Archive for May, 2009

By Sam Gregory: In the co-main event Marvin Quintero 15-1 with 12 KO’s of Tijuana, Mexico 15-1 with 8 KO’s takes on Wes Ferguson 20-3-1 with 6 KO’s in a scheduled eight round lightweight bout. In the first round southpaw Quintero starts by shoting his jab trying to find his range and digging to the [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: I have a bad feeling about this fight after seeing how painfully thin Ricky Hatton looked at yesterday’s weigh-in with Manny Pacquiao for their clash tonight at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hatton weighed 140 on the dot, and he looked like a Jenny Craig diet survivor, emaciating looking. By [...]

By Chris Williams: It always amuses me when Shane Mosley (46-5, 39 KOs) says something. Apparently, Mosley wants to fight the winner of the Ricky Hatton vs. Manny Pacquiao bout for Ricky’s International Boxing Organization title tonight at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. I bet he does. It’s too bad Floyd Mayweather Jr. [...]

By Manuel Perez: Well, Ricky Hatton has won the first part of tonight’s battle with Manny Pacquiao by beating him in yesterday’s weigh-in stare down, and causing Pacquiao to look away first. I can’t stress enough the importance of the winning the psychological part of boxing, because that plays a huge factor in the eventual [...]

By Matt Stein: It’s been almost two years since Floyd Mayweather Jr. (39-0, 25 KOs) last fought, but finally Floyd is ready to make his comeback according to ESPN. Mayweather, 32, will be fighting Juan Manuel Marquez on July 18th at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, with the fight likely to be announced on [...]

By Dave Lahr: At yesterday’s weigh-in for tonight’s IBO title bout at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada, Ricky Hatton came in at 140, and Manny Pacquiao weighed in at 138. Both fighters are in top shape and appear to be ready to go for their huge mega fight tonight. Pacquiao (48-3-2, 36 KOs) [...]

By Eric Thomas: Talented but deeply flawed Argentinian welterweight contender Carlos Abregu (27-0, 22 KOs) stopped Puerto Rican Irving Garcia (17-4-3, 8 KOs) in the 4th round of a scheduled 10-round bout tonight at the Chumash Casino & Resort, in Santa Ynez, California. Abregu, 26, struggled in the early going and was knocked down by [...]

By Jim Dower: Undefeated lightweight contender Urbano Antillon (26-0, 19 KOs) kept his unbeaten record intact with a 5th round stoppage victory over the tough Tyrone Harris (23-5, 15 KOs) last night at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Antillon, 26, battered Harris with huge body shots, staying on top of [...]

By Jason Kim: If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s fighters that avoid taking on other talented opponents. That’s why I’m wondering why Bernard Hopkins (49-5-1, 32 KOs) is choosing not to fight International Boxing Federation light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson (27-0, 17 KOs). It seems that Hopkins’, 44, name has surfaced recently in [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Well, Joe Calzaghe is right when he says that he’d “probably get beat” if he came back. Calzaghe said that in an interview today with Setanta Sports. Calzaghe says that if he did come back, he feels it would be to get the big money that would be offered to him for [...]

By Manuel Perez: Oscar De La Hoya let loose the dogs of war in an interview with Sky Sports, saying Floyd “Mayweather Sr. is a better coach [than Freddie Roach].” De La Hoya, 36, was previously trained by Roach, and said that he still loves him but thinks that Floyd is a better technical coach [...]

By David Lahr: After a year and half away from boxing, unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. (39-0, 25 KOs) looks to be on the verge of making a comeback against Juan Manuel Marquez (50-4-1, 37 KOs) in July at a still to be named location. If Mayweather, 32, could end up facing the winner of tomorrow [...]

By Chris Williams: As we get closer and closer to this Saturday’s bout between Ricky Hatton and Manny Pacquiao, it’s become pretty clear that not too many boxing fans are on the side of Hatton in this fight. It didn’t start out that way a couple of months ago. At that time, there were legions [...]

By Manuel Perez: Former six division champion Oscar De La Hoya (39-6, 30 KOs) is choosing Ricky Hatton (45-1, 32 KOs) to defeat Manny Pacquiao (48-3-2, 36 KOs) by knockout this Saturday night at MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. You would think with De La Hoya getting savagely beaten in an 8th round stoppage [...]