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.
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Huck destroys Rossi!!
By Jim Dower: WBO cruiserweight champion Marco Huck (34-1, 25 KO’s stopped a badly overmatched #15 ranked WBO contender Rogelio Rossi (17-3-1, 11 KO’s) by a 6th round TKO on Saturday night at the Arena, Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Wladimir wanted Arreola next
By John F. McKenna (McJack): In an interview with Ring TV.com, Emanuel Steward stated that WBO/IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko wanted to fight Chris Arreola next instead of 39 year old Jean-Marc Mormeck. Mormeck was the WBA/WBC cruiserweight champion until being dethroned by David Haye in November 2007.
As Boxing fades into farce, the UFC flame burns ever bright
By Byron Wallin: Having fallen in love with boxing at a young age, it is with great regret and sadness that this writer finds himself composing this article.
Herol ‘Bomber’ Graham: The greatest British fighter never to have won a title
By Dan Henderson: Herol ‘Bomber’ Graham born in Nottingham England is truly regarded as the greatest ever British boxer to never have won a world title he was avoided by many including the likes of Marvin Hagler, Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn.
Hershman leaves Showtime to sign on with HBO
By Chris Williams: Ken Hershman, the the executive vice president and GM of Showtime Sports, will be the replacement for Ross Greenburg for the head of sports at HBO. This means that Hershman is leaving Showtime and that’s not good for boxing fans, because Showtime was catching up to HBO ever so slightly in the recent years but mostly because of HBO’s bad habit at times of cramming bad fights and fighters down the throats of fans.
Cotto-Margarito: Miguel in a very dangerous fight on December 3rd
By Dan Ambrose: It’s been three years since Miguel Cotto (36-2, 29 KO’s) was massacred by Antonio Margarito (38-7, 27 KO’s) in an 11th round TKO loss in July 2008. Cotto took a lot of punishment in that fight, enough to where he looked like one of the walking dead from the AMC television program by the end of the fight.
A Beltless Champ?
By Will Humphries: In sport the term “governing body” would normally associate itself with upholding the rules and regulations of a particular sport. Maintaining its structure and most importantly the credibility of the industry should be at the forefront of every decision they make.
Can Arum turn Tim Bradley into a PPV star?
By Dan Ambrose: Bob Arum recently signed WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (27-0, 11 KO’s) to a contract with his company Top Rank Promotions with the idea of turning Bradley into a pay per view attraction and one of his biggest stars.
Interview with “The Boxing Diva”
By Chip Mitchell: Fans get ready! I recently had the pleasure of interviewing “THE DIVA!”, matchmaking and promoter extraordinaire Renee Aiken. Her Diva-Rize-N Promotions presents an event on Saturday October 8 at DC Star Nightclub in Washington, DC to support breast cancer awareness.