Calzaghe Hopkins: Will Bernard Be An Obstacle To Making This Fight Happen?
November 7th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Bernard Hopkins, Joe Calzaghe
According to the BBC, Joe Calzaghe’s promter FranK Warren believes that a future bout with Bernard Hopkins may be a problem, mainly because Hopkins might be afraid to lose to Calzaghe and would make negotiations difficult. To be sure, Hopkins, 42, has always been tough to negotiate contractors with, especially late in his career. Hopkins […]
Bika Stops Codrington
November 7th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Jaidon Codrington, Sakio Bika
Last night on ESPN’s reality television series “The Contender” super middleweight contender Sakio Bika (25-3-2, 15 KOs) stopped Jaidon Codrington (18-2, 14 KOs) in the 8th round at the TD Banknorth Garden, in Boston. Bika, 28, knocked Codrington down in the 1st round with a right hand. However, it was more of a case of […]
Guerrero Stops Honorio
November 6th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Robert Guerrero
International Boxing Federation featherweight champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (21-1-1, 14 KOs) stopped challenger Martin Honorio (24-4-1, 12 KOs) with a single punch in the first 56 seconds of the 1st round on Saturday night at the Desert Diamond Casino in Tucson, Arizona. After a slow first opening seconds with both fighters exchanging jabs, Guerrero […]
Can Lamon Brewster Still Be A Factor In The Heavyweight Division?
November 6th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Lamon Brewster
It’s hard to believe that it’s only been four months since former one-time World Boxing Organization heavyweight champion Lamon Brewster (33-4, 29 KOs) was stopped in the 7th round by International Boxing Federation heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko. It seems like ages, especially because of the lack of news about Brewster in the boxing world. Brewster, […]
Kessler Hand Injured Prior To Calzaghe Bout?
November 6th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Joe Calzaghe, Mikkel Kessler
According to the latest boxing news, former World Boxing Association and World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (39-1, 29 KOs) injured his right hand three weeks before his title match with WBO champion Joe Calzaghe last Saturday night, causing Kessler to miss out on several weeks of hard sparring. If true, this would […]
Is Hopkins The Best Option For Calzaghe? Why Not Roy Jones Jr?
November 5th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Bernard Hopkins, Roy Jones Jr., Joe Calzaghe
Now that WBO super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe (44-0, 32 KOs) has defeated Mikkel Kessler in the WBC/WBA unification match, most of the latest boxing news has indicated that Calzaghe will be choosing the grizzled veteran Bernard Hopkins as his next opponent rather than a younger more crowd pleasing opponent such as Kelly Pavlik. Unfortunately, […]
Maccarinelli stops Azzaoui in 4th round KO!
November 5th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Enzo Maccarinelli
World Boxing Organization cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli (28-1, 21 KOs) destroyed previously unbeaten challenger Mohamed Azzaoui (22-1, 8 KOs) in the 4th round on the undercard of the Calzaghe - Kessler fight at the Millennium Stadium, in Cardiff, Wales. In the fourth round, the six foot four inch Maccarinelli landed a crushing body shot to […]
Marquez Decisions Juarez
November 5th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Juan Manuel Marquez, Rocky Juarez
World Boxing Council super featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (48-3-1, 35 KOs) won a one-sided unanimous decision over the tough Rocky Juarez (27-4, 19 KOs) on Saturday night at the Desert Diamond Casino, in Tucson, Arizona. The final judges’ scores were 118-110, 117-111 and 120-108. Both fighters came out swinging in the first round, throwing […]
Chambers Defeats Brock
November 3rd, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Calvin Brock, Eddie Chambers
Undefeated “Fast” Eddie Chambers (30-0, 16 KOs) won a 12-round split decision victory last night over Calvin Brock (31-2, 23 KOs) in the International Boxing Federation eliminator bout at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, WA. The final judges’ scores were 115-113, 115-113 for Chambers and 115-113 for Brock. However, the bout looked more like […]
Calzaghe Decisions Kessler
November 3rd, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Joe Calzaghe, Mikkel Kessler
WBO super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe (44-0, 32 KOs) in a dominating performance tonight defeated Mikkel Kessler (39-1, 29 KOs), winning the WBC and WBA super middleweight titles in the process at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. Kessler, 28, did well in the early rounds fighting behind a solid jab and powerful right hand. […]
Muhammed Ali: Could He Match Up With Today’s Top Heavyweights?
November 2nd, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Muhammed Ali
For many boxing fans, the question of whether a prime Muhammed Ali (21-25 years-old) could compete against the top heavyweights in the current era of boxing, remains an interesting curiosity. Most old timers see Ali as unbeatable earlier in his career, the type of fighter that could perhaps beat any fighter in any era, no […]
Roman Decisions Ouma
November 2nd, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Kassim Ouma
Former International Boxing Federation junior middleweight champion Kassim Ouma (25-4-1, 15 KOs) lost a 10-round split decision to the tough Saul Roman (28-4, 24 KOs) tonight at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, in Cabazon, California. Ouma, 28, appeared to take Roman too lightly, as he was outworked from the first round of the fight. […]
Kessler Calzaghe: Does Anyone Care About This Fight?
November 2nd, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Joe Calzaghe, Mikkel Kessler
As I’ve perused the many various boxing websites on the net, I’ve noticed that many of them are strangely silent about the super middleweight unification bout between undefeated World Boxing Organization champion Joe Calzaghe (43-0, 32 KOs) and World Boxing Association/World Boxing Council Super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (39-0, 29 KOs) which takes place this […]
Calzaghe Kessler: Does Joe Have a Plan B?
November 1st, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Joe Calzaghe, Mikkel Kessler
As World Boxing Organization super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe (43-0, 32 KOs) approaches this Saturday’s bout with World Boxing Council/World Boxing Association super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (39-0, 29 KOs) at the Millennium Stadium, in Cardiff, Wales, a big questions is whether the 35-year old Calzaghe has a plan B should his slap happy style […]
Marquez vs. Juarez on Saturday night
November 1st, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Juan Manuel Marquez
World Boxing Council super featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (47-3, 35 KOs) defends his title against American Rocky Juarez (27-3, 19 KOs) on Saturday night at the Desert Diamond Casino, in Tucson, Arizona. Marquez, 34, has finally healed his hand injury which caused the postponement of their bout seven weeks ago. At the time, there […]
