Archive for July, 2008

By Chris Williams: Former IBF super middleweight champion Jeff Lacy (24-1, 17 KOs) battled long and hard on Wednesday night winning a 10-round majority decision over Colombian journeyman Epifanio Mendoza (28-6-1, 24 KOs) at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, in Cabazon, California. The final judges’ scores were 96-94, 97-93 and 95-95. I had Mendoza [...]

By Jason Kim: For the past week, most of the boxing public have quickly taken sides with one fighter or the other with most of the backing WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (32-0, 26 KOs) to retain his title with a victory over Antonio Margarito (36-5, 26 KOs) this Saturday night at the at the [...]

By Nate Anderson: The more and more I see of David Haye (21-1, 20 KOs), I think he’s not really cut out to be a heavyweight. His 6’2″ frame seems still far too smallish to achieve what he’s trying to accomplish by moving up from the cruiserweight limit of 200 lbs. Although there are some [...]

By Sean McDaniel: I must admit first off, when I initially heard about unbeaten WBC/WBO middleweight champion fighting 43 year-old Bernard Hopkins (48-5, 32 KOs) in a non-title bout held at the catch weight of 170 lbs, I thought it was a bad decision for Pavlik because he’d easily win a dull 12-round fight. But [...]

By Manuel Perez: As the saying goes, “There’s a sucker born every minute.” That may be even more true in terms of this Saturday night’s bout between challenger Antonio Margarito (36-5, 26 KOs) and WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (32-0, 26 KOs) at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. By an avalanche of opinion, [...]

By Aaron Klein: Super middleweight Jeff Lacy (23-1, 17 KOs) returns to the ring tonight after a seven month layoff to face the powerful but slow Epifanio Mendoza (28-5, 24 KOs) in a scheduled 10-round bout at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, in Cabazon, California. Lacy, 31, is still trying to get his once [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Former WBA heavyweight champions John Ruiz (43-7-1, 29 KOs) and Nikolay Valuev (48-1, 34 KOs) will fight for the vacant WBA heavyweight title on August 30th at Max Schmeling Halle, Prenzlauer Berg, in Berlin, Germany. The title was vacated by WBA heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev who has been struck down several times [...]

By Erik Schmidt: After watching unbeaten heavyweight Alexander Povetkin (16-0, 12 KOs) dispatch a rather reluctant, timid-looking Taurus Sykes (25-5-1, 7 KOs) in the 4th round last Saturday night at the Olimpyskiy Sports Palace, in Chekhov, Russia, I have grave concerns about whether Povetkin, 28, is ready for a fight against IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir [...]

By Chris Williams: Welterweight Antonio Margarito (36-5, 26 KOs) will be bringing it this Saturday night against Miguel Cotto (32-0, 26 KOs), hoping to take away his WBA welterweight crown and in the process removing the aura that surrounds Cotto and makes him seem unbeatable. It is doubtful that Margarito, 30, really knows what’s in [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Up until this point in his seven-year boxing career, undefeated WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (32-0, 26 KOs) has had the physical and offensive advantages over every one of his opponents, but this Saturday Cotto will finally meet a fighter in Antonio Margarito (36-5, 26 KOs) is superior to Cotto in every [...]

By Eric Thomas: In the latest boxing news, undefeated super middleweight Joe Calzaghe (45-0, 32 KOs) injured his right wrist while training on a heavy bag for his upcoming September 20th bout with Roy Jones Jr. (52-4, 38 KOs) at Madison Square Garden, in New York City. However, the bout will go ahead anyway a [...]

By William MacKay: For those boxing fans who didn’t see Cuban featherweight Yuriorkis Gamboa (11-0, 9 KOs) take out Al Seeger in the 1st round on Friday night, they missed out on an impressive performance from the young Cuban star, who at this point looks almost destined to be a champion in the featherweight division. [...]

By Chet Mills: Light middleweight Richard Gutierrez (24-2-1, 14 KOs) fought to an eight-round majority draw the Jerome Ellis (11-8-2, 10 KOs) on Friday night at the Buffalo Bill’s Star Arena, in Primm, Nevada. The bout was another bit of disappointing news for Gutierrez, 30, a one-time top 10 ranked fighter in the welterweight division. [...]

By Jim Dower: If there was ever a fight that will likely end with a disqualification, it’s the upcoming non-title fight between unbeaten Kelly Pavlik (34-0, 30 KOs) and 44 year-old Bernard Hopkins (48-5-1, 32 KOs) on October 18th, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. In his prime, Hopkins, a champion whole held the middleweight title [...]

By Nate Anderson: Making his first appearance after a crushing defeat to Brian Vera four months earlier, middleweight Andy Lee (16-1, 13 KOs) took out Willie Gibbs (20-4, 16 KOs) in the 10th round at the University Arena, in Limerick, Ireland. Lee looked a lot improved since his last fight, keeping both his hands up [...]

