Archive for May, 2009

By Dave Lahr: Former International Boxing Federation light heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver (27-5, 19 KOs) is being written off for lost by many in the boxing world for his challenge of IBF champion Chad Dawson (27-0, 17 KOs) this Saturday night at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tarver, 40, lost [...]

By Manuel Perez: I think people are blowing up Manny Pacquiao (49-3-2, 37 KOs) to be some kind of superman after his win over Ricky Hatton last weekend. The win was a good one, I agree with that, but in looking at the bigger picture of Hatton’s diminished punch resistance and his failure to follow [...]

By Eric Thomas: According to Steve Kim of Max Boxing, the WBC/WBO middleweight title bout between champion Kelly Pavlik (35-1, 31 KOs) and challenger Sergio Mora is off.

By William Mackay: Right now, pretty much everyone has given up on Ricky Hatton and considered him a shot fighter after his 2nd round KO loss to Manny Pacquiao last Saturday night. Pacquiao dominated the short two rounds of the fight, and ended the bout with a hard left hand in the 2nd that knocked [...]

By Jim Dower: I got to hand it to Floyd Mayweather Jr. (39-0, 25 KOs) for picking such a difficult fight after nearly two years away from boxing. Not many fighters would have taken an opponent nearly as dangerous as Juan Manuel Marquez (50-4-1. 37 KOs) after such a long layoff from the sport. However, [...]

By Adam Fillingham: As Saturday night draws near and the light heavyweight bout between the young up and comer ‘Bad’ Chad Dawson and ‘magic man’ Antonio Tarver gets closer I cant help but wonder how pointless the fight is. At the age of 40, Antonio Tarver is past his best. We saw that in his [...]

By Jason Kim: You can add Sir Henry Cooper to the ever growing list of former boxing stars that want Ricky Hatton (45-2, 32 KOs) to hang up the gloves and retire from the sport according to the Sportinglife. Copper, 75, said “Ricky should retire. He’s got the tell-tale signs now,” referring to Hatton’s two [...]

By Jim Slattengren: WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (35-1, 31 KOs) is quickly turning out to be one of the worst middleweight champions we’ve had in some time as he’s about to fight his third dull opponent in Sergio Mora (21-1-1, 5 KOs) since winning the titles in September 2007 with a 7th round stoppage [...]

By Eric Thomas: According to Boxing Talk, undefeated IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (24-0, 19 KOs) will possibly be facing non-top 15 ranked Joe Spina (24-1-1, 17 KOs) next on July 10th rather than Allan Green or Librado Andrade. It’s unclear what the breakdown was in negotiations between Green and Bute, but it must [...]

By Matt Stein: Since losing to Manny Pacquiao recently, Ricky Hatton (45-2, 32 KOs) has been given a ton of advice from various former boxers as well as many writers telling him to retire from boxing rather than continue on with his successful career. As of now, Hatton, 30, hasn’t come out and said what [...]

By Jim Dower: Well, it looks like David Haye stepped in and slightly pissed off former British heavyweight champion Sir Henry Cooper (40-14-1, 27 KOs), who was none too pleased with Haye’s recent t-shirt that he wore in a couple of press conferences with International Boxing Federation/World Boxing Organization heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, saying that [...]

By Chris Williams: I got a big laugh today when I saw Steve Bunce trying to make excuses for Joe Calzaghe on Bunce’s Boxing Hour show, saying “what right does Chad Dawson (27-0, 17 KOs) have to share the ring with Joe Calzaghe in front of 80,000 people in Millennium stadium when he’s [Dawson] fighting [...]

By Jim Dower: Former World Boxing Organization (WBO) cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli (29-3, 22 KOs) has reportedly left his trainer Enzo Calzaghe, the father of former WBO super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe, and has taken on a new trainer Karl Ince. It’s unclear what the exact reason for the split, but it likely stems from [...]

By Dave Lahr: According to Frankwarren.tv, promoter Frank Warren is hoping to set up a bout between BBBofC British heavyweight champion Danny Williams (41-7, 31 KOs) and unbeaten British heavyweight prospect Derek Chisora (9-0, 5 KOs) for a possible bout on June 27th at the O2 Arena (Millenium Dome), in Greenwich, London. On paper this [...]

By Shaun Campbell: Is it time for Ricky ‘The Hitman’ Hatton to retire? Firstly, both the British and American public would see no shame in Hatton hanging up his gloves to enjoy his retirement with his family. Ricky being a very family-orientated guy, needs to strongly think about his little boy Campbell and fiancée Jennifer [...]

