By Anthony “Zute” George This Thursday kicks off another year of gatherings and celebrations at the International Boxing Hall of Fame, in Canastota, New York. This years IBHOF class is an impressive one. Oozing with class, skills, power, guts and plenty of setbacks. The modern category consists of Donald Curry, Buddy McGirt and Julian Jackson. […]
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Anthony Joshua Vs Andy Ruiz: Fight Preview With a STUNNING Fight Prediction!


By Anthony “Zute” George Anthony Joshua, 22-0, 21 KO’s takes on Andy Ruiz, 32-1, 21 KO’s, Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Joshua is defending the WBA, IBF and WBO versions of the heavyweight title. Deontay Wilder holds the WBC heavyweight title. However, there is a whole lot more at stake […]
Bruce Springsteen: His Best Albums


By Anthony “Zute” George Bruce Springsteen might not have ever had a number one single on Billboard’s Hot 100, however he has made a frequent stop on the top of Billboard’s album charts. When a Springsteen album is released it is an event and has never disappointed the fans. Even what some perceive as ‘weaker’ […]
“Zute” for Thought: Boxing Edition


By Anthony “Zute” George It appears that Bob Arum did not take my advice. Not one hundred percent, anyway. Part of my suggestion was executed, as Vasyl Lomachenko will indeed face Luke Campbell for the vacant WBC lightweight title. Good fight. However, Top Rank Boxing has extended the other side of the lightweight round robin. […]
Anthony Joshua: Pride of the UK


By Anthony “Zute” George Since Anthony Joshua has turned professional, he has had 22 fought, fought 83 rounds, is undefeated and has had only one of those victories decided by the judges. Impressive. What is even more impressive about AJ is the large crowds he has fought in front of. Indeed, whether it is the […]
Ringside Report Reviews Game Of Thrones Finale: (Spoiler Alert)


By Anthony “Zute” George Yes, there will be spoilers. And perhaps an insult or two. The popular HBO series Game of Thrones aired its final episode Sunday night. Whenever a longstanding, gargantuanly popular, series like GOT has a send off it is an event, before, during and after its airing. GOT’s sendoff, however, was a […]
Naoya Inoue: Fight! Monster Fight!


By Anthony “Zute” George Godzilla, King of the Monsters, returns to the cinema in just a few short weeks. But, Naoya Inoue, Japan’s other monster, terrorized and thrilled the boxing world last weekend. Inoue, the WBA bantamweight champion, faced Emmanuel Rodriguez, the IBF 118-pound champion. The bout was also the semifinal of the World Boxing […]
The Usyk Experiment Put On Hold


By Anthony “Zute” George When the announcement that Oleksandr Usyk’s heavyweight debut was put on hold, due to a bicep injury, disappoint ensued throughout the boxing world. After all, Usyk, 16-0, 12 KOs, is one of the best talents in boxing, and his step up from the cruiserweight division, to the heavyweight division, was an […]
Andy Ruiz Gets An Opportunity Of A Lifetime


By Anthony “Zute” George Every pugilist who ever laced up the boxing gloves has one common goal, fighting for a world title. Many boxing pundits spend a lot of time downplaying the world championship belts of today. In some cases, they are down-right nasty about it. Despite the expanded energy to deem world championship belts […]
The Genius of Bruce Springsteen


By Anthony “Zute” George Bruce Springsteen is an American treasure. While his singing voice may be an acquired taste; I happen to love it, (Bruce himself says he does not think it is great), there should be no debating his iconic status as a song writer. When it comes to tapping into the pulse of […]
Bob Arum: Enough With the Talk…Let’s Make a Fight!


By Anthony “Zute” George The aftermath of ESPN/Top Rank Boxing’s first pay per view is not good. First, the way the fight ended was horrific, and the fact that Kahn keeps talking trash makes it worse. Speaking of talking trash, what in the world was Bob Arum doing calling out Al Haymon? Now, I do […]
Juan Estrada Defeats Srisaket Sor Rungvisai Capturing the WBC Super Flyweight Strap – Boxing News


By Anthony “Zute” George There was no feeling out process like in their first fight. The two pugilists met at the center of the ring and let the leather fly. Estrada had the advantage early on, the sharper puncher, utilizing his long reach. Sor Rungvisai had a good poker face during this stanza but was […]
Srisaket Sor Runvisai Vs Juan Estrada II: It’s Time to Fight


By Anthony “Zute” George Srisaket Sor Runvisai is the WBC Super Flyweight Champion. Verbalizing such words is like breathing a gigantic breath of fresh air because Sor Runvisai is a boxing treasure. He reminds of a southpaw version of Marcos Maidana, with more discipline. Like Maidana, this giant, lower-weight champion from Thailand, has one punch, […]
Boxing & MMA Writer Anthony “Zute” George Joins the Ringside Report Team


RSR Press Release Veteran Boxing & MMA Writer Anthony “Zute” George is our newest member on the Ringside Report team. On behalf of the entire team, we welcome him aboard.