Mosley Cotto - Is Shane Too Old To Compete With Miguel?
October 31st, 2007 Boxing, Shane Mosley, Miguel Cotto
With little under two weeks to go before veteran Shane Mosley (44-4, 37 KOs) takes on undefeated welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (30-0, 25 KOs), there has been a lot of doubters about Cotto’s chances in the bout, mostly due to his advanced age or 35, which will put him a distinct disadvantage against the younger […]
Duddy To Face Eastman on December 8th
October 31st, 2007 Boxing, John Duddy, Howard Eastman
Irish middleweight challenger John Duddy (22-0, 17 KOs) has signed on to face former European middleweight world champion Howard Eastman (42-5, 35 KOs) on December 8th, at the Kings Hall, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Duddy, 28, was recently rumored to be negotiating a a fight with World Boxing Council/World Boxing Organization middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik. […]
Moore Stops Facey
October 30th, 2007 Boxing, Jamie Moore
British light welterweight champion Jamie Moore (28-3, 19 KOs) stopped challenger Andrew Facey (19-5-1, 3 KOs) in the the 11th round on Friday night at the Robin Park Centre, Wigan, in Lancashire, England. Facey, 35, was knocked down twice in the 11th round, prompting for referee Howard John to waive off the fight at 2:14 […]
Roy Jones Jr. - Should He Move Up To The Heavyweight Division?
October 29th, 2007 Boxing, Roy Jones Jr.
With five-time world champion Roy Jones Jr’s bout with Felix Trinidad fast approaching, I thought this would be a good time to consider whether Jones should move back up to the heavyweight division following his light heavyweight bout with Trinidad. Clearly, the 38 year-old - soon to be 39 - Jones isn’t what he […]
Wladimir Klitschko To Fight Sultan Ibragimov In February
October 29th, 2007 Boxing, Sultan Ibragimov, Wladimir Klitschko
According to the latest boxing news, International Boxing Federation heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (49-3, 45 KOs) will be fighting WBO heavyweight champion Sultan Ibragimov in February 2008 in a title unification match. Klitschko has been after the other heavyweight title holders for some time now, and only now has finally found one of them with […]
Castillo Stops Casillas
October 29th, 2007 Boxing, José Luis Castillo
Making his first appearance since being stopped in the fourth round by Ricky Hatton in June, former two-time lightweight champion José Luis Castillo (56-8-1, 48 KOs) stopped an over-matched Adan Casillas (22-6, 15 KOs) in the 6th round on Saturday night at the Palenque del FEX, Mexicali, in Baja California, Mexico. Castillo, 33, chopped […]
Is It Too Soon For Povetkin To Take On Wladimir Klitschko?
October 28th, 2007 Boxing, Wladimir Klitschko, Alexander Povetkin
After watching last night’s IBF tournament eliminator bout between Alexander Povetkin (14-0, 11 KOs) and former heavyweight champion Chris Byrd, I have to admit that I have my doubts about whether Povetkin is ready to fight International Boxing Federation heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (49-3, 45 Kos). Of course, Povetkin still has to beat the winner […]
Chris Byrd: “I’ve Yet To Be Beaten By An American Heavyweight”
October 28th, 2007 Boxing, Chris Byrd
Former two-time heavyweight champion Chris “Rapid Fire” Byrd (40-4-1, 21 KOs) hinted strongly that he will continue boxing after last night’s 11th round TKO loss to Alexander Povetkin (14-0, 11 KOs in Germany, saying “I’ve yet to be beaten by an American heavyweight.” In that respect, Byrd was telling the truth, as he has only […]
Molitor Decisions 3K Battery
October 27th, 2007 Boxing, Steve Molitor, Fashun 3K Battery
IBF super-bantamweight champion Steve Molitor (25-0, 10 KOs) won an impressive unanimous decision over Fashun 3K Battery (58-9-1 35KO) tonight in Ontario. Molitor controlled the action, using both his superior size and power to win the exchanges against 3K Battery and winning by the judges’ scores 119-109, 119-109, 120-108. 3K Battery had his moments, however, […]
Povetkin Stops Byrd in 11th Round TKO
October 27th, 2007 Boxing, Chris Byrd, Alexander Povetkin
Heavyweight challenger Alexander Povetkin (14-0, 11 KOs) won a hard fought grueling battle tonight, stopping former two-time heavyweight champion Chris Byrd in the 11th round at the Messehalle, Erfurt, in Thüringen, Germany. Both fighter’s faces were badly swollen and cut from the many blows they landed on each other over the course of the bout. […]
Wladimir Klitschko - Sultan Ibragimov: Is This Fight A Waste Of Time For Wladimir?
