltimore (23-0, 22 KOs) scored a 12th round TKO win over a gutsy, game Gamboa (30-3, 18 KOs), but the performance produced ...
NFL 2019 Week 17 is here, and it's Happy Football Holidays for us all. This is the time of year when the very biggest of the big dogs come out.
SAN DIEGO, Calif., December 27, 2019 – The WBA World Lightweight title fight between Gervonta “Tank” Davis of Baltimore (22-0, 21 KOs) and Yuriorkis Gamboa of Miami via Cuba (30-2, 18 KOs) hit one last stumbling block called the scale on Friday. Moving up to fight at lightweight for the first time, Davis missed weight ...
Today's hot and exciting football topic: CDN's Black Monday Coach Firing predictions for the closing days of the NFL 2019 season.
This year very few teams have possibilities. That's our assessment of this season's Year End NFC playoff permutations and combinations.
This year, a few teams have possibilities. But today, we're specifically focusing on likely permutations and combinations in the NFL 2019-2020 AFC Playoffs.
ONTARIO, Calif., December 21, 2019 – Jermell Charlo of Houston (33-1,17 KOs) settled his score with the man who took away his title and his undefeated record last December, Tony “Super Bad” Harrison of Detroit (28-3, 21 KOs), regaining the WBC Super Welterweight championship with an 11th round TKO win on Saturday. “I got the ...
ONTARIO, Calif., December 20, 2019 – Former WBC Super Welterweight champion Jermell Charlo of Houston (32-1,16 KOs) has a score to settle with the man who took away his title and his undefeated record last December. Tony “Super Bad” Harrison of Detroit (28-2, 21 KOs). If the pair trade as many punches in the ring ...
Only one old-school military man man refused to bend to the new-school NFL obsession with coddling millennials. That man was Jacksonville's Tom Coughlin.
UPDATE, Friday, December 20: Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. After five rounds of a seemingly competitive fight, Chavez Jr. quit in the corner. Reports vary as to the reason as there was no single straight answer. A broken nose impeding Chavez Jr.’s breathing, or a broken right hand? ...