Archive for August, 2009

By Harlan Davies: After conquering Kelly Pavlik last November in a display of mastery of the Sweet Science, B-Hop has been on the hunt to pit himself against another worthwhile opponent. There seems to be a drought of credible opponents orbiting around 175 pounds for the old veteran but being at the age of 44, [...]

By M. Perez: There are only 1000 tickets left for the November 14th clash between Manny Pacquiao (49-3-2, 37 KO’s) and WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (34-1, 27 KO’s) at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 9000 lower priced seats in the arena, which sell for $150 to $500, have sold out already, [...]

By Eric Thomas: In the latest boxing news, WBO/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (35-1, 31 KO’s) sustained a knuckle injury to his left hand that is forcing him to cancel his October 3rdt bout against Paul Williams at the Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

By Will Cruz: The man from Caguas, Puerto Rico they call “Fearless”, and the one and only “Pacman” from the Philippines, will square off on November 14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. This fight could not come at a better time for boxing in light of the recent loses of Arturo Gatti and [...]

By Liam Santiago: If more top boxers had the same attitude towards the sport as Ricky Hatton, it would not be in the state it is. Boxing is constantly losing fans to UFC, mainly as a result of the best not fighting the best. Of course, Hatton is an exception. He has constantly pushed himself [...]

By Tom Stokes: For the past several years the eastern Europeans have become somewhat a staple in the heavyweight boxing division, much to the dislike of many boxers and boxing fans alike, calling them slow, fat, boring. Now the current champions (all eastern Europeans): Nikolay Valuev, Vitali Klitschko and Wladimir Klitschko are all putting their [...]

By Dave Lahr: Lightweight contender Anthony Peterson (29-0, 19 KO’s) defeated journeyman Luis Antonio Arceo (21-9-2, 14 KO’s) by a 10-round unanimous decision on Saturday night at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Peterson, 24, was fighting for the first time since last August because of a knee injury he sustained [...]

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By M. Perez: With the fight getting out of hand in the 7th round, featherweight Bernabe Conception (28-3-1, 16 KO’s) evened the score by landing a picturesque right hand that flattened World Boxing Organization featherweight champion Steven Luevano (37-1-1, 15 KO’s) well after the bell on Saturday night, at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, [...]

By M. Perez: I got a big laugh when seeing Nonito Donaire (22-1, 14 KO’s) struggle to beat Panamanian Rafael Conception (13-4-1, 8 KO’s) by a 12-round decision on Saturday night at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada, a fight for the interim WBA super flyweight title. The final judges’ scores [...]

By Jim Dower: Former WBA light heavyweight champion Danny Green (27-3, 24 KO’s) destroyed 32-year-old Argentinean Julio Cesar Dominguez (20-5-1, 14 KO’s) by a 5th round TKO on the undercard of Roy Jones Jr. vs. Jeff Lacy clash on Saturday night at the Coast Coliseum, in Biloxi, Mississippi.

By Jim Dower: Although former 8-time champion Roy Jones Jr. (54-5, 40 KO’s) was able to reach back for some of his old glory on Saturday night with a 10th stoppage victory over former International Boxing Federation (IBF) super middleweight champion Jeff Lacy (25-3, 17 KO’s) at the Coast Coliseum, in Biloxi, Mississippi, Jones still [...]

By Will Cruz: The self proclaimed “Cash Cow” has a very significant bout On September 19. The upcoming clash with Marquez is more significant for Floyd than most people think. It might be more significant than even Floyd realizes. Floyd Mayweather Jr, has undoubtedly been one of the sport’s biggest attractions in the last decade. [...]

By Tom Stokes: During the 1980s the boxing world was treated to some of the most exciting matchups in the ring, courtesy of four very different but very talented fighters, I’m of course talking about Tommy Hearns, Marvellous Marvin Hagler, Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran.

By: Brian Kenneth Blackwell — Vequan “The Show” Kimbrough [21-2(7)] vs Jason “The American Boy” Litzau [24-2(20)] for the NABF Lightweight Championship Round 1 Litzau circling the ring firing left jabs. Litzau lands a straight right, followed by a left. Kimbrough blocks an uppercut. Left hook lands for Litzau. Kimbrough almost falls down after losing [...]

By Erik Schmidt: It’s been six years since Wladimir Klitschko, then 27-years-old, was knocked out in the 2nd round by 37-year-old South African Corrie Sanders (39-2, 29 KO’s) in Germany. Klitschko, who had an impressive record of 40-1, with 37 knockouts, at the time of their fight. Wladimir seemed to have no clue whom he [...]

