Archive for November, 2007

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Former World Boxing Organization/World Boxing Council heavweight champion Vitali Klitschko (35-2, 34 KOs) reportedly has intentions of being a champion at the same time as his little brother, IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko. “I have a dream to fulfill,” Vitali said to the German press recently. Vitali, now 36, hasn’t fought in over three years [...]

Former World Boxing Association light heavyweight champion Richard Hall (28-7, 26 KOs) stopped former World Boxing Organization super middleweight champion Byron Mitchell (25-4-1, 18 KOs) in the 4th round last night at the Sheraton Miami Mart Hotel, in Miami, Florida. The heavy-handed Hall, 36, badly hurt Mitchell early in the first, punishing him with huge [...]

In perhaps an effort to get Manny Pacquiao into the ring, World Boxing Council super featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (48-3, 35 KOs) has reportedly said “he’s really scared and doesn’t want any part of me. He knows I’m the only man who can beat him. I’ll destroy him.” This was based on Marquez’s frustration [...]

Former WBO/WBC middleweight champion Jermain Taylor (27-1, 17 KOs) will be in the fight of his life on February 16th when he fights unbeaten knockout artist Kelly Pavlik (32-0, 29 KOs) at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Taylor, 30, has a tremendous amount of pressure on him at this stage of his career, [...]

Former two-time light middleweight champion Fernando Vargas (26-4, 22 KOs) is supposedly fighting for the last time on Saturday night against former welterweight/light middleweight champion Ricardo Mayorga (28-6-1, 23 KOs) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. However, there are many fans out there, including myself, who question whether the 29 year-old Vargas will, [...]

For most boxing fans, undefeated Ukrainian Alexander Dimitrenko (27-0, 17 KOs) remains an unknown, a fighter that they’ve neither heard of or seen in action before. Even the vast majority of boxing insiders, as a whole, have never seen the 25 year-old Dimitrenko in action. For those who have, such as myself, they have had [...]

International Boxing Federation welterweight champion Kermit Cintron (28-1, 26 KOs) defends his title in a stay busy fight against tough club fighter-type Jesse Feliciano (15-5-3, 9 KOs) on Saturday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Cintron, 28, is making his first defense since stopping top Argentinian welterweight prospect Walter Matthysse, who Cintron [...]

Jeff “Left Hook” Lacy returns to action after a year injury lay off when he takes on Peter Manfredo Jr in an up coming bout. Lacy finds himself with his back agains the wall after a previous humiliating one-sided beating at the hands of Joe Calzaghe, followed by a gift decision over Vitali Tsypko last [...]

In the latest boxing news, Ricky Hatton’s trainer, Billy Graham, is reportedly more than pleased that most boxing writers are predicting that Hatton, 29, is going to lose his December 8th bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr, boxing’s pound-4-pound king. Apparently, Graham sees this as a good thing, rather than an indication that Hatton is in [...]

Former heavyweight champion Larry Holmes (69-6, 44 KOs) is still bothered by his comment he made about former boxing great Rocky Marciano, when Holmes remarked “If you want to get technical about it, Rocky Marciano couldn’t carry my jockstrap,” after losing to challenger Michael Spinks in September 1985. The loss was even more disappointing because [...]

It’s been three years since former World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (35-2, 34 KOs) last fought, and with his recent cancellation of his comeback bout against Jameel McCline, I was wondering whether Vitali would have been better off staying retired. He’s had little luck in making it through training since 2004, when a [...]

The adviser for WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather (38-0, 24 KOs), Leonard Ellerbe, is predicting a knockout win for Mayweather over Ricky Hatton, according to John Martinez of eastsideboxing.com. “This fight is the biggest fight that Hatton has ever been in. For Floyd, all he is going to do is be himself and that is [...]

Undefeated World Boxing Council/World Boxing Organization middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (32-0, 29 KOs) has reportedly been given the ok to begin training for his rematch with Jermain Taylor on February 16th at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada, according to the latest boxing news. Pavlik, 25, was recently badly injured while replacing a window [...]

IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and WBO title holder Sultan Ibragimov have reportedly reached an agreement on a unification bout to be held on February 23rd. “I’m very happy that after intensive negotiations we have finally reached a deal,” Klitschko said. This is only one piece of the puzzle for the winner of the fight, [...]

Bernard Hopkins’ trainer Nazim Richardson feels that Hopkins should choose to fight Roy Jones Jr. rather than Joe Calzaghe, the current undisputed super middleweight champion, according to AP. Richardson believes that Calzaghe isn’t in Hopkins’ class, and that he would be better off fighting Jones because Hopkins still has a “score to settle” with Jones [...]

Former welterweight/light middleweight champion Fernando Vargas (26-4, 22 KOs) will go up against former welterweight/light middleweight champion Ricardo Mayorga (28-6-1, 23 KOs) on Saturday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Both fighters, unfortunately, are well past their prime, having dealt with weight issues (among other things) for the past few years. Both are [...]

According to the trainer of Manny Pacquiao, Freddie Roach, Pacquiao vs. Oscar De La Hoya (38-5, 30 KOs) “Ain’t going to happen,” he said to the Manila Bulletin. Apparently, the weight differences between Pacquiao, a 130 pound super featherweight, and De La Hoya, a light middleweight, would be too extreme for Pacquiao to handle. Based [...]

Former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson (50-6, 44 KOs) received a sentence of one day in jail along with three years of probation for possession of cocaine and driving under the influence, according to the latest boxing news. Tyson, 41, had pleaded guilty in September to the cocaine possession, which is a felony, and [...]

Unbeaten super middleweight prospect Andre Ward (14-0, 9 KOs) stopped previously unbeaten Roger Cantrell (12-1, 8 KOs) on Friday night at the Beausejour Cricket Ground in Gros Islet, St. Lucia. Ward, 23, a former 2004 light heavyweight Olympic Gold medalist, was pounding Cantrell with huge unanswered shots in the 5th, prompting referee Jose Rivera to [...]

Making his first appearance since being stopped with a huge body shot in the 7th round against Gerry Penalosa, former WBC bantamweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez won a hard fought 10-round unanimous decision over Jose Angel Beranza (30-11, 25 KOs) on Friday night at the Cicero Stadium, in Cicero, Illinois. Gonzalez, 26, showed the same leaky [...]