Archive for May, 2009

By Sam Gregory: The May 22nd edition of ESPN2 Friday Night Fight’s from Fontainbleau Hotel in Miami Beach featured in their co-main event 28 year old super bantamweight two-time Olympic gold medalist and Cuban national team captain Guillermo Rigondeaux who has making his pro debut against Juan Noriega in a scheduled four round fight in [...]

By Manuel Perez: I got a lot of respect for WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (33-1, 27 KOs) for taking on a tough opponent like Joshua Clottey (35-2, 20 KOs) as his next opponent on June 13th at New York’s Madison Square Garden. With the mostly soft competition that’s currently ranked below him in the [...]

By Eric Thomas: The latest word on a potential third rubber match between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez looks as if it won’t be happening if Marquez loses to Floyd Mayweather Jr. in their July 18th according to an article from the LA Times. Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum doesn’t see the value in Pacquiao [...]

By William Mackay: While most of the boxing world feels that Ricky Hatton would have lost regardless of whether or not he followed his trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr’s game plan for fighting Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather Jr. still feels that Hatton would have done well enough to defeat Pacquiao if he had stuck to the [...]

By Matt Stein: With the Wladimir Klitschko vs. David Haye title bout only one month away it’s difficult to find many unbiased boxing fans and experts that feel that Haye, 28, has a chance at beating Wladimir. Perhaps because of this, the interest in the Haye-Klitschko fight is lukewarm at best in the United States.

By Dave Lahr: Every fighter leaves a legacy whether good or bad and many of them wish they could do things differently if they had the chance to redo their career from scratch. In the case of Floyd Mayweather Jr. (39-0, 25 KOs) I wonder if some day he might want to do the same [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Second tier welterweight prospect Matthew Hatton (37-4, 14 KOs) gets the chance of a lifetime in facing Zab Judah (37-6, 25 KOs) in a scheduled 10-round bout on July 18th on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Juan Manuel Marquez bout at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas. Matthew’s brother is [...]

By Chris Williams: After 21 pro fights it’s surprising how little quality competition that lightweight Amir Khan (20-1, 15 KOs) has faced up to this point in his career. Of all the opponents that have been fed to him, I only rate Breidis Prescott as being the one true threat and he ended up knocking [...]

By Eric Thomas: It now looks as if IBF light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson (28-0, 17 KOs) will be fighting his number #3 ranked opponent Glen Johnson (49-12-2, 33 KOs) after all according to Dan Rafael of ESPN. It seems as if Dawson and his promoter Gary Shaw have had a change of heart about [...]

By Jim Dower: The potential big money fight between Bernard Hopkins and International Boxing Federation cruiserweight champion Tomasz Adamek might not be dead after all according to Dan Rafael. Hopkins and Adamek had been in conversations for a fight recently, but failed to come to an agreement due to the money not being right for [...]

By Pablo Solano: Kermit Cintron has been disappointing as of late. Not because he lost to twice to Sergio Margarito but because he lost TWICE to Martinez on the same night. He lost via KO and Decision. In that fight he was knockdown to what he claimed was head was a headbutt.

By Jason Kim: Before his rematch with Antonio Tarver on May 9th, International Boxing Federation light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson was thought to be the top fighter in the division by many fans who were impressed with Dawson’s wins over Tomasz Adamek, Eric Harding and Tarver.

By Steven Pink: The big puncher has always held a special place in the heart of the boxing fan. Since the inception of the sport, boxing’s concussive hitters have drawn the crowds, provoked expectations and thrilled audiences the world over. Anytime a renowned knockout artist steps into the ring a palpable frisson of excitement is [...]

By William Mackay: Ever the modest one, Floyd Mayweather Jr. (39-0, 25 KOs) says that Ricky Hatton was never the same after being stopped by him in the 10th round in a recent interview with Brian Kenny from ESPN. Never mind the fact that Hatton continued to fight effectively for two more fights after the [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: I almost died laughing when I heard David Haye’s interview with Setanta Sports today where Haye said that he’s planning on trying to fight like Mike Tyson in an effort to beat Wladimir Klitschko in the scheduled WBO/IBF heavyweight title bout on June 20th.

By Eric Thomas: Former David Haye conqueror Carl Thompson (34-6, 25 KOs) feels that that Haye may be too small to defeat International Boxing Federation/World Boxing Organization heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (52-3, 46 KOs) on June 20th in their title bout in Germany, according to an article in the Manchester Evening News.

