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1 week ago | roundbyroundboxing.com | Kailem Lowe

Oscar De La Hoya has revealed the hardest hitter he faced during his career. Best known as ‘The Golden Boy’, De La Hoya enjoyed an exceptional professional career which saw him win world titles across six weight divisions. He triumphed against a number of the greatest fighters of his generation, including the likes of Pernell Whitaker, Ike Quartey and Arturo ‘Thunder’ Gatti to name a few.

2 weeks ago | roundbyroundboxing.com | Kailem Lowe

Terence Crawford has played down the credentials of eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao. ‘Bud’ is 41 fights in to an impressive professional career, where he has won world titles across four weight classes and has been crowned the undisputed champion at super lightweight and welterweight respectively.

2 weeks ago | roundbyroundboxing.com | Kailem Lowe

David Benavidez has had his say on a potential showdown with former undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk. Best known as ‘The Monster’, Benavidez has had an impressive professional career to date, capturing the WBC super middleweight title on two occasions before making the move up to light heavyweight last year. The 28-year-old from Phoenix, Arizona stormed onto the 175lb scene with a comprehensive victory over Oleksandr Gvozdyk to capture the WBC ‘Interim’ world title.

2 weeks ago | roundbyroundboxing.com | Kailem Lowe

Deontay Wilder is reportedly in discussions for a showdown with an MMA star. The 39-year-old from Tuscaloosa, Alabama is on the verge of making his return to the sport after suffering consecutive defeats against Joseph Parker and Zhilei Zhang. Wilder’s is set to face Tyrrell Herndon at the Charles Koch Arena in Wichita on June 27, although ‘The Bronze Bomber’ appears to have even bigger plans for what is undoubtedly the final chapter of his rollercoaster career.

2 weeks ago | roundbyroundboxing.com | Kailem Lowe

Muhammad Ali and George Foreman locked horns in one of boxing’s most memorable contests over 50-years-ago. Billed as ‘The Rumble In The Jungle’, it was the third defence of ‘Big’ George’s world heavyweight championship which he had won 1-year prior with that outstanding victory over Joe Frazier in Jamaica. Foreman went into his battle with Ali as the heavy favourite, with many pundits and fans giving ‘The Greatest’ next to no chance against arguably the biggest puncher in the sport’s history.