Archive for July, 2008

By Manuel Perez: Light welterweight Terrance Cauthen (33-4, 9 KOs) defeated formerly unbeaten Alexis Camacho (16-1, 15 KOs) in a eight-round unanimous decision on Wednesday night at the Municipal Auditorium, in San Antonio, Texas. Cauthen, 32, a former Bronze Medalist in the 1996 Olympics, easily dominated his slower, limited opponent Camacho, befuddling him with constant [...]

By Manuel Perez: In a fight that probably should have been stopped two rounds earlier, welterweight prospect Delvin Rodriguez (23-2-1, 14 KOs) stopped Oscar Diaz (26-3, 12 KOs) in the 11th round, when Diaz suddenly became unresponsive in between the 10th and 11th rounds, then stood up, staggered and collapsed on Wednesday night at the [...]

By Thomas Hanson: After last night’s bout between James Toney (71-6, 44 KOs) and Hasim Rahman (45-7-2, 36 KOs), which ended up with Toney winning on a controversial 3rd round TKO after Rahman was cut over his left eye, Toney called IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko a “bum and your sister Vitali.” It seems as [...]

By Dan Ambrose: In an interview with Setanta Sports, heavyweight Danny Williams was very complimentary of British heavyweight David Haye, going so far as to say that he has tremendous speed and power. He has absolutely everything. He could beat any heavyweight without a warm-up.” At the same time, Williams also wasn’t impressed with challenger [...]

By Eric Thomas: In the latest boxing news, up and coming heavyweight David Haye (21-1, 20 KOs) isn’t too impressed with IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, calling him “predictable” and “boring,” someone that he could quickly figure out if he were to fight him. He laid waste to Wladimir, as well as the other top [...]

By William MacKay: Although the outcome was less than satisfying for most people, including 39 year-old heavyweight James Toney (71-6, 44 KOs), he wasn’t about to walk away from his 3rd round TKO win last night over two-time heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman (45-7-2, 36 KOs) at the Pechanga Resort & Casino, in Temecula, California. The [...]

By Matt McGrain: In Toledo, Jack Dempsey was King. Leaving his corner and circling to his left, on his toes, his chin tucked in, leading with his left foot, just out of punching range, right hand high and slightly extended, left hand low – a loaded gun, we now know – Dempsey looks loose, showing [...]

By Chet Mills: After his 11th round TKO of Tony Thompson last Saturday night, there’s still question in the minds of more than a few boxing fans about whether IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (51-3, 45 KOs) is truly the best heavyweight in the division or not. As for me, I’m still as undecided as [...]

By Francisco Chantengo: Light welterweight Ricky Hatton (44-1, 31 KOs) has been considering a future bout with WBC lightweight champion Manny Pacquiao (47-3-2, 35 KOs) for 2009, a fight which has attracted a lot of attention in the media. However, I wonder if it might be a better idea of Hatton, 29, to forget about [...]

By Manuel Perez: With the welterweight showdown between WBA champion Miguel Cotto (32-0, 26 KOs) and challenger Antonio Margarito (36-5, 26 KOs) only a week and half away, both the ticket sales and fans interest don’t appear to be there. The fight, which will be held at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada, seems [...]

By Nate Anderson: Undefeated light heavyweight Joe Calzaghe (45-0, 32 KOs) is reportedly going to continue his boxing career after his September 20th fight with Roy Jones Jr. in Madison Square Garden, New York City, and he plans to move back down to the super middleweight division where he intends on defending his WBO title. [...]

Photo credit: Jan Sanders/Goossen Tutor Promotions – By Jim Dower: Tonight, heavyweights Hasim Rahman (45-6-3, 36 KOs) and James Toney (70-6-3, 43 KOs) fight for the little known WBO NABO heavyweight title at the Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula. The title is not important, in this case, but what is important is that one [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Undefeated super featherweight Yuriorkis Gamboa (10-0, 8 KOs) will be facing Al Seeger (27-3, 21 KOs) in a scheduled 10-round bout at the Buffalo Bill’s Resort & Casino in Primm, Nevada on Friday night. Gamboa, 26, a former 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist from Cuba, was originally scheduled to face WBA number #2 [...]

By Michael Lieberman: Since everyone has been busy discussing Julio Cesar Chavez Jr’s poor performance on Saturday against Matt Vanda, I thought this was the best time to examine the boxing career of Chavez Jr’s father, Julio Cesar Chavez (107-6-2, 86 KOs). I don’t really see the greatness there, to tell you the truth. Sure, [...]

By Matt McGrain: I’ve always felt it ironic that the most powerful man in the world, the President of the United States of America, is so thoroughly and helplessly defined by his times. The Nixon administration certainly didn’t create the conditions surrounding the most paranoid period in America’s recent history, but nothing surmises the paranoia [...]

By Jason Kim: Aging heavyweights James Toney (70-6-3, 43 KOs) and Hasim Rahman (45-6-3, 36 KOs) battle it out on Wednesday night in a scheduled 12-round bout for the vacant WBO NABO heavyweight title at the Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula. Both fighters are nearing the end of their boxing careers, with Toney, 39, [...]

