By Tom Terzulli Excitement and interest were hard to come by going into the Nathan Cleverly vs. Jurgen Brähmer bout for the German’s WBA “world” light heavyweight title on Saturday night. Brähmer had been undefeated since 2009, but had yet to fight anyone of significance. While Cleverly, the one time WBO title holder, had hit a wall after getting destroyed by Sergey Kovalev … [Read more...] about Cleverly-Brähmer: A Good Fight with an Anticlimactic Finish
Willie Monroe Jr is Cut from the Same Cloth as Mayweather, and Thats Not a Good Thing
By Tom Terzulli When watching Willie Monroe Jr’s snooze-fest decision victory over Gabriel Rosado Saturday night, I couldn't help but recall the dozens of disappointing fights courtesy of the now retired Floyd “Money” Mayweather. … [Read more...] about Willie Monroe Jr is Cut from the Same Cloth as Mayweather, and Thats Not a Good Thing
Even In Defeat, Kell Brook Shows Something Against GGG
By Tom Terzulli No one in the boxing world believed English upstart Kell Brook would defeat Gennady Golovkin in their Middleweight title fight on Saturday. He was looked at as another road block in the way of a marquee match-up with Andre Ward or Canelo Alvarez. And of course he didn't win, after his trainer Dominic Ingle threw in the towel in 5th round. What he did do … [Read more...] about Even In Defeat, Kell Brook Shows Something Against GGG