by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Apr 27, 2017 | Analysis, Previews, Predictions, Tale of the Tapes
It’s the big one this weekend, folks. Rising superstar Anthony Joshua will take a huge leap in class as he collides with former champ and decorated veteran Wladimir Klitschko. The Heavyweight clash, which will see Joshua’s IBF and the WBA’s vacant strap in the pot, is...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Mar 27, 2017 | Boxing News & Opinions
This coming April has a great deal of action in store for fight fans. A rising Heavyweight destroyer will be taking on a fellow giant, an elite Junior Featherweight will be back in action, plus a whole lot more. Let’s get straight to it, narrowing down the Top 5...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Dec 14, 2016 | Boxing News & Opinions
We all knew Anthony Joshua was on a collision course with Wladimir Klitschko, but now it’s official. With AJ’s laughably hollow title defense against Eric Molina out of the way, we can now look forward to an actual fight. On April 29th, 2017, this matchup won’t just...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Dec 10, 2016 | Boxing Results, Post Fight Analysis
At the Manchester Arena, England, Joshua vs Molina lived up to…well, not a great deal. But that’s OK. No one with eyes firmly on the Heavyweight scene was expecting too much from this hollow title defense, so no one should be shocked by the one-sided...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Nov 30, 2016 | Boxing News & Opinions
There’s still a bucketload of action headed fight fans’ way before 2016 is through, with the month of December full of big names and meaningful matchups. Let’s jump headfirst into it, narrowing down the Top 5 Fights (no easy task given the stacked schedule) to check...