Why is performance enhancement drugs talk becoming more common in pro Boxing?

By Gerardo Granados: Not only in professional Boxing but in all professional or amateur sports this has been occurring and it is not enough reason to look the other way and wait until some one do something to solve it. We all know that an athlete will reach his peak and then his physical performance will decline due to his age, injuries or due the high work rate of competition and will naturally diminish his physical ability.

Omar Chavez stops Genaro Trazancos, looks terrible

By Dan Ambrose: Unbeaten welterweight prospect Omar Chavez (26-0-1, 19 KO’s) has his work cut out for him if he ever wants to be anything close to what his famous father Julio Cesar Chavez was as a fighter. Omar looked nothing short of terrible in beating journeyman Genaro Trazancos (22-15-1, 13 KO’s) by a 4th round TKO last Saturday night at the Palenque del FEX, Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico.

Seventy Years since Jake “The Raging Bull” LaMotta’s pro-debut – has anyone boasted a better chin since?

By Jack Dutton:

A look back at the toughest chins in boxing history.

Jake LaMotta. Raised on the streets of the Bronx, New York. Murderer, rapist, thief. A fighter shrouded in controversy decades before the likes of Mike Tyson hit the screen. But his work inside the squared circle was nothing less than awe-inspiring. In a total of 103 fights, the ‘Raging Bull’ tasted the canvas only once, in his last few months of professional fighting, at the hands of Danny Nardico.

Haye: I’m not going to allow Wladimir to grab me

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By Sean McDaniel: WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 KO’s) has a tall order to fill on July 2nd in his fight with the towering 6’6″ IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KO’s). Haye isn’t being given much of a chance by a lot of fans because of his limited height, experience and boxing skills.

Top Rank waiting for Donaire

By Eric Thomas: WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (26-1, 18 KO’s) still hasn’t said when/if he’ll be fighting again with Top Rank. They are waiting for Donaire to report and start planning for his next. This comes after an arbitrator ruled in favor or Top Rank in their tug of war with Golden Boy Promotions for the services of Donaire. Bob Arum was hoping to get Donaire back in action on May 28th, but that’s obviously not going to happen now.

Boxing: A sport in decline

By Rafa Garcia: This article is based on the rapid decline of boxing over the last twenty years. I am 35 years old, boxed since i was eight and had my first amateur bout at twelve years old, my career was cut short due to a broken back (car accident). Myself and so many others have a deep and meaningful love for the sport of boxing. Unfortunately fans alike have had to watch as boxing has become a (money machine) driven by greedy promoters and fighters who care only of the finances without the risk.

Remembering a genuine fighter

By Gerardo Granados: A long time ago there was a fighter who was not considered to be the greatest of all time, but he had enough talent that lead him to be enshrined in to the international boxing hall of fame. His upbringing was humble, as a kid he was so poor that some times he had to trick people to get food on his table.

This is (nearly) it: DeGale-Groves, Cleverly-Braehmer, Gavin-Mutley

By Simon Hirst: We are less than a week away from some cracking fights in Britain with Nathan Cleverly fight for his first world title at light-heavyweight against the tough, but aging Juergen Braehmer. Also on the bill is the grudge match everyone wants to see in George Groves – James DeGale. Also featuring is Frankie Gavin fighting for his first big title as the WBO Inter-Continental Welterweight crown is at stake in a local derby against Young Mutley which sees the winner gatecrash the WBO’s top ten.