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Jermell Charlo is simply watching the clock tick down at this point. The unified 154-pound titlist is a mere days away from making history. This coming Saturday night on July 17th, Charlo will put his IBF, WBA, and WBC titles on the line against WBO belt holder, Brian Castaño. For Houston’s Charlo, he’s anxious to enter boxing’s history books. As he continues to mentally prepare himself for his shining moment, he takes the time to reflect on just how special and rare becoming an undispu...

By: Hans Themistode Quietly, Erickson Lubin has put together quite the run. After suffering a first-round stoppage defeat at the hands of Jermell Charlo

Posted on 05/18/2021 By: Hans Themistode It wasn’t that long ago where Jarrett Hurd was considered the best the super welterweight division had to offer. The Maryland native had grown accustomed to being introduced as the unified champion of the world. Now, however, that distinction is held by long-time rival Jermell Charlo. Although most of the boxing world now views the pugnacious Houstonian as the man to beat in the division, Hurd vehemently disagrees. “I’m the best at 154,” said Hu...

Posted on 05/05/2021 By: Hans Themistode Jermell Charlo has always thought extremely highly of himself. The Houston native presently holds three of the four major world titles at 154 pounds and is currently on the verge of becoming the first undisputed champion the division has seen since Winky Wright in 2004. With everything that he has accomplished, Charlo believes he should be on everyone’s pound-for-pound list. However, if given the number one spot on said list, he wouldn’t accept it. ...

Craig McEwan reflects on having the world at his feet and Manny Pacquiao as his right hand man Speaking to Craig Scott, Craig McEwan reflects on his time in Hollywood AS SNOW falls from the sky, glistening like shattered diamonds, Edinburgh’s Craig McEwan is reminded of warmer climates and fonder memories. It doesn’t seem long ago he was being pestered daily by a zestful Manny Pacquiao in Hollywood, with the legendary Filipino fighter crowned in a tartan, ‘See you, Jimmy’ hat and attem...

By Donald “Braveheart” Stewart Southern hemisphere boxers. There have been quite a few that have traveled all the way to the UK and given us a scare. Whilst former WBO heavyweight champion, Joseph Parker has his fight with Junior Fa touted as the biggest thing down under, it was the smaller guys that kept us awake at night beforehand. The night that Ricky Hatton won against Kosta Tszyu remains large in our memories, but he was far from being a lone wolf and skilled practitioner in the art o...

By Randy “The Commish” Gordon In the nearly 12 years Gerry Cooney and I have been doing our SiriusXM show—“At the Fights” (also known as “Cooney & The Commish”)—we have received countless letters, e-mails, texts, tweets and Instagram messages asking us an array of questions. Many of those questions have been of the “Who do you think would have won between…” One of those letters a few weeks ago asked “Who do you think was the best Middleweight Champion Of all time?” The...