Danny Flexen
148 articles · BoxingNews
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Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano – a battle for legacy AND equality
By Danny Flexen
The most celebrated boxing main event this weekend is objectively not as big as the one that preceded it, nor the headliner that will follow, but the fact it appears to be…
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Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk – is the excellent Ukranian being undervalued?
By Danny Flexen
He’s too small. He can’t take the shots from a powerful heavyweight. He cannot hold his own physically. Three of the more common accusations levelled at the unbeaten and supremely talented Oleksandr…
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Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk – is the excellent Ukranian being undervalued?
By Danny Flexen
With just over a week to go until Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk, Danny Flexen wonders if the gifted challenger can capture unified heavyweight titles He’s too small. He can’t take the…
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Triller Boxing – Teofimo Lopez vs George Kambosos Jr and the sport’s new powerhouse
By Danny Flexen
It’s just the latest illustration of the fast-moving nature of boxing that a year ago, the majority of the sport’s fans and pundits had never heard of Triller. The social media platform…
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Manny Pacquiao vs Ryan Garcia – Why it makes sense for both men
By Danny Flexen
Rather typically for hardcore boxing fans, the news of a potential Manny Pacquiao vs Ryan Garcia clash, characteristically announced on Instagram by the high-profile lightweight, was met with more disappointment than praise.…
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Billy Joe Saunders dominates Martin Murray, needs big fights now
By Danny Flexen
On talent alone, Billy Joe Saunders may be the best fighter, pound-for-pound, in Britain. On his resume, he would struggle to make the top five. A combination of self-sabotage, misfortune and circumstance…
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Errol Spence vs Danny Garcia – is Texan still ‘The Truth’ after awful accident?
By Danny Flexen
The recent mini-sensation regarding Terence Crawford and his seemingly inevitable split from Top Rank can only be good news for longtime rival Errol Spence as he approaches an incredibly intriguing fight with…
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Terence Crawford: Kell Brook not on my radar until Manny Pacquiao fell through
By Danny Flexen
WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford has revealed that ex-titlist and his challenger this Saturday, Kell Brook, was never in his mind until a desired meeting with living legend Manny Pacquiao fell through.…
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Amir Khan exclusive on Crawford vs Brook: ‘Kell can stop his reign, I’m rooting for him’
By Danny Flexen
In a classy and borderline shocking move, Amir Khan has backed longtime rival Kell Brook to, on November 14, unseat WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford, who defeated the Olympic silver medallist and…
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Lessons learned from Manny Pacquiao – from George Kambosos Jr
By Danny Flexen
As George Kambosos Jr enters into the biggest fight of his life, the unbeaten Australian realises he owes a debt of gratitude to longtime former sparring partner and Filipino legend, Manny Pacquiao.…
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Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury – Which heavyweight champ wins December?
By Danny Flexen
Back in November 2014, two highly talented British heavyweights, at different stages of their careers, fought within a week of each other. On the 22nd, Anthony Joshua, the London 2012 gold medallist…
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Conor McGregor vs Manny Pacquiao EXCLUSIVE: ‘Long way from happening but a fun fight,’ says advisor
By Danny Flexen
We spoke to Sean Gibbons, advisor to Manny Pacquiao and President of MP Promotions. He gave us the latest news on a potential fight for the Senator with MMA superstar Conor McGregor,…
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Dillian Whyte vs Daniel Dubois among the possibilities as Frank Warren sends lengthy wish list to Eddie Hearn
By Danny Flexen
WITH SPORT ON the whole creeping sluggishly out of enforced hibernation and attempting to establish a foothold in the world of the so-called new normal, how about lighting the touch paper and…
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Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones Jr: Don’t count out RJJ
By Danny Flexen
Unless you have been living under a rock for the past few weeks, you will be now be aware of two modern legends emerging from retirement to meet in what is being…
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Thor Bjornsson vs Eddie Hall – strongman Brit reveals how their bitter feud began
By Danny Flexen
The most surprising scheduled boxing match to gain traction during the shutdown period has to be Thor Bjornsson vs Eddie Hall aka The Mountain vs The Beast. A feud between elite strongmen…
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Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury – How they compare in 5 key categories
By Danny Flexen
1. Amateur pedigree Tyson Fury may well have achieved a great deal in the unpaid code, had he only stayed amateur for a little longer. He began at 14, but had presumably…
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How Tyson Fury battered Deontay Wilder with the Kronk style, reveals SugarHill Steward
By Danny Flexen
SugarHill Steward has revealed the Kronk tradition that helped Tyson Fury to his famous rematch victory over the previously unbeaten Deontay Wilder last month. Big-punching Wilder had dropped Fury twice in their…
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Canelo agrees GGG trilogy but is he overlooking Billy Joe Saunders?
By Danny Flexen
When you are boxing’s preeminent superstar, it pays to think several moves ahead. So while Canelo Alvarez and his team strive to reschedule the aborted May 2 super-middleweight title challenge against Billy…
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‘Tyson Fury beating Deontay Wilder is my best win,’ says legendary promoter Frank Warren
By Danny Flexen
Frank Warren did not even allow me to finish posing the question. Leaning back on a chair in his office, the legendary Hall of Fame promoter rapidly processed the question, "Where does…
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Ready for Pacquiao? Mikey Garcia in focus
By Danny Flexen
Mikey Garcia is now a winning welterweight. At the second time of asking, the Californian four-weight world champion - all titles captured south of 147lbs - took a merited and meritorious victory…