By Chris Williams: Welterweight Chas Symonds (14-1, 5 KOs) defeated Alexandrs Spitko (4-6, 3 KOs) in a quick controversial stopped in the 3rd round on Friday night at the Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, in Essex. Both fighters were trading shots in the 3rd round, when Symonds landed several big shots that caused Spitko to back [...]

By Aaron Klein: In easily the biggest, toughest fight of his short boxing career WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (32-0, 26 KOs) will be putting both his unbeaten record and title on the line against the punching machine Mexican Antonio Margarito (36-5, 26 KOs) this Saturday night in a 12-round bout at the MGM Grand, [...]

By Manuel Perez: For most people, the thought of Manny Pacquiao, currently the WBC lightweight champion, every fighting a fighter as big as welterweight Oscar De La Hoya, seemed laughable due to the huge size differences between the two fighters. Indeed, most boxing fans that dared mention such a match up in boxing forums on [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Middleweight prospect Andy Lee (16-1, 13 KOs) looked impressive on Saturday night in the process of stopping American Willie Gibbs (20-4, 16 KOs) in the 10th round at the University Arena, in Limerick, Ireland. Lee, 24, fought much more cautiously than he had in his past fights, that is, until the 10th [...]

By Erik Schmidt: Looking as if he wanted to be anywhere rather than the boxing ring, journeyman Taurus Sykes (25-5-1, 7 KOs) was stopped in the 4th round of a scheduled 10-round bout tonight by IBF number #1 ranked contender Alexander Povetkin 16-0, 12 KOs) at the Olimpyskiy Sports Palace, in Chekhov, Russia. Sykes, 33, [...]

By Thomas Hanson: Former WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (35-2, 34 KOs) turned 37 today. At an age where most fighters are in retirement, Vitali is making a comeback on October 11th against WBC heavyweight champion Samuel Peter. It’s been nearly four years since Vitali last entered a boxing ring in a professional fight, and [...]

By Nate Anderson: Despite being penalized on three separate occasions in the final two rounds, British heavyweight Danny Williams (40-6, 31 KOs) was able to defeat John McDermott (25-4, 16 KOs) by a 12-round majority decision to win the BBBofC British heavyweight title last night at the Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, in Essex. The final [...]

By Jason Kim: Unbeaten Cuban featherweight Yuriorkis Gamboa (11-0, 9 KOs) stopped Al Seeger (27-4, 21 KOs) in a sensational 1st round TKO last night at the Buffalo Bill’s Star Arena, in Primm, Nevada. After eating a lot of jabs for most of the round against the taller Seeger, Gamboa finally unloaded on him with [...]

By Thomas Hanson: For most of Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko’s boxing career, the two brothers have steadfastly refused to fight each other, pointing out some old obscure promise that they both gave to momma Klitschko years ago in which they promised her that they would never fight each other. However, with Vitali Klitschko (35-2, 24 [...]

By Matt McGrain: Matchmaking as it was understood in the 40’s and 50’s is something of a forgotten art. Fighters were often brought along much more quickly in those days, matched against tough contenders and prospects with similar records as a matter of course. Steadily increasing quality of competition led to a strict learning curve [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Middleweight prospect Andy Lee (15-1, 12 KOs) hopes to get back on the winning tract tomorrow night against Willie Gibbs (20-3, 16 KOs) in a 10-round bout at the University Arena, in Limerick, Ireland. After being dubbed as the best prospect in the world bar none by his trainer Emanuel Stewart, Lee [...]

By Jason Kim: Undefeated Cuban super featherweight star Yuriorkis Gamboa (10-0, 8 KOs) fights tonight against last minute replacement Al Seeger (27-3, 21 KOs) in a 10-round bout at the Buffalo Bill’s Star Arena, in Primm, Nevada. Gamboa, 26, is hoping to make an impressive statement tonight with a quick knockout performance. Up until his [...]

By Sean McDaniel: After three years away from boxing, former heavyweight champion of the world Riddick Bowe (42-1, 33 KOs) is planning on making another comeback against Zoltan Petranyi (40-20, 8 KOs) in a 10-round bout on September 12th, at the Krúdy Gyula Gimnázium, in Gyor, Hungary. According to boxing writer Steven Bunce, Bowe is [...]

By Jim Dower: In a bit of disappointing news, undefeated middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (34-0, 30 KOs) will be moving up to 170 lbs to face 43 year-old Bernard Hopkins on October 18th, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Pavlik, 26. had been hoping to land fights against a variety of opponents, such as Joe Calzaghe, [...]

By Nate Anderson: Hard-punching British heavyweight Danny Williams (39-6, 31 KOs) returns to the ring tonight after only two months since his highly exciting controversial bout with Russian Konstantin Airich on May 30th in Spain. Williams, 35, will be facing John McDermott (25-3, 16 KOs) for the BBBofC British heavyweight title at the Goresbrook Leisure [...]