The big hardware is out the door and the ball has dropped on 2017. Anthony Joshua was honored as Ffghter of the year (to debate among the readers and vast disagreements between press outlets on who ...

From Leo Santa Cruz avenging a loss to champion Carl Frampton on Jan. 28 in Las Vegas, to Anthony Joshua coming back from a near stunning knockout to end Wladimir Klitschko’s career before 90,000 ...

If the sport of boxing underwent a bit of a renaissance in 2017, the backbone of the calendar year was the gluttony of great fights. Wether you liked rousing brawls between all-action heroes who never ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Brian Mazique has covered combat sports and video games since 2011. This article is more than 7 years old. The first Srisaket Sor ...

Despite fight fans being denied the biggest fight that could be made between Gennady Golovkin and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, 2016 turned out to be a pretty damn good year for the sport. Could a year that ...

The end of 2017 is upon us, and what a 2017 it was. Call it the year that boxing finally made it back from the deep waters of pay-per-view and premium cable to the shores of network television. It ...

Every year, there are a few spectacular knockouts that pull fans out of their seats and leave journalists struggling to describe the significance of them. There were plenty of tremendous knockouts in ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The year 2017 proved to be a transcendent year for boxing. Not only did relevant fights come to fruition, but the sport continued its triumphant return to the mainstream, as Top Rank signed a historic ...

Floyd Mayweather is a legend in the boxing world, and fans are always eager to see him in action. His professional career is something most can only dream of, and he is truly a living legend. While ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Brian Mazique has covered combat sports and video games since 2011. This article is more than 7 years old. After a banner 2017 for ...

YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul has managed to become much more than just a gimmick in the ring, and it's paid off for him.