Archive for April, 2009

By Manuel Perez: If people think that Manny Pacquiao (48-3-2, 36 KOs) is going to be the next “Golden Boy,” then I say they’re going to be sadly disappointed when Pacquiao is knocked out by Ricky Hatton (45-1, 32 KOs) on May 2nd, at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Pacquiao, 30, isn’t the [...]

By Manuel Perez: According to The Ring, World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight champion Edwin Valero (25-0, 25 KOs) is reportedly nearing completion of an agreement to fight number #4 ranked #WBO lightweight contender Breidis Prescott (21-0, 18 KOs) on July 25th in Mexico. On the same card with be undefeated light middleweight contender Julio Cesar [...]

By Dave Lahr: WBC/WBO middleweight Kelly Pavlik (35-1, 31 KOs) will be making his third defense of his titles against Sergio Mora (21-1-1, 5 KOs) on June 27th, at the Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Rather than show the fight on regular Showtime or ESPN, the fight will be a PPV bout, meaning [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Oscar De La Hoya (39-6, 30 KOs) said that he won’t be making a comeback after retiring yesterday from boxing, saying “I’m 100 percent convinced that I won’t come back.” De La Hoya further went on to mention that he’s made a lot of money in the ring and doesn’t need to [...]

By Sam Gregory: In one of the most anticipated fights in recent memory, Ring magazines pound for pound number one fighter Manny Pacquiao 48-3 with 36 KO’s will take on the undisputed 140 pound champ Ricky Hatton 45-1 with 32 KO’s, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on May 2nd for Hatton’s Jr welterweight [...]

By Michael Payne: On 25th of April WBC super middleweight king Carl Froch (24 – 0, 19 KOs) faces his toughest fight to date taking on the number 1 contender Jermain Taylor (24 – 2, 17 KOs). There has been much discussion over the last few weeks on who has the edge in this one. [...]

By Manuel Perez: Freddie Roach made a huge mistake in letting the HBO film crew tape portions of Manny Pacquiao’s sparring in the Pacquiao-Hatton 24/7 special, because it gave me a good chance of seeing Pacquiao spar with a couple of his sparring partners and he didn’t look at all, believe me. I was hoping [...]

By Jim Slattengren: With Oscar De La Hoya’s retirement announcement yesterday in downtown Los Angeles, it’s a good time to pay tribute to a fighter from humble backgrounds that made the most of the talent he had. De La Hoya at one time held titles in the super featherweight, lightweight, light welterweight, welterweight, light middleweight [...]

By Matt Stein: Boxing took a huge hit yesterday when Oscar De La Hoya (39-6, 30 KOs) gave the crushing news that he will be retiring from the sport. However, now there’s a huge vacuum that needs be filled to take the place of the “Golden Boy.” Who better to take De La Hoya’s place [...]

By William Mackay: I’ve looked at this fight every which way and I can’t help but come to the conclusion that WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (24-0, 19 KOs) is going to be beaten by his number #1 American challenger Jermain Taylor (28-2-1, 1) KOs) on April 25th at the Foxwoods Resort and Casino, [...]

By Chris Williams: All I can say is ‘you blew it, Hatton.’ With Oscar De La Hoya effectively calling it quits on his boxing career, any chances that Ricky Hatton had to fight him went straight out the window with Oscar’s retirement. What’s so funny and yet so sad at the same time is that [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Having seen the Commonwealth welterweight title match between former champion Craig Watson (13-3, 4 KOs) and challenger John O’Donnell (21-1, 9 KOs) several times now, I can’t help thinking that Watson, 26, was royally screwed over in losing the fight by a 12-round split decision to O’Donnell. I’m not sure what fight [...]

By Dave Lahr: It seems as if Oscar De La Hoya will never be forgiven by some Mexican boxing fans after beating an old Julio Cesar Chavez twice earlier in Oscar’s career in 1996 and then again in 1998. In both fights, Chavez’s face was badly cut up, making it necessary for the bouts to [...]

By Jason Kim: After watching former IBF super middleweight champion Jeff Lacy struggle to win a 10-round majority decision over Otis Griffin recently, I figured that Roy Jones Jr. (53-5, 39 KOs) would have lost any interest that he ever had in fighting Lacy. However, according to an interview from Jones Jr. at Boxingtalk, Jones [...]

By Matthew Thomas Potter: Oscar De La Hoya’s legacy is fundamentally about two things. Firstly it’s about sporting achievement and excellence. Ten world titles at six different weights and a resume that reads like a who’s who of the boxing A-list is an epic and unparalleled achievement in the sport.

