John Duddy: A Future Champion or Merely Hype?
April 25th, 2008 Tags: John Duddy
By Robert Cavender: Going into his last fight with the tough Walid Smichet on February 23rd, undefeated Irish middleweight John Duddy (24-0, 17 KOs) had been on the cusp of a superstardom, on the verge of fighting middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik for a June 7th bout at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Unfortunately for Duddy, […]
Duddy Looks Horrible In Decision Win
February 24th, 2008 Tags: Boxing, John Duddy
By Tim Williams: In what was supposed to have been an easy set up fight for a potential shot at WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik, undefeated Irish middleweight John Duddy (24-0, 17 KOs) won an ugly 10-round majority decision over Tunisian Walid Smichet (17-4-3, 13 KOs) on Saturday night at New York’s Madison Square Garden. […]
John Duddy: Is He A Product Of Hype?
February 20th, 2008 Tags: Boxing, John Duddy
By Eric Thomas: Recently I’ve been wondering about why and how undefeated Irish middleweight John Duddy (23-0, 17 KOs) could be ranked so highly despite his lack of top level opposition. As of now, Duddy, 28, is ranked #3 in the WBC, #4 in the WBA, #11 in the IBF and #3 in the WBO. […]
Who’s Next For Pavlik? Duddy, Lee or Trinidad?
February 19th, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Kelly Pavlik, John Duddy, Felix Trinidad, Andy Lee
By Dan Ambrose: For WBO/WBC middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (33-0, 29 KOs), he is suddenly the man that every fighter wants to mix it up with, and after all these years of toling away for next to nothing in monetary gain, Pavlik is looking at big money fights with a variety of fighters, most of […]
John Duddy: Is He Ready To Step It Up?
February 16th, 2008 Tags: Boxing, John Duddy
By Jim Carran: After having fought mostly soft opposition in his first 23 fights, undefeated middleweight John Duddy (23-0, 17 KOs) appears to be one fight away from finally taking on a legitimate top level opponent when he likely will be facing WBO/WBC middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik in June 2008. Though nothing has been confirmed […]
Pavlik vs. Trinidad On June 7th?
February 15th, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Kelly Pavlik, John Duddy, Felix Trinidad
By Chris Thomas: According to ESPN writer Dan Rafael, undefeated WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (32-0, 29 KOs) could be facing former welterweight/junior welterweight champion Felix Trinidad (42-3, 35 KOs) on June 7th at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Pavlik’s promoter, Bob Arum, would like for him to fight either Trinidad or John Duddy in […]
Duddy vs. Pavlik On June 7th
January 25th, 2008 Tags: Kelly Pavlik, John Duddy
According to the latest news from the boxing world, undefeated WBC/WBO middleweight Kelly Pavlik (32-0, 29 KOs) will be defending both his middleweight titles against John Duddy (23-0, 17 KOs) on June 7th, in Madison Square Garden. Though Pavlik has a bout before then, a rematch with former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Jermain Taylor on February […]
Duddy vs. Smichet On February 23rd
January 14th, 2008 Tags: John Duddy
Undefeated Irish middleweight John Duddy (23-0, 17 KOs) will be facing Tunisian-born Walid Smichet (17-3-1, 13 KOs) next month on February 23rd at Madison Square Garden, in New York City, New York. The fight will be on the undercard of International Boxing Federation heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko’s bout with World Boxing Organization champion Sultan Ibragimov, […]
Duddy To Fight Vanda On February 23rd
December 28th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, John Duddy
Undefeated Irish middleweight John Duddy (23-0, 17 KOs) has reportedly changed the date for his bout with Matt Vanda (37-5, 21 KOs), moving it to February 23rd at Madison Square Garden, in New York Cit. Duddy, 28, had his bout with Vanda pushed back several weeks from the previous date, though no word was given […]
Pavlik vs. Duddy In June?
December 11th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Kelly Pavlik, John Duddy
According to ESPN, undefeated middleweight John Duddy (23-0, 17 KOs) may possibly be going up against World Boxing Council and World Boxing Organization middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (32-0, 29 KOs), if Pavlik has his wish granted. Pavlik’s promoter, Bob Arum, said “We’re looking at defending against Duddy in June.” Before then, Pavlik has a rematch […]
Eastman Duddy On Saturday
December 4th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, John Duddy, Howard Eastman
Howard Eastman (42-5, 17 KOs) takes on undefeated Irish born John Duddy (22-0, 17 KOs) on Saturday at the Kings Hall, in Belfast, Ireland. Despite the fact that Eastman, 36, has lost four out of his last six fights, this bout appears to be pretty evenly matched. Duddy, 28, an extremely hyped fighter, is mostly […]
Duddy To Face Eastman on December 8th
October 31st, 2007 Tags: Boxing, John Duddy, Howard Eastman
Irish middleweight challenger John Duddy (22-0, 17 KOs) has signed on to face former European middleweight world champion Howard Eastman (42-5, 35 KOs) on December 8th, at the Kings Hall, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Duddy, 28, was recently rumored to be negotiating a a fight with World Boxing Council/World Boxing Organization middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik. […]
Duddy To Return To Ring In October
September 3rd, 2007 Tags: Boxing, John Duddy
Undefeated middleweight John Duddy (21-0, 16 KOs) will return to the boxing ring on October 20th when he fights in Dublin, Ireland against an un-named opponent. Duddy, 28, was born in the UK, but has Irish ancestry, has fought most of his career in the United States, where he resides in New York City. Earlier […]