By Chris Williams: In going through the last six fights for both fighters, I’ve come to the conclusion that former IBF super middleweight champion Jeff Lacy (25-2, 17 KO’s) will not only beat Roy Jones Jr. (53-5, 39 KO’s) tonight but will do it in an impressive style by knocking Roy out inside the distance [...]

By Jason Kim: The hype for light heavyweight contender Beibut Shumenov (8-1, 6 KO’s) was bound to end sooner or later. Tonight, Shumenov was defeated by the light-hitting World Boxing Association light heavyweight champion Gabriel Campillo (19-2, 6 KO’s) in a 12-round unanimous decision at the Sport Complex “Daulet”, in Astana, Kazakhstan. The final judge’s [...]

By Jim Dower: In a night of huge mismatches at the Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona, 2008 U.S. Olympic Bronze Medalist Deontay Wilder (7-0, 7 KO’s) destroyed Travis Allen (3-5, 3 KO’s) in the 1st round. The win for Wilder, 23, extended his 1st round knockout string to six consecutive fights and kept his perfect [...]

By Sam Gregory: Last night, August 14th, at the Desert Diamond Casino and Golden Boy Promotions team up for the 24th time, this time in southern Arizona for ESPN2 Friday Night Fights in what turned out o be a short night at the fights. In the main event former WBA Jr welterweight world champion Vivian [...]

By Sam Gregory: On ESPN2 Friday Night Fights opening televised bout Keith “One Time” Thurman 9-0 with 9 KO’s from Clearwater, Florida who is considered one of the most devastating punchers in the sport didn’t let the fans down when he took on Travis Hartman 10-13-1 with 7 KO’s in a scheduled 6 round bout [...]

By Dave Lahr: In the latest boxing news, Manny Pacquiao apparently plans on ending his career after only three more fights. It looks as if Pacquiao, 30, has designs on a political career in the Philippines once he gets out of the sport. There’s no word about what Pacquiao might do if he fails at [...]

By Jim Dower: Heavyweight Olympic Bronze Medalist Deontay Wilder (6-0, 6 KO’s) will be fighting tonight against Travis Allen (3-4, 3 KO’s) at the Desert Diamond Casino, in Tucson, Arizona. Wilder, 23, perhaps the hardest puncher in the heavyweight division at this time, will be making his seventh pro appearance since turning professional last year [...]

By Manuel Perez: I expect Manny Pacquiao to lose big against Miguel Cotto on November 14th and end up with a lot of pie on his face. But let’s say that World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Miguel Cotto ends up losing, probably because of a cut or something like that, will Pacquiao continue to have [...]

By William Mackay: During yesterday’s news conference at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, unbeaten heavyweight Chris Arreola took a shot at British heavyweight David Haye, saying “I always knew David was a vagina.” Arreola was referring to Haye having pulled out of two heavyweight clashes with the Klitschko brothers in the past two months. [...]

By Matt Stein: With his two years away from boxing, former pound-for-pound number #1 boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr’s career has dimmed somewhat in the eyes of many fans. Mayweather, now 32, is hoping he can recapture the fans that he lost with his time off from boxing by fighting Juan Manuel Marquez on September 19th. [...]

By Matt Flanagan: We hear this debate endlessly discussed – should a fighter retire or should he continue. Roy Jones Jr and Joe Calzaghe are 2 topical discussions albeit debated for different reason’s. Jones is well past his peak and perhaps should have retired some years ago, while Calzaghe went out at the top when [...]

By Jason Kim: Roy Jones Jr. (53-5, 39 KO’s) and Jeff Lacy (24-2, 17 KO’s) will be fighting this Saturday night in a bout that will be shown live on pay-per-view. Although it’s hard to get a clear picture about what’s at stake here for the two aging stars, one thing is clear, the loser [...]

By Liam Santiago: Mayweather seems very eager to put to bed any chance of a rematch with the big punching, major ticket selling, warrior, Ricky Hatton. It annoys me. Especially as a boxing expert. There were question marks about the way the referee conducted himself in that fight and to be fair, Hatton was being [...]

Photo credit: Jan Sanders/Goossen Tutor Promotions. By Sean McDaniel: Big heavyweight Chris Arreola (27-0, 24 KO’s) is being thrust into a title match against WBC heavyweight Vitali Kitschko (37-2, 36 KO’s) in a sink or swim situation on September 26th, at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles. I like Arreola as a fighter and think [...]