By Manuel Perez: Undefeated light middleweight John Duddy (26-0, 17 KOs) defeated journeyman Matt Vanda (39-9, 22 KOs) by a 10-round unanimous decision tonight at Madison Square Garden, in New York, New York. The final judges’ scores were 99-91, 99-91 and 97-93. Duddy, 29, looked good for the most part, dominating the limited Vanda and winning most of the rounds. However, he was pressured hard in the 10th round, and took a lot of heavy shots from Vanda, seeming to stun Duddy momentarily. Fortunately for Duddy, he was able to last out the round without going down but it left a bad stain on what was a lopsided victory for the Irish Duddy.
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Duddy Takes On Vanda Tomorrow Night
By Sean McDaniel: Undefeated middleweight contender John Duddy (25-0, 17 KOs) takes a big step in his career tomorrow night when he faces Matt Vanda (39-8, 22 KOs) at Madison Square Garden, in New York, New York. The bottom line is if Duddy doesn’t impress or if he loses the fight, he can just about kiss goodbye a title shot against the winner of the WBC/WBO middleweight title match between Kelly Pavlik and Marco Antonio Rubio tomorrow night.
Duddy Takes On Vanda on Saturday – Is Chavez Jr. Next?
By Chris Williams: Light middleweight John Duddy (25-0, 17 KOs) fights journeyman Matt Vanda (39-8, 22 KOs) on Saturday night at the Madison Square Garden, in New York, New York. Both fighters at first glance appear to be on opposite sides of the spectrum, yet Saturday’s fight is likely to be closely contested with Duddy edging Vanda by a close decision. Why should that be when one fighter is ranked high in both the light middleweight and middleweight divisions and sports an unbeaten record?
Duddy vs. Vanda on Saturday
By Dave Lahr: Unbeaten light middleweight John Duddy (25-0, 17 KOs) faces the limited but game Matt Vanda (39-8, 22 KOs) on Saturday night in a 10-round bout at the Madison Square Garden, in New York, New York. Limited is a good term that could equally be used for the 29-year-old Duddy, who comes from Ireland is now trained in American by Pat Burns. In winning his first 25 fights, Duddy has looked anything but impressive, showing poor hand speed, limited power, footwork that could best be described as plodding, and a bad tendency to brawl with his opponents even when the circumstance calls for the opposite.
Pavlik-Rubio, Cotto-Jennings, Duddy-Vanda – A Tale Of Two Cities
World Middleweight Champion KELLY “The Ghost” PAVLIK (34-1, 30 KOs), from Youngstown, Ohio, is in his last 10 days of training for his rumble with No. 1 contender and mandatory challenger Marco Antonio Rubio (43-4-1, 38 KOs), of Torreón, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico. The Pavlik-Rubio world championship fight will headline an exciting card at soldout Chevrolet Centre in Youngstown on Saturday, February 21, and will be broadcast live on pay-per-view, beginning at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.
Enzo Calzaghe Backs Joe’s Retirement Decision; Duddy-Vanda Press Conference Quotes – News
Enzo Calzaghe has backed his son Joe’s decision to retire from professional boxing. Earlier this evening Enzo said he was “over the moon” at the announcement. Speaking to Setanta Sports News Enzo Calzaghe said: “I said to Joe ‘the minute you want to retire I’ll be behind you because enough is enough’. Technically, and on the physical side of things, he could carry on for another five years.
Duddy To Fight Pavlik In 2009?
By Jason Kim: Undefeated light middleweight John Duddy (25-0, 17 KOs) stands a good chance of getting a title shot against WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (34-1, 30 KOs) later on in 2009, just as long as both Duddy and Pavlik win their upcoming fights on February 21st. Duddy, 29, has reportedly been assured that he’ll get a shot at Pavlik in 2009. Before then, Duddy has a fight before then against the tough Matt Vanda in Madison Square Garden, New York.
Duddy vs. Vanda on Feb 21st
By Manuel Perez: Undefeated light middleweight contender John Duddy (25-0, 17 KOs) is finally returning back to the ring on February 21st to fight journeyman Matt Vanda (39-8, 22 KOs) in a scheduled 10-round bout at the Madison Square Garden, in New York, New York. Duddy, 29, will have been out of action for eight months by the time he fights Vanda.
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Hearns Defeats Clavette, Is Duddy Next?
By Jim Dower: Undefeated light middleweight Ronald Hearns (21-0, 17 KOs) put himself in line for an early 2009 fight with undefeated middleweight John Duddy on Saturday night by stopping an overwhelmed Canadian Paul Clavette (14-2-1, 2 KOs) in the 6th round of a scheduled 10-round bout at the Bell Centre, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Hearns, 29, the son of former boxing champion Tommy “Hit Man” Hearns, knocked Clavette down in the 6th round with a hard combination. He got up and continued to sustain punishment from Hearns, who staggered him with a powerful combination leading to a standing eight count.
Following that, Hearns unloaded on him with a handful of more power right hands, causing referee Michael Griffin to step in and halt the fight at 2:37 of the 6th round with Clavette badly hurt, yet still on his feet. Hearns, not a big puncher in comparison to his famous father, still showed good enough power in volume to cause Clavette all kinds of problems.