Cotto-Gomez: Is Alfonso The Best Option For Miguel?
January 28th, 2008 Tags: Miguel Cotto, Alfonso Gomez
By Chris Thomas: With this recent news story of World Boxing Association welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (31-0, 25 KOs) opting to defend his title against Alfonso Gomez (18-3-2, 8 KOs), a fighter from the television series “The Contender,” on April 12th at Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, I wonder if Cotto pursued every […]
Michalczewski To Take On Ottke In May?
January 27th, 2008 Tags: Darius Michalczewski, Sven Ottke
By Eric Schmidt: Two of the greatest fighters in German boxing history, Sven Ottke (34-0, 6 KOs) and Dariusz Michalczewski (48-2, 38 KOs) are rumored to be possibly fighting on May 24th, according to boxing news from Germany. Ottke, now 40, retired as an undefeated WBA/IBF super middleweight champion in March 2004, after having held […]
Does Povetkin Have A Chance Against Klitschko?
January 27th, 2008 Tags: Wladimir Klitschko, Alexander Povetkin
Last night, Alexander Povetkin (15-0, 11 KOs) earned the right to be the mandatory for the International Boxing Federation title with his victory over Eddie Chambers. However, it’s still too early to tell whether it will be Wladimir Klitschko, the current IBF heavyweight champion, or Sultan Ibragimov, who Wladimir will be fighting on February 23rd […]
John Stops Caballero, Hopes For Shot At Pacquiao
January 27th, 2008 Tags: Chris John
By John Dower: Undefeated World Boxing Association featherweight champion Chris John (41-0-1, 22 KOs) easily dispatched his overmatched opponent challenger Roinet Caballero (22-7-1, 16 KOs) when his corner was forced to throw in the towel in the 7th round on Saturday night in Jakarta, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia. John, 28, who has yet to taste defeat, […]
Povetkin Decisions Chambers, Earns Shot At Klitschko
January 27th, 2008 Tags: Eddie Chambers, Alexander Povetkin
By Eric Schmidt: In an outcome that came to no surprise, Alexander Povetkin (15-0, 11 KOs) outworked Eddie Chambers (30-1, 16 KOs) through course of their 12-round bout, beating him by a unanimous decision tonight in Berlin, Germany. After a good start in the first three round, in which he landed some good shots to […]
Cazares Decisions Guardia
January 26th, 2008 Tags: Hugo Fidel Cazares
Former World Boxing Organization light flyweight champion Hugo Fidel Cazares (26-4-1, 19 KOs) won a a0-round unanimous decision on Friday night over veteran Kermin Guardia (37-8, 21 KOs) at the Cicero Stadium, in Cicero, Illinois. Cezares, 29, ranked #1 in the WBO, struggled in the early rounds against the #13th ranked Guardia, who hit him […]
Corrie Sanders vs. Machimana On February 2nd
January 26th, 2008 Tags: Wladimir Klitschko, Corrie Sanders
Former World Boxing Organization heavyweight champion Corrie Sanders (42-3, 31 KOs) returns to the ring after after a nine-month lay off when he goes up against South African Osborne Machimana (14-5-1, 10 KOs) on February 2nd at the Emperor’s Palace, in Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa. Sanders, now 42, figures to take out Machina, 29, […]
Chambers-Povetkin: Power vs. Speed
January 26th, 2008 Tags: Eddie Chambers, Alexander Povetkin
By Chris Thomas: undefeated heavyweights Eddie Chambers (30-0, 16 KOs) and Alexander Povetkin (14-0, 11 KOs) mix it up on Saturday night in the International Boxing Federation eliminator bout at the Tempodrom, Kreuzberg, in Berlin, Germany. The winner of the bout has the pleasure of facing the victor of next months bout between IBF heavyweight […]
John vs. Caballero On Saturday Night
January 25th, 2008 Tags: Chris John
Undefeated World Boxing Association featherweight champion Chris John (40-0-1, 21 KOs) will put his title on the line against challenger Roinet Caballero (22-7-1, 16 KOs) on Saturday night at the Istora Bung Karno, in Jakarta, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia. This will be the 9th title defense for John, whom has been almost invincible since winning the […]
Ricky Hatton: Is He Making A Mistake By Avoiding Witter?
