Archive for June, 2009

By Axel Bowen-Dale: I find it extremely hard to respect Wladimir Klitschko, and I know I’m not the only one. There is no questioning his ability as a boxer, the man is a brilliant fighter. But how many punchbags does this guy have to knockout before people realize this guy is getting payed millions to [...]

By Brock Kaiser: In what little we saw of the pre-fight ceremonies, we learned that Klitschko was in a serious mood and came ready to fight as evident by both his expression and the fact that he played very little to the crowd. (Also something his detractors would suggest often carried over with him into [...]

By Sam Gregory: According to the WBA, (World Boxing Association), the WBA title was not at stake tonight when IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and Ruslan Chagaev, the WBA “Champion in recess” fought in Gelsenkirchen, Germany for the heavyweight championship.

By Sam Gregory – Tonight there were four belts on the line as Wladimir Klitschko (52-3 with 46 KO’s) fought undefeated Ruslan Chagaev (25-0-1 with 17 KO’s) for the undisputed heavyweight championship of the world. Commentators said the 60,000 seat soccer area was sold out for this fight. Going into this fight I expected Klitschko [...]

By Jim Dower: Making his first fight at light heavyweight, Jean Pascal (23-1, 15 KO’s) dominated World Boxing Council (WBC) light heavyweight champion Adrian Diaconu (26-1, 15 KO’s) on Friday night, handing Diaconu his first loss of his career at the bell Centre, in Montreal, Canada. Pascal, 26, knocked Diaconu down with a huge left [...]

By Jim Dower: Cruiserweight contender Troy Ross (22-1, 15 KO’s) easily defeated journeyman Michael Simms (20-11-1, 13 KO’s) by a 10-round unanimous decision on Friday night at the Bell Centre, in Montreal, Canada. Ross, 33, a former winner of ‘The Contender’ season four championships, used his superior inside fighting skills to defeat Simms by the [...]

By Jason Kim: In a rather dull fight filled with constant clinching by the champion, super featherweight Commonwealth title holder Ricky Burns (27-2, 7 KO’s) defeated challenger Kevin O’Hara (16-5, 5 KO’s) by a 12-round unanimous decision on Friday night at the Bellahouston Sports Centre, in Glasgow, Scotland. The final judges’ scores were 117-110, 115-113 [...]

By Liam Santiago: Undefeated British boxing star, Carl Froch (25-0, 20ko’s), is arguably Britain’s biggest and best hope in boxing today. Having recently knocked-out Jermain Taylor (28-2-1) in the 12th round Froch now has many options for his next fight including Mikkel Kessler, Bernard Hopkins, Lucian Bute and Kelly Pavlik.

By Dave Lahr: With the IBF/WBO title match just hours away between champion Wladimir Klitschko and challenger Ruslan Chagaev, I think this is as good a time any to chime in with my pre-fight prediction on tonight’s bout at the Veltins Arena, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Now, I really like the technical boxing skills and the [...]

By William Mackay: World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Kitschko (37-2, 36 KO’s) won his arbitration case with the WBC yesterday, meaning that Vitali can now fight pretty much whoever he wants next. Instead of fighting WBC mandatory challenger Oleg Maskaev, which is what the WBC wanted Klitschko to fight next, he can now select [...]

By Sam Gregory: Banner Promotions along with Golden Gloves present ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights at the Laredo Entertainment Center in Laredo, Texas.

By Sam Gregory: In a scheduled eight round bout in the Jr middleweight division Joe Greene improved his unbeaten record to 21-0 with 14 KO’s by defeating Delray Raines who fell to 15-7 with 10 KO’s. Southpaw Joe Greene clearly dominated his opponent over the entire eight rounds of the fight as reflected on the [...]

By William Mackay: As of now, former IBF light welterweight champion Ricky Hatton (45-2, 32 KO’s) is being quiet about what his future plans might be but he sounds as if he still plans on fighting based on his interview yesterday in which Hatton said “a comeback fight in Cardiff is not off the cards.” [...]

By Chris Williams: At today’s weigh-in for the IBF/WBO heavyweight title match between champion Wladimir Kitsch (52-3, 46 KO’s) and challenger Ruslan Chagaev (25-0-1, 17 KO‘s). The Ukrainian Wladimir came in at a slender 240 pounds. Chagaev, 30, weighed in at 225 pounds, a weight that is normal for him.

