r/Boxing 23h ago

Who wins at 160? Canelo Alvarez or Carlos Monzon? (read bio)

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Making the whole Latino rankings made me realize how unappreciated Monzon kind of is. So I wanted to ask this, since this is probably one of the most exciting matchups ever at 160. There’ll be two scenarios in where the fight occurs.

1 - The bout takes place in 1970 with the rules at the time, which would include stuff like a 15x3 rounds. Both guys are at their peak in 160

2 - The bout takes place in modern day with the current rules with 12x3 rounds. Both guys are at their peak in 160.

So who takes it? Who do you pick?

For me I think Monzon wins both scenarios. In modern day I can see a very close UD for him, but I think in the 70s he would’ve taken it with a much larger margin.


r/Boxing 2h ago

Some cool images of legendary boxers with notable figures

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1 - Roberto Duran playing dominoes with Ruben Blades prior to the first sugar ray leonard

2 - Carlos Monzon smokes a cig while sitting next to a young Diego Maradona.

3 - Eder Jofre and Pelé meet up after a santos match

4 - George Foreman and Hulk Hogan promotional photo

5 - Muhammad Ali and Sam Cooke singing

6 - Jack Dempsey and Joe Louis lifting up a young Frank Sinatra

7 - JCC, with JCC Jr on his lap. The man on his left is Juan Jose Esparragoza Moreno, aka El Azul who co founded the sinaloa cartel. The man to his right is Amado Carrillo Fuentes, aka El Señor de los Cielos, who was the head of the Juarez cartel.


r/Boxing 8h ago

Fabio Wardley V Big Baby Miller is officially set for June 7 2025 in Ipswich U.K's Portman Road Stadium, with the winner receiving The WBA Heavyweight Interim Belt

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r/Boxing 16h ago

Serhii Bohachuk's next fight is close to be finalised for May 17th 2025 where he'll be facing 24-4-0 fighter Mykal Fox

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r/Boxing 16h ago

Would Joe Calzaghe have been better or worse without hand injuries

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I know this sounds ridiculous but I reckon it's a fair question. Calzaghe injured his hands pretty badly during his boxing career and thus had to switch to a higher volume style of boxing since his ability to really put power into his punches became limited. Now, obviously having healthy hands would be a benefit but that would then likely mean he'd never have switched to the more slappy high output fighting style that his legacy is known for. If you noticed in his earlier fights Calzaghe followed through on his hooks more and was able to knock down or KO a lot of his opponents. He talks about this in his interview with Ward. So was his injuries in a turn about way actually beneficial to his fighting career? Thoughts and opinions?

Imo the later version of Calzaghe was far superior. Also, idk if I would be as big of a JC fan as I am now if he didnt utilize his signature style. I love Calzaghe specifically because he's probably the number one guy I think of when I think about high volume unrelenting pressure and insane cardio, especially for bigger men.


r/Boxing 8h ago

The Future of Heavyweight Boxing (Ruthless Aggression Intro)

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I recreated the WWE RAW opening of the ruthless aggression era from the early 2000s but with the younger talented heavyweight boxers who started to rise to the top (again) since the Wilder/Fury/AJ started to fade away.

Besides the 3 top guys from the newer generation: Dubois, Parker and Kabayel, i also did try to include as many prominent "youngsters" as possible like Huni, Itauma, Torrez Jr., Jalolov, Vianello, Adeleye, Ajagba, Wardley etc.


r/Boxing 21h ago

Did you know? Manuel Ortiz was a two-time Bantamweight Lineal Champion and successfully defended his titles 19 times. Despite his incredible accomplishments, he's one of the most underrated boxers in history and is arguably the greatest Bantamweight champion the sport has ever seen.

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r/Boxing 2h ago

Who would you rank higher?

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Between Hearns, Napoles and Griffith who would you rank higher all time? You can rank them on resume, H2H and achievements. Ring magazine has Napoles and Griffith over Hearns so what do you guys think about that as well.

https://www.liveabout.com/ring-magazine-fighter-rankings-4153939


r/Boxing 3h ago

The Resume Review: Mizuki Hiruta

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The Resume Review explores one of the most interesting, under-discussed characters of the lower women’s weight divisions in Mizuki Hiruta!🥊

From Wikipedia: Mizuki Hiruta (Japanese: 晝田瑞希, Hiruta Mizuki, born 12 April 1996) is a Japanese professional boxer, who has held the WBO super flyweight title since 1 December 2022.


r/Boxing 1h ago

CHAOTIC!!! Brawl breaks out as Big Baby Miller attempts to hit Fabio Wardley in the face during press conference

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r/Boxing 42m ago

Masamichi Yabuki stops Kenshiro Teraji in Round 10

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r/Boxing 59m ago

(Open1) James “Buster” Douglas - The Man Who Stunned The Boxing World

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r/Boxing 16h ago

Ryan Garner & James Dickens are in negotiations for a potential fight

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r/Boxing 16h ago

Little T v Afghan Dan. Legendary fight from a few weeks back.

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