By Sean McDaniel: Oscar De La Hoya finally pulled the trigger on his sinking career today by announcing his retirement in a press conference at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles. De La Hoya had been kicking around the idea of retirement since being defeated by Manny Pacquiao in December when De La Hoya was [...]

By Dave Lahr: Oscar De La Hoya (39-6, 30 KOs) officially retired today at a press conference at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles. The retirement effectively ends De La Hoya’s 17-year pro career which includes title victories in six different weight classes. De La Hoya said, “I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s over [...]

By William Mackay: The new undefeated heavyweight star Tyson Fury (5-0, 5 KOs) shot a cannon across the bow of David Haye’s ship recently when Fury commented about on the Haye vs. Wladimir Klitschko, saying to ITV “It’s a good fight and Haye has achieved a lot and I respect what he has done at [...]

By Eric Thomas: It comes to no surprise that Shane Mosley (46-5, 39 KOs) wants to fight the winner of the May 2nd bout between Ricky Hatton and Manny Pacquiao. It’s also not that much of a shock that Mosley isn’t interested in fighting Paul Williams right now. Obviously the big money is in fighting [...]

By Nate Anderson: As I was watching a replay of 6’9” Tyson Fury (5-0, 5 KOs) make quick work of Mathew Ellis in a 1st round TKO last Saturday night at the York Hall, in Bethnal Green, I couldn’t help but notice the similarities that Fury has with Paul Williams (37-1, 27 KOs). Naturally, there’s [...]

By Eric Thomas: With undefeated heavyweight contender Chris Arreola’s 4th round TKO win last Saturday night over journeyman Jameel McCline there is already a lot of swirling rumors about Arreola, 28, being WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko’s next opponent in July at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California. According to the The Press-Enterprise, Tom [...]

By Dave Lahr: Oscar De La Hoya (39-6, 30 KOs) plans on giving a statement today about his boxing career at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles. The hopes here is that De La Hoya makes the right decision and chooses to retire rather than continue on with his career. At 36, it’s high time [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Well, I’ve now seen the 1st installment of Pacquiao-Hatton 24/7 and I’ve got say that Ricky Hatton has no chance whatsoever of beating Pacquiao on May 2nd in Las Vegas, Nevada. There was a short period of time there were I was listening to some of Hatton’s British fans crow about how [...]

By Eric Thomas: Two long years after losing his World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight title to Ruslan Chagaev (25-0-1, 17 KOs) in April 2007 by a 12-round majority decision, seven-foot 320 pound Russian Nikolay Valuev (50-1, 34 KOs) will try to see revenge when he fights Chagaev again for the WBA title on May 30th, [...]

By Michael Lieberman: I’ve always considered myself to be a shrewd judge of boxing talent, and that’s why I see both Juan Carlos Gomez (44-2, 35 KOs) and Tony Thompson (32-2, 20 KOs) as being better heavyweights than David Haye (22-1, 21 KOs). I realize that many British boxing fans probably don’t know who Gomez [...]

By Chris Williams: After beating Winky Wright (51-5, 25 KOs) black and blue last Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Paul Williams (37-1, 27 KOs) has suddenly become the hottest fighters in the welterweight, light middleweight and middleweight divisions. In fact, with Williams 6’2″ height and long reach, there’s no fighter safe [...]

By Nate Anderson: Former BBBofC British light welterweight champion Lenny Daws (19-1-1, 7 KOs) overcame a bad start to defeat Peter McDonagh (13-14, 2 KOs) by a narrow 10-round decision on Saturday night to capture the vacant BBBofC English light welterweight title at the York Hall, in Bethnal Green, London. Referee John Keane scored the [...]

By Jason Kim: WBA Ordinary World super flyweight champion Nobuo Nashiro (13-1, 8 KOs) took out Konosuke Tomiyama (18-2, 6 KOs) in the 8th round on Saturday night at the Prefectural Gymasium, Osaka, in Osaka, Japan. Nashiro, 27, dropped Tomiyama with a left-right combination in the 8th. After Tomiyama got back up, Nashiro finished him [...]

By Manuel Perez: Undefeated IBF minimumweight champion Raul Garcia (26-0-1, 16 KOs) stopped his number #1 contender Ronald Barrera (24-6-1, 16 KOs) in the 6th round of a one-sided fight on Saturday night at the Estadio Arturo C. Nahl, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Garcia, 26, opened a cut under the right eye of [...]

By Adam Laiolo: Much has been predicted since the announcement of this fight a fair few months back. It seems that everyone from trainers and fighters to writers and analysts is giving their ten cents, and nearly everyone is leaning towards a landslide victory for one or the other. A comparison to the blowout of [...]