By picking Verhoeven, Usyk signaled that he's no longer taking his career as seriously as he once did. Prior to Saturday he had talked about retirement. Now after a nightmare showing, heavyweights will be licking their chops to put him there.
My column:
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I interviewed Leon Rose in 2002 for a local sports magazine. He was a burgeoning sports agent. He got his real start in basketball convincing a journeyman player, Rick Brunson, to become his agent. The rest is history.
The Official Boxing Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony honoring the Class of 2026 will be hosted by Hall of Famer Jimmy Lennon Jr. & streamed live on Hall of Fame’s YouTube channel beginning at 2:30 pm (EST) on Sunday, June 14 at the link here: youtube.com/@internationalbo…
It's been a busy week already, but within the next few days, you'll get new articles on Bruce Carrington, Jahi Tucker, Cayden Griffiths, and Raymond Muratalla for @FightsATW . Alright, let me get back to it.
I can’t wait to hear the sales pitch on these opponents.
Fully expect a Mark Kreigel ‘father’ piece or ‘grew up poor’ story to convince you these are compelling matchups.
Lost in the announcement today. Zuffa Boxing recognizes another division! Now there’s super middleweight!!!
Always important not to take promoter rhetoric too seriously, whoever the promoter is. When it makes dollars it makes sense!