This Week in Boxing History: January 2-8
This week in boxing history, PBC revisits four world championship fights—two that ended in knockouts and two that went the distance—and flashes back to a landmark victory for a future heavyweight champion.
Frampton conquers the world as PBC’s Fighter of the Year
Carl Frampton already was a world champion at the start of this year, but his accomplishments in 2016 placed him at the top of the entire boxing universe.
Thurman vs Porter topples all comers as PBC’s Fight of the Year
It was a fight that was as competitive as it was engaging, a championship bout in which both participants put it all on the line until the final bell sounded. In the end, there would be only one winner in the world title fight between Keith Thurman and Shawn Porter, but there certainly was no loser.
Wilder asserts his right to land PBC’s Knockout of the Year
As the rounds went by, Deontay Wilder waited like a lion in the grass watching a herd of gazelle, anticipating the right time to strike against Artur Szpilka.
Lubin drops the ‘Hammer’ as PBC’s Rising Star of the Year
Even before he signed a professional contract on his 18th birthday, Erickson Lubin had high expectations set upon him for 2016.
Easter, Commey hit all the right spots in PBC’s Round of the Year
Entering the late stages of a competitive, action-packed fight with a vacant 135-pound world title at stake, Robert Easter Jr. and Richard Commey upped the ante in a thrilling three minutes that brought out the best in both men.
This Week in Boxing History: December 26-January 1
This week in boxing history, PBC remembers the first black heavyweight champion, a powerful showing by “The Greatest,” a knockout performance by “USS” Cunningham, a stoppage of the “Bronx Bull” and one of the greatest lightweights of all time.
Presenting the 12 Rounds of Christmas: Round 12 (Easter vs Commey)
What’s better than a fight between two undefeated boxers vying for their first world championship? A fight that goes to the 12th and final round with said world championship still up for grabs.
