Thomas Gerbasi

Although he’s approaching 60 years of age, Ken Shamrock still looks like he can live up to his “World’s Most Dangerous Man” moniker for a few rounds. But as he approaches the October 27 Valor Bare Knuckle event as a promoter and not a participant, he makes it clear that he is not getting the itch for a comeback.

by Thomas Gerbasi - Once seen as a lesser version of his father, Tim Tszyu has ignored the critics, continued to evolve his game, and after a year in which he’s dispatched Tony Harrison and Carlos Ocampo, the Australia native has gone from a seemingly sacrificial lamb to junior middleweight champion Jermell Charlo to the odds-on favorite to beat Charlo if and when their bout gets scheduled.

New York and New Jersey may be next to each other on the map, but unless you’re making the quick jump from Staten Island to Elizabeth, the distance can be daunting, especially for junior middleweight prospect Jahyae Brown.

By Thomas Gerbasi - Forgive me for not digging into oddsmakers’ betting files, but I think I’m safe in assuming that Jermell Charlo hasn’t been an underdog in a boxing ring for a long time; certainly not as a professional. Yet as the undisputed junior middleweight champion prepares to jump up to 168 pounds to face undisputed super middleweight king Saul “Canelo” Alvarez this Saturday, that’s just the role the Texan is in.

At 17, Long Beach’s Alexander Gueche already has his high school diploma and could do anything he wants to do in life. But, for now, boxing’s his path, and when asked why, he shows himself to be wise beyond his years.

Cayden Griffiths was supposed to make his professional boxing debut this past Friday night in Corpus Christi, Texas. That’s the bad news. The good news is that he got all his homework done for the week.

Errol Spence Jr. was never that good anyway. Anthony Joshua doesn’t have it anymore. Daniel Dubois could have gotten up against Usyk. Liam Smith got lucky the first time against Eubank Jr.

By Thomas Gerbasi - The rehabilitation of Erickson Lubin’s boxing career is nearly complete. On September 30, in the co-main event of one of the biggest fight cards of 2023, Lubin will face unbeaten Jesus Ramos Jr. at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. It’s not for a title, it’s not a fight that will receive a ton of hype over the next month, but as far as the career of Lubin goes,

By Thomas Gerbasi - Brandun Lee admits he was worried, even if only momentarily, when he got the news that Adrien Broner had withdrawn from his Saturday main event against Omar Figueroa on a card the Californian was scheduled to be featured on.

By Thomas Gerbasi - Call me crazy, but I just can’t see someone with the first name Franchon working a 9 to 5 somewhere. With a name like that, you’ve got to be destined for something special. Franchon Crews-Dezurn’s parents knew. “The funny thing is, my mother and my father have the most basic names,