Archive for August, 2009

By Scott Gilfoid: Recently, Ricky Hatton fired off a broadside attack on Floyd Mayweather commenting how Mayweather can’t sell tickets. What Hatton was referring to was Mayweather’s September 19th bout against lightweight Juan Manuel Marquez, a fight which has thus far gained very little attention in the boxing media.

By David Lahr: Former International Boxing Federation flyweight champion Nonito Donaire (21-1, 14 KO’s) will be moving up in weight this Saturday night to fight slugger Rafael Conception (13-3-1, 8 KO’s) for the interim WBA super flyweight title at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The WBA is passing out super [...]

Photo credit: Jan Sanders/Goossen Tutor Promotions – By Erik Schmidt: American heavyweight Chris Arreola (27-0, 24 KO’s) is excited about his chance at winning a heavyweight title against the bigger of the Klitschko brothers, World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Kitsch (37-2, 36 KO‘s). Arreola, 27, will finally be getting a chance at a title [...]

By Jim Dower: Former International Boxing Federation light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson (28-0, 17 KO’s) will be fighting a rematch against 40-year-old Glen Johnson (49-12-2, 33 KO’s) on November 7th for the interim WBC light heavyweight title at the XL Center, in Hartford, Connecticut. That fact that the WBC belt is on the line is [...]

By Jason Kim: Oscar De La Hoya thinks it’s high time that Roy Jones Jr. hangs up his boxing gloves for good, according to an article from The Ring. De La Hoya thinks that the 40-year-old Jones will likely win this Saturday night’s bout against former International Boxing Federation super middleweight champion Jeff Lacy in [...]

By Liam Santiago: As a boxing expert, I am happy. Ricky Hatton has announced he will fight again and he will be aiming for the pound for pound title. The big question every boxing fan is asking is who is he going to fight? Of course, he is coming of a lethal knock out defeat, [...]

By Chris Williams: It’s hard to believe how quickly British heavyweight David Haye (22-1, 21 KO’s) has disappeared in the minds of many boxing fans. Just two months ago, Haye, 28, was arguably one of the most popular heavyweights in the division, even though he had done next to nothing to establish himself as a [...]

By Jim Dower: The promoters for the September 19th bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Juan Manuel Marquez appears to have made a serious blunder by choosing the same date as the UFC 103 event, which will be taking place in Dallas.

By Harlan Davies: This time last year Pavlik’s career was the stuff of envy for many fighters. He was unbeaten, had conquered Jermain Taylor twice for via TKO and a unanimous decision for the undisputed middleweight championship, had steam-rolled through the under-matched Gary Lockett in three rounds and was in negotiations to topple Bernard Hopkins [...]

By Will Cruz: On September 18, 1999, The hottest fighters in the game, Felix Trinidad and Oscar De La Hoya, stepped into the ring for what was supposed to be the mega fight of the decade. That was the fight that had all the elements to go down as one of the most exciting fights [...]

By Adam Fillingham: Marco ‘the captain’ Huck (25-1, 20 KO’s) will be entering the ring once again on August the 29th against once defeated Victor Emilio Ramirez (15-1, 12 KO’s) for the WBO world strap at the Gerry Weber Stadium, Halle, in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Huck has been chasing a world title shot since his defeat [...]

By Gary Brownlie: I have read so many articles recently slating the proclaimed pound for pound king of boxing Manny Pacquiao. The bottom line to this is that Pacquiao has moved up and down various weight divisions fighting the champions of each division, excluding De La Hoya and Cotto.

By Scott Gilfoid: Light welterweight Amir Khan’s career has turned completely around since his 1st round knockout loss to Breidis Prescott last year. Khan, 22, has rebounded from that defeat with wins over Oisin Fagan, Marco Antonio Barrera and Andriy Kotelnik. The later victory gave Khan the WBA light welterweight title, which is something for [...]

By Liam Santiago: Manchester legend Ricy Hatton has claimed that he will fight again according the the sun. However, the Hitman stated that he will not be fighting Amir Khan; due to circumstances involving Khan’s promoter, Frank Warren. Hatton also stated that a fight with Khan could happen in the future, if Khan is still [...]

By Chris Williams: It’s been five years since Roy Jones Jr. (53-5, 39 KO’s) was stopped in back to back fights against Antonio Tarver and Glen Johnson. Since then, Jones has been able to stay upright, albeit against much softer and lighter hitting opponents. On Saturday night, Jones will be facing the hardest puncher in [...]