By William Mackay: In an article from Setanta Sports, Manny Pacquiao is quoted as “(Ricky’s) time has passed already, so it’s my time.” Talking about kicking a dog while he’s down. Ricky Hatton was humiliated by Manny Pacquiao in a 2nd round knockout last Saturday night, and now finds himself pondering his future options. Pacquiao [...]

By Dave Lahr: I almost lost it when I heard that World Boxing Council lightweight champion Edwin Valero (25-0, 25 KOs) wasn’t planning on fighting Colombian Breidis Prescott (21-0, 18 KOs) on July 25th after all, and that Valero’s manager was saying that Valero, 27, is only interested in fighting “big names” for big money. [...]

By William Mackay: In looking at potential fight options for Manny Pacquiao, I think he’s really selling himself short if he selects Miguel Cotto as his next opponent rather than say Floyd Mayweather Jr. or Shane Mosley. By Far, I think Mayweather Jr. or Mosley is the much better options for Pacquiao. Unfortunately, it looks [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Losing so badly to Manny Pacquiao must have been a huge eye opener for Ricky Hatton (45-2, 32 KOs), so much so that Hatton is reportedly looking to fight only one more time and then retire from boxing. As of now, no official announcement has been made from Ricky, but if he [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Fresh off his impressive 2nd round knockout over Ricky Hatton last Saturday night, Manny Pacquiao and his team are looking at the next opponent for Pacquiao for later on this year. Pacquiao’s trainer, Freddie Roach, is adamant about Pacquiao’s next opponent – a likely top welterweight – coming in at a 142 [...]

By Jason Kim: The word is that recently defeated Ricky Hatton is considering a farewell bout against lightweight contender Michael Katsidis (25-2, 21 KOs) some time later this year in front of Hatton’s home audience in Manchester, England. Hatton, 30, was knocked cold by Filipino Manny Pacquiao last Saturday night on May 2nd at the [...]

By Adam Fillingham: After Carl Froch’s defeat of Jermain Taylor on the 25 of April a lot of people have written off the victory due to Taylor being ‘past his best’. Is this true? Or is this just an excuse due to Froch being British? Just look at the fighters that he has as potential [...]

By Inder Sirha: No, this is not an amazing comeback story for the former champion who held the WBO Middleweight and Super Middleweight titles. This is a story of his teenage son Christopher Eubank Jr. who trains nearly every day of the week in the Top Rank gym off the Las Vegas strip.

By Scott Gilfoid: When you look at many of Ricky Hatton’s early opponents up until he met with Kostya Tszyu in 2005, you’ll notice that Hatton build up a record that was largely based on lower level B and C-class fighters with little if any real substance in there. Indeed, at the time that Hatton [...]

By Matt Stein: Well, basically Ricky Hatton was in no position to be fighting a talented fighter like Manny Pacquiao in the first place. You’ve got a fighter that likes to drink and eat, ballooning up in weight after every fight and then having to use training camp as a mini fat farm to take [...]

By Jason Kim: IBF light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson (27-0, 17 KOs) puts his unbeaten record on the line this Saturday night against Antonio Tarver at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tarver, 40, is hoping to recapture his International Boxing Federation title that he lost to Dawson in a slightly [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Coming off a bad week for British boxing with the 2nd round KO loss by Ricky Hatton, next up we have another seemingly confident Brit in David Haye, who with next to no experience against top level heavyweight competition, has talked his way into a fight with none other than IBF/WBO heavyweight [...]

By Chris Williams: Freddie Roach, the trainer for both Amir Khan and Manny Pacquiao, says he doesn’t want the two fighters ever to meet in the ring, according to the Daily Star. Roach points to Khan and Pacquiao’s close friendship as the reason why Roach wants to try and keep the two from ever fighting. [...]

By Manuel Perez: Sometimes it doesn’t matter when a fighter loses, because in some cases they still remain the more interesting fighter to watch. I think this applies for Ricky Hatton in his 2nd round loss to Manny Pacquiao. Although Pacquiao ended up knocking Hatton down three times in the fight, it was Hatton who [...]

By William Mackay: With Ricky Hatton’s disastrous performance against Manny Pacquiao last weekend, there have been rumblings about Hatton having problems with his trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr. before the bout. Could Mayweather Sr. be the one to blame for Hatton’s bad performance against Pacquiao? After all, Mayweather Sr. did train Hatton and often time’s trainers [...]