Archive for December, 2009

By Simon Hirst: Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao Wouldn’t it be great if we could all get along? Unfortunately, it seems as though this mega match will happen in the courts rather than the ring. I would love to think this is all part of a media stunt in promoting the bout, but I can’t [...]

by Sam Gregory: One way of looking to the future of boxing is to look to see who is up to be inducted into the boxing Hall-of-Fame. Once a fighter is retired for five years he’s eligible to be inducted into the IBHOF. I attended the 2007 induction ceremonies at the IBHOF. Roberto Duran, Pernell [...]

By Dave Lahr: Due to the contract difficulties between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao, it’s looking like their March 13th bout won’t be happening now. Although there is still work being done behind the scenes to try and save the mega fight, it won’t be possible without either Mayweather or Pacquiao giving in about [...]

By Eric Thomas: Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson avoided charges for his November 11th scrap with a photographer at the Los Angeles Airport in November, after prosecutors were unable to get enough evidence for the case it was reported today. A photographer was hospitalized with a cut on his forehead in that incident

By Dave Lahr: I’m not even thinking that the bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao can be salvaged at this point. It looks as if neither of the two fighters are going to give in about the drug testing methods, and the lawsuit by Pacquiao that was announced yesterday, probably spells doom for [...]

By William Mackay: World Boxing Association interim light welterweight champion Marcos Maidana (27-1, 26 KO’s) is gunning for a fight with WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan, according to news from Boxing Scene. Maidana, 26, was previously looking at a fight against WBC light welterweight champion Devon Alexander in March, in a fight that would [...]

Boxing Results from Noc bojovníků v Lucerně, Prague, Czech Republic: Middleweight Lukas Konecny UD 10 Attila Kiss

By Sean McDaniel: Yesterday, Manny Pacquiao filed a defamation suit in Nevada against Floyd Mayweather Jr., Floyd Sr., Roger Mayweather, Oscar De La Hoy and Richard Schaefer, the CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, because they allegedly made defamatory statements about Pacquiao using performance enhancing drugs (PED). This is some terrible news for boxing fans who [...]

By Peter Wells: First of all I hope you enjoyed my friend Michael Taylor’s articles hopefully he’ll carry on, we just worked together and he took the credit. Well now to the Light Welterweight division, it is full of great names and if all the fighters fought each other then we could have some great [...]

By Michael Taylor: A few weeks ago Juan Manuel Marquez told the public that he would be returning to Las Vegas on May 1st. No opponent had been named, but there were big possibilities that he would clash with Ricky Hatton at Light Welterweight in a summer showdown. Golden Boy Promotions had told boxingscene that [...]

By Gibney Desmond: Whether you’re a Mayweather or a Pacquiao fan, you’ve got to be disappointed by the whole sordid affair of the botched negotiations, the foolish allegations, and the unending frustration that you probably will never be able to enjoy the undoubtedly brilliant show that could and should have been.

By Jason Kim: As reported by The Grand Rapids Press, World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao could stand to win tens of millions of dollars if his lawsuit for defamation against Floyd Mayweather Jr., Oscar De La Hoya, Floyd Mayweather Sr., Roger Mayweather and Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer is successful. Pacquiao has [...]

by Kaygee Ocampo: When the news broke out that Pacquiao-Mayweather fight will be set on March 13, the news was too good to be true, however as they say, some good things never last. Demands were raise from both camps, demands that generate million questions from boxers and boxing fans alike. Demands that generate doubt [...]

By Jason Kim: I don’t begrudge Manny Pacquiao for wanting to file a lawsuit for defamation against Floyd Mayweather Jr., his father Floyd Sr., Oscar De La Hoya and Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer, as reported today, but I think this may make it much harder to make the mega fight possible between Pacquiao [...]

On December 30, 2009, pound-for-pound boxing champion Manny Pacquiao filed a lawsuit in Nevada federal court against Floyd Mayweather, Jr., Floyd Mayweather, Sr., Roger Mayweather, Mayweather Promotions, LLC, and Golden Boy Promotions executives Oscar de la Hoya, and Richard Schaefer for making false and defamatory statements accusing Pacquiao of taking performance-enhancing drugs. The complaint is [...]

