Archive for August, 2009

By Jim Dower: This Saturday night, 8-time world boxing champion Roy Jones, Jr. (53-5, 39 KOs) will be fighting Jeff Lacy (25-2, 17 KOs) in a 12 round bout pay per view bout at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi. The bout will be showcasing two fighters that were once at the top of [...]

By Jim Dower: With little over a month to go before the September 19th fight between Floyd “Money” Mayweather and Juan Manuel Marquez, the bout is attracting little attention and rarely discussed at all on the internet. It’s as if the fight isn’t even taking place, because there is barely a peep being mentioned about [...]

By Dave Lahr: World Boxing Organization light flyweight champion Ivan Calderon (32-0-1, 6 KO’s) will be fighting a rematch with Rodel Mayol (25-3-1, 19 KO’s) on September 12th, in San Juan, Peurto Rico. Calderon, 34, and Mayol fought to a six round technical draw earlier this year in June. The bout was stopped in the [...]

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By Scott Gilfoid: WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (25-0, 20 KO’s) keeps track of his training regimen like a detailed accountant, tracking every exercise he does. And at 32, Froch thinks he’s still improving as a fighter. But who knows if this is true or not.

By M.T.H: Joe Calzaghe was one of the most accomplished fighters that Great Britain has ever produced, and the world has ever known. He was the model fighter of remarkable consistency, and one of the elite competitors of this or any generation. His achievements in the 168lbs division make him unquestionably the greatest Super-Middleweight ever.

By Scott Gilfoid: World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan’s promoter Frank Warren is intrigued with a potential unification bout against WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (25-0, 12 KO’s). However, Warren prefers that the fight take place next year from now when Khan has built his name more. That’s a good thing for [...]

By M.T.H: Joe Calzaghe was one of the top five fighters that the small British principality of Wales has ever produced. He was a long reigning world title holder who staked a claim as arguably the best British Super-Middleweight of the last twenty years. Calzaghe’s life at the highest level of the sport began way [...]

By Harlan Davies: After all the excitement, hype and hysteria surrounding the Haye/Klitschko fight, it finally fell through with Haye pulling out with a back injury. Their relations soured so Haye has found himself a new opponent coming in the form of the 7’2 foot WBA heavyweight champion Valuev and their fight is scheduled for [...]

By Liam Santiago: The legacy of any fighter is often not fully appreciated until enough years have past or that fighter is unable to ever fight again. The reason for this is often down to the selfish nature of critics and fans. Of course, every boxing fan wants to see the best fight the best. [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Jermain Taylor (28-3-1. 17 KO’s) has been given a very tough match up in his first bout of the Super Six super middleweight group I competition in facing former International Boxing Federation middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (30-0, 24 KO’s) in Germany. Taylor, 30, is coming off of a [...]

By Manuel Perez: Manny Pacquiao (49-3-2. 37 KO’s) better hope that he can stop Miguel Cotto (34-1, 27 KO’s) as early as possible in this fight, because once Cotto gets his train started, Pacquiao is going to be in for a world of hurt on November 14th at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Yesterday, Ricky Hatton (45-2, 32 KO’s) said “Boxing is dying” in an interview with The Manchester Evening News complaining about boxers “who talk the talk, but don’t back it up.” The last thing that Hatton needs to be doing is complaining about boxing dying if he’s not going to help the sport [...]

By Stuart Gant: The upcoming fight between the former undisputed cruiserweight champion David Haye and the current WBA heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev is an intriguing prospect and a match that could lead to huge opportunities for Haye or alternatively could end Hayes heavyweight dream.

By William Mackay: Next week, former boxing great Roy Jones Jr. (53-5, 39 KO’s), now 40-years-old, will be stepping into the ring in a 12 round bout against former IBF super middleweight champion Jeff Lacy (25-2, 17 KO’s) at the Gulf Coast Arena, in Biloxi, Mississippi. At stake for the bout will be Jones’ obscure [...]

By Chris Williams: IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (53-3, 47 KO’s) will be making a decision soon as to which of his two heavyweight titles he’ll be defending next in his upcoming fight later on this year. Klitschko, 33, isn’t tipping his hand as to which fighter it will be – either Eddie Chambers or [...]

