Fight Report: Naoya Inoue vs. Nonito Donaire II
An edited version of this article was published on TheFightCity.com on June 7th, 2022: https://www.thefightcity.com/fight-report-inoue-vs-donaire-ii-boxing/
Recent months have seen the debate over boxing’s pound-for-pound best blown wide open. Whatever your opinion on the value of such lists, the fact that a good case can be made for several fighters to occupy the top spot of the rankings is surely a testament to the current health of the sport. And one thing is for certain: any discussion of boxing’s elite that does not include Naoya Inoue should not be taken seriously.
The Monster Makes Mincemeat of McDonnell
This report was originally published on TheFightCity.com, on May 25th 2018: https://www.thefightcity.com/fight-report-inoue-vs-mcdonnell/
The bantamweight division is on notice: there is a Monster in town, and he is not taking any prisoners.
It was always going to be a tall order for Britain’s Jamie McDonnell. Defending away from home and competing against one of the most highly regarded fighters in world boxing; very few people were backing him to come away with his WBA “regular” world title belt. But no one foresaw the one-sided drubbing that Inoue dished out. Read more
Super Flyweight Super Card #2
This was a preview of the Superfly 2 card, published by Boxinginsider.com on September 8th 2017: https://www.boxinginsider.com/columns/super-flyweight-super-card-2017-just-keeps-giving/
“I think 2016 should go down as one of the worst years in boxing history, maybe the worst.” – Oscar De La Hoya, October 2016.
The Golden Boy’s sad assessment of the state of boxing almost a year ago may have been somewhat of an exaggeration, but it’s fair to say 2016 was not exactly a banner year for the sport. Still recovering from the stench of the Mayweather-Pacquiao mega-letdown in 2015 and facing the prospect of being usurped as the world’s No.1 combat sport by a surging UFC, boxing was certainly in need of a serious shot in the arm. Read more
Matt O'Brien
Boxing Philosophy 