October 26th, 2007 Boxing, Sultan Ibragimov, Wladimir Klitschko
According to the latest boxing news, International Boxing Federation heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko in the process of working out a heavyweight unification bout with World Boxing Organization heavyweight champion Sultan Ibragimov for February 2008. Nothing has been ironed out at this point, but the talks are very serious. However, the bout would seem to have […]
Povetkin Byrd: Is This Fight A Mistake For Byrd?
October 26th, 2007 Boxing, Chris Byrd, Alexander Povetkin
Former two-time heavyweight champion (40-3-1, 21 KOs) Chris Byrd takes on Alexander Povetkin tomorrow night in Germany as part of the four-man elimination tournament for the rights to take on International Boxing Federation heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko in 2008. However, why Byrd has opted to fight in the elimination tournament is a looming question, because […]
Taylor To Exercise His Contractual Option For a Rematch With Pavlik
October 25th, 2007 Boxing, Jermain Taylor, Kelly Pavlik
Former World Boxing Council middleweight champion Jermain Taylor (27-1-1, 17 KOs)m has decided to exercise his contractual option to fight an immediately rematch against now WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (32-0, 29 KOs), who brutally stopped him in the 7th round on September 29th, at the Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Though Taylor, […]
Samuel Peter: Is His Power Overrated?
October 25th, 2007 Boxing, Samuel Peter
After watching WBC interim heavyweight champion Samuel Peter’s (29-1, 22 KOs) last three bouts against Jameel McCline, and James Toney, I’ve concluded that he doesn’t have the monstrous power that I originally that he did after I witnessed his destruction of Jeremy Williams in December 2004, and Peter’s three knockdowns of Wladimir Klitschko in September […]
Byrd vs. Povetkin: Does Chris Have Enough Left To Beat Alexander?
October 24th, 2007 Boxing, Chris Byrd, Alexander Povetkin
Former WBO/IBF heavyweight champion Chris Byrd (40-3-1, 21 KOs) goes up against Alexander Povetkin 13-0, 10 KOs), former 2004 Olympics Gold medal winner in the super heavyweight, this Saturday iat the Messehalle, Erfurt, in Thüringen, Germany. The bout is a box off for the fight to fight IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko. At 28, […]
Rahman Stops Fox
October 24th, 2007 Boxing, Hasim Rahman
Former heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman (44-6-2, 35 KOs) stopped Cerrone Fox (8-7, 5 KOs) in the 1st round on Thursday night at the Kewadin Casino, in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. Rahman, 34, blasted out Fox with a powerful combination, sending him to the canvas where referee Dale Grable counted him out at 2:27 of the […]
Darchinyan Stops Catubay
October 23rd, 2007 Boxing, Vic Darchinyan
Former IBF flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan (29-1, 23 KOs) had a tough time in stopping Federico Catubay (20-14-3, 11 KOs) in the 12th round on Saturday night at the Auburn RSL Club, Auburn (Sydney), in New South Wales, Australia. In his first bout since losing his IBF flyweight title to Nonito Donaire in a 5th […]
Sturm And Griffin Fight To Draw
October 23rd, 2007 Boxing, Felix Sturm, Randy Griffin
WBA middleweight champion Felix Sturm (28-2-1, 12 KOs) fought to a 12-round draw against American challenger Randy Griffin (24-1-3, 12 KOs) on Saturday night at the Gerry Weber Stadium in Germany. The final judges’ scores were 114-114, 115-114 for Sturm and 117-111 for Griffin. I personally had Griffin winning easily by 8 rounds to four. […]
Lujan Stops Matthysse
October 23rd, 2007 Boxing, Walter Matthysse
In one of the most exciting fights of the year, Argentinean welterweight Sebastian Lujan (28-5-2, 20 KOs) knocked out Walter Matthysse (26-3, 25 KOs) in the fifth round on Friday night at the Club Atletico Newell’s Old Boys, Rosario, in Santa Fe, Argentina. Both fighters were knocked down in the fight with Lujan going down […]
Wlodarczyk Destroys Alexander
October 22nd, 2007 Boxing, Krzysztof Wlodarczyk
Former International Boxing Federation cruiserweight champion Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (38-2, 28 KOs) destroyed his overmatched opponent Dominique Alexander (16-4-1, 8 KOs) on Saturday night, dropping him with a right hand in the first round at the Expo Center, ul. Pradzynskiego, in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. The bout was stopped immediately after the knockdown, as Alexander was […]