By Jim Dower: Undefeated welterweight contender Mike Jones (18-0, 15 KO’s) defeated Lenin Arroyo (20-10-1, 4 KOs) by a 10-round unanimous decision last night at the Bally’s Atlantic City, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The final judges’ scores were 99-91, 99-91, 98-92, all for the 26-year-old Jones.

By Dave Lahr: In a fight between talented but deeply flawed lightweight contenders, Michael Katsidis (25-2, 21 KO’s) will fight Vicente Escobedo (21-1, 13 KO’s) for the interim WBO lightweight title on the undercard of the Juan Manuel Marquez bout vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. on September 19th at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. [...]

By Chris Williams: On November 7th, British heavyweight David Haye (22-1, 21 KO’s) will finally get his chance to stop talking and start fighting when he enters the ring against the 7’2″ 320 pound WBA heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev (50-1, 34 KO”s) for a title fight that will be held in Germany. This is a [...]

By Eric Thomas: Tonight in UFC 101, light heavyweight Anderson Silva (25-4, 14 KO’s) destroyed Forrest Griffin (16-6, 3 KO’s) in the 1st round with a short right hand at the Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The punch left the 30-year-old Griffin flat on his back out cold with both arms stretched out in front of [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Right now, things are going swimmingly in the career of WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch. He’s currently unbeaten, a champion and about to take part in the Super Six tournament starting in October 17th against Andre Dirrell. Froch, 32, is counting on winning the tournament and becoming a superstar overnight.

By Scott Gilfoid: Promoter Frank Warren hinted earlier today about a unification bout between WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan and WBO champion Timothy Bradley. Khan, 22, recently defeated Ukrainian Andriy Kotelnik by a 12 round decision last month on July 18th to win Kotelnik’s World Boxing Association title.

By Manuel Perez: I find it amusing to see what lengths that Manny Pacquiao would go to get a chance to win his 7th world title world title. He really wants Miguel Cotto’s WBO title to be on the line, yet he doesn’t want it bad enough that he’d be willing to fight Cotto at [...]

By Dave Lahr: In a recent interview Henry Ramirez, the trainer of unbeaten heavyweight champion Chris Arreola, said “We’re going to come out guns blazing and we’re going to take the fight to Klitschko.” Ramirez is referring to World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (37-2, 36 KO’s), who Arreola will be fighting next month [...]

By Jason Kim: Light middleweight Alfredo Angulo (16-1, 13 KO’s) looked sensational last night in obliterating the tough Gabriel Rosado (12-4, 7 KO’s) in a 2nd round TKO at the Buffalo Bill’s Star Arena, in Primm, Nevada. Angulo, who was defeated by Kermit Cintron by a 12-round unanimous decision loss on May 30th, was much [...]

By Sam Gregory: PHILOSOPHY…”Boxing is the art of hitting an opponent from the furthest distance away, exposing the least amount of your body while getting in position to punch with maximum leverage and not getting hit.” With over 40 years in boxing Kenny Weldon has one of the most impressive resumes in the business. He [...]

By Harlan Davies: After Khan’s landslide, one-sided schooling of Andriy Kotelnik there seems to be an even bigger host of possible opponents for the young star in the talent-ridden light-welter division. There are many big fights that could and should happen but as we all know, not every plausible fight happens. Khan will be enticed [...]

By Jim Dower: Light middleweight contender Alfredo Angulo (16-1, 13 KO’s) easily defeated Gabriel Rosado (12-4, 7 KO’s) by a 2nd round knockout in a scheduled 10-round bout at the Buffalo Bill’s Star Arena, in Primm, Nevada. Angulo, ranked #5 in the World Boxing Council, #6 WBA, #8 WBO and #9 IBF, dropped Rosado, 23, [...]

By Wayne Lord: How can people deduce that Jack Johnson’s pardon is a racial and useless? The first few responses to Brock Kaiser’s article prove that what was written is dead on! This is no different than men commenting on childbirth. Until a man can actually have a baby and endure it like a woman, [...]

By Liam Santiago: Amir Khan’s promoter, Frank Warren, is currently searching for Amir Khan’s next opponent after his convincing win over Andriy Kotelnik. Warren recently outlined who the man to beat is at 140 pounds and if you read his comments clearly, he seems to be drawing hype for the Bolton man’s next bout already. [...]