By Richard McNamara: On Thursday the 6th of January British boxing lost a true gentleman of the ring and a great British Champion. Gary Mason was tragically killed on his bicycle when he was involved in a collision with a motor vehicle, he was just 48 years of age, some consolation is that he was killed instantly and did not suffer. That is no help to his poor family and friends and I would personally like to send my condolences to all involved.
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American fighters are disappearing fast from the World Boxing Rankings!
By Allen Hmiel: People have seemed to lose interest in America in following the sport of boxing rapidly over the past twenty years. Years ago, American fighters totally dominated the world wide boxing rankings and almost had a monopoly on the sport and the title belts held. My has time and American sports viewership and boxing popularity and participation changed at a rapid pace.
Thailand has offered to host the 90th WBA convention
by Boxing-Boy: According to MuaySiam Soccer Today Newspaper report, the president of Galaxy Boxing Promotion, Mr. Niwat Laosuwanwat, gave an interview to Thai reporters during the celebration dinner for his Legends of WBA award winner and WBA World Minumumweight titlist, Kwanthai Sithmorseng; aka K. Chor Na Pathalung for the evening of January 2 that he has big plans in 2011.
Boxing Predictions for 2011
By Dave Berry: It’s natural to hope for better prospects in a new year. What ends up playing out in reality, however, is often far different. Such is often the case with our beloved sport of boxing.
Guillermo Jones might be the best fighter in the cruiserweight division
By Dan Ambrose: One guy that rarely gets mentioned when boxing fans and writers are appraising the best fighters in the cruiserweight division is WBA cruiserweight champion Guillermo Jones (37-3, 29 KO’s). One of the reasons why the 38-year-old Jones is so often ignored by boxing fans is because he so rarely fights.
What Can Boxing Do To Become Mainstream Again?
By Rod Bautista: Boxing used to be at the top of every sports fan’s list. Boxers were kings, darlings of the mainstream media. The toast of the town so to speak, but along the way somewhere between Mike Tyson going to jail and Evander Holyfield getting his ears bitten off boxing took a back seat to amongst other sports Golf.
Katsidis’ manager says Marquez didn’t beat his fighter, wants Khan next
By Sean McDaniel: Brendon Smith, the trainer/manager for lightweight contender Michael Katsidis (27-3, 22 KO’s), says that WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez really didn’t beat his fighter in their fight in November. Katsidis lost that fight by a 9th round TKO in pretty much a one-sided fight aside from the 3rd round when Katsidis dropped Marquez with a left hand. Smith doesn’t see the fight as having hurt Katsidis’ standing with the boxing public and now wants Katsidis, who stands only 5’7″, to fight WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan next.
Who really runs boxing? The Cable TV giants, the boxing promoters or the alphabet boxing organizations?
By Allen Hmiel: I am totally confused and stumped. Who is actually in charge of the sport of Boxing today? Do the various Boxing Organizations really have a say in who fights who for their championship belts? Or do the powerful Promoters Arum-King-Golden Boy (Oscar)-Goosen-Dibella-Shaw match up fighters from their stables and sell to the highest bidders? Can the HBO’s and Showtime networks dictate to the Boxing Organizations who fights who? Can the powerful dominate promoters match up fighters for championship fights without the Organizations really having a say in the match-ups.
Year End Boxing Analysis
By Robert Elmore: This has certainly been an entertaining year for me. But before I go any further I want to give a big thank you to the editors at boxingnews24 for allowing me to present my articles and display my talents. I look forward to doing a more writing.
Fans just want entertainment, spare them from criticism
By John Henry: Fans, either of sports or other forms of entertainment, are the ones being pleased by the performers. They pay their hard earned money just to be entertained. Entertainers are the ones that bring excitement or shows worth watching unto us, and if they fail to do so, it will be the fans that are going to condemn them. Anyway, it is also these fans that make these entertainers filthy rich.