Three years ago, the little known and lightly regarded German Middleweight Champion Felix Sturm took the world by surprise with an evenly matched effort against Oscar De La Hoya for the young fighter’s WBO Middleweight title. Even though Sturm, born Adnan Catic of Leverkusen, Germany, lost the title in a hotly contested decision, he had…
As a fan of middleweight boxing, this writer feels it’s due time that we all began to question the validity of our current Undisputed World Middleweight Champion’s ascension. Before we go any further, you need to know that it was a bit hard to pen this piece as a former fan of Jermain “Bad Intentions”…
For those of you who have gone through hell and high water to defend “the Pride of Wales”, it appears that your loyalty and stern resolve may finally be paying off. Joe Calzaghe’s hope of becoming a household name in the US seems to be coming to fruition at the able hands of boxing network…
Vague Thoughts From A Fan Of Neither Fighter Very rarely do we have fights that after all the sneak peeks and interviews, in which they start to simmer, boil, and then explode at press conferences do they ever meet up to the hype. Very rarely! They often reach a fever temperature so high that the…
Joe Calzaghe ladies and gentlemen, let’s give him a hand! 9 years undefeated, 19 successful title defenses, and more criticism than ten men could handle. For those that do not choose to applaud the distinguished Welshman, for those that want to discredit him, this writer protests and also agrees with you whole-heartedly. Curious? I hope…
Well, my fellow boxing enthusiasts, we’re off to another fine year of middleweight boxing in 2006. Things are going to get hot in the next two to three months as scores will be settled, hearts will be broken, records will be lost, and titles will be shuffled. The turmoil of another sleepless insomniac’s night has…
IBF Heavyweight Champion Chris Byrd’s first title defense and fight from under Don King’s promotional thumb will be a rematch in Germany with Wladimir Klitschko, scheduled to take place on April 22 at the SAP Arena in Mannheim. This is very curious. One has to wonder what is going on within the mind of Chris…
David Rodriguez is a six foot five, 28 year old heavyweight prospect working his way up through the ranks. The native of El Paso, Texas is undefeated in 20 fights, 19 of which were finished inside the distance and 18 of those were in the first round but right now few fans outside of the…
Click for larger boxing image Born Avetik Abrahamyan, 25 year old German Orthodox middleweight Arthur Abraham has stormed into the middlweight division and is furiously blowing away all the competition each and everytime that he steps up. To label Arthur as a prospect would be insulting, so let’s just say that he’s one of the…
After besting Raymond Joval in 2004, a fighter that Fernando Vargas had some issues with quite a few months ago, Australia’s Sam Soliman secured the IBF’s number one contender position by way of a wide twelve round unanimous decision against Fernando Zuniga back in July. The man from Melbourne is now on a waiting list…
In his last fight, hard-hitting middleweight Willie Gibbs, of West Philadelphia, fought in his backyard for only the third time in his 20 pro fights & it was just what the fans needed! On 10-28-2005 Willie “the Gladiator” Gibbs (19 fights, 18 wins with 15 ko’s, & only 1 loss) gutted it out against Super…
Click for larger image© Julie WarrenSoulmag.com Quite often in the world of boxing today, the Featherweight division is overlooked & unfortunately some of the greatest boxers slip under the radar, rarely to be spotted by hungry fans on the undercards of Mega Events & Heavyweight bouts. For those of you that fall prey to this…