Archive for May, 2009

By William Mackay: It’s sad to say that it took only one month of former cruiserweight champion David Haye opening his mouth night and day to pretty much singlehandedly create the biggest fight of International Boxing Federation/World Boxing Federation heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko’s entire career. The interest in this fight sure isn’t coming from Klitschko’s [...]

By Dave Lahr: They say bad things happen in threes. First with Joe Calzaghe’s abrupt retirement from boxing, which took away the biggest star in the UK, and then with Ricky Hatton’s humiliating second round knockout loss to Manny Pacquiao on May 2nd. And now with World Boxing Council (WBC) super middleweight champion Carl Froch [...]

By Sean McDaniel: If you were to ask me which fighter would least likely be a future pound-for-pound top fighter, without missing a beat I would have to choose Amir Khan (20-1, 15 KOs) as one of the many that I can’t see every attaining that lofty status, which is why I found it hilarious [...]

By Matt Stein: Undefeated International Boxing Federation light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson (27-0, 17 KOs) will be getting back in the ring this Saturday night against former IBF light heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver (27-5, 19 KOs) in a rematch of their October 11th, 2008 bout, which saw Dawson handily defeat the 40-year-old Tarver by a [...]

By Chris Williams: Since defeating Ricky Hatton by a blowout 2nd round KO last Saturday night, Manny Pacquiao has been crowned as the top fighter in boxing for his quick win over the British fighter. However, an argument could be made that Pacquiao’s win wasn’t all that spectacular given the crude way that Hatton fought [...]

By Jim Dower: Undefeated light middleweight contender Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (39-0-1, 29 KOs) is reportedly interested in a fight with Manny Pacquiao and feels that it would be “an honor” to fight him. Chavez Jr., 23, would appear to be the least likely opponent that Pacquiao would be interested in fighting for a number [...]

By Eric Thomas: Recently retired six-division champion Oscar De La Hoya is reportedly advising Ricky Hatton not to hang them up so quickly, telling him to that it’s not the end just because he lost a 2nd round TKO to Manny Pacquiao last Saturday night. Obviously, De La Hoya speaks from experience since he’s been [...]

By Manuel Perez: I don’t care if Ricky Hatton lost by a 2nd round knockout to Manny Pacquiao last Saturday night, I think Hatton is still the better fighter of the two. The loss wasn’t about what Pacquiao did right, but rather how badly Hatton messed things up by employing the wrong tactics in the [...]

By Dave Lahr: With Manny Pacquiao’s 2nd round TKO over Ricky Hatton last Saturday night at the MGM Grand, Pacquiao suddenly becomes the biggest name in boxing and can pick and choose whom he wants to fight. There’s a variety of fighters that Pacquiao can fight, such as Shane Mosley, Miguel Cotto, Edwin Valero, and [...]

By Erik Schmidt: World Boxing Association bantamweight champion Panamanian Anselmo Moreno (25-1-1, 8 KOs) defeated Ukrainian challenger Wladimir Sidorenko (21-2-2, 7 KOs) by a 12-round split decision on Saturday night at the Halle 7, in Bremen, Germany. The final judges’ scores were 115-113 for Moreno, 113-115 for Sidorenko and 115-113 for Moreno. However, like a [...]

By Erik Schmidt: WBC female and WIBF women’s International Boxing Federation featherweight champion Ina Menzer (24-0, 9 KOs) defeated American Francesca Alcanter (18-9-1, 9 KOs) by a 10-round unanimous decision on Saturday night at Halle 7, in Bremen, Germany. Menzer, 28, controlled most of the fight with her jab and right hand.

By Nate Anderson: EBU (European) super bantamweight champion Rendall Munroe (19-1, 8 KOs) defeated Ghanian Isaac Nettey (3-3-1, 1 KOs) by a 12-round unanimous decision on Saturday night to pick up the vacant Commonwealth super bantamweight title at the Crowtree Leisure Centre, in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. The final judges’ scores were 120-109, 119-110 and [...]

By Erik Schmidt: Once beaten cruiserweight contender Alexander Alexeev (17-1, 15 KOs) defeated American Max Alexander (14-4-2, 2 KOs) by a 10-round unanimous decision on Saturday night at the Halle 7, in Bremen, Germany. Alexeev, 28, making his first appearance since being stopped in the 9th round by Argentinean Victor Emilio Ramirez on January 17th [...]

By Nate Anderson: In one of the worse fights I’ve seen in awhile, BBBofC British heavyweight champion Danny Williams (41-7, 31 KOs) defeated John McDermott (25-5, 16 KOs) by a 12-round split decision on Saturday night at the Crowtree Leisure Centre, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. The final judges’ scores were 116-111, 116-111 for Williams and [...]

