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When Heavyweight contenders Tyson Fury and Dereck Chisora met in July 2011 it was to determine the British and Commonwealth Heavyweight championships. At the time both Fury and Chisora were both rising prospects in the Heavyweight division.   For the first six rounds of the contest both fighters had their share of moments. Fury using his 6’9 frame to keep the 6’1 ½ Chisora on the outside, using his jab to set off combinations. Chisora looking to apply pressure by pushing the bigger man back. Although Chisora threw wide punches, he did have periodic success in landing left hooks and overhand rights. As the fight progressed however, it was Fury’s combination punching and overall greater activity that would win him the fight via a clear twelve round unanimous decision. Even though the encounter between the two prospects was for the British and Commonwealth Heavyweight titles, the fight did establish both fighters as players in the Heavyweight division as Chisora would...

The WBO world Welterweight championship fight between WBO champion and future Hall of Famer Manny Pacquiao and undefeated WBO Jr. Welterweight champion Chris Algieri presented an interesting tactical matchup between two world-class fighters. Could Algieri who was able to overcome adversity earlier this year in his fight with Ruslan Provodnikov to win his Jr. Welterweight championship defy the odds once again by dethroning one of the all-time greats in the sport? With some treating this fight as an afterthought, would Manny Pacquiao underestimate Chris Algieri? All questions were answered when the two champions entered the ring on November 22nd at the Cotai Arena at the Venetian Resort in Macau, China. As I stated prior to this fight the key in my eyes was whether or not Chris Algieri would be able to neutralize Pacquiao’s speed and lateral movement. Although Algieri is a slick boxer with good lateral movement and quick hands in his own right, Pacquiao’s ability use lateral ...

On June 14th of this year undefeated Jr. Welterweight contender Chris Algieri, a fighter who was unbeaten in nineteen professional fights entered the ring at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York to challenge WBO Jr. Welterweight champion Ruslan Provodnikov for Provodnikov’s world championship. Despite coming into the fight unbeaten, Algieri was a relative unknown outside of New York where he has garnered a significant following. It was no surprise to some that Algieri was considered an underdog against Provodnikov, who was considered one of the sport’s hottest rising stars. For those who considered Algieri a non-threat were nearly proven right as Provodnikov knocked Algieri down twice in the first round and caused severe swelling of Algieri’s right eye. Despite two knockdowns going against him and an eye that would eventually swell shut as the fight progressed, Algieri implemented his strategy using lateral movement to be an elusive target for the champion and was con...

A question that will often be asked in regard to a dominant fighter is who can provide a stern test for that fighter. The dominant fighter, unified IBF/WBO/WBA/IBO Heavyweight world champion Wladimir Klitschko has been undefeated for the past ten years and has won sixty-two of sixty-five professional fights.   Klitschko would ask this question of undefeated IBF number one contender Kubrat Pulev on November 15 th at the O2 World Arena in Hamburg, Germany as he would make his seventeenth title defense.       The question that faced the challenger in this fight was whether or not Pulev had an answer for Klitschko’s arsenal, which is highlighted by his jab followed by a straight right hand. Although Klitschko’s jab and right hand have often been showcased in his fights, in this fight it would be his left hook that would be the significant weapon. Despite being known as a slow starter, Pulev attempted to bring the fight to the champion from the outset. ...