January 25th, 2008 Tags: Ricky Hatton, Junior Witter
By Eric Schmidt: In the past month, World Boxing Council light welterweight champion Junior Witter (36-1-2, 21 KOs) has made it no secret that he wants to fight to fight former World Boxing Association & International Boxing Federation light welterweight champion Ricky Hatton (43-1, 31 KOs), calling him out often in the press. However, instead […]
Cintron vs. Margarito On April 26th
January 25th, 2008 Tags: Kermit Cintron, Antonio Margarito
In an act of either pure bravery or a sign of confused thinking, International Boxing Federation welterweight champion Kermit Cintron (29-1, 27 KOs) has reportedly signed to fight a rematch with his former conqueror Antonio Margarito (35-5, 25 KOs) on April 26th at the Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Apparently, the winner of […]
Duddy vs. Pavlik On June 7th
January 25th, 2008 Tags: Kelly Pavlik, John Duddy
According to the latest news from the boxing world, undefeated WBC/WBO middleweight Kelly Pavlik (32-0, 29 KOs) will be defending both his middleweight titles against John Duddy (23-0, 17 KOs) on June 7th, in Madison Square Garden. Though Pavlik has a bout before then, a rematch with former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Jermain Taylor on February […]
Cotto To Take On Gomez On April 12th
January 25th, 2008 Tags: Miguel Cotto, Alfonso Gomez
Undefeated World Boxing Association welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (31-0, 25 KOs) will be making his fourth title defense when he takes on Alfonso Gomez (18-3-2, 8 KOs) on April 12th at the Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Gomez, a former star from the reality television series The Contender, is mostly known as being […]
Felix Trinidad: What Are His Options?
January 24th, 2008 Tags: Felix Trinidad
By Chris Thomas: According to the final numbers, last Saturday night’s bout between former boxing champions Felix Trinidad and Roy Jones Jr. did remarkably well, selling more than 500,000 PPV subscriptions and making $25 million in domestic television revenue. Base don these numbers, it would seem to indicate that there is still an audience out […]
Dawson Wants Bout With Jones
January 24th, 2008 Tags: Roy Jones Jr., Chad Dawson
Undefeated World Boxing Council light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson (25-0, 17 KOs) expressed disappointment recently with Roy Jones Jr, who called out a number of fighters after beating Felix Trinidad last Saturday at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Specifically, Jones, 39, said that he’d be interested in fighting all comers, naming Joe Calzaghe, Oscar De […]
Alexander Povetkin vs Eddie Chambers This Saturday
January 24th, 2008 Tags: Eddie Chambers, Alexander Povetkin
HBO’s late-night boxing series kicks off the new year with a heavyweight showdown when HBO BOXING AFTER DARK: ALEXANDER POVETKIN VS. EDDIE CHAMBERS is seen SATURDAY, JAN. 26 at 10:00 p.m. (ET/PT), from the Tempodrome in Berlin, exclusively on HBO. The HBO Sports team of Bob Papa, Max Kellerman and Lennox Lewis will be ringside […]
Israel Vazquez vs Rafael Marquez on Showtime
January 24th, 2008 Tags: Rafael Marquez, Israel Vazquez
Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez produced two of the most exciting, bloody, give-and-take slugfests of 2007 which inevitably has led to one of the most highly anticipated rubber matches in history. Now they battle for the World Boxing Council (WBC) 122-pound title and super bantamweight supremacy in the third and final chapter of boxing’s best […]
Wladimir Klitschko vs Sultan Ibragimov Update
January 24th, 2008 Tags: Sultan Ibragimov, Wladimir Klitschko
The training camp of WBO Heavyweight Champion Sultan Ibragimov is in full swing, and as the champ prepares for his February 23rd unification bout with Wladimir Klitschko in New York’s Madison Square Garden, the action at the South Florida gym affectionately referred to as “Sultan’s House” has been fast and furious, something trainer Jeff Mayweather […]
De La Hoya – In Search of The Beatable Opponent
January 24th, 2008 Tags: Oscar De La Hoya
By Chris Thomas: According to the latest rumor mill, Oscar De La Hoya is considering fighting former junior welterweight Steve Forbes (33-5, 9 KOs) for his May 3rd tune-up bout. Nothing has been nailed down at this time, but the 30 year-old Forbe’s name has rose to the head of the list for potential opponents. […]
Fist Fighter - based on George Bellows’ painting: “Stag at Sharkey’s”
January 23rd, 2008 Tags: Boxing
“Saloon-keeper Tom Sharkey, retired heavyweight contender,
is doing some fancy footwork in avoiding the current NYC
ban on boxing by awarding ‘membership’ to every fighter
he books for his Athletic Club brawls in his Lincoln Square
cellar.”—The New York Times, 1909
The kid comes down Sharkey’s stairs slapping
Snow off his great-coat, the threadbare elbows
Sporting ragtag patches cut […]
