De La Hoya Striking Out
November 26th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Oscar De La Hoya
Oscar De La Hoya, the CEO of the promotional outfit Golden Boy, has had big run of bad luck as of late with losses of fighters Shane Mosley, who was defeated recently by Miguel Cotto, Marco Antonio Barrera, who was easily defeated by Manny Pacquiao, once again, and De La Hoya himself, in his loss […]
Hatton Mayweather: Is Ricky The Bigger Draw?
November 26th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Ricky Hatton, Floyd Mayweather Jr
As the time inches closer to the December 8th showdown between unbeaten fighters Rikcy Hatton (43-0, 31 KOs) and Floyd Mayweather Jr. (38-0, 24 KOs), I’ve noticed that Hatton seems to get the more attention from fans in the majority of the websites that I’ve checked out. It’s seems particularly odd, because most of the […]
Vargas Announces Retirement From Boxing
November 26th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Fernando Vargas
Minutes after Saturday’s bout in which he lost by majority decision to Ricardo Mayorga, Fernando Vargas (26-5, 22 KOs) announced his retirement from boxing after a 10 year career. Though only 29 years-old - relatively young in terms of boxing years - Vargas was a shell of his former excellence, having lost his final three […]
Chambers vs. Povetkin On January 26th
November 26th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Eddie Chambers, Alexander Povetkin
Unbeaten heavyweight contenders American Eddie Chambers (30-0, 16 KOs) and Russian Alexander Povetkin (14-0, 11 KOs) meet on January 26th in Berlin, Germany, in the final International Boxing Federation elimination bout with the winner to face IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko. The bout will be shown on HBO, a rarity for European bouts because most […]
Mayorga To Move Back Down To 147: “Im Coming After Cotto”
November 25th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Ricardo Mayorga, Miguel Cotto
Shortly after defeating Fernando Vargas on Saturday night and subsequently sending him into retirement, Mayorga, 34, announced that he’s moving back down to the welterweight division – 147 lbs – in hopes of fighting Miguel Cotto and Floyd Mayweather jr. On the surface, Mayorga seems almost delusional, as neither of these two fighters will likely […]
“Pavlik To Be Even Stronger At 166 lbs” - Steward
November 25th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Jermain Taylor, Kelly Pavlik
According to the Boston Herald, Emanuel Steward, the former trainer for WBC/WBO middleweight champion Jermain Taylor, says that Pavlik will be even stronger at 166 lbs than he was at 160 lbs for Kelly’s rematch with former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Jermain Taylor (27-1, 17 KOs) on February 16th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, […]
Inkin Decisions Bruer
November 25th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Denis Inkin
Undefeated Russian World Boxing Super middleweight Denis Inkin (32-0, 24 KOs) won a harder than expected 12-round unanimous decision over over challenger Martin Abel Bruer (19-2, 12 KOs) on Saturday night in Dresdan, Germany. Inkin was dropped in round two, after getting hit with a huge right hand from Bruer. However, Inkin got up […]
Calzaghe: “Mikkel Kessler is a better fighter than Bernard Hopkins”
November 25th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Bernard Hopkins, Joe Calzaghe
In a recent article by Andrew Wake of eastsideboxing.com, an exasperated Joe Calzaghe said in an interview “Mikkel Kessler is a better fighter than Bernard Hopkins. Hopkins is just a name that would look good on my resume.” This is in regards to Calaghe’s frutration of trying to line up a fight with the elusive […]
Arum Wants Cotto To Fight De La Hoya Or Mayweather
November 25th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Floyd Mayweather Jr, Miguel Cotto
Promoter of World Boxing Association welterweight champion Miguel Cotto, Bob Arum, would like to see his fighter in against either Floyd Mayweather Jr. or Oscar De La Hoya in Cotto’s up coming bout. Arum, however, realizes that both De La Hoya and Mayweather will perhaps not being interested in fighting with Cotto at this time, […]
Erdei Decisions Mendoza
November 24th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Zsolt Erdei
World Boxing Organization light heavyweight champion Zsolt Erdei defeated challenger Tito Mendoza by split decision on Saturday night in Dresdan, Germany. The final judges’ scores were 116-112, 116-112 for Erdie and for 117-111 for Mendoza, giving the 33 year-old Erdei the decision. Erdei wasn’t expecting a hard bout from Mendoza, as he was supposed to […]
Should There Be An Asterisk Next To Floyd Mayweather’s Name In The Record Books?
