By Tom David Druary: This issue arose quite a while ago now, it is in regards of the Devon Alexander, Timothy Bradley match up. My question is do today’s boxers lack the core toughness of previous generations?
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Fielding wins Prizefighter tourney
By Alan Vincent: Michael ‘Rocky’ Fielding won the latest Prizefighter trophy and £32,000 cheque on a thrilling night of boxing at the Olympia in Liverpool tonight.
UK Boxing Weekly (edition 3): Vassell-Ushona, DeGale-Groves, Magee-Bute, More!
By Adam Fillingham:
Last Weekend
Last weekend saw the unfortunate defeat of Ireland’s IBF Super middleweight title challenger Brian Magee, at the hands of the champion Lucian Bute. The fight seemed (in my eyes) a relatively close one up until the sixth where Magee was dropped by a solid body shot.
Time will tell about Donaire’s move to Golden Boy
By Robert “Big Moe” Elmore: On March 16th, WBA and WBO champion Nonito Donaire left Bob Arum’s stable and joined forces with Top Rank rival Golden Boy Promotions. Mixed emotions have poured into the different websites either supporting Donaire’s move or not supporting it. But out of this whole ordeal, it has been Nonito’s wife, Rachel, that has been doing most of the talking. There are many angles to view this, but this is mines.
What if Morales pulls a victory against Maidana, could it give him a shot at Pacquiao?
By Gerardo Granados: Erik Morales has a chance to defeat Marcos Maidana in their fight on April 9th, but he is supposed to have more chances to get knocked out by him.
Mike Quarry: He was more than Jerry’s little brother
By Jim Amato: The 1970’s and 1980’s (the post Bob Foster era) produced an array of talented light heavyweights. No longer ruled by the iron fist of Foster, the division became alive and competitive. Boxers like Victor Galindez,John Conteh,Mate Parlov,Marvin Johnson,Miguel Cuello,Mike Rossman,Saad Muhammad,Eddie Mustapha Muhammad,Michael Spinks and Dwight Muhammad Quai emerged as champions. There were also several formidable contenders. Men like Yaqui Lopez,Pierre Fourie,Ritchie Kates,Jesse Burnett,Len”Stinger” Hutchins,James Scott,Jerry Celestine,Vonzell Johnson and Jerry “The Bull” Martin.
World Series of Boxing: LA qualifies for playoffs with win over Mexico City
By Michael Montero, March 14th, 2011, Los Angeles, CA: It was billed as “The Brawl to Settle it All”. Both the Los Angeles Matadors and the Mexico City Guerreros came into tonight’s match tied for first in the World Series of Boxing’s (WSB) Americas Conference. A victory this evening would secure the conference, thus locking up a playoff spot.
Ortiz says he’s going to knock Berto out on April 16th
By Dan Ambrose: WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (27-0, 21 KO’s) is happy to be fighting light welterweight Victor Ortiz (28-2-2, 22 KO’s) on April 16th at the Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Connecticut. Berto, 27, will be making his sixth defense of his World Boxing Council belt with three of them coming against light welterweights instead of fighters from his own weight class. Berto, however, remains happy with the situation, saying “This fight is exactly what boxing needs right now.
45-year-old Bert Cooper vs. Cedric Boswell this Friday night
By Jim Dower: 45-year-old Bert “Smokin” Cooper (38-22, 31 KO’s) will be taking on 41-year-old Cedric Boswell (33-1, 26 KO’s) in a scheduled 10 round bout at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida.
Flashback: Beau Jack Profiled – Part 3
By John F. McKenna (McJack): Jack lost the Lightweight Title to rugged Bob Montgomery in a razor thin decision on March 3, 1943 then won it back again on November 19, 1943. He lost the title again to Montgomery in 1944 then both he and Montgomery entered the Army as privates. Shortly after entering the Army, Jack and Montgomery fought an exhibition at the Garden to raise money for the war effort.