Archive for September, 2009

By William Mackay: Unbelievably, heavyweight Tyson Fury (8-0, 7 KO’s) will be fighting next week on the undercard of the Bernard Dunne vs. Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym fight against a still to be determined opponent on September 26th at The O2, in Dublin, Ireland. Fury was looking to fight for the Irish heavyweight title, but it looks [...]

By Chris Williams: I see this Saturday nights bout between Floyd Mayweather and Juan Manuel Marquez as the worse mismatch in mega fights since the Ricky Hatton vs. Manny Pacquiao bout in May. I like boxing, but I don’t like paying $50 and not getting my monies worth out of the deal. I don’t think [...]

By Zubair Ali: In a clash of the titans, undisputed lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (50-4-1, 37 KOs) takes on 5 weight world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr (39-0, 25 KO’s) at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, on September 19th. Mayweather, who is returning from his self imposed exile from the sport, will be looking [...]

Photo: Pavel Terekhov – By Zubair Ali: Recent fights have had me thinking that the definition of an ‘old’ fighter needs revising. A fighter in his 30’s no longer seems to be all that old. Danny Williams, who sensationally knocked out the ferocious Mike Tyson, successfully defended his British heavyweight title against John McDermott aged [...]

By Will Cruz: “Yo no me como ese cuento”, I won’t eat up that tale is what Miguel Cotto Sr. said in a recent interview with El Nuevo Dia newspaper in Puerto Rico. He is referring to the publicized news that Pacquiao has not begun his training and instead has been relaxing and having a [...]

By Alex Miles: This Saturday night, Floyd Mayweather (39-0-25 KO’s) will be fighting an indomitable Mexican warrior in the form of Juan Manuel Marquez (50-4-1, 37 KO’s). Now, I believe that people can say what they want about Mayweather’s wafer thing visade of bravado and Egocentrism, despite the fact that it is merely there to [...]

By William Mackay: Juan Manuel Marquez has been counted out by a lot of boxing experts, many of who point to his lack of size, speed and his advanced age as reasons why he won’t match up with Floyd Mayweather Jr. on Saturday night. In some ways, Marquez is already seen as the loser without [...]

By Jim Dower: Heavyweight David Haye (22-1, 21 KO’s) appears already primed for a unification bout against IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, despite Haye still having to first get by World Boxing Association heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev (50-1, 34 KO’s) on November 7th in Germany. In an interview with Sky Sports, Haye came across as [...]

By Chris Williams: I’ve thought it over long and hard and decided not to purchase Saturday’s $49.95 bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Juan Manuel Marquez. I might have done it if the fight were going for $5 dollars, which is what I think its worth paying for. If they dropped it down to that [...]

By Eric Thomas: Floyd Mayweather Jr. was on his best behavior at his final press conference with Juan Manuel Marquez, saying mostly nice things. “”I have a lot of respect for Marquez. He hasn’t said anything bad about me, so I have nothing bad to say about him,” Mayweather said. This was a refreshing departure [...]

By Dave Lahr: Unbeaten heavyweight Chris Arreola (27-0, 24 KO’s) will be looking to put the boxing world in a state of shock on September 26th, if he can pull off a major upset by beating WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (37-2, 36 KO’s) at the Staple Center, in Los Angeles. And in beating the [...]

By Chris Williams: Recently Floyd Mayweather Jr. complained about not being as well liked in the United States as he should be, saying that if he was from another country he would be more well liked my boxing fans. The problem that seems to be holding Mayweather back from achieving the status of a fighter [...]

By Erik Schmidt: Unbeaten World Boxing Council lightweight champion Edwin Valero (25-0, 25 KO’s) got some bad news yesterday when it was discovered that his work visa was denied for his November 14th fight against Humberto Soto, according to Fight News. This is really bad for Valero, because he would have had the chance to [...]

By Sean McDaniel: There’s little question that Juan Manuel Marquez has the deck stacked against him going into this Saturday night’s bout against unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. In almost every department, Mayweather, 32, is better than Marquez, save for a few such as heart, recent activity and hunger. However, Marquez, 36, might be able to [...]

By Jason Kim: British heavyweight David Haye (22-1, 21 KO’s) is anxious to get at WBA heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev, and is looking forward to fighting him on November 7th, in Germany. I’m looking forward to taking on the big hairy freak show I’ve got to knock out in November,” Haye said in an interview [...]

