by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Nov 20, 2015 | Analysis, Previews, Predictions, Tale of the Tapes
What a messy week it’s been between the WBC and Miguel Cotto, who’s now been stripped of his Middleweight crown. Only Canelo will be eligible to take home the accolade this Saturday night, and should Cotto win, Gennady Golovkin will be automatically elevated to WBC...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Nov 19, 2015 | Press Conferences
Here’s your chance to catch Miguel Cotto and Canelo Alvarez as they go head-to-head at their final press conference, hosted at the Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas. Just three days remain until both fighters collide in what looks to be an explosive showdown likely to end...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Nov 18, 2015 | Analysis, Previews, Predictions, Tale of the Tapes
Calling this fight is going to be extremely tough. One day I’m backing Miguel Cotto, the next Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez. And right now, I’m not even sure how I’m going to call it. So while I make my mind up, let’s take a look at the strengths and weaknesses of...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Nov 17, 2015 | TV Boxing Schedule
This weekend is set to be cram-packed full of boxing. And with three high-brow world title showdowns ready to unfold, fight fans must be pinching themselves (or did I get a little carried away there?). If you’re out and about, worry not as Boxing Base will be...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Nov 16, 2015 | Boxing News & Opinions
With the hotly anticipated Cotto vs Canelo now clearly on the horizon, Boxing Base asked readers who they saw coming out on top after the showdown is all done and dusted. It’s billed as a neck-and-neck war of two nations, and on paper it certainly looks that way. The...