Boxing News: Cunningham Training With Byrd, Limond-Earl, Johnny Tapia
April 30th, 2008 Tags: Chris Byrd, Steve Cunningham, Johnny Tapia
IBF Cruiserweight champion Steve “USS” Cunningham isn’t sitting around waiting for his next fight. The champ is currently in Las Vegas helping former IBF Heavyweight champion Chris Byrd prepare for his maiden voyage into the Light-Heavyweight ranks when Byrd takes on Shaun George May 16th in Las Vegas. Cunningham, 21-1 with eleven knockouts is in […]
De La Hoya vs Forbes This Saturday
April 30th, 2008 Tags: Oscar De La Hoya
Superstar Oscar De La Hoya, aka “The Golden Boy,” fights in front of a hometown crowd for the first time since 2000 when WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: OSCAR DE LA HOYA VS. STEVE FORBES is seen live SATURDAY, MAY 3 (10:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. PT) from The Home Depot Center in Carson, Cal., exclusively on HBO.. […]
Boxing News: Pavlik-Lockett, Vazquez-Marquez Trilogy
April 30th, 2008 Tags: Kelly Pavlik, Rafael Marquez, Israel Vazquez
JACK LOEW, trainer of world middleweight champion KELLY “The Ghost” PAVLIK, read with great interest the remarks made earlier this week by Gary “The Rocket” Lockett, the No. 1 contender who will be challenging Pavlik for the title in June.
“I see where Lockett has become inspired by Joe Calzaghe’s victory over Bernard Hopkins in his […]
Boxing News: De La Hoya, BJ Flores, Brinkley vs Naugler
April 29th, 2008 Tags: Oscar De La Hoya, BJ Flores
Acknowledging his newly acquired ownership in Major League Soccer’s Houston Dynamo, as well as the fact that he will be fighting at the Home Depot Center’s soccer stadium Saturday night, legendary champion Oscar de la Hoya will accent his robe and trunks with the Dynamo’s “forever orange” color for his fight against Steve Forbes. The […]
De La Hoya - Forbes Interview
April 29th, 2008 Tags: Oscar De La Hoya
Oscar De La Hoya: Thank you, thank you very much Richard. Well I’ll tell you a bit about my training. Just before I start about my training I just want to say that I don’t know what I would have done without Mayweather Sr. back on my team. I really thought it was over. I […]
Boxing News: Chuck Giampa, Odlanier Solis, Andre Ward
April 29th, 2008 Tags: Odlanier Solis, Andre Ward
Chuck Giampa, one of the top boxing judge’s in the world, has retired from his position as a boxing judge to pursue a career as a boxing consultant and continue as a sports columnist. Giampa was appointed as a judge in 1984 and has had an illustrious career, judging many memorable championship fights including the […]
Boxing News: Junior Witter, Marco Huck, Andriy Tsurkan
April 28th, 2008 Tags: Junior Witter, Marco Huck
Junior Witter is looking forward to impressing a big TV audience in the next defence of his WBC light-welterweight title at the Trent FM Arena Nottingham on Saturday, 10th May. Witter (Bradford, England) is aiming to end the undefeated record of mandatory challenger Timothy Bradley (Palm Springs, USA) in the third defence of his prestigious […]
Floyd Mayweather Jr. – Is He Getting Diminishing Returns?
April 26th, 2008 Tags: Floyd Mayweather Jr
By Chet Mills: At one time in his career, unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. (39-0, 25 KOs) took on the best in each division he competed in. As a super featherweight, he defeated champion Genaro Hernandez. As a lightweight he defeated Jose Luis Castillo twice, and as a welterweight he defeated Zab Judah. It’s only recently, […]
Roy Jones Jr. - Can He Beat Calzaghe?
April 26th, 2008 Tags: Roy Jones Jr., Joe Calzaghe
By Eric Thomas: With hardly a week gone by since his controversial victory over Bernard Hopkins last Saturday night, undefeated Joe Calzaghe (45-0, 32 KOs)has made statements that he has an interest in possibly fighting either Roy Jones Jr. (52-4, 38 KOs) or middleweight Kelly Pavlik in his next and final bout of his career. […]
Erdei vs. Abron On Saturday Night
April 26th, 2008 Tags: Zsolt Erdei
By Erik Schmidt: Undefeated WBO light heavyweight champion Zsolt Erdei (28-0, 17 KOs) makes his 10th defense of his title on Saturday night against American DeAndrey Abron (15-1, 10 KOs) at the Freiberger Arena, in Dresdan, Sachsen, Germany. Erdei, 33, originally from Budapest, Hungary, and now living and fighting out of Hamburg, Germany, has been […]
Calzaghe: He [Hopkins] Should Get Over It”
April 25th, 2008 Tags: Bernard Hopkins, Joe Calzaghe
By Aaron Klein: Fresh off his impressive 12-round unanimous decision over Bernard Hopkins last Saturday night, undefeated super middleweight Joe Calzaghe had this to say to the BBC about Bernard Hopkins’ reluctance to acknowledge his defeat: “He should get over it. He should watch the tape and accept that he lost.” This was said […]
Haye vs. Klitschko: A Possible Fight In 2009?
