Archive for May, 2009

By Jason Kim: Once beaten super middleweight contender Allan Green (28-1, 20 KOs) is highly interested in facing International Boxing Federation light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson after recently hearing that Dawson was planning on moving down in weight to the super middleweight division in pursuit of bigger fights and better opponents.

By William Mackay: Obviously, Ricky Hatton’s defense isn’t working for him in the current state that it’s in and needs immediate attention of Hatton is serious about wanting to continue his boxing career beyond one more fight against some cherry-picked patsy brought in to make Hatton look good.

By Dave Lahr: Floyd Mayweather Jr., has disappeared once before after making a ton of loot in his fights with Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton in 2007, staying away for close to two years from the sport until returning recently to announce that he was going fight Juan Manuel Marquez on July 18th [...]

By Jim Dower: Although the World Boxing Council wants WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (37-2, 36 KOs) to defend his title against forty-year-old Oleg Maskaev next, Vitali instead is looking to defend his title against his WBC number #1 challenger undefeated Chris Arreola (27-0, 24 KOs) instead. Vitali is reportedly resisting having to fight Maskaev, [...]

By Eric Thomas: According to the latest boxing news, Floyd Mayweather Jr’s (39-0, 25 KOs) comeback fight just got a little easier today as his opponent Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez, (50-4-1, 37 KOs) a 135-pound lightweight, will now have to move up in weight to fight Mayweather at 147 rather than the previously agreed upon [...]

By Manuel Perez: Manny Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum is eager for Manny to face Miguel Cotto, another fighter promoted by Arum, and would like Pacquiao to fight Cotto in the Puerto Rican’s stomping grounds at New York’s Madison Square Garden. This is a move that would guarantee a huge surge of Puerto Ricans that would [...]

By Pablo SOlano: Floyd Mayweather-Juan Manuel Marquez – Big man vs. little man. Right now it doesn’t matter. Oscar De La Hoya was supposed to beat him. Hell, even I thought so. Hatton, well he was bigger but no one really gave him a shot except for Teddy Atlas (very disappointed). Marquez has the tools [...]

By Sean McDaniel: If World Boxing Council super middleweight champion Carl Froch (25-0, 20 KOs) is unable to line up a fight with IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute or WBA title holder Mikkel Kessler, Froch may have the unpleasant business of having to face undefeated 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist for the United States undefeated [...]

By Jim Dower: As was reported in the Tampa Tribune, Jeff Lacy (25-2, 17 KOs) and Roy Jones Jr. are reportedly close to completing negations for a bout in the near future. Lacy, 32, says that they’re only a few days away from ironing out the negations and that they’re “90%” done with it.

By Chris Williams: Recently, I saw some video of Wladimir Klitschko’s trainer Emanuel Steward being extra kind to David Haye, telling him how much he likes the t-shirt that Haye put together of him holding the decapitated heads of Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko, and telling him that he’s good for Wladimir because the Ukrainian fights [...]

By Dave Lahr: I know this may sound a little brain sick but I think Ricky Hatton needs to make every effort he can to get back with his trainer Floyd Mayweather Jr. to try and make the best of a situation gone wrong in Pacquiao fight.

By Eric Thomas: According to the LA Times, Floyd Mayweather Jr., and his father Floyd Sr. have become closer since the Ricky Hatton vs. Manny Pacquiao bout on May 2nd, enough so that Mayweather Sr. is with him on a daily basis talking and spending time together. Mayweather Jr. is currently training for his upcoming [...]

By Manuel Perez: Recently, Manny Pacquiao has moved up in weight to fight opponents out of his weight class, making Oscar De La Hoya have to move down to 147 in order to fight him. This resulted in De La Hoya having to diet drastically to make weight, leaving weak and only a shell of [...]

By Jason Kim: After losing for the 4th time since 2006, once promising middleweight contender Edison Miranda (32-4, 28 KOs) finds himself practically at the journeyman’s status after being completely dominated by super middleweight contender Andre Ward last Saturday night in a one-sided unanimous decision loss at the Oracle Arena, in Oakland, California.

By Matt Stein: 7-foot World Boxing Association heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev (50-1, 34 KOs) is looking forward to his May 30th title bout against WBA heavyweight champion in recess Ruslan Chagaev (25-0-1, 17 KOs) in their revenge match at the Hartwall Arena, in Helsinki, Finland. Valuev, 35, lost his WBA heavyweight title to Chagaev two [...]

