Archive for December, 2009

By Eric Thomas: According to news reports, Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum is saying the mega fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao is dead in the water because of the failure of the two parties over the Olympic style drug tests that Mayweather’s team wants. Instead, Pacquiao will go in a different direction and [...]

By Chris Williams: With the bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao not doing well because of Pacquiao’s reluctance to take random Olympic style drug tests, unbeaten World Boxing Organization light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (25-0, 11 KO’s) is willing to step in and take on either Mayweather or Pacquiao, according to Fight News. [...]

By Jim Dower: IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (53-3, 47 KO’s) wants to make his next title defense against American Eddie Chambers (35-1, 18 KO’s) in a large football stadium, in Dusseldorf, Germany. Klitschko, 33, will be fighting Chambers next year on March 20th at a still to be determined location in Germany. About fighting [...]

By William Mackay: According to Fight News, former International Boxing Federation light welterweight champion Ricky Hatton has started training. Hatton is reportedly in talks with Juan Manuel Marquez for a fight in Machester next year. Both Hatton and Marquez are coming off of losses. Hatton was blasted out in two brutal rounds by Manny Pacquiao [...]

By Eric Thomas: In a recent news interview with Sports Talk 790, HBO analyst Max Kellerman says that World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao looks suspicious in the minds of boxing fans by not taking the Olympic style drug testing for his fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr, which was supposed to be taking place [...]

By Steve Lewis: We have seen and heard about it many times already on the internet, the television, and even on the radio: the biggest fight of the decade could go down the tubes over drug testing procedures! Rather than rehash what many others have already said, allow me to touch up on the mindset [...]

By Shaun Campbell: Mind games, promotional hype, or are the fighters simply scared of each other? It seems to be one problem after another for the Pacquiao/Mayweather super-fight proposed to take place on March 13th. The fight has neither been announced or called off yet, but constant obstacles seem to be hindering progress. These two [...]

By Liam Santiago: Mexican-American legend, Oscar De La Hoya has blasted Manny Pacquiao for refusing blood tests. De La Hoya said in an article at Ring.tv, ”If Pacquiao, the toughest guy on the planet, is afraid of needles and having a few tablespoons of blood drawn from his system, then something is wrong. The guy [...]

By Peter Wells: With the recent news that World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao is still refusing to take blood tests despite agreeing to them on the contract it looks unlikely the fight will go ahead. Personally I believe if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to worry about, so if Manny [...]

By Peter Wells: According to sources from Boxingscene.com, International Boxing Federation light welterweight champion Juan Urango is looking at all the top dogs in the crammed light welterweight division. Those opponents are WBA number #1 contender Marcos Maidana who not to long ago ruined Victor Ortiz in 5 brutal rounds with 5 knockdowns, and Maidana [...]

By Emmanuel Tolentino: The envious and futile critics of the Manny Pacquiao sensation just don’t seem to stop and get it. So now, allow me put it straight to your understanding on why the P4P’s camp has to come up with such decisions regarding the drug test issue (which I personally believe isn’t supposed to [...]

Undefeated World Boxing Organization junior welterweight champion TIMOTHY “Desert Storm” BRADLEY is ready to enlist in a war against Floyd Mayweather Jr. or Manny Pacquiao should their fight against each other fall through. “Timothy is happy to defend his world title or move up to welterweight to challenge Pacquiao or Mayweather should their fight fall [...]

One the eve of Christmas Holiday, IBF World Champion Juan Urango, just back from a visit with family and friends in his Colombia, homeland, had this to say about the Junior Welterweight Division,”There are many exciting fighters in my weight class, and many compelling fights that can be made for the fans. I implore the [...]

Assault In The Ring, the critically acclaimed HBO Sports documentary from Live Star Entertainment, which revisits the infamous 1983 Billy Collins Jr.-Luis Resto boxing scandal, will debut on DVD January 1, 2010, it was announced today by the film’s writer, producer and director, Eric Drath. In addition to the full-length documentary, the DVD will be [...]

by Jason Alcairo: Before any of the usual inflammatory muckrakers (read: Hemorrhoids) continue to misconstrue the facts, let’s take a moment to present the facts involved in the still (hopefully) upcoming mega-fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao.

By Liam Fitzgerald: After the first round of bouts in the Super Six super middleweight tournament it has been interesting to see how opinions on the eventual outcome of the tournament have changed. I for one have been surprised by the results and have had to readdress my own predictions. In particular the two young [...]