By William Mackay: Welterweight Matthew Hatton (37-4-1, 14 KOs) will be taking on former welterweight champion Zab Judah on the undercard of the Floyd Mayweather vs. Juan Manuel Marquez bout on July 18th at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hatton, 28, the younger brother of Ricky Hatton, has done little to deserve a [...]

By Chris Williams: Former cruiserweight champion David Haye (22-1, 21 KOs) is sounding less and less confident as his June 20th fight against IBF/WBO heavyweight champion inches closer and closer to D-day at the Veltins Arena, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Haye, 28, pointed out in an interview with Setanta Sports that he will need to fight [...]

By Nate Anderson: In an article Setanta Sports, new Commonwealth heavyweight champion Sam Sexton (12-1, 5 KOs) wants a fight with undefeated heavyweight Derek Chisora (9-0, 5 KOs), who prefers a 6th round TKO over Sexton last year. Sexton defeated the 38-year-old former Commonwealth champion Rogan last Friday night in a fight that failed to [...]

By Eric Thomas: Jeff “Left Hook” Lacy (25-2, 17 KOs) will be facing Roy Jones Jr. (53-5, 39 KOs) next in a fight that will possibly be taking place on August 22nd, according to a news report from Dan Rafael of ESPN. The contract was signed today for a bout that will be in effect [...]

By Jim Dower: The bout between British heavyweights Danny Williams (41-7, 31 KOs) and Derek Chisora (9-0, 5 KOs) that was previously slated for June 27th at the O2 Arena dropped off today after the 35-year-old Williams reportedly wanted twice as much money as he originally agreed upon according to Frankwarren.tv.

By Manuel Perez: According to an article from Primera Hora, World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (33-1, 27 KOs) is willing to go no lower than 145 pounds to fight Manny Pacquiao, who is said wants Cotto to have to move down possibly as low as 142 if he’s interested in fighting Pacquiao.

By Chris Williams: Promoter Frank Warren believes that IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (52-3, 46 KOs) will beat David Haye (22-1, 21 KOs) in their title match on June 20th, at the Veltins Arena, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, according to Setanta Sports. Warren feels that the 33-year-old 6’6” 245 pound Klitschko will “too big” for Haye [...]

By Steven Pink: Acknowledging that Julio Cesar Chavez is a legend in Mexico would be to indulge in a classic bout of understatement. In the eyes of many of his compatriots the Lion of Culican stands alone, resplendent and unrivaled as the greatest fighter his country has ever produced. His 37-world title fights and 27 [...]

By Jason Kim: after watching how middleweight prospect Daniel Jacobs (16-0, 14 KOs) struggled against 5’7” Michael Walker (19-2, 12 KOs) on the undercard of the Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton bout on May 2nd at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada, I’m starting to have my doubts whether the 22-year-old Jacobs has the [...]

By William Mackay: This Saturday night heavyweight prospect Tyson Fury (5-0, 5 KOs) is facing a stern test in fighting the tough Scott Belshaw (10-1, 7 KOs) in an eight round bout at the Coliseum, in Watford, Hertfordshire, England. Belshaw, 24, is tall at 6’7”, and close enough to Fury in height to make some [...]

By Chris Williams: In looking at Ricky Hatton’s disastrous attempt at beating Manny Pacquiao resulting in Hatton getting dumped three times on the canvas and completely knocked out, it leaves one wondering whether Hatton still has what it takes to beat the top light welterweights in the division.

By Eric Thomas: At yesterday’s press conference on the 80th floor of the Empire State building in New York, Juan Manuel Marquez chose his words carefully, making sure that he only said good things about his July 18th opponent undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. (39-0, 25 KOs), saying that he sees him as being the same [...]

By Chris Williams: Although there are obvious differences in hand speed between Lamon Brewster and David Haye, I see them both being about the same kind of fighter, except that Haye’s chin isn’t nearly as good as Brewster’s is. Haye isn’t known for absorbing a lot of punishment, but that’s only because he’s fought as [...]

By Manuel Perez: First it was Oscar De La Hoya having to come down to 147 to fight Manny Pacquiao and now it’s Miguel Cotto, who Pacquiao and his trainer want Cotto to come down to the 142 catch weight to meet Manny. 147 is no longer good enough, because the whole point is to [...]