By John F. McKenna (McJack): It has been reported by the Boxing Examiner that long time HBO sports president Ross Greenburg has been sacked by the TV network cable company. Multiple news sources are now reporting the departure of Greenburg. Greenburg’s dismissal will be effective Monday, July 18.
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The top three greatest British boxers
By Gerardo Granados: There have been many great British boxers, the top three of the modern era fighters who fought from 1943 up to the current fighters have to be the ones who were able to demonstrate that they were considered as worldwide pound for pound fighters, skilled ones, the ones who were followed not only by their countryman but worldwide, the ones who proved that winning is the only thing that matters the most, no excuses just the pride to defeat their opponent beyond any doubt.
Orlando Salido to fight Kenchi Yamaguchi on 7/23, Oliver injured
By Dan Ambrose: World Boxing Organization (WBO) featherweight champion Orlando Salido (35-11-2, 23 KO’s) will be making his first defense of his belt against super bantamweight fringe contender Kenchi Yamaguchi (17-1-2, 4 KO’s) on July 23 at the Centro de Usos Multiples, Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico.
Boxing Only Needs 7 Weight Divisions…Not 17!!!
By David Kassell: When people argue that boxing is a dying sport I always find about 100 different reasons to prove them wrong. A lot of people have gotten on the MMA bandwagon and no disrespect to Mixed Martial Arts (I am a fan of the sport as well), but the fact is that boxing still generates more revenue and draws better television audiences than MMA.
Mensah vs. Gorges: A local thing
By Cliff Bayres: Fighters from two different worlds decide to fight in my backyard. An Iraqi born boxer and a Ghanian decide to lace it up for the vacant IBF International light welterweight title. All their work and toil have led them to a title fight in a suburb outside of Chicago.
Arum needs to cut his losses with Melligen
By Chris Williams: You really want to give Mark Melligen (21-3, 14 KO’s) a chance to develop more because he can punch a little bit, but after seeing him get destroyed by a very average Sebastian Andres Lujan last week in a 9th round TKO loss on July 1st, I think his promoter Bob Arum needs to cut his losses and head in a different direction. At 25, Melligen is probably as fast as he’s ever going to be and he’s really lacking in that department.
Warren: Haye shouldn’t wait until October to retire; he should do it now
By Sean McDaniel: Promoter Frank Warren thinks that former WBA heavyweight champion David Haye shouldn’t wait until October 13th for him to retire and instead should do it now. Warren doesn’t see a direction that Haye could go in for his career if he were to continue to fight.
Should boxers fight more often?
By Simon Hirst: Over the last few decades, boxers have started boxing less and less when they reach world level. As a guess, I would predict most titles are defended 2-3 times a year. As a boxing fan, I would like to see fighters fight more than this a year. I will admit that it is not always possible, due to sanctioning bodies and promoters, but there are examples of when fighters will beat someone and it will be months before there next fight is scheduled.
Let’s score a boxing fight next weekend
By Gerardo Granados: A lot of times we disagree with the decision of the fight judges, some times we get to see some absurd scoring. There have been times that the judges were looking at different fights at the same time, one can score 120-108 and the other judge score the same fight a draw, most of the times the scores are closer but one judge will see a fighter win and the other judge will see the other fighter win.
Salido vs. Oliver on 7/23
By Dan Ambrose: World Boxing Organization (WBO) featherweight champion Orlando Salido (35-11-2, 23 KO’s) has decided to take an easy stay busy tune-up fight against non-top 15 ranked Mike Oliver (24-2, 8 KO’s) on July 23 at the Centro de Usos Multiples, Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico. Salido, 30, wanted to be able to defend his title in his home country of Mexico before fighting a rematch against former WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez in November in a fight that will be taking place in Lopez’s home country of Puerto Rico.