By Mohummad Humza Elahi: (Twitter: @MHE_1985) When discussing the nature of a fighter, the casual approach, which is often the easiest, is to focus on the attributes we see; speed, strength, technique, footwork and so on. But when two competitors are matched equally in these departments, we draw from these men and women the qualities that could provide the edge in their bout, those elusive intangibles.
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Gennady the monster of the middleweight division
By Adrian Alvarez Jr.: I’ll admit up until 6 years ago when I saw a movie named Borat I hadn’t heard to much about Kazakhstan and now with the emergence of WBA middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin I definitely know of it and hear a lot more about it.
Haye sends contract to Fury
By Scott Gilfoid: Former WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (26-2, 24 KO’s) has reportedly sent a fight contract over to unbeaten heavyweight contender Tyson Fury (21-0, 14 KO’s), and Fury says he’s going to sign it this Monday so that the two of them can finally face each other.
Fury said on his twitter “I’ll fight Haye tomorrow. I’ll sign the contract first thing Monday morning if Haye is willing. He can have it all his own way. Let’s get going.”
The fight will potentially give each fighter 5 million pounds for the bout, which is pretty incredible given that neither fighter is a champion. Fury likely never will be unless he improves dramatically from his performance last April against former cruiserweight champion Steve Cunningham.
Walk Through History: Pep vs. Saddler
By Jose Muradas: They were classic wars fought long ago in boxing’s golden era. They fought in venues such as Yankee Stadium, The Polo Grounds, and the mecca of boxing at the time; Madison Square Garden. The Garden, smoke-filled air, with fedoras adorning the scenery and flashbulb cameras catching all of the action in the ring. It was a special time for sports as a whole.
Cracking Night of Boxing in Bolton; Wins for Crolla and Smith!
By Ciaran McKinney: Fans were treated to a real spectacle of domestic level boxing tonight at the USN Bolton Arena, the card was not what most casual fans would consider to be ‘stacked’. However, to the die-hard fan of the local scene, it had everything on the menu, a highly anticipated, make or break rematch and the main event clash of styles, the possible culmination of a true underdog story. Every boxer delivered tonight from top to bottom.
Crolla beats Rees in robbery in Bolton
By Scott Gilfoid: In the robbery of the century, Anthony Crolla (26-4-1,9 KO’s) defeated Gavin Rees (37-3-1, 18 KO’s) by a 12 round majority decision on Saturday night to capture the vacant WBO Inter-Continental lightweight title at the Bolton Arena, Bolton, Lancashire, United Kingdom.
If The Best Hadn’t Fought The Best And If The Best Don’t Fight The Best
By Adrian Alvarez Jr.: I just read an article today by Dallas Oryiuk about Danny “Swift” Garcia possibly ducking or being afraid of Lucas “The Machine” Matthysse. I’m not going to get into to much detail on whether he is or not, but what I will say is I’m a huge Boxing fan and a fan of both fighters I’ve rooted for Garcia in all of his bouts and have followed him more but I wanted Lucas to win in his fight against Peterson and have great respect for him.
Terry Carruthers vs. Kieron Gray Fight Fest 2 – Judgement Day 21.06.2013
Fight Fest 2 – Judgement Day 21.06.2013
Terry Carruthers VS Kieron Gray
By Ross Tuohy: The Paragon Hotel in Birmingham was filled to capacity this past weekend as Midlands fight fans sat down to enjoy a night of top class boxing. The atmosphere built as fans witnessed such spectacles as former England International and undefeated professional Tommy Langford triumph over Robert Studzinski in a six round brawl, the professional debut of Billy ‘Boy’ Mullan and the undefeated Tommy Ghent dominating Jay Morris.
There may be trouble ahead for “The Problem” Adrien Broner
By Robbie Bannatyne: The meteoric rise of Adrien Broner (27-0, 22KO’s) continues at an unprecedented rate of knots as he continues to confound his critics by winning a 3rd World Title, in a third different weight class, at the tender age of 23.
The Cincinnati native added the WBA welterweight strap to his impressive and growing haul of titles, which also boast the WBO super featherweight and WBC lightweight championships. For his latest title, he jumped up two divisions to challenge for Paulie Malignaggi’s title in the New Yorkers backyard, the Barclays Center, Brooklyn. His audacity was awarded with a split decision victory.
The Forgotten Nicolino Locche
By Jose Muradas: I stumbled on the name while I was researching material for a Carlos Monzon article. I found Nicolino Locche instead. Rarely, do you see a fighter who could skirt punches and move in and out of combinations without being touched. I know there is Pernell Whitaker, Willie Pep, and Floyd Mayweather. Those fighters come to mind when you think superior defense.