Saddo's Official Pound 4 Pound List as of April the 15th, 2006:
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1: "Pretty Boy" Floyd Mayweather.
Continuing to work his way through the ranks at each weight within reach Little Floyd cements his status with another big win over Zab Judah. Impressively still running on an undefeated record of 36 wins with 24 knokckouts & always besting the competition, Floyd muscles his way in to the 147 mark. Floyd has effectively answered quite a few questions pertaining to his chin & his ability to maintain the weights succesfully as he continues to rise to the occassion. Now that Floyd has defeated Judah, the public outcry for a worthy opponent continues to be heard. Names of would be conquerors are all over each and every website at the mere click of the mouse...Ricky Hatton, Antonio Margarito, & Miquel Cotto to name a few. A career defining win against any of the top 10 Welters or Light Welters would solidify Mayweather's title as "The Man to Beat" even furthuer. Can Floyd continue to rise above them all or will he fall to the ground like a star that's been on top for far too long? We shall see people...we shall see.
2: Ronald "Winky" Wright.
Let's face it...Wright has worked hard to get to where he is and being in the #2 spot on a P4P list aint all that bad. Look for Wright to turn heads against Jermain Taylor or one of the top 10 in the up coming months. Beating the man that beat the man would do a lot for Wright's status and that time has come as Wright has now landed the shot at Hopkin's belts via Taylor. Wright's career has been riddled with missed opportunities...so he and we can finally see if he can rise to the occassion this one last time.
3: Manny Pacquiao.
Pacquiao has done a hell of a lot over the past 5 years and he just keeps on trucking. In winning or losing he's gained a shat load of fans. After beating the likes of Hussein, Velazquez, Lucero, and the great Marco Antonio Barrera he has stamped his name on the Super Bantamweight division and his grip on the Featherweight division seems to now be tightening as he just evened the score against Erik Morales with an impressive knockdown drag out fight that resulted in the first knock out loss of Morales glorious career. Pac moves up one spot as he jumps up another step in class with a match against Oscar Larios, a third fight in the Morales wars, and a possible rematch with Marco Antonio Barrera.
4: Marco Antonio Barrera.
The Baby Faced Assasin has jumped leaps and bounds up through the weight classes and he has never turned down an offer taking on anyone and everyone that was ignorant enough to call his name. The two time conqueror of Morales needs a showdown with Marquez or possibley a rematch with the infamous Manny Pacquiao to cement his name in pound for pound history. Barrera constantly betters himself with each outting and like a fine wine he seems to just age gracefully. You can't help but develop a taste for him. We gave Pac the bump over MAB due to the fact that he just keeps conquering and stepping up the opposition. Let's see if Pac can hold out.
5: Joe Calzaghe.
Joe Calzaghe has dominated his division from the get go and now takes a huge leap in our P4P Rankings! As an amatuer Calzaghe was nothing short of amazing...what he did Saturday March 3rd, 2006 was the accomplishment of his lifetime. His professional career consists of running undefeated in 41 fights with 31 ko's starting in 1993. That says it all. Joe just passed the turning point of his career by defeating world wide recognized top Super Middleweight IBF Title holder Jeff Lacy. The American public and world media has no other choice than to respect and recognize the Pride of Wales as the Undisputed Unified Super Middleweight Man of the Hour...he's all that and that much more.
6: Ricky Hatton.
Hatton, a lot like Floyd, has done a lot...but that nagging question has always been out there...who has Hatton done a lot against? Well...he beat Kostya Tszyu and he beat Maussa pretty damned convincingly...so that my friends equates to who and also a lot. Even though he has an undefeated record and always besting the competition, many showed him little respect...well he's got it now.
7: Jose Luis Castillo.
No explanation needed here. Look at the record and this guy has to make a splash in the P4P division. With wins over the best in his division and around the bend against the likes of Corrales, Casamayor, Johnston, Lazcano, Diaz, and a really really close one to Floyd...there aint much room to argue here. Castillo's exciting, powerful, and really hard to beat. Awaiting the outcome of the next Castillo Corrales fight will dicatate Castillo's rightful place.
8: Rafael Marquez.
Rafael Marquez is one of the best kept secrets in boxing. The Marquez brothers have both skyrocketed to fame in the last 3 or 4 years...but it's Rafael, with his blistering knockout power, that is finally starting to gain prestige. To see Marquez in form and on point is almost amazing. He currently runs a record of 38 fights, 35 wins with 31 knockouts, and 3 losses. Not too bad. He's brought a lot of recognition to the almost ignored Bantamweight division in recent years and he has defended his IBF strap seven times in a row. Again...not bad.
9: Jermain Taylor.
After winning two decisions over Super Champion Bernard Hopkins and dominating everyone that he has faced to date...it's high time that Jermain be moved onto our list. Young, marketable, skilled, and powerful Jermain has cut an impressive record of 25 wins with 17 knockouts against names like Hopkins, Joppy, Eduord, Cuevas, and Marquez. Outside of Winky Wright, Arthur Abraham, and Felix Sturm it seems that there is no competition out there for Taylor in the middleweight division...those three names in themselves will prove to be enough to cement Taylor's name in the books if he shuts the door convincingly. Taylor's next fight will be against #2 P4P'er Winky Wright so we shall see how that comes out. It's hard not to pull for Jermain Taylor.
