We're here for the long-awaited boxing chat, perfectly timed to prime you for Saturday's super-fight between Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Gennady "GGG" Golovkin. In the blue corner, we have our returning TheLeadSports boxing champion, staff writer, David Monroe. And in the red corner, we have the challenger, a frequent TLS contributor and also the namesake [...]
Femi Oyeleye arrived at Los Angeles International Airport last March, a dreamer in a sea of dreamers. He had nothing but his bags, a friend's phone number, and a pair of really fast hands. Though he'd won 166 fights as an amateur and won gold at the All Africa Games the previous year, petty internal politics had [...]
Seeing a teary-eyed Ronda Rousey confessing to the world that she contemplated suicide in the moments following her loss to Holy Holm reminded us that underneath their generally superior physique (not you, Bartolo), professional athletes are human beings, with real feelings and emotions, who cry at the end of Love Actually just like the rest of us. [...]
We all know of famous celebrities and multi-millionaire investors, but many athletes have surpassed their net worth. Sports have now become businesses and athletes have become products. Some athletes make more than famous celebrities, singers, and even top models. The ... Continue reading
