Archive for December, 2010

By Francisco Hernandez: Jorge Linares has a record of 30 wins and one loss. Before his lone loss, Linares was considered one of the top pound for pound fighters in boxing. The sage Don Chargin recently stated that Jorge Linares because of his excellent boxing skills continues to be the top pound for pound fighter [...]

by Mohammed Nasir: The award for fighter of the year is almost as prestigious as becoming a world champion and a good, albeit not perfect, method of distinguishing good fighters from the greats. The tail end of 2009 saw everybody biting at the chomp for Mayweather v Pacquiao and while it is disappointing that the [...]

By William Mackay: Trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr. wasn’t in the least impressed with WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan’s victory over Marcos Maidana on December 11th at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mayweather Sr., the father of Floyd Mayweather Jr., thought that Khan fought a poor fight and should consider [...]

By Allen Hmiel: Fighters have special talents and skills that enable each boxer to maximize their talents. Some fighters progress naturally and make the use of their given talents and skills and instincts to move up the ladder of success. But no fighter is that good to not take advantage of additional learning and skills [...]

By Dave Lahr: It’s interesting to see trainer Freddie Roach trying to sell the Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley fight. Here they have picked out an old fighter that’s going to be just four months shy of his 40th birthday by the time the fight takes place on May 7th, and Roach is trying to [...]

NEW YORK (Dec. 27, 2010) – The all-time record for most consecutive first-round knockouts, Philadelphia junior middleweight Tyrone “Young Gun” Brunson (21-1-1, 20 KOs), has signed an exclusive promotional contract with Boxing 360.

By Jim Dower: On February 4th, former WBC junior middleweight champion Sergio Mora (22-1-2, 6 KO’s) will be facing the hard hitting Bryan Vera (17-5, 11 KO’s) in a scheduled 10 round bout at the Convention Center, in Fort Worth, Texas. This fight pits two fighters that previously fought for the NBC reality television program [...]

December 27, 2010 – Mexico City. From the office of World Boxing Council President Dr. José Sulaimán: The following is one of the weekly “Hook to the Liver” columns by WBC President José Sulaimán that are published in El Universal every Sunday. From December 26, translated from Spanish:

Thursday January 13, 2011, HD Boxing presents “Rumble at Remington II at the Remington Park Casino in Oklahoma City, OK. “Comanche Boy” George Tahdooahnippah, (25-0-1) of Lawton, OK will battle the tough and rugged Eloy Suarez (11-8-1), from San Antonio, TX, in the main event. Tahdooahnippah is coming off a second round KO of Steve [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) doesn’t see the 6’2″ 217 pound WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 KO’s) as being a competitive fight for him and his big brother WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko. Both of the Klitschko brothers tower over the much shorter and lighter Haye at [...]

Living legend Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield returns to the ring January 22, headlining “Redemption In America: The Journey Begins Now” Pay-Per-View Event, live from America’s resort, The Greenbrier’s Colonial Hall, in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Holyfield (43-10-2, 218 KOs) will defend his World Boxing Federation heavyweight title against battled-tested veteran Sherman “Tank” Williams [...]

By John Henry: Fans, either of sports or other forms of entertainment, are the ones being pleased by the performers. They pay their hard earned money just to be entertained. Entertainers are the ones that bring excitement or shows worth watching unto us, and if they fail to do so, it will be the fans [...]

By Norman Marshall: I get the distinct impression that WBA heavyweight champion David Haye and his trainer/manager Adam Booth are conning fight fans. The Klitschkos are obviously willing to fight. Booth and Haye say they want the fight, with either brother. The possible truth is that Haye and Booth are just using the Klitschkos name [...]

By Tony Singleton: The health of boxing, so they say, is comparative to the state of the Heavyweight division. If this is the case then boxing should have been on the ropes for the past year. Instead we’ve had some incredible fights such as Khan v Maidana, Marquez v Katsidis, Lopez v Marquez and Haye [...]

Minneapolis, MN (December 27, 2010) – USBA Light Heavyweight titlist Otis “Triple OG” Griffin and Yusaf Mack will battle it out to become International Boxing Federation (IBF) champion Tavoris Cloud’s mandatory challenger when they meet Friday, January 7 in the main event of “New Year’s Bash” from the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Minneapolis.

