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Video: Terence Crawford finally lands his elite foe in Shawn Porter

Video: Welterweight titleholder Terence Crawford finally landed his elite foe in Shawn Porter. They will fight on Nov. 20.

The boxing world has embraced the recent announcement that welterweight titleholder Terence Crawford will defend against Shawn Porter on Nov. 20.

The unbeaten Crawford, No. 1 on Boxing Junkie’s pound-for-pound list, has dominated his opponents but has yet to face the kind of test Porter figures to provide.

In this episode of The DAZN Boxing Show, courtesy of DAZN, hosts Akin Reyes and Barak Bess give their takes on the significance of the matchup and what might transpire.

Here’s what they had to say.

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Video: Terence Crawford finally lands his elite foe in Shawn Porter

Video: Welterweight titleholder Terence Crawford finally landed his elite foe in Shawn Porter. They will fight on Nov. 20.

The boxing world has embraced the recent announcement that welterweight titleholder Terence Crawford will defend against Shawn Porter on Nov. 20.

The unbeaten Crawford, No. 1 on Boxing Junkie’s pound-for-pound list, has dominated his opponents but has yet to face the kind of test Porter figures to provide.

In this episode of The DAZN Boxing Show, courtesy of DAZN, hosts Akin Reyes and Barak Bess give their takes on the significance of the matchup and what might transpire.

Here’s what they had to say.

Video: The state of the lightweight division

Video: The state of the lightweight division.

The lightweight division is one of the deepest in boxing.

Teofimo Lopez, coming off his victory over Vasiliy Lomachenko, leads the way but the likes of Gervonta Davis, Devin Haney, Ryan Garcia and Lomachenko aren’t far behind.

In this video, courtesy of DAZN, Akin Reyes and Barak Bess discuss the state of the 135-pound division.

Here’s what they had to say.

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Video: The state of the lightweight division

Video: The state of the lightweight division.

The lightweight division is one of the deepest in boxing.

Teofimo Lopez, coming off his victory over Vasiliy Lomachenko, leads the way but the likes of Gervonta Davis, Devin Haney, Ryan Garcia and Lomachenko aren’t far behind.

In this video, courtesy of DAZN, Akin Reyes and Barak Bess discuss the state of the 135-pound division.

Here’s what they had to say.

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Video: What will Canelo Alvarez do if he becomes 168-pound king?

Canelo Alvarez is one step away from unifying all four of the major 168-pound titles.

The Mexican star, who holds three belts, is expected to face IBF titleholder Caleb Plant in September. If he wins, he becomes undisputed super middleweight king.

Then what?

Would Alvarez move back up to light heavyweight, where he stopped Sergey Kovalev to win a title? Would he stay at 168 and face the likes of David Benavidez, Gennadiy Golovkin (for a third time) and Jermall Charlo?

In this episode of The DAZN Boxing Show, hosts Akin Reyes and Barak Bess discuss Alvarez’s future.

Here’s what they had to say.

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Video: What will Canelo Alvarez do if he becomes 168-pound king?

Canelo Alvarez is one step away from unifying all four of the major 168-pound titles.

The Mexican star, who holds three belts, is expected to face IBF titleholder Caleb Plant in September. If he wins, he becomes undisputed super middleweight king.

Then what?

In this episode of The DAZN Boxing Show, hosts Akin Reyes and Barak Bess discuss Alvarez’s future.

Here’s what they had to say.

Video: Eddie Hearn pitches plan to unify middleweight titles

Video: Eddie Hearn pitches plan to unify middleweight titles.

Promoter Eddie Hearn said boxing is being threatened by successful events featuring social media stars like Jake Paul and other celebrities.

The appropriate way to respond, he said, is to put together the legitimate fights the fans want to see.

With that in mind, he laid out a plan to unify the middleweight titles that hardcore boxing afficionados would embrace wholeheartedly.

Hearn made his pitch in this episode of The DAZN Boxing Show, which is hosted by commentators Akin Reyes and Barak Bess. Here’s what Hearn had to say.

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Video: Eddie Hearn pitches plan to unify middleweight titles

Video: Eddie Hearn pitches plan to unify middleweight titles.

Promoter Eddie Hearn said boxing is being threatened by successful events featuring social media stars like Jake Paul and other celebrities.

The appropriate way to respond, he said, is to put together the legitimate fights the fans want to see.

With that in mind, he laid out a plan to unify the middleweight titles that hardcore boxing afficionados would embrace wholeheartedly.

Hearn made his pitch in this episode of The DAZN Boxing Show, which is hosted by commentators Akin Reyes and Barak Bess. Here’s what Hearn had to say.

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Video: Oscar De La Hoya explains bizarre Paul-Askren commentary

Video: Oscar De La Hoya explains his bizarre commentary during the Jake Paul-Ben Askren Show.

One thing that stood out during the Jake Paul-Ben Askren broadcast was the behavior of guest commentator Oscar De La Hoya.

The Hall of Fame boxer and head of Golden Boy Promotions didn’t seem to be himself during repartee with the other commentators, which generated all kinds of speculation

In this episode of The DAZN Boxing Show, commentators Akin Reyes and Barak Bess asked De La Hoya to explain what happened. He answered the question and got into a number of other topics.

Here’s what De La Hoya had to say.

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Video: Oscar De La Hoya explains bizarre Paul-Askren commentary

Video: Oscar De La Hoya explains his bizarre commentary during the Jake Paul-Ben Askren Show.

One thing that stood out during the Jake Paul-Ben Askren broadcast was the behavior of guest commentator Oscar De La Hoya.

The Hall of Fame boxer and head of Golden Boy Promotions didn’t seem to be himself during repartee with the other commentators, which generated all kinds of speculation

In this episode of The DAZN Boxing Show, commentators Akin Reyes and Barak Bess asked De La Hoya to explain what happened. He answered the question and got into a number of other topics.

Here’s what De La Hoya had to say.

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