Archive for December, 2009

By Sean McDaniel: Roy Jones Jr. (54-5, 40 KO’s) better watch out on Wednesday night and keep his guard up at all times, because International Boxing Organization cruiserweight champion Danny Green (27-3, 24 KO’s) will be knocking the 40-year-old Jones’ head clean off on Wednesday night in their title fight at the Acer Arena, in [...]

By David Lahr: 44-year-old light heavyweight Bernard Hopkins (49-5-1, 32 KO’s) will be fighting Enrique Ornelas (29-5, 19 KO’s), a middleweight contender, on Wednesday night in what is in effect a tune-up bout at the Liacouras Center, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Although Hopkins says “This is not a tune-up,” it’s hard to see it any other [...]

By Dennis Broadhurst: Amir Khan, the World Boxing Association light welterweight champion is going to have to up his game now when it comes to opponents. In terms of skill Khan is a great fighter but it is clear that he is being carefully promoted by Frank Warren.

by Daniel Ciminera: As I see it, this fight serves to highlight the different types of fighters Europe, especially the UK, and America are breeding at the moment. This delivers some good news for Europe. I wont go off on a tangent, but Khan is a European style fighter, he’s fast, aggressive, and can punch [...]

By Eamon Mcdonald: I recently read an interview with Freddie Roach, the trainer for Manny Pacquiao, in which he said Manny might take on World Boxing Association junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman. The majority of boxing fans will respond ‘who’s that?’ and that is exactly my response. Pacquaio would have to gain more weight to [...]

By Daniel Ciminera: Marvin Hagler was born in Newark, New Jersey, 1954 at a time of extreme social deprivation. He will have had to contend with extreme poverty, poor housing, high unemployment and high crime rates, coupled with police brutality and hatred from the the diminishing Irish/Italian white community which eventually led to the Newark [...]

By Frank Car: The saying each boxer has muttered a thousand times in all types of different phrases “I’d like to thank the fans.” Oh really. Well the fans are speaking but are you listening, and if you are do you care. It’s quite easy to say “Thank you” but actions speak louder than words.