April 25th, 2008 Tags: Wladimir Klitschko, David Haye
By Michael Lieberman: According to Sky Sports, IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (50-3, 44 KOs) is in talks with cruiserweight champion David Haye (21-1, 20 KOs) for a fight that would likely take place later in the year. With a mandatory defense of his WBO title to take place in July against challenger Tony Thompson, […]
John Duddy: A Future Champion or Merely Hype?
April 25th, 2008 Tags: John Duddy
By Robert Cavender: Going into his last fight with the tough Walid Smichet on February 23rd, undefeated Irish middleweight John Duddy (24-0, 17 KOs) had been on the cusp of a superstardom, on the verge of fighting middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik for a June 7th bout at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Unfortunately for Duddy, […]
Wright Wants De La Hoya
April 25th, 2008 Tags: Winky Wright, Oscar De La Hoya
By Scott Gilfoid: In the latest boxing news, former light middleweight champion Ronald “Winky” Wright (51-4-1, 25 KOs) is reportedly highly interested in a bout with Oscar De La Hoya, whom he feels has been avoiding him for some time. This comes to no surprise to me that De La Hoya, or any other top […]
Cotto vs. De La Hoya: Coming Soon?
April 25th, 2008 Tags: Oscar De La Hoya, Miguel Cotto
By Nate Anderson: In a recent conference call interview, Oscar De La Hoya (38-5, 30 KOs) didn’t rule out a fight with undefeated WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (32-0, 26 KOs). This would, of course, be taking place after De La Hoya’s fights with Steve Forbes, scheduled for May 3rd, and Floyd Mayweather Jr. on […]
Is Calzaghe Overrated?
April 24th, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Joe Calzaghe
By Chris Stein: After watching undefeated Joe Calzaghe struggle for 12 dull rounds against a 43 year-old Bernard Hopkins last Saturday night in Las Vegas, Nevada, I couldn’t help but feel slightly unimpressed with what I was seeing. I’d only seen a couple of glimpses of him fight previous to this on youtube, and frankly […]
Greene Stops Okine
April 24th, 2008 Tags: Joe Greene
By Dan Ambrose: Undefeated junior middleweight prospect Joe Greene (19-0, 14 KOs) had a harder than expected fight on Wednesday night, stopping last minute replacement Joshua Okine (18-4-1, 12 KOs) in the 9th round of a scheduled 10-round bout at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, in Hollywood, Florida. Greene, the 2004 National Golden […]
Urango Stops Vilches, Estrada Crushes Pacheco
April 24th, 2008 Tags: Juan Urango, David Estrada
By Dan Ambrose: Former IBF light welterweight champion Juan Urango (20-1-1, 16 KOs) won a stunning 4th round KO of the tough Carlos Wilfredo Vilches (53-8-2, 31 KOs) of a scheduled 21-round IBF light welterweight title eliminator on Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, in Hollywood, Florida on Friday night. Also on the card, welterweight […]
Floyd Mayweather Jr: Does He Rank As An All Time Great?
April 23rd, 2008 Tags: Floyd Mayweather Jr
By Eric Thomas: Based on how his career has evolved, winning championship belts in the super featherweight, lightweight, junior welterweight, welterweight and junior middleweight divisions, should Floyd Mayweather Jr. (39-0, 25 KOs) be considered as an all time great in boxing? Although his career is far from finished at this point, and he still has […]
Is Hatton Still The Same Fighter He Once Was?
April 23rd, 2008 Tags: Ricky Hatton
By Michael Lieberman: As light welterweight Ricky Hatton’s (43-1, 31 KOs) prepares for his bout against Juan Lazcano (37-4-1, 27 KOs) on May 24th in Manchester, the question remains whether Hatton is still the same fighter he once was after suffering a devastating 10th round stoppage to Floyd Mayweather Jr. in December 2007. Many fighters, […]