By Manuel Perez: Still unbeaten, but with an image that is badly tarnished, light middleweight contender Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (37-0-1, 29 KOs) has some big decisions to make about his boxing career in the aftermath of his disappointing 10-round split decision victory over C-class fighter Matt Vanda on Saturday night at the Palenque De [...]

On July 16th, 2008, the boxing world will have the rematch of a lifetime – literally. The long-awaited “Last Chance” for Hasim “Rock” Rahman (45-6-3, 36 KOs) to be considered a heavyweight contender as he once again faces the living legend James “Lights Out” Toney (70-6-3, 43 KOs) at Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, [...]

By Thomas Hanson: Moments after IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko’s (51-3, 45 KOs) 11th round TKO victory over challenger Tony Thompson (31-2, 19 KOs) last Saturday night in Hamburg, Germany, heavyweight hopeful David Haye told Setanta Sports that he wasn’t at all impressed with Wladimir’s victory, saying “All he does is hold and paw with [...]

By Eric Thomas: In the latest boxing news, former WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (35-2, 34 KOs) has reportedly signed on to fight current WBC heavyweight champion Samuel Peter (30-1, 23 KOs) on October 11th, likely to be at the Os World Arena, in Berlin, Germany. Although Vitali has signed on for the fight, it [...]

By Chris Williams: Super middleweight contender Robert Stieglitz (32-2, 20 KOs) stopped Fawaz Nasir (13-3, 8 KOs) in the 5th round of a scheduled 8-round bout on Friday night at the Rundturm Arena, Cuxhaven, in Niedersachsen, Germany. The end came in the 5th round when Nasir suddenly stopped fighting and took a knee after getting [...]

By Jim Dower: It looks as if trainer Emanuel Steward needs to go back to the drawing board with his young cruiserweight contender Johnathon Banks (20-0, 14 KOs) who looked incredibly poor in the process of defeating Italian Vincenzo Rossitto (36-6-2, 22 KOs) in a listless 12-round majority decision to win the vacant IBO cruiserweight [...]

By Erik Schmidt: Big 6’7″ 300 lb heavyweight prospect Alexander Ustinov (11-0, 9 KOs) continued with his forward progress in his boxing career with a brutal two-round destruction of Hans-Joerg Blasko (4-1, 3 KOs) on the undercard of Wladimir Klitschko vs. Tony Thompson IBF/WBO heavyweight title bout on Saturday night at the Color Line Arena, [...]

By Manuel Perez: IBF light flyweight champion Ulises Solis (27-1-2, 20 KOs) successfully defended his title with a 12-round unanimous decision over challenger Glenn Donaire (17-4-1, 9 KOs) on Saturday night at the Palenque De La Expo, Hermosillo, in Sonora, Mexico. The final judges’ scores were 120-108, 120-108 and 120-107. However, the fight was much [...]

By Erik Schmidt: WIBA Women’s International Boxing Association super middleweight champion Natascha Ragosina (18-0, 11 KOs) (among many others) defended her titles with an uninspiring safety-first 10-round unanimous decision win over challenger Conjestina Achieng (14-5-3, 7 KOs) on Friday night at the Rundturm Arena, Cuxhaven, in Niedersachsen, Germany. The final decision was booed loudly by [...]

Photo courtesy of www.klitschko.com -By Aaron Klein: Wladimir Klitschko (51-3, 45 KOs) once again defended his IBF/WBO heavyweight titles this time stopping Tony Thompson (31-2, 19 KOs) in the 11th round to record his fifth title defense of his IBF title that he won in 2006 with a win over Chris Byrd. Though Thompson, 36, [...]

By Manuel Perez: Undefeated light welterweight contender Julio Cesar Chavez (37-0-1, 29 KOs) struggled badly to defeat American Matt Vanda (38-7, 21 KOs) by a 10-round split decision on Saturday night at the Palenque De La Expo, Hermosillo, in Sonora, Mexico. Not surprisingly, the Mexican crowd weren’t too happy with the decision, booing loudly and [...]

photo courtesy of www.klitschko.com -By Erik Schmidt: Using mainly powerful shots, heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (51-3, 45 KOs) took out the tall 6’5″ Tony Thompson (31-2, 19 KOs) in an impressive 11th round TKO tonight in Hamburg, Germany. Wladimir picked up momentum as the fight progressed, punching a little harder in each of the rounds [...]

photo courtesy of www.klitschko.com –By Eric Thomas: IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko successfully defended his heavyweight titles tonight with a tougher than expected 11th round TKO of American challenger Tony Thompson (31-2, 19 KOs) at the Color Line Arena, Altona, in Hamburg, Germany. With Thompson suddenly looking tired and beaten late in the 10th round, [...]

By Jim Dower: Former light heavyweight champion, now fighting as a cruiserweight, Tomasz Adamek (35-1, 24 KOs) totally dominated a badly over-matched Gary Gomez (18-10-1, 7 KOs), eventually winning when Gomez quit on his stool after the end of the 6th round, complaining that he had broken his right hand and couldn’t continue. It just [...]