By Cor Lawson: The coming days will see the close of a highly eventful 2010 for British fight fans. The year ended with the following British fighters holding major recognized world titles: David Haye 25-1 (23) WBA Heavyweight, Carl Froch 27-1(20) WBC Super middleweight, Amir Khan 24-1(17) WBA junior welterweight and Ricky Burns 30-2(7) WBO [...]

By Allen Hmiel: Manny Pacquiao great as he is and all he has accomplished in boxing is also setting a trend which is draining the sport of true champions and real challengers. Without a defined World Boxing Commission to oversee Boxing and make reasonable match ups fighters such as Pacquiao seem to be hand picking [...]

By Chris Williams: Bob Arum wanted to match his fighter Manny Pacquiao up with Floyd Mayweather Jr for Manny’s next fight on May 7th. Instead, Arum and Pacquiao will have to settle for fading 39-year-old star Shane Mosley, who is nowhere near the same kind of star as unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. But more importantly, [...]

By Rod Bautista: We all know by now that Manny Pacquiao is taking on Sugar Shane Mosley on the 7th of May, 2011. Whether we like that decision or not what Pacquiao has to do, is plan for a boxing life without Floyd Mayweather and so should the rest of boxing. We can do our [...]

By Chris Williams: You have to wonder why WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (35-2, 28 Ko’s) opted to face 37-year-old Richard Mayorga (29-7-1, 23 KO’s) on March 12th next year rather than unbeaten number #5 ranked World Boxing Association contender Vanes Martirosyan (28-0, 17 KO’s). If I didn’t know better, I’d swear it looks [...]

By Dave Lahr: One thing that I’ve kind of noticed about some of Manny Pacquiao’s fans is that they seem to know a lot about Pacquiao, but not all that much about boxing or what’s going on with the match-making that’s done for Pacquiao from fight to fight. Some of them don’t seem to have [...]

By William Mackay: I hate to see people waste their time with silly pipe dreams that will never actually happen. For example, WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (24-1, 17 KO’s) has this big dream of facing Floyd Mayweather Jr sometime. Khan believes it so much that he’s even put time line on it, speaking [...]

By Chris Williams: I’m beginning to think their may be a silver lining to WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (35-2, 28 KO’s) if he gets beaten up and put out of his misery by former two division world champion Ricardo Mayorga (29-7-1, 23 KO’s) in their fight on March 12th at the MGM Grand, [...]

Floyd Mayweather Jr. unleashed a nuclear verbal attack on a guard inside his Vegas community last weekend — all because the guy didn’t recognize him … and TMZ has obtained the footage.

By Scott Gilfoid: WBA heavyweight champion David Haye wants a fight with IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s) so bad he can taste it. The guy won’t rest until he gets his wish to fight Wladimir. Okay, so what happens if Haye gets that fight in 2011, and Wladimir just literally rips Haye [...]

By Jason Kim: WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal thinks unbeaten World Boxing Association (WBA) super middleweight champion Andre Ward (23-0, 13 KO’s) will beat former IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (31-2, 25 KO’s) in their Super Six tourney semifinals next year. The date and the month have yet to be determined for this fight, [...]

By William Mackay: After helping in putting on one of the most exciting fights in recent years, Marcos Maidana (29-2, 27 KO’s) really deserves a rematch with World Boxing Association (WBA) light welterweight champion Amir Khan (24-1, 17 KO’s) in losing a close 12 round decision on December 11th. Khan is obviously going to move [...]

By Dan Ambrose: It may not matter that Manny Pacquiao is facing a badly over-matched Shane Mosley on May 7th, as boxing fans – the casual variety – will tune into this fight regardless. The only ones that seem to really care about this fight being a mismatch is the hardcore fans, who are knowledgeable [...]

By Dan Ambrose: WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (27-0, 21 KO’s) was passed over recently for a shot against World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao by Manny’s promoter Bob Arum, who instead opted to put Pacquiao in with a name fighter Shane Mosley for what appears will likely be a non competitive money [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: The blueprint on how to beat WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (27-1, 20 KO’s) has already been created by both Andre Dirrell and Mikkel Kessler, so now it’s up to 41-year-old Glen Johnson (51-14-2, 35 KO’s) to faithfully follow that blueprint if he wants to get by Froch in their semifinals [...]