By Nate Anderson: Perhaps we’ll be seeing the future of the British heavyweight division this Saturday night when undefeated British heavyweight prospect Tyson Fury (5-0, 5 KOs) takes a small step up in competition in facing 6’7″ Scott Belshaw (10-1, 7 KOs) in a scheduled eight round bout at the Coliseum, Watford, in Hertfordshire. Fury, [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten former World Boxing Council super middleweight Joe Calzaghe (46-0, 32 KOs) had a bit of helpful advice for the recently humiliated Ricky Hatton, telling him make the decision what to do with the rest of his career on his own, and then adding “If I was knocked out in the second [...]

By Steven Pink: Manny Pacquiao represents the latest in a proud line of boxing champions who have looked from the glorious height of their own personal fistic summit to the next towering peak on the horizon. In carving out a trail of mayhem over an astonishing number of divisions the Filipino dervish has displayed a [...]

By Axel Bowen-Dale: Many people have split views when it comes to the upcoming Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Floyd Mayweather fight. Some people believe Floyd is a coward for fighting the lightweight mexican when the prospects for epic PPV welterweight boxing are there for the taking – A fight with Shane Mosley or Miguel Cotto [...]

By Jason Kim: Lightweight contender Amir Khan (20-1, 15 KOs) could find himself soon as Britain’s number #1 fighter if he can defeat World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Andriy Kotelnik on June 27th, and then pick up a couple of wins over some big named opponents like Edwin Valero or even possibly Ricky Hatton. [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: In looking back at Ricky Hatton’s best victory of his career, a 11th round TKO over boxing great Kostya Tszyu in 2005, I’ve come to the conclusion that Hatton should have been disqualified in the bout for numerous fouls that he committed in the fight. It was horrible to watch, because I [...]

By Eric Thomas: According to the latest boxing news, John Breen, the trainer for former Commonwealth heavyweight champion Martin Rogan (12-1, 6 KOs), said that Rogan’s trainer Frank Warren is reportedly interested in a rematch between Rogan and heavyweight Sam Sexton, who defeated Rogan last Friday night in an 8th round stoppage resulting from a [...]

By Jim Dower: Former cruiserweight champion David Haye (22-1, 21 KOs) doesn’t think that he can beat International Boxing Federation/World Boxing Organization heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (52-3, 46 KOs) by a decision, according to ESPNstar, saying “I don’t what this fight to go to points because they’ll rip me off. It’s not a secret that [...]

By Manuel Perez: Manny Pacquiao is a great little fighter, but not the draw in the potential Floyd Mayweather Jr., bout that will likely be coming either late this year or early next year. Mayweather is the one that has brought in the huge numbers in bouts against Ricky Hatton and Oscar De La Hoya, [...]

By William Mackay: Former Commonwealth champion Martin Rogan (12-1, 6 KOs) was hopping mad after losing his title in a deeply controversial 8th round stoppage against British heavyweight Sam Sexton (12-1, 5 KOs) last Friday night at the Odyssey Arena, in Belfast, Ireland. Rogan, 38, who was trailing in the fight going into the 8th, [...]

By Manuel Perez: Manny Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach is interested in Manny facing Shane Mosley (46-5, 39 KOs) next, but only if Mosley agrees to come in at 142 for the fight. Mosley doesn’t want to dip that low and is reportedly not interested according to latest news reports. Mosley, 37, prefers to have Pacquiao [...]

By Sam Gregory: The May 16th edition of ShoBox; The New Generation features former 2004 Olympic Gold medalist Andre Ward who will put his undefeated record along with his NABF and NABO belts on the line against the hard hitting Columbian Edison Miranda in a scheduled 12 round bout in the super middleweight division from [...]

By Sam Gregory: In the co-main event super featherweight Frankie Archuleta 25-6-1 with 14 KO’s will face undefeated John Molina 16-0 with 12 KO’s in a scheduled eight round bout in the Jr lightweight division.

By Chris Williams: Although many people are predicting that David Haye (22-1, 21 KOs) will have his best shot of winning by an early knockout from the 1st to the 3rd round against International Boxing Federation/World Boxing Federation heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (52-3, 46 KOs), I have a feeling that Wladimir is going to surprise [...]

By Eric Thomas: Number #2 ranked World Boxing Council super middleweight contender Andre Ward (19-0, 12 KOs) kept his perfect record intact with a convincing 12-round unanimous decision tonight over Edison Miranda (32-4, 28 KOs) at the Oracle Arena, in Oakland, California. Ward, 26, was cut over his left eye in the opening round and [...]