Boxing results from the Coliseo Carlos ‘Teo’ Cruz, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Victor Manuel Cayo RTD 3 Julio Reyes Jenifel Vicente TKO 1 Junior Rodriguez Juan Gabriel Guzman SD 4 Aneudy Mesa

By Jason Kim: Former light heavyweight and cruiserweight champion Tomasz Adamek is looking to fight big Chris Arreola (28-1, 25 KO’s) on April 24th in a bout that could be a make or break fight for either of the two fighters. Adamek, 33, moved up to the heavyweight division recently to get bigger paydays against [...]

By Adam Fillingham: Liam Santiago has had a go. Now for my turn. I thought Santiago’s pound for pound list was bad but first lets take a look at box rec’s: 1. Bernard Hopkins 2 Manny Pacquiao 3 Chad Dawson 4 Floyd Mayweather Jr 5 Shane Mosley 6 Wladimir Klitschko 7 Vitali Klitschko 8 Kelly [...]

By Bob Bethe: I didn’t want to write an article on Manny Pacquiao – Mayweather until I knew it would happen – and now I’m pretty proud of myself, I figured Floyd Mayweather Jr would get himself out of it. Bob Arum doesn’t think it will happen, yet Roach says, “Where else is he gonna [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: You may not be the only one that’s noticed that World Boxing Association heavyweight champion David Haye’s interest in fighting WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko appears to have dissipated somewhat somewhat since Haye captured the WBA title with a close 12 round majority decision against Nikolay Valuev on November 7th. Recently, Vitali [...]

By Liam Santiago: Mayweather does not want to send Pacquiao to the moon. He just wants a fair fight. Is that really so bad? Also, I can not understand why on every boxing news forum, almost every fan is pinning the blame for what could be the cancellation of this bout on Mayweather. Pacquiao is [...]

To bleed, or not to bleed — is that really the question? “More like Team Mayweather doth protest too much, methinks,” said Bob Arum, chairman of Top Rank, the promoter of seven-division world champion Manny Pacquiao. In response to the release sent out Tuesday by Mayweather Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions which stated that Mayweather [...]

Tickets for the super-middleweight match-up between Curtis “Showtime” Stevens and Jesse Brinkley 6:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29 in the Grand Theatre at Grand Sierra Resort and Casino are on sale now. Tickets for the event, presented by Grand Sierra Resort, Star Boxing and Let’s Get It On Promotions, are $40, $75, $100 and $1000 for [...]

HOLLYWOOD, FL, December 23 – Top rated contender VICTOR “MERMELADA” CAYO, fresh off his 3rd round demolition of undefeated countrymen JULIO REYES is now ready to challenge for the World Boxing Association title. Cayo 25-0 (16 KO’s) easily destroyed Reyes (14-1, 8 KO’s) in the 3rd round at the Coliseo Carlos Teo Cruz in Santo [...]

By Peter Wells: For the last few weeks Roy Jones Jr has been complaining about the 1st round knockout defeat he suffered to IBO Cruiserweight champion, Danny Green. He has said that Green used excess wrapping tape and bandages around his hands and is requested that Danny should be disqualified. Really this is not that [...]

Birmingham’s Frankie Gavin has a tough assignment for his first fight of 2010 when he takes on Irishman Peter McDonagh. Gavin, 24, features on Frank Warren’s huge show at Wembley Arena on Saturday 13th February alongside fellow Olympians James DeGale and Billy Joe Saunders. Britain’s first ever World Amateur boxing Champion ended his first year [...]

By Peter Wells: Honestly I don’t know why this fight shouldn’t go ahead, and I am pointing this at both promoters and fighters. Firstly Pacquiao will take a blood test, next January, and will also take one after the fight. So if World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao is clean in January people will [...]

By Frank Car: Come on, Manny, cough up some blood. No not from a barrage of body shots, but through a needle in an Olympic-style drug test. Pacquiao’s camp seemingly agreed to this style test earlier but changed their mind on this past Tuesday or so, and is now to be the only left keeping [...]

by Jason Alcairo: It has recently been reported on boxingscene.com that 7-Division world champion Manny Pacquiao is holding up the proposed March 13th mega-fight between him and Floyd Mayweather,Jr. Top Rank president Todd DuBoef informed Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer that Pacquiao refuses to have his blood drawn as part of Olympic grade testing. Naturally, [...]