By Scott Gilfoid: WBA/WBC super middleweight champion Andre Ward (25-0, 13 KO’s) moved up to the No.5 spot in The Ring Magazine’s pound for pound list with Ward’s one-sided masterpiece performance against WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch in the Super Six tournament finals bout on December 17th.
Year: 2011
Sergio Martinez calls Chavez Jr. a coward, says he won’t defend his WBC Diamond title again
By Dan Ambrose: Sickened by how the World Boxing Council told him that he was going to be able to fight WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. next in March, but then changed their minds to allow Chavez Jr. to go ahead and fight Marco Antonio Rubio instead in February next year, former WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (48-2-2, 27 KO’s) reportedly said today that he will no longer defend the WBC Diamond strap that was given to him by the WBC and will instead defend the Ring middleweight title he won against Kelly Pavlik last year in April 2010.
Marquez wants Timothy Bradley if he can’t get Pacquiao rematch
By Dan Ambrose: If WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (53-6-1, 39 KO’s) can’t get a rematch against WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao in early 2012, then the 38-year-old Marquez wants to move up in weight and take on World Boxing Organization light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (28-0, 12 KO’s) for his title in early 2012.
Martin Murray: Felix Sturm, I want you!
After recently hearing that Felix Sturm has announced the date of his next fight (April 13th) in Germany, I would like to make it known I still have not heard anything of a rematch. Maybe their team have not discussed opponents but I’m here, Felix, ready and waiting.
Peterson wants Pacquiao fight in 2012
By John F. McKenna (McJack): New International Boxing Federation (IBF) and World Boxing Association (WBA) light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson (30-1-1, 15 KO’s) wants a crack at World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO’s) in 2012.
Boxing: What we learnt in 2011
By Peter Wells: Well, another year is coming to an end, and what a year it’s been. It’s pretty hard to sum it all up in one article but I’ll do my best to review what has been a fascinating year to say the least.
Floyd’s Legacy
By Glen Anglin: No matter what happens in the future, the boxing world should forever recognize the fighting exploits of Floyd Mayweather. PBF has already fought so many good fights against tough competition, that it seems silly to suggest otherwise.
Mayweather Sr.: I could have done a lot better job with Amir Khan than Freddie Roach
By Chris Williams: Trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr. is extremely disappointed with the lack of progress that former IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan has made while under the guidance of trainer Freddie Roach in Los Angeles, California. Mayweather Sr. doesn’t see any improvement in Khan’s game whatsoever since Roach started training him and says that he’s seen women that fight better than Khan fights now.
Adrien Broner, the Mayweather clone, faces unbeaten Eloy Perez on February 25th on HBO
By Eric Thomas: Undefeated WBO super featherweight champion Adrien Broner (22-0, 18 KO’s) faces what could be the toughest test of his still young three year pro career against undefeated No.1 World Boxing Organization ranked contender Eloy Perez (23-0-2, 7 KO’s) on HBO on February 25th at the Scottrade Center in Saint Louis, Missouri.
Bellew should fight Maccarinelli next with the winner getting Cleverly
By Scott Gilfoid: WBO light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly (23-0, 11 KO’s) says former WBO cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli (33-5, 26 KO’s) has to earn a shot at his title by proving himself at light heavyweight despite Maccarinelli being the much more proven fighter and having faced much better opposition than Cleverly has fought before.