By Eugene Carnachan: Lucas ‘Big Daddy’ Browne ( 17-0-0) is coming off a win against American journeyman Travis Walker and is looking for his next opponent.
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Let’s Stop Overrating the Greats
By Eric Johnson: Every so often fighters from different generations are matched up against each other, fueling massive debates on how the fighters would have fared against their younger or older counterparts. More often than not, the older generations get the nod. Pundits insist that more recent fighters would stand little to no chance.
Shane McPhilbin vs. Hughie Fury a possibility
By Scott Gilfoid: Heavyweight prospect Hughie Fury (8-0, 5 KO’s) could be facing former British cruiserweight champion Shane McPhilbin (8-7-1, 5 KO’s) next, according to Boxing roundup. McPhilbin, 27, has lost five out of his last six fights in the past year and his career seems to be stuck in quicksand ever since he missed out on a 1st round knockout of Enzo Maccarinelli in the infamous fight where the 1st round ended 47 seconds early with Maccarinelli badly hurt.
I don’t believe for a second that Hughie would be fighting a dangerous puncher like McPhilbin at this point in his career. It’s a fight that I could see someone like Deontay Wilder taking when he was 8-0, but I don’t see Hughie taking this fight because Hughie doesn’t have the kind of power that Deontay has going for him.
Which is the greatest weight division of all times?
By Gerardo Granados: Yesterday I was trying to explain to my friend why it won’t be possible to see Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao engage Gennady Golovkin. He had a hard time trying to understand why a lightweight can move up to engage a welter but a small welter can’t engage a middleweight, but he simply couldn’t understand how it is possible for a fighter to rehydrate up to 20 pounds.
Who should Sergio Martinez fight in 2014?
By Thomas Cowan: Sergio Martinez is the current WBC middleweight champion and has been recognized as the best middleweight in the world for the last four years, a claim that is now being strongly challenged by the performances of WBA champion Gennady Golovkin. Since he was stopped by Antonio Margarito in 2000, only Paul Williams has defeated “Maravilla”, and that was a controversial majority decision, which Martinez avenged with an explosive 2nd round knockout.
However, the Argentinian legend has shown signs of fading in his last three fights. In 2011, he was losing to British challenger Matthew Macklin after ten rounds before a combination of Martinez turning up the gas, as well as Macklin running out of it, saw Sergio forced an 11th round stoppage. Then in 2012, Martinez faced highly hyped Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Martinez out-boxed Chavez with ease for 11 rounds before the Mexican rallied in the 12th, cutting Martinez badly and knocking him down. To Maravilla’s credit, he fought his way out of trouble instead of running and holding and managed to survive the late onslaught.
Arakawa makes a name for himself in loss to Omar Figueroa
By Dan Ambrose: Nihito Arakawa (24-3-1, 16 KO’s) may have lost the fight last night to Omar Figueroa (22-0-1, 17 KO’s) by a 12 round unanimous decision, but he definitely won the event as he showed a ton of courage in battling the younger, stronger and also the heavier 23-year-old Figueroa in their fight at the AT&T Center, in San Antonio, Texas, USA.
The judges gave Figueroa the decision by the scores 119-107, 118-108 and 118-108.
Arakawa was down in rounds two and six and it might have seemed to Figueroa that he had the fight in the bag early on. But Arakawa had no quit in him and he just throwing nonstop punches for the entire fight.
Shiming decisions Ortega; Estrada defeats Melindo
By Chris Williams: Former two time Olympic gold medalist Zou Shiming (2-0) once again failed to impress this time against Jesus Ortega (3-2, 2 KO’s) in beating him by a 6 round unanimous decision in flyweight action on Saturday night at the Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China. The final judges scores were 59-55, 59-55, 59-55.
Zou Zhiming needs to impress against Jesus Ortega
By Chris Williams: They’ve found another young fighter with almost zero experience for the former two time Olympic gold medalist Zou Shiming (1-0) to pad his record with in Jesus Ortega (3-1, 2 KO’s), who Shiming will be fighting this Saturday night in a scheduled 6 round bout at the Cotain Arena, Venetian Resort in Macao, China.
Ortega looks like he’s 18-years-old, possibly younger. The 32-year-old Shiming’s last opponent Eleazar Valenzuela was only 18, and he gave Shiming all he could handle last April in a fight that was a lot closer than the scores handed down.
Zou Shiming to headline HBO fight this Saturday against Jesus Ortega
By Chris Williams: Former two time Olympic Gold Medalist Zou Shiming (1-0) will be headlining Saturday night’s HBO fight card against novice Jesus Ortega (3-1, 2 KO’s) in a scheduled 6 round bout at the Venetian Casino & Resort, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China.
What’s interesting about this is Shiming, a fighter with only 1 fight under his belt, is headlining a fight on HBO, yet Bob Arum of Top Rank is saying that HBO isn’t interested in televising WBA/WBO super bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux’s fights on their network after his 12 round unanimous decision win over Nonito Donaire last April.
This Weeks: Uppercuts and Low Blows
By Boxing Muse:
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Mike Tyson
The former ‘Baddest Man on the Planet’ has lived a roller-coaster life of 47 years. After family tragedies and drug addiction of recent years, Tyson is now several years sober and it has been recently announced Mike has formed a boxing promotion company named ‘Iron Mike Productions’.