November 24th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Floyd Mayweather Jr, José Luis Castillo
Recently while reading about Barry Bonds’ problems with the steroid scandal in the media, and the cries from some fans that he should have an asterisk next to his name in the record books, I wonder if an asterisk should be inserted next to Floyd Mayweather Jr’s name in the record books as well. His […]
Cintron Stops Feliciano
November 24th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Kermit Cintron
International Boxing Federation welterweight champion Kermit Cintron (29-1, 27 KOs) struggled badly tonight before stopping Jesse Feliciano in the 10th round of a scheduled 12-round bout at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Immediately after the fight was stopped by the referee Jon Schorle at 1:53 of the 10th, Cintron collapsed to the canvas […]
Arslan Decisions Hill
November 24th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Firat Arslan
German-based Cruiserweight Firat Arslan defeated World Boxing Association cruiserweight champion Virgil Hill tonight in Germany, winning a unanimous decision over the 43 year-old champion Hill. The final judges’ scores were 118-110, 116-113 and 117-111, giving Arslan the victory. Arslan used heavy pressure to take the fight to Hill, hitting him constantly with hooks and staying […]
Mayorga Decisions Vargas
November 24th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Fernando Vargas, Ricardo Mayorga
Former light middleweight/welterweight champion Ricardo Mayorga pulled out a majority decision over boxing great Fernando Vargas last night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Vargas, 29, was knocked down in down in the 1st and 11th rounds, costing him the fight ultimately. The final judges’ scores were 114-112, 115-111 and 113-113, awarding the decision […]
“I Am The Greatest” - Floyd Mayweather Jr.
November 23rd, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Ricky Hatton, Floyd Mayweather Jr
In a recent press conference, World Boxing Council welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (38-0, 24 KOs) said “I respect what Robinson and Ali did for the sport, but I am the greatest and this is my time.” It’s unclear whether Mayweather, in fact, believes what he says or whether it was done to get more […]
Cotto Interested In Fighting Margarito - If The Money’s There
November 23rd, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Miguel Cotto, Antonio Margarito
World Boxing Association welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (31-0, 25KOs) is reportedly interested in making a making a fight with former World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Antonio Margarito (35-5, 25 KOs) if the “money’s right,” according to the Endi,” a Spanish media news organization. Cotto had been previously saying that he wouldn’t fight Margarito because he […]
“I’d Love To Fight Cotto” - Ricky Hatton
November 23rd, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Ricky Hatton, Miguel Cotto
As lnternational Boxing Federation light welterweight champion Ricky Hatton (43-0, 31 KOs) prepares for his upcoming showdown with Floyd Mayweather on December 8th at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada, Hatton took time out for a chat session at ESPN. During the session, Hatton, 29, when asked whether he’d like to fight Miguel Cotto, […]
“MMA Is Just A Fad” - Jeff Lacy
November 23rd, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Jeff Lacy
According to the latest boxing news, former International Boxing Federation super middleweight champion Jeff Lacy (22-1, 17 KOs) doesn’t think too highly of MMA sport. In fact, it appears that Lacy, 30, has little respect, saying “I don’t think that we really paid much attention to them. I see that as a fad, to tell […]
Mayorga Vargas: Will The Weight Loss Effect Fernando?
November 23rd, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Fernando Vargas, Ricardo Mayorga
If this bout had taken place in 2000, before Fernando Vargas (26-4, 22 KOs) had been stopped by Felix Trinidad in a war, I’d easily pick Fernando to defeat tonight’s opponent Ricardo Mayorga (28-6-1, 23 KOs). However, the 29 year-old Vargas isn’t nearly the same fighter he was then, having lost much of his quickness […]
Miranda vs. Pascal
November 23rd, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Edison Miranda, Jean Pascal
As the days go by, the banter from unbeaten super middleweights Edison Miranda (29-2, 25 KOs) and Jean Pascal (19-0, 14 KOs) heats up as the two fighters take turns trading barbs, perhaps leading to a fight on January 11th, 2008, if everything goes right. Both fighters are arguably the hardest punchers in the super […]