By Ted Sares: Names like Ortiz, Torres, De Jesus, Benitez, Gomez, and Vazquez and so many others dot the Puerto Rican boxing landscape, one that is as rich with greatness as any in the world. In recent years, at least three have emerged in keeping with the traditions of this greatness. Felix “Tito” Trinidad (1990-2008) [...]

By Adam Fillingham: I have a lot of friends that enjoy a good boxing match up. So, we have a lot of discussion and this week was the turn of the heavyweight match up between World Boxing Council champion Vitali Kltschko and former WBA champion Nikolay Valuev. Most of the group have predicted an easy [...]

By Liam Santiago: Boxing pundit Steve Bunce has said that he thinks former world champion, Joe Calzaghe might fight again in 2010. Speaking on his weekly boxing podcast on William Hill’s website, Bunce said, ”Calzaghe is like a loose cannon (since he retired). Different girlfriends. If you asked me 12 months ago I would have [...]

By Samuel K Chatwin: With Ricky Hatton looking determined to make a come back in 2010 and names such as Juan Manuel Marquez being banded around. I can’t help but feel with the amount of weight he is going to have to lose and the possible psychological damage caused from his horrific knockout to Manny [...]

By Michael Taylor: Floyd Mayweather Jr. is known so well by boxing fans for his torments and the way he gets under opponents skin, but usually does it when they stand face to face, and when the fight is arranged. But this time Mayweather has already enraged Manny Pacquiao, and Manny wasn’t short of words [...]

By Eamon Mcdonald: Honestly, Floyd Mayweather Jr. upsets me so much and I’m only an armchair fan. I live in Ireland so it’s extremely difficult to get a ticket for a big fight. Mayweather is a great boxer, he knows the sport well and has been blessed with great ability. It’s a shame, though, that [...]

LARRY OLUBAMIWO will be pushed towards a British heavyweight title because his promoter fears time might catch up. ‘The War Machine’, 31, takes a step up in class when he meets Irish puncher Scott Belshaw at Brentwood Centre on Friday 22nd January.

Joseph Judah has launched a new boxing promotional company entitled Joseph Judah Promotions, he will make his 2010 boxing debut on a fight card promoted by Clip Boxing on friday night, January 29 in Detroit Michigan against TBA. Joseph Judah is a undefeated welterweight boxing prospect and the younger brother of former undisputed world champion [...]

RENDALL MUNROE will meet Frank Maloney this weekend to discuss his ring future. The Commonwealth and European super-bantamweight title holder will be meet Maloney at the FA Cup tie between Millwall and the team he loves to hate Derby County. Early in 2010 Leicester City fan Munroe will face Victor Terrazas in a final eliminator [...]

By Richie Doyle: Whenever I sit down with other boxing fans and talk boxing I must say I cringe when people say that boxing isn’t as good as the good old days and that it has lost its romance, now I know boxing past has seen some unbelievable boxers, great characters and ambassadors for the [...]

By William Mackay: I don’t know about you, but I’ve pretty much given up on the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao fight. I don’t think it’s going to happen the way things are looking. Neither of these two fighters appears to be close to giving in and coming to an agreement about the drug [...]

By Sean McDaniel: There’s talk about Ricky Hatton coming back early next year to possibly fight World Boxing Organization lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (50-5-1, 37 KO’s) in a comeback fight. However, I’d much rather see Hatton take on a younger fighter with more like WBA light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana (27-1, 26 KO’s).

By Scott Gilfoid: The great Roy Jones Jr. is firmly on Manny Pacquiao’s side, according to an interview at Boxing Talk. Speaking about the blood tests, Jones said “Why should he [Pacquiao] change for Floyd? [Mayweather]…If you’re going to check him, why didn’t you check [Juan Manuel] Marquez? It’s kind of strange to call him [...]

By Jason Kim: Super middleweight contender Edison Miranda (33-4, 29 KO’s) had to pull out of his January 9th bout against World Boxing Organization super middleweight champion Robert Stieglitz yesterday because the 28-year-old Miranda has been sick with a bad case of the flu. Miranda will need at least 4 to 6 weeks to fully [...]

Edison ‘Pantera’ Miranda, who was scheduled to fight for the WBO belt against Robert Stieglitz, on Jan 9th in Germany has unfortunately been struck with the flu and had to cancel the bout. “For the past two weeks Edison has been fighting this thing but he just couldn’t shake it” says renowned trainer Joe Goossen. [...]