10: Chris John.
Chris John is the recent conqueror of Juan Manuel Marquez. What else can be said about this undefeated orthodox fighter that took the boxing world by storm after shutting out Marquez? Granted...not a lot of us know much about the gent other than the fact that he's Indonesian and that's primarily where he fights...I had my reservations on stamping his name on our P4P list...but he did just be a P4P'r...so I guess that's reason enough.
This is the sites Official P4P list compilied and updated by the sites members. If you want to be part of making this Pound for Pound list please put your opinions on this board.... P4P Discussion and Voting Forum
Forums 100 favourite fighters as voted by the members and put together by Britkid
100 Gary Mason
99 Martin Castillo
98 Dennis Andries
97 Julian Letterlough
96 Emile Griffith
95 Sammy Langford
94 Scott Harrison
93 Darrin Van Horn
92 Luisito Espinosa
91 Charley Burley
90 Wilfredo Gomez
89 “Jersey' Joe Walcott
88 Mike McCallum
87 Jorge Arce
86 Simon Brown
85 Carl Thompson
84 Sir Henry Cooper
83 Nicolino Loche
82 Benny Leonard
81 Sonny Liston
80 Frank Bruno
79 Zahir Raheem
78 Jorge Paez
77 Michael Gomez
76 Carlos Zarate
75 Barry McGuigan
74 Michael Spinks
73 Michael Nunn
72 Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym
71 Willie Pep
70 Kirkland Laing
69 Herol Graham
68 Jake LaMotta
67 Harold Brazier
66 Terry Marsh
65 Steve Collins
64 Ike Ibeabuchi
63 Mickey Ward
62 Jeff Lacy
61 Salvador Sanchez
60 Sultan Ibragimov
59 Antonio Margarito
58 Larry Holmes
57 Aaron Pryor
56 Pancho Villa
55 Amir Khan
54 Johnny Tapia
53 Felix Strum
52 Gabriel “Flash’ Elorde
51 Wlad Klitschko
50 Alexis Arguello
49 Diego Corrales
48 Kid Diamond
47 Alex Arthur
46 Azumah Nelson
45 George Foreman
44 Bernard Dunne
43 Kassim Ouma
42 Ken Buchanan
41 David Tua
40 Wayne McCullough
39 Lloyd Honeyghan
38 Ricardo Lopez
37 Emanuel Burton (Augustus)
36 Shane Mosley
35 Joe Frazier
34 Miguel Cotto
33 Vitali Klitschko
32 Ricardo Mayorga
31 Zab Judah
30 Ray Robinson
29 Jose Luis Castillo
28 Chris Eubank
27 James Toney
26 Rocky Marciano
25 Kostya Tszyu
24 Joe Calzaghe
23 Bernard Hopkins
22 Naseem Hamed
21 Lennox Lewis
20 Evander Holyfield
19 Manny Pacquiao
18 Ronald 'Winky' Wright
17 Nigel Benn
16 Arturo Gatti
15 Julio Cesar Chavez
14 Felix Trinidad
13 Roberto Duran
12 Pernell Whitaker
11 Marco Antonio Barrera
10 Oscar de la Hoya
9 Ricky Hatton
8 Ray Leonard
7 Marvin Hagler
6 Tommy Hearns
5 Floyd Mayweather Jr
4 Erik Morales
3 Muhammad Ali
2 Roy Jones Jr
1 Mike Tyson
There we have it, Iron Mike gets the win, thanks to everyone who voted.
By Sergio Martinez September 10th, 2005 All Boxing Debates
Well fight fans we are gearing up for another great boxing weekend as this Saturday night, HBO brings us a super feather doubleheader featuring Erik “El Terrible” Morales taking on Zahir Raheem. The once beaten Raheem will attempt to shock the world by
out-classing and out-boxing a true legend in Erik Morales. Many say that Erik is older, slower, and ready to be taken. I emphatically disagree! Although Raheem is not an easy mark, I still believe that the young pugilist from Philadelphia, PA, is in over his head and will be sent running back down to the 126-pound division. Here is how “El Terrible” is going to get it done on September 10th.
People say that Morales has too many miles on his boxing odometer and that it will show against the younger, faster and fresher Raheem. I turn that around and say that Erik is too vastly experienced to lose to such a young pug. “El Terrible” has forgotten more about boxing than Raheem will ever learn. Erik has seen it all in the ring as his opponent’s list is a who’s who of fighter from 122 to 130-pounds, spanning over the past eight years. I seriously doubt that Zahir will be able to befuddle Morales with anything, unless he grows a third arm and the commission allows him to use it. That experience allows Erik to pace himself as he is well aware of when to pressure, and when to move. Speaking of pressure, Raheem, although a very experