Archive for November, 2011

By Chris Williams: Leonard Ellerbe, an advisor for Floyd Mayweather, and Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer are saying that Bob Arum doesn’t want to put together a fight between his fighter WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao and Mayweather Jr. Instead of making that fight, they see Arum avoiding the Mayweather fight to put Pacquiao [...]

By Babatis Banda: Looking at a number of Manny Pacquiao’s fights, you will realize that Bob Arum and Freddie Roach did a good job in building Manny’s name. The definitive fights in Manny’s ascendancy to the top were so choreographed such that it was inevitable for the casual fan to jump on the band wagon.

By Frank (Frankly) Livingstone: It was reported that GBP CEO R Schaefer told ESPN that they were notified that Pacquiao promoter, Bob Arum, was not interested in pursuing a fight between Mayweather and Pacquiao at this time. The reason being that Bob Arum is more interested in arranging Pacquiao/Marquez IV sometime in May or June [...]

By John F. McKenna (McJack): Mick Hennessey who promotes the fights for undefeated Commonwealth heavyweight champion Tyson Fury (17-0, 12 KO’s) says his fighter will eventually rule the heavyweight division. Fury defeated Bosnian born Canadian heavyweight champion Neven Pajkic (16-1, 5 KO’s) Saturday night via 3rd round TKO in a dramatic homecoming to Manchester. The [...]

North Bergen, NJ (November 14, 2011) – The first installment of “Tommy Gallagher Boxing: Winners Have Scars,” presented by Rich Komissar Promotions in association with Thomas Gallagher Productions, which was scheduled for this Thursday at Schuetzen Park in North Bergen, NJ, has been postponed due to an injury to a featured fighter on the show. [...]

By Reni M. Valenzuela: Ridiculous but painful reality in many of life’s situations such as when one is made to believe the “four” that the “machine” or “rule” is telling him to be the exact right number when it is clear as crystal to be “eight” at close range, before his very naked eyes.

New York, NY (November 14, 2011) – Do to unforeseen circumstances, junior middleweight Boyd “Rainmaker” Melson’s bout scheduled for Thursday evening is cancelled. Melson, 6-0 (3 KO’s), was slated to fight at North Bergen, NJ’s Schuetzen Park, but will now be fighting December 17 on the Andre Ward-Carl Froch undercard at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall.

The full card has been announced for Hitz Boxing’s triumphant return of the “Thanksgiving Eve Belvedere Bash”, on Wednesday, November 23, at the posh Belvedere Banquet in Elk Grove, Illinois.

By Daniel Echevarria: So as many fans where waiting as was I any information on the possibility of Floyd Mayweather watching last Saturdays match-up between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Marquez the definitive answer is NO! According to FIGHTHYPE.com Floyd stated that he was actually in Virginia hosting a party but he was flooded with emails [...]

By John F. McKenna (McJack): World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO’s) successfully defended his title Saturday night against WBO/WBA lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (54-6-1, 39 KO’s). But Pacquiao’s performance pleased no one. It was expected after the close decision favoring “Pacman” over Marquez at the MGM Grand Arena in [...]

Legendary Hall-of-Fame heavyweight champion Joe Frazier was laid to rest on Monday after having passed on Nov. 7 at age 67 from liver cancer. Undefeated welterweight Mike Jones, who was trained by Frazier as an amateur, reflects on his time with Smokin’ Joe.

British Light Welterweight Champion Ashley Theophane defends his title on December 10th at Peterlee Leisure Centre in County Durham against the season long pro Nigel Wright.

ALBUQUERQUE, NM (November 14, 2011) – The ultimate confrontation – “World Dominance” – on December 2 between the top two women boxers in the world, American favorite Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm (30-1-3, 9 KOs) and French knockout specialist Anne Sophie Mathis (25-1, 21 KOs), promises to give women’s boxing a much needed boost in [...]

New Interim World Boxing Organization (WBO) Lightweight Champion Ricky Burns says it’s too close to call between domestic rivals Anthony Crolla and Willie Limond in their big British Lightweight title showdown.

The future is looking extremely bright for World Boxing Association (WBA) Junior Middleweight Champion Austin “No Doubt” Trout (24-0, 14 KO’s) after the virtuoso performance he turned in against Australian challenger Frank LoPorto on Friday night at Cohen Stadium in El Paso, Texas.

New York, NY – (11/14/2011) – You don’t see or hear of many top fighters calling out the name of Middleweight Champion Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez. Martinez, the WBC Diamond belt Middleweight Champion, and 2010 “Fighter of the Year” is currently riding a four-fight win streak (W12 Kelly Pavlik, KO2 Paul Williams, TKO8 Serhiy Dzinziruk, TKO11 [...]

By John F. McKenna (McJack): Saturday nights fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas between WBO Welterweight champion Manny Pacquaio (54-3-2, 38 KO’s) and WBO/WBA lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (53-6-1, 39 KO’s) was easily the most tactical of the three fight Trilogy between Pacquiao and Marquez.

HBO SPORTS® PRESENTS THE EXCLUSIVE REPLAY MANNY PACQUIAO VS. JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ III SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19 It’s a special edition of HBO BOXING AFTER DARK® when HBO Sports presents MANNY PACQUIAO VS. JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ III, the exclusive replay of their welterweight title showdown, this SATURDAY, NOV. 19 at 10:30 p.m. ET/ PT on HBO. [...]

By Babatis Banda: In self-comforting realization of the truth, the Pacfan base will sing this song for the next coming months until either Manny Pacquiao fights Juan Manuel Marquez again, or is bold enough to face the disputed P4P king Floyd Mayweather junior.

By Sam Geraci (Chicago): After Saturday’s mega fight between pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao and Mexican legend Juan Manuel Marquez, fight fans, legitimate boxing writers, and even Marquez have been asking themselves what else could have been done to win a close decision against Pacquaio after that fight.

By Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro: Francis and George Warren may be new to the boxing promotions business, but no one can deny they have hit the ground running. Their first show produced a ‘Fight of the Year’ front runner, when Liam Walsh successfully defended his Commonwealth title in a proper barnstorming battle royale with Paul [...]

By Babatis Banda: Watching the Manny Pacquiao versus Juan Manuel Marquez fight gave me some goose bumps, not because the fight was thrilling as was expected, but because the implications of a Marquez win would have been chilling, at least to some of us still hopeful of Manny fighting Floyd.

By Babatis Banda: I have consistently pointed out a few facts about Manny Pacquiao’s ascendancy to star-dorm in this sport. Before I dwell further into this thought, allow me to comment on the Pacquiao versus Juan Manuel Marquez III first.

By Reni M. Valenzuela: As a Filipino, I should be happy that my compatriot Manny Pacquiao escaped Juan Manuel Marquez, yet again. But I must confess, I am distressed and joyless at the heart-rending decision of the judges as many of us were befuddled in the first rematch where my hero was declared the winner [...]

NEW YORK, NY (November 13, 2011) – Renown boxing judge and HBO analyst Harold Lederman will be the special guest speaker Tuesday evening (Nov. 15) for RING 8′s monthly meeting (7 PM/ET start) at the historic Waterfront Crabhouse in Long Island City.

By Glen Anglin: Now that Saturday’s Marquez-Pacquiao is over and the result was another razor-thin decision, the crybabies come out of the woodwork. The standard dolts who consistently pollute this site with their Pacquiao fear/jealousy/hatred have already weighed in with their ‘we wuz robbed’ friggin nonsense.

By Chris Williams: Trainer Freddie Roach isn’t satisfied with his fighter Manny Pacquiao winning a controversial points decision over 38-year-old Juan Manuel Marquez last night in Las Vegas, and now wants to see a fourth fight between the two fighters in the first quarter of 2012 rather than seeing Manny move on and face Floyd [...]

By Dennis McCarthy: For 3 years now, fight fans have been excited at the prospect of the ultimate defence vs the ultimate attack, Floyd Mayweather v Manny Pacquiao.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO’s) won another controversial decision over his nemesis WBO/WBA lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (53-6-1, 39 KO’s) Saturday night at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas.

After months of negotiating, Ustream.TV will again throw its hat in the boxing ring on Dec. 10 in Atlanta, GA. This fight will feature the “Resurrection” of the Legendary 12 Time World Champion, Roy Jones, Jr. fighting Max Alexander for the UBO Inter-Continental Title. This fight will be shown Live on Internet Pay Per View [...]