By William Mackay: World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO’s) believes that he could have stopped Juan Manuel Marquez if the 36-year-old Mexican fighter had opted to fight him instead of deciding not to fight the 23-year-old Khan. In an article at Rte Sport, Khan says “Malignaggi was the first choice but he pulled out and then they went for [Juan Manuel] Marquez. I think I could have been the first man to knock Marquez out. That would definitely have made a statement because he went the distance with Floyd Mayweather.” Khan forgets to mention Manny Pacquiao as another fighter who couldn’t know out Marquez. Read the rest of this entry »

By Scott Gilfoid: Earlier today, I read an amusing press release in which lightweight Kevin Mitchell (31-0, 23 KO’s) said he’d be knocking out World Boxing Organization lightweight interim champion Michael Katsidis (26-2, 21 KO’s) when they fight on May 8th. As of now, there’s still no location set for the fight, but it could take place at Upton Park. Mitchell, 25, will have home field advantage despite Katsidis being the champion. The reason for that is because Mitchell’s promoter Frank Warren recently won the purse bid for the fight, so it won’t be held in Katsidis’ home city of Sydney, Australia. Read the rest of this entry »

By Sean McDaniel: Matthew Hatton (38-4-2, 15 KO’s), the younger 28-year-old brother of former light welterweight and welterweight champion Ricky Hatton, doesn’t see the huge interest from Ricky for boxing right now. In article at The Sun, Matthew Hatton says “Ricky said he was going to fight again and he believed that he would, but everyone is entitled to change their mind. He’s never said anything to me, but I could tell when I saw him in the gym that the spark wasn’t there. It is a very, very hard sport and if your hearts not in it, it can be even more dangerous.” Ricky Hatton is reportedly poised to retire from boxing. Read the rest of this entry »

By Jim Dower: American heavyweight contender Eddie Chambers (35-1, 18 KO’s) feels good about his chances of beating IBF/WBC heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (53-3, 47 KO’s) on March 20th when he fights him in Germany. Chambers, 27, says in an article at Boxing Talk “I’m coming to win this fight handily and in twelve rounds. I should be in front pretty easily.” Chambers thinks he’ll be able to out-point Klitschko, which is kind of the opposite of what most fighters attempt to do when they face Wladimir. Winning rounds against the tall 6’6” Klitschko isn’t an easy thing for most fighters do. Read the rest of this entry »

By Christopher Lowe:

“Irish” John Duddy 28-1, 18 KO vs. Michael Medina 23-1-2,18 KO

10 Rounds Middleweight Division (160 lbs)

When looking into the combatants previous contest I noticed this is going to be a step up in weight for Medina. Medina’s last 9 fights where held in the Junior Middleweight Division at 154 pounds. Being the younger fighter at 23 years of age its possible he has out grown 154 pounds and is ready to move up in weight. However when ever a fighter moves up in class it always raises questions if they can carry their power up in weight with them. Read the rest of this entry »

By Dave Lahr: In the latest boxing news, trainer Freddie Roach says he wants Manny Pacquiao to face the winner of the May 1st fight between Shane Mosley and Floyd Mayweather Jr. Roach seems to think that beyond this fight, there’s not much else out there for Pacquiao to fight. In an article at USA Today, Roach says “If the winner of the Mayweather-Mosley fight doesn’t come around, where do we have to go? Without Mayweather, there’s nothing else to prove. Let’s face it. The people … want to see Mayweather and Pacquiao fight.” Read the rest of this entry »

By Dave Lahr: IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko is perhaps the best heavyweight we’ve seen since Lennox Lewis retired six years ago. Klitschko’s power, hand speed, movement and athleticism is unmatched by any other heavyweight in the division. He’s been almost untouchable since hiring legendary trainer Emanuel Steward six years ago fix his stamina and defensive liabilities. With that said, I think challenger Eddie Chambers (35-1, 18 KO’s) is going to knock Klitschko out in the 6th round on March 20th when they meet at the ESPRIT arena, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Read the rest of this entry »

By Scott Gilfoid: Amir Khan probably has a long ways to go before he’s seen as a premier mega fighter like Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. Khan may never reach that level for one reason or another. Khan will have to face a lot of tough fighters for him to get to that level, and not be put in with hand-picked soft opponents that are little threat to his fragile chin. Khan will be facing former International Boxing Federation light welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi on May 15th, at the Madison Square Garden, in New York. This is seen as a move that will give Khan a chance to show his stuff against an opponent with somewhat of a name on HBO. Read the rest of this entry »

By Richie Doyle: So now we finally here after months of lacklustre fights and no huge bouts we get two good months for the loyal boxing fans and gamblers looking to place a few wagers in the upcoming months so here are my best odds and tips.

