It is human nature to take things for granted. The old saying, “you don’t know what you have until it’s gone” exists for a reason. In the case of Ukrainian living legend, Vasyl Lomachenko, the…
Being effective in the square ring isn’t simply about how fast you are, how hard you punch, or how quick your reaction time is. There is a long list of things great fighters must practice…
Boxing is considered by some to be the purest form of combat, by way of punches, blocks, and dodges. There are no flashy kicks, no fancy takedowns, just two fighters going toe to toe with nothing…
Wilder vs Fury was billed as the biggest heavyweight fight of the year, and boy did it live up to the hype. As the old boxing axiom goes, “styles make fights,” and the promise of…
The greatest boxers of all time usually had one thing in common: diversity.In other words, they had the ability to launch attacks from many different angles and seemingly impossible platforms—the nous and tact to trick…
A fighter who doesn’t pay attention to the body is an underprepared fighter. As the late, great Joe Frazier once said, “Kill the body and the head will die,” which is probably the best way…
When it comes to boxing’s greats, few names stand out like that of the legendary Sugar Ray Robinson. Stylish, intelligent, charismatic, and utterly devastating inside the ring, he was commonly touted as the people’s champion and someone behind…
In elite-level boxing and Muay Thai, fighters are typically matched with little to separate them in terms of skill.As such, it is safe to say that the smallest margin can make all the difference. Fights…
If the “Sweet Science” of boxing has taught us anything over the years, it is that brains generally rule inside the ropes.It is usually the more intelligent fighter who wins. After all, the fundamental principle…
There are fewer figures in boxing as venerated than the knockout artist.If time has taught us anything, it is the admiration for these modern-day gladiators is far-reaching. Throughout the 20th century, a number of the…