By Rod Bautista: Mixed Martial Arts and primarily the UFC have taken North America by storm, and although Boxing is still considered by the mainstream sports media as the number one combat sport, on the grassroots level and the coveted 18 to 35 year old male demographic, MMA is not only gaining steam it’s starting to win the fight.
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Sierra vs. Davis on Saturday night: The Panchito Sierra Renaissance
By Rulex Alvarez: A great fight will be happening on Saturday night at the Maywood Activity Center, in Maywood, California, when Francisco Sierra (23-3, 21 KO’s) takes on Dyah Davis (18-2, 9 KO’s). The good thing about upcoming fighters who don’t have the backup of an entire TV studio (**cough**Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., Saul Canelo Alavarez), or are lucky enough to be related to a former champion, is that they really have to take the risks and develop their talent facing real opposition unlike some current cherry-picking champions.
Pacquiao-Mosley: Are the high ticket sales for this fight because of Shane?
By Chris Williams: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is practically gushing over the initial tickets sales for the May 7th bout between Manny Pacquiao mismatch. “Incredible, simply incredible,” Arum said in an article at Philboxing.com. 16,000 tickets were sold for fight that matches Pacquiao, a fighter in his prime, facing a 39-year-old Mosley, who left his prime in the rear-view mirror 7 or 8 years ago. My question is the huge surge of tickets solely because of Pacquiao or are boxing fans excited about Pacquiao facing the shot Mosley?
Boxing Trivia “Factoids”
By John F. McKenna (McJack): Mike Tyson was the youngest man to win the heavyweight title. He was just 20 years old when he defeated Trevor Berbick on November 22, 1966. Prior to Tyson, Floyd Patterson was the youngest man to win the title. He was 21 years old when he won the title by knocking out Archie Moore in the fifth round in 1956.
Josesito Lopez cracks Mike Dallas
By Francisco Hernandez: Josesito Lopez overcoming a bloody cut in the first round, applies relentless pressure to crack undefeated junior-welter hopeful Mike Dallas. Dallas unable to handle the pressure is stopped in round seven of a ten round junior welterweight bout. Mike Dallas cracked by round three when he realized what he was up against, a relentless opponent in Josesito Lopez.
Pacquiao didn’t know about Showtime switch from HBO until after
By Chris Williams: It appears Manny Pacquiao wasn’t aware that his promoter Bob Arum was making a deal to move his fights from HBO to Showtime until after it occured. According to writer Ronnie Nathanielsz at Philboxing.com, Pacquiao learned about the move from his adviser Michael Koncz, saying “That’s good.” The move, in theory, will enable Pacquiao’s fights to been seen by the larger audience of CBS/Showtime compared to HBO. Whether that will mean larger pay-per-view numbers remains to be seen. Pacquiao is facing 39-year-old Shane Mosley on May 7th, a fighter that many knowledgeable boxing fans feel is totally shot.
‘Bomber’ Bellew set for explosive rematch
By Lewis Croft: After a thrilling contest at the Echo Arena in December, Liverpool’s Commonwealth light-heavyweight champion Tony ‘Bomber’ Bellew (15-0, 10 KO’s) stopped Prizefighter winner and former Commonwealth champion, Ovill ‘The Upsetter’ McKenzie (18-10, 7 KO’s) in the 8th round. In front of his home crowd, Bellew was looking to impress, particularly after his lacklustre performance in his previous defence against Bob Ajisafe (8-2, 2 KO’s).
Arum wants to try and make Pacquiao-Mayweather next after the Mosley fight – Boxing News
By Chris Williams: As long as Manny Pacquiao can get by 39-year-old Shane Mosley in his next fight on May 7th in Las Vegas, Bob Arum, the promoter for Pacquiao, wants to try and put together a fight between Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. in 2011. Arum recently said that’s the fight he wants to go after next if possible, as long as Mayweather is interested and available. Mayweather is currently battling a number of legal issues and that has his whole attention.
Notes of a Fight Junkie: Gym Dues – Boxing
By Steven Shabo: The rigorous training for the past three months had delivered me to this moment. The countless rounds on the bags, hours of shadowboxing, thousands of sit-ups, and miles of roadwork were now being put to the test.
Brad “King” Solomon: The New King of the Welters and Super Welterweights?
By Reynaldo Sanchez – Editor/Boxeoeditores.com – The welter and super welterweight divisions possess some of the best boxers in this epoch. Inside the welterweight they are fighters as Pacquiao, Mayweather, and Martínez fights in both divisions, these three names head the P4P list, ranking that turned into the exegesis in the boxing.