Theory: The fight between Ryan Garcia vs. Oscar Duarte was not on most people’s radar because of Duarte’s lack of popularity. Therefore, the promoters, Oscar De La Hoya and Bernard Hopkins decided to become the opposition of Garcia for promotional purposes (Hopkins being the mastermind behind this operation).

Do you think there is a difference between a reason and an excuse?

Yesterday’s fight between Shakur Stevenson and Edwin De Los Santos was the worst fight in boxing history. De Los Santos landed a total of 40 punches in the entirety of the 12 round fight (the lowest punches landed by a fighter recorded by COMPUBOX) and Stevenson only landed 65 total punches. Stevenson vs. De Los Santos is now the 12 round boxing match with the second lowest punches landed in COMPUBOX history.

The news to be discussed in this Facts Friday is that Terence Crawford has been stripped from his IBF welterweight title and is therefore no longer the undisputed welterweight champion.

Francis Ngannou vs. Derek Chisora has been announced for December 23, 2023. A good match to discover if Ngannou has any deficiencies and/or proves his quality once more.

Keyshawn Davis’ victory over Nahir Albright has been now changed to a no decision after testing positive for marijuana. Davis has also been given a 90-day suspension for the rules violation.

With the fall of Showtime’s support for boxing, where will Premier Boxing Champions be streamed or televised?

In the launch press conference for this upcoming fight between Demetrius Andrade and David Benavidez, Andrade displayed a part of his personality.

When looking at the resumes of Canelo and Julio Cesar Chavez, Canelo seems to have taken more chances. But, at this point in time, Chavez is greater than Canelo.

If Jermell Charlo were to defeat Canelo, why would he not be the best fighter in the world? Because of Crawford?

According to the contract of the fight, the winner of the first fight between Terence Crawford and Errol Spence, is able to select the weight of the second fight. Therefore, Crawford could potential ask for some more concessions and possibly a higher monetary reward in order for the rematch to take place at a higher weight.

The first news to address the possibility that Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder may not happen next since Hearn stated the fight is in jeopardy since the fight might not be able to occur in Saudi Arabia.

Since the rematch between Terence Crawford and Errol Spence is taking place, as boxing analysts we need to access how Spence can possibly do better. We already know Crawford is great and therefore the outcome of the rematch should be similar unless Spence shows improvement.

ShowBizz’ Take: Spence was not at his best when fighting Crawford. But, Crawford would beat the best Spence.

First of all, on this Facts Friday, it must be stated that Crawford is not ducking ‘Boots’ Ennis.

After Terence Crawford’s great success in the anticipated match against Errol Spence, Gervonta Davis claimed he would knock out Crawford by the sixth round.

In a recent YouTube video of The Porter Way Podcast, Shawn Porter revealed that he was not the same fighter in his fight against Terence Crawford compared to his fight against Errol Spence. With Porter saying this, does that take away from Crawford’s victory against Porter?

Errol Spence has been declaring his plan to break Terence Crawford. But as boxing analysts, we must consider both sides of the equation, can Spence be broken by Crawford?

In regards to the upcoming fight between Canelo and Jermell Charlo, the weight is a topic of great discussion. The weight between Canelo and Jermell is similar because Canelo and Charlo are natural middleweights. Charlo may even be more naturally 168 pounds than Canelo.

Due to the expected upcoming fight between Canelo and Charlo, it is time to discuss aspects of the fight. Given Charlo’s inactivity, if Canelo were to win, how would that affect Canelo’s legacy?