By Chris Williams: Naazim Richardson, the trainer for Shane Mosley, sees his fighter beating Manny Pacquiao in a huge upset win on May 7th at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Year: 2011
Cleverly to fight Brahmer-Shumenov winner in 2011
By Michael Lieberman: Undefeated interim World Boxing Organization (WBO) light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly (21-0, 10 KO’s) will be facing the winner of the January 8th fight between WBO light heavyweight champion Jurgen Brahmer (36-2, 29 KO’s) and WBA Super World light heavyweight champion Beibut Shumenov (10-1, 6 KO’s).
Pascal to fight Chad Dawson next, not Hopkins
By Dan Ambrose: Instead of fighting an immediate rematch with 45-year-old Bernard Hopkins, World Boxing Council (WBC) light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (26-1, 16 KO’s) will go ahead and face former two-time light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson (29-1, 17 KO’s) in his next fight.
Warren says Khan needs to fight at least three times in 2011
By Sean McDaniel: British promoter Frank Warren says WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (24-1, 17 KO’s) needs to fight at least three times in 2011. Warrant used to promote Khan and always had him busy with fights in order for him to continue to progress as a fighter.
Kell Brook said he used to give Khan a serious whipping
By William Mackay: Number #1 ranked World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight contender Kell Brook (23-0, 16 KO’s) has a different slant on what took place in his sparring sessions with Amir Khan back when they were amateurs five years ago. Khan recently hinted on his twitter that he had handled Brook during their sparring sessions, saying “Frank Warren has offered me Kell Brook. Ask him what I used to do to him in sparring.”
Why Does Manny Pacquiao Get All The Hate?
By Rod Bautista: It doesn’t take you long to realize that Manny Pacquiao is the number one talked about fighter in the world today. Whether you like it or not Manny Pacquiao also takes the brunt of a lot of negativity and hate. In my humble opinion here are a couple of reasons why that is.
What Can Boxing Do To Become Mainstream Again?
By Rod Bautista: Boxing used to be at the top of every sports fan’s list. Boxers were kings, darlings of the mainstream media. The toast of the town so to speak, but along the way somewhere between Mike Tyson going to jail and Evander Holyfield getting his ears bitten off boxing took a back seat to amongst other sports Golf.
Marquez will be easy fight for Pacquiao
By Juan dela Cruz: Juan Manuel Marquez already had his time twice in facing Manny Pacquiao, in 2004 and 2008. One was a draw and the other was a very narrow split decision. Boxing fans are divided on the issue whether who won or who lost that fight.
Macklin hoping to get world title shot against Sylvester in 2011
By Sean McDaniel European Boxing Union (EBU) middleweight champion Matthew Macklin (28-2, 19 KO’s) is looking to accomplish big things in 2011 starting with a fight against Darren Barker. Macklin also is hoping to get a title shot against IBF middleweight champion Sebastian Sylvester in 2011.