by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Sep 22, 2018 | Analysis, Previews, Predictions, Tale of the Tapes
Anthony Joshua puts his WBO, WBA, IBF titles on the line in this weekend’s Heavyweight headliner, with Alexander Povetkin playing challenger. The matchup is splitting fan opinion, with some respecting the threat of Povetkin, a squat, dangerous top contender, while...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Sep 5, 2018 | Boxing News & Opinions
After a lukewarm August, the fight schedule is set to pick up in a big way this September, with mainstream action across the board. A British Heavyweight titan returns, two Welterweight front-runners collide, and a gargantuan Middleweight rematch headlines. As always,...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Apr 26, 2016 | Boxing News & Opinions
With Britain’s newest Heavyweight champion set for major mainstream stardom in 2016, Boxing Base takes a look at Anthony Joshua’s Top 5 biggest threats. Joshua, a 2012 Gold Olympian, has looked mostly untouchable during his knockout-filled sixteen-fight pro campaign....
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Mar 22, 2016 | Boxing News & Opinions
The Heavyweight division has been fairly lackluster over the past decade or so, arguably falling off the map somewhere around the millennium. But you already knew that. You’re welcome. Fortunately the glamour division has been shaping up over the past few years, with...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Nov 4, 2015 | Boxing Results, Post Fight Analysis
This wasn’t the fight of the evening. No, sir. But as Heavyweight scraps go, it wasn’t all that bad. To be fair, had the scintillating undercard been a little less explosive, Povetkin vs Wach would have seemed a whole lot better. Anyway, Povetkin vs Wach played out...