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Boxing can be a very “what have you done for me lately?” world, and in some respects, there’s good reason for that.
The most recent performances of a fighter are generally the most important in trying to figure out how they’re going to look the next time out. That’s not to say that fights further back don’t matter at all, but people improve, decline, make various changes in their careers or approaches.
With two guys in their prime years like Canelo Alvarez (55-1-2, 37 KO) and Billy Joe Saunders (30-0, 14 KO), it’s probably less vital than when you’re matching someone in their prime against someone past theirs, but living off of old name value and maybe some old wins that don’t reflect their quality anymore.
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Britain s Saunders hopes to stop the incredible run of Mexico s Alvarez on Saturday, and watching the fight live in the UK and Ireland is easy.
Great Britain vs. Mexico has been a frequent story on many recent boxing cards, and for the most part it hasn t gone well for the British boxers at all.
WBO super-middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders hopes to prove an exception to the rule when he meets WBA, WBC and The Ring 168lbs titleholder Canelo Alvarez, regarded by many as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world today, on Saturday in Arlington, Texas.
If underdog Saunders can surprise the fight sport community and deliver only the second loss of Canelo s professional career, he will not only be one of the few Brits to overcome stern Mexican opposition in recent months but he would also join a very select club of UK fighters who fought Stateside and won a huge marquee fight.
The story of Maureen Shea, The Real Million Dollar Baby
She has been a fighter all her life and a boxer for over half of it. At 40, she wants Eddie Hearn to give her the world-title shot she deserves. Gavan Casey By Gavan Casey Thursday 29 Apr 2021, 11:59 PM Apr 29th 2021, 11:59 PM 24,377 Views 4 Comments
Maureen Shea (front) and Hilary Swank (background).
Image: Ed Mulholland (Shea) and PA Images (Swank). Graphic by Eoin Lúc Ó Ceallaigh
Maureen Shea (front) and Hilary Swank (background).
Image: Ed Mulholland (Shea) and PA Images (Swank). Graphic by Eoin Lúc Ó Ceallaigh
MAUREEN SHEA HAS been a fighter all her life and a boxer for more than half of it. With her dual heritage, she might have been born to do both.
Undefeated Welterweight Michael McKinson has signed a promotional deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing.
McKinson (20-0, 2 KOs) secured the biggest win of his career last month, dropping Chris Kongo on route to a unanimous decision victory on the undercard of Dillian Whyte’s rematch win over Alexander Povetkin in Gibraltar, claiming the WBO Global title.
The Portsmouth native, who has been vocal in his aspirations to face his domestic rivals as well as world operators like Vergil Ortiz Jr and Jaron Ennis believes his new promotional team will deliver him the biggest opportunities and is hopeful of making his dream at fighting at Portsmouth FC’s home ground of Fratton Park a reality.
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