By Lisa Madeina: It’s no secret to why Brandon Rios is one of the most exciting prospects in the world. According to Yahoo sports, Rios was quoted saying “he wants Maidana, he wants war!” Rios also went on to say he’ll take on Juan Manuel Marquez and wants war with Gamboa.
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Khan – Peterson lost in the shuffle
By John F. McKenna (McJack): The upcoming fight between WBA/IBF light welterweight champion Amir Khan (26-1, 18 KO’s) and mandatory challenger Lamont Peterson (29-1-1, 15 KO’s) has been all but lost in the shuffle with all the hoopla surrounding the huge fight between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez.
Froch says Bute isn’t on his or Ward’s level
By Lisa Madeina: Carl Froch was on Sky Sports stating what he thought of IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute. And here’s what he had to say: “After my fight with Ward, one of us will be the WBA WBC Super middleweight champion of the world. Bute is next.
Marquez and Pacquiao Should Not Fight Again
By Glen Anglin: After anticipating Marquez-Pacquiao III more than any fight in recent memory, I was completely dissatisfied and disappointed after viewing the match. Not because the fight lacked action or because it was not fought at a high skill level, but because in the end we were left with another razor thin decision that had to be left to judges to vote the winner.
Pacquiao brings in the “Money” to Las Vegas
By John F. McKenna (McJack): World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (53-3-2, 38 KO’s) who faces WBO/WBA lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (53-5-1, 39 KO’s) tonight in Las Vegas is demonstrating once again that his scope goes far beyond boxing and that he is a worldwide economic force to be reckoned with.
Fighters in their 40’s, should they be made to retire or not?.
By Gari Jones: Having been watching Boxnation these past couple of weeks, I’ve been left pondering the idea why do some fighters keep on going? Boxing is a young man’s game, careers are short, the training is rigorous, retirement comes way before your state pension and there’s always the risk of permanent damage.
World championship Female boxing: Lamare defeats Hallback
By Euro-Boxing Critic: The 5th of November is an historic day for fireworks and the contest between Myriam Lamare (France) and Chevelle ‘fists of steel’ Hallback saw displays of fireworks in the ring.
Horta easily beats Byrne
By Scott Gilfoid: As it turns out Frankie Gavin (11-0, 8 KO’s) may have done the wise thing by pulling out of his fight with Frank Horta (27-8-5, 10 KO’s) last Friday night because I think Horta would have beaten him. Horta, 31, looked great in defeating his Irish replacement opponent Dean Byrne (15-1, 6 KO’s) by an 8th round stoppage at the Bowlers Exhibition Centre, in Manchester, England.
Chisora-Olubamiwo, Saunders-Boulden, Groves-Smith, Burns-Katsidis preview
By Dan Henderson: The 5th of November is a day we all know as bonfire night and with the fight card from Wembley Arena there sure promises to be some fireworks with two main bouts of the evening consisting of Burns vs Katsidis and also Groves vs Smith.
Steward: Wladimir interested in fighting Tarver and Arreola in 2012
By Dan Ambrose: Trainer Emanuel Steward says his fighter IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (56-3, 49 KO’s) is interested in fighting 42-year-old cruiserweight Antonio Tarver (29-6, 20 KO’s) and heavyweight contender Chris Arreola (33-2, 28 KO’s) in 2012.