By William Mackay: Promoter Frank Maloney is still recovering from a heart attack that he suffered this past week. Maloney found boxer Darren Sutherland’s dead body in his apartment. Later, Maloney checked into the King’s College Hospital, in London. It’s unclear when Maloney suffered the heart attack.

By Chris Williams: This fight is an utter joke. I for one am not in the least bit interested in seeing this bout and watching poor Juan Manuel Marquez get slaughtered. If you people think that Marquez has a chance against Floyd Mayweather Jr. on Saturday night then I have some desert property I want [...]

By Chris Williams: After looking at a recent video of Floyd Mayweather Jr. complaining about not being loved, among other things, I’m beginning to think that Mayweather Jr. has a huge chip on his shoulder. Looking a little emotional, Mayweather went on at length, saying “This country needs to be more positive,” he said. “We’re [...]

By Edgar Perez: In the last two weeks we have heard the rhetoric between the boxing world and MMA world ratchet to a new level, or shall one say, dip to new lows. The petty arguments about the merits of each sport are not usually much of a concern for the average fan because the [...]

By Shaun Campbell: These articles will be attempting to determine the results of fights that unfortunately never happened, either because of the different era or just whether the fighters never got together to make it happen. It is similar to the Super fight between Muhammad Ali and Rocky Marciano (obviously on a smaller scale). Now, [...]

By Sean McDaniel: The heavyweight title bout between Chris Arreola and WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko is only two weeks away, but it might as well be two years considering that it’s hardly being talked about in boxing circles. Most of the attention is currently being focused on the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Juan Manuel [...]

By Manuel Perez: At yesterday’s press conference at Monday’s press conference at the Beverly Hills hotel, Freddie Roach, the trainer of Manny Pacquiao, had his usual standard pearls of wisdom for the reporters, remarking “I think this is going to be a 12-round fight. No knockout. This guy [Miguel Cotto] is very resilient. If a [...]

By Chris Williams: I just checked with my cable outlet and found out that they want $49.95 for viewers to purchase the pay-per-view card between Floyd Mayweather vs. Juan Manuel Marquez this Saturday night on September 19th. I’m really debating whether or not the fight is worth buying for that kind of cash. Really, it [...]

By Jason Kim: WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (37-2, 36 KO’s) is reportedly in discussions for a title defense against unbeaten contender Kevin Johnson (22-0-1, 9 KO’s) in December. However, before that fight can happen, Klitschko, 38, must first get by Chris Arreola (27-0, 24 KO’s) on September 26th. That won’t be an easy fight [...]

By William Mackay: I hate really hate to say this but I think Juan Manuel Marquez has only one chance of beating Floyd Mayweather Jr. this Saturday night and that’s by knocking Mayweather out. I wish it wasn’t this way, but I really think Marquez has to knock him out, because Marquez probably won’t be [...]

By Chris Williams: During a media conference call on Tuesday, World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (37-2, 36 KO’s) had some nice and some not so nice things to say about British heavyweight David Haye. “Against Valuev, he [Haye] has a chance to be a world champion. Against me, He [Haye] Has a Chance [...]

By Eric Thomas: Freddie Roach, the trainer for Manny Pacquiao, denies that Manny takes steroids, saying in an interview at Boxing Fanhouse “Well, we [Pacquiao] have taken him a couple of times to be tested, and we haven’t tested positive yet…all Manny’s on is white rice.” Yesterday, Floyd Mayweather Sr. had mentioned to the Grand [...]

By Jason Kim: Although the Miguel Cotto vs. Manny Pacquiao bout still has yet to take place, Cotto, 28, is already licking his chops thinking about another fight between the two warriors. At yesterdays’ press conference, Cotto said “If this fight as good as we hope it will be and the public supports it, as [...]

By Dave Lahr: I’m trying to figure out what exactly Floyd Mayweather Jr. will prove in beating Juan Manuel Marquez this Saturday night. He’s in an almost no win situation. I can’t find a lot of things to say what Mayweather will get from this fight, to be honest. For one, Mayweather is fighting at [...]

By Jim Dower: Former World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Samuel Peter (32-3, 25 KO’s) stopped 44-year-old journeyman Ron Bellamy (14-9-4, 9 KO’s) in the 2nd round last night in a scheduled eight round bout at the Plaza de Toros, in Cancun, Mexico. Peter, 29, fighting at a very slow and measured pace, dropped Bellamy with [...]