Pacquiao vs Clottey: Look for this to be tough for pacquiao bet straight forward, attack from the off (like against cotto) and press a beat down towards the end of the fight but saying this I expect Clottey to reach the final bell as he’s never been KOd and has fought big punches in the past (Margarito) so at 13/8 Pacquiao by points or decision seems a good bet. Read the rest of this entry »

By Eric Thomas: ESPN is reporting that there are only 300 tickets remaining for this Saturday night’s clash between Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey at the Dallas Cowboy Stadium. There are 45,000 tickets seats that have been made available for the fight, and there are only 300 remaining. The stadium fits 80,000 for football events and 100,000 for a boxing match, such as Floyd Mayweather vs. Pacquiao. Read the rest of this entry »

By Chris Williams: Freddie Roach is still predicting a knockout win for Manny Pacquiao on Saturday night, and thinks that he’ll be drowning Joshua Clottey with punches in their fight. In an article at the USA today, Roach says “Blocking punches don’t win fights [referring to Clottey’s tendency to spend a lot of time blocking shots rather than throwing them]. I think we can stop him in the late rounds. The accumulation of punches he’ll [Clottey] be taking in this fights he’s never seen before. Read the rest of this entry »

By Scott Gilfoid: WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (23-1, 21 KO’s) had to fight hard to earn a 12 round decision over former World Boxing Association heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev in their bout last November in Germany. Haye blamed his poor performance on an injury to his right hand which apparently occurred early in the fight. Haye also says he boxed Valuev to avoid getting hit with any of his shots. Read the rest of this entry »

By Chris Williams: In a fight that is effectively for the bragging rights of New York, former World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (34-2, 27 KO’s) will be stepping up in weight to take on WBA light middleweight champion Yuri Foreman (28-0, 8 KO’s) on June 5th, at the Yankee Stadium, in the Bronx, New York. The fight will be shown on regular HBO and not Pay-Per-View, according to the news outlet Primera Hora. A press conference will be held on March 22nd in Tampa, Florida, to announce the fight. Read the rest of this entry »

By Jim Dower: World Boxing Organization light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (25-0, 11 KO’s) says that he’s interested in fighting IBF/WBC light welterweight champion Devon Alexander (20-0, 13 KO’s) in June if possible.

In an article at Boxing Talk, Bradley said “Let’s do it” when asked if he’d be interested in facing Alexander in June. However, Bradley says that the “money has to be right” for him to fight Alexander. Read the rest of this entry »

By Esteban Garduno: Freddie Roach has been talking long hard for anyone that wants to hear him about how his fighter Manny Pacquiao is going to beat Joshua Clottey on March 13th. As you would guess, a lot of the predictions by Roach have made its way back to Clottey and angering him to the point where he seems totally obsessed with punishing Pacquiao and taking his World Boxing Organization welterweight title on Saturday night. Roach may think he’s doing Pacquiao a favor by trying to get into the head of Clottey with his trash talk, but it could make things much tougher for Pacquiao, because he’s the one that will have to be in the ring with the angry and committed Clottey, not Roach. Read the rest of this entry »

By Esteban Garduno: In the latest boxing news, Freddie Roach believes that Joshua Clottey tried to quit in his last fight against Miguel Cotto last June in a fight that Clottey lost by a 12 round split decision. In an article from Boxingnewsonline, Roach says “I believe there is quit in him [Clottey]. I believe he quit in the last two rounds with Cotto and gave the fight away. He was trying to get out of it the easy way. He tried to quit and said he couldn’t keep fighting so he tried to win a decision on a foul.” Roach isn’t shy about making himself heard, as you can see. Read the rest of this entry »

By Gary E G: The one and only controversial win in Floyd Mayweather’s 40 fight unbeaten career was his bout against Jose Luis Castillo in 2002. Many who saw the fight thought that Castillo was robbed and the few minutes leading up to the official announcement is the only time I have seen Mayweather look truly worried in a boxing ring. Read the rest of this entry »

By Dave Lahr: Manny Pacquiao is in for a big surprise on Saturday night when he attempts to go on the attack against former IBF welterweight champion Joshua Clottey. Pacquiao is used to having his way against a recent rag tag variety of beaten up and aging fighters but on March 13th, Pacquiao is going to find that he can’t penetrate through Clottey’s impregnable clamshell defense. I’ve seen Clottey in action in many of his fights, and it’s almost impossible to get shots through Clottey’s high guard and land anywhere to his head. Read the rest of this entry »

By Scott Gilfoid: Heavyweight contender Eddie Chambers is incredibly confident about his chances against IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko for March 20th. Confidence is a good thing to have, but Chambers sounds almost deluded with his self belief going into this fight. In article by Bernard Fernandez of Philly.com, Chambers says “Beating Klitschko isn’t about me getting lucky…It’s never easy being the best at what you do.” Wow! I never realized how cocky Chambers is. And the thing is, he looks damn average in every fight I’ve seen him. Read the rest of this entry »