By Eric Thomas: World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko is reportedly interested in meeting former cruiserweight champion David Haye in September, according to the BBC. And Haye, 28, is also interested in making the fight happen. This time hopefully, Haye’s back won’t break down on him to prevent the fight from taking place. It [...]

By Liam Santiago: Stephen Smith (7-0, 5 ko’s), Liverpool’s Super-featherweight prospect is arguably one of Britain’s best prospects around today. Smith recently defeated tough journeyman Zsolt Nagy on points at York Hall, London. He is currently ranked 9th in the British rankings and is expected to go very far, under Frank Warren.

By Joel Nepomuceno: Everyone knows him. When he retired from the sport of boxing, he was on top, undefeated, considered the number #1 Pound for Pound kingpin. He was called out more during his retirement than when he was active. True boxing fans have argued his place among the All Time Greats. Casual fans either [...]

By Eric Hernandez: Well here we go again another Heavyweight fight fought in Germany with little fanfare. On the bright side this fight should easily live up to the hype when you consider that there was almost no hype going into this fight. If this fight was an earthquake in North America it would barely [...]

By Rick Santos: The sport of boxing has seen many mega fights in recent years. We can go down the list of the recent most memorable fights. There is no doubt that the 140 to 147 weight class is ranked in the top of the sport for many years.

By Eric Torres: How will Floyd Mayweather Jr. be remembered? I ask you this question openly and without any bias. I ask you to ask yourself the question: Is Floyd Mayweather Jr. as good as he claims he is, or is his image as an invincible fighter and one that cannot be beat, a product [...]

By Jason Kim: It’s so sad that the one welterweight that none of the so-called best welterweights in the division like Shane Mosley, Miguel Cotto and Floyd Mayweather, won’t fight Paul Williams (37-1, 27 KO‘s). Nowadays when you hear Williams’ name mentioned as an opponent for any of those fighters or Manny Pacquiao, people say, [...]

Photo courtesy of Klitschko.com – By Matt Stein: Another fight for Wladimir Klitschko against another opponent that hardly a soul cares about. In this case, Wladimir’s latest victim is Ruslan Chagaev, a heavyweight that has rarely found his way into a ring in the past two years due to one malady or another. It’s hard [...]

By Liam Santiago: On 1st August, Florida based, Nate Campbell (33-5-1, 25ko’s) will fight unbeaten Timothy Bradley (24-0, 11ko’s), in what is likely to be a very competive bout. Nate Campbell will be hoping that, even at the age of 37, he can upset the young, unbeaten Californian prospect. But is Bradley’s youth going to [...]

By Chris Williams: If you look at the mess of that Ricky Hatton has made of his once promising career on the past two years, with his two losses to Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao, it becomes clear that Hatton’s primitive caveman style of fighting has to go immediately if he wants to make [...]

By Jim Dower: The perspective bout between WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto and Filipino star Manny Pacquiao is looking more and more like a reality as Manny’s promoter Bob Arum informed the media on Wednesday that he had a good meeting with Cotto’s management representatives recently, and will be looking to get things ironed out [...]

Photo courtesy of Klitschko.com – By Sam Greogry: Since Lennox Lewis announced his retirement from boxing in 2004 there hasn’t been an undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. This Saturday night that will change when Wladimir Klitschko (52-3 with 46 KO’s) who currently holds the IBO, WBO and IBF belts will be challenged by undefeated [...]

By William Mackay: Having lost two out of his last three bouts and looking incredibly weak of chin, former World Boxing Organization cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli (29-3, 22 KO’s) will be looking to resurrect his sagging career when he fights undefeated Russian Denis Lebedev (17-0, 12 KO’s) for the interim WBO cruiserweight title on July [...]

By Pedro Reyna: According to Jaime Quintana, manager of Rafael Marquez, a fourth bout between Vazquez vs Marquez in currently in the works. Both fighters are accepting the challenge, however, they are still negotiating a date for the grand event. Marquez wants to fight in October/November, while Vazquez prefers the date in January/February.

By Liam Santiago: Over the years many world class boxers have come and gone. Some have stayed at the top for over a decade, while others with the same talents have stayed for under a year. But who is the greatest fighter to ever live?

By Eric Torres: I have been a fan of boxing for as long as I can remember, but not once can I remember seeing a boxer who has so vividly showed more humanistic and superman-like qualities in the ring than Miguel Cotto. It is like watching a movie when he is in the ring.