By Manuel Perez: Manny Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach gave a hint about the strategy that they will be using against WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto when Roach said that he’s “Training Manny to not get hit,” in an interview at Doghouse boxing yesterday. So, it seems that Pacquiao will be using a bit of the [...]

By Eric Thomas: I’ve never been one to question the wisdom of WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik, but I think he’s made a mistake in choosing Paul Williams as his next opponent on October 3rd in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Pavlik, 27, appears to be in denial about his lopsided loss to Bernard Hopkins last [...]

By Will Cruz: On November 14, Miguel Cotto will state his case as the best pound for pound fighter in the world. Many writers, fans, and so called “experts” have overlooked Miguel Cotto almost as fast as this fight was put together, and continue to dream about a mega fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd [...]

By Bal Kang: Boxing has provided us the fight fans with some remarkable stories, some of which have been bought back to life recently. No doubt most of you have come across the comparisons made to the great Henry Armstrong, the fact that Armstrong won and held at the same time, three world titles in [...]

By Steven Wain: The title says it all is Hopkins (49-5-1-32 KO’s) a real legend? The answer is NO! Hopkins is another failed boxer that has come out the US in the last few decades. The only reason Hopkins has been given the term “legend” is because he’s American. Let’s get to some facts.

By Adam Fillingham: Chad Dawson Chad is a GOOD fighter. Nothing more. But due to his unbeaten record he is ranked at no.1 in the rankings. Now Dawson has a great combination of speed, power and skill, but hasn’t been truly tested by a great fighter and still only just came threw against Glen Johnson. [...]

By Dave Lahr: WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik signed to fight Paul Williams for a fight that will be taking place on October 3rd, at the Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, according to Dan Rafael of ESPN. The negotiations had been taking place for several weeks, and there was a time when it [...]

By Manuel Perez: Well, it looks as if WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto will be forced now to have his World Boxing Organization title on the line regardless of whether he likes it or not against Manny Pacquiao. All I can say is It figures. The WBO is forcing Cotto’s hand by saying that Cotto [...]

By Adam Wells: Joe Calzaghe had the same problem during his career as David Haye is having in the heavyweight division right now. Calzaghe was regarded by the top fighters in America as the dangerous Welshman who couldn’t command a sky high fee or for that matter a decent crowd.

By Erik Schmidt: A year after their controversial fight, IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (24-0, 19 KO’s) will finally be giving a much needed rematch to Librado Andrade (28-2, 21 KO’s) on November 28th, in Quebec, Canada. Bute and Adrade fought last year in October, with Bute getting knocked down in the 12th round [...]

By Jason Kim: This Saturday night Roy Jones Jr. (53-5, 39 KOs) and Jeff Lacy (25-2, 17 KOs) will be meeting in a bout that will mean little aside from the basic entertainment factor as these two aging former stars go at it in a 12 round bout at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, [...]

By Erik Schmidt: On Saturday night, undefeated light heavyweight contender Beibut Shumenov (8-0, 6 KO’s) will be challenging WBA light heavyweight champion Gabriel Campillo (18-2, 6 KO’s) at the Sport Complex “Daulet,” in Astana, Kazakhstan. Shumenov, 25, will be attempting to capture Campillo’s title after only two years as a pro. Although Shumenov has little [...]

By Eric Thomas: Ricky Hatton (45-2, 32 KO’s) is still interested in fighting World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan (21-1, 15 KO’s), but it doesn’t look like it’s going to be happening any time soon, if ever, because of Hatton’s desire to promote the fight. That’s not probably not going to happen, so [...]

click here to listen: Floyd Mayweather Interview Part I Audio is courtesy of Mayweather Promotions/Golden Boy Promotions – On September 19, the six-time world champion in five weight divisions and the face of boxing, Floyd “Money” Mayweather, returns to the ring to face five-time world champion in three weight divisions and the top Mexican fighter [...]

By Giancarlo Malinconico: Pacquiao’s attempt at becoming a seven-division champion has come at odds with Cotto’s demand that if the title is on the line, the catch-weight agreement must be invalidated. The catch weight, nevertheless, was an agreement between Cotto and Pacquiao that does not directly concern the WBO.