By Nate Anderson: Undefeated light heavyweight prospect Tony Jeffries (2-0, 2 KOs) destroyed his German opponent Roy Meissner (2-10, 2 KOs) in the 2nd round on Saturday night at the Crowtree Leisure Centre, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. Jeffries, a bronze Medal winner for Britain in the 2008 Olympics, knocked Meissner, 37, down twice in the [...]

By Dave Lahr: Ricky Hatton (45-2, 32 KOs) proved one thing last Saturday night in his 2nd round loss to Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand, namely that Hatton can no longer take a big punch like he used to. Perhaps it was Hatton’s 10th round knockout loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr. in December 2007 [...]

By Sam Gregory: This Saturday marked the 135th running of the Kentucky Derby. Louisville, Kentucky is best known for the first and most prestigious jewel in the triple crown of horse racing. People are dressed in silk and gold on Kentucky Derby day and mint juleps flow like the soft wind that blows through the [...]

By Chris Williams: I think I’m speaking for everyone here when I say Ricky Hatton should retire from boxing. If there was ever a good time for this argument to be made it was after Hatton got drilled into the canvas by boxing’s pound-for-pound star Manny Pacquiao in a 2nd round KO on Saturday night [...]

By Jason KIm: Unbeaten super middleweight prospect Daniel Jacobs (16-0, 14 KOs) was forced to go the distance for only the second time in his two-year pro career on Saturday night when he defeated middleweight Michael Walker (19-2-2, 12 KOs) by an eight round unanimous decision at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The [...]

By Jason Kim: World Boxing Council super featherweight champion Humberto Soto (48-7-2, 31 KOs) defeated his Canadian challenger Benoit Gaudet (20-2, 7 KOs) by a 9th round stoppage on the Ricky Hatton-Manny Pacquiao undercard Saturday night at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Gaudet, 29, was giving Soto all kinds of problems with his [...]

By Nate Anderson: EBU (European) light middleweight champion Jamie Moore (32-3, 23 KOs) was too much for his Ukrainian challenger on Saturday night, taking him out in the 2nd round of a scheduled 12-round bout at the Crowtree Leisure Centre, in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.

By Jim Dower: Unbeaten Russian middleweight prospect Matt Korobov (5-0, 5 KOs) kept his perfect knockout string intact with an impressive 2nd round TKO over journeyman Anthony Bartinelli (20-13-2, 13 KOs) on Saturday night on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Korobov, 26, a two [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: I really hate to gloat but I think I told the Ricky Hatton fans that he would be knocked out, and as usual, I was right. I knew he was going to lose but I didn’t think he was going to get beaten so easily by Manny Pacquiao.

By Darragh Grimes: In the early hours of May 3rd, Manny Pacquiao (49-3-2 37Ko) produced a sensational performance, knocking Ricky Hatton (45-2 32Ko) out in less than two rounds and stripping him of his IBO Light Welterweight title.

By Simon Hirst: In a huge suprise, Manny Pacquaio knocked out Ricky Hatton in the 2nd round of their fight at the MGM in Las Vegas. The surprise isn’t so much that Manny Pacquaio beat Hatton, but it’s more the ease in which Pacquaio did it. Before the fight, Ricky Hatton looked sumpremely confident, arguably [...]

By Jim Dower: It’s like Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been asleep for the past two years and has only now woken up with his announcement today of his planned boxing comeback on July 18th against Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas. At the press conference Mayweather said, “He’ll [De La [...]

“You know I was in the sport for 11 years and I was World champion for 10 years. When it comes July 18th, I don’t have to tell you guys what I’m going to do cause you already know what I’m going to do. He’s [Juan Manuel Marquez] going to bring his ‘A’ game and [...]

By Manuel Perez: Floyd Mayweather Jr. (39-0, 25 KOs) made it official today that he’s coming back after more than a year away from boxing to fight lightweight Juan Manuel Marquez on July 18th at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Excuse me if I don’t get excited about the bout, because it seems [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Ricky Hatton (45-1, 32 KOs) has a great deal riding on tonight’s bout with Filipino sensation Manny Pacquiao (48-3-2, 36 KOs), more than just bragging rights or Hatton’s little known IBO light welterweight title. What makes this fight so particularly important is that if Hatton can beat Pacquiao tonight at the MGM [...]

By Sam Gregory: On the May 1st edition of ShoBox; The New Generation from Chumash Resort in Santa Ynez, California, the main event features undefeated Carlos Abregu 26-0 with 21 KO’s who faces Puerto Rico’s Irving Garcia 17-3-3 with 8 KO’s in a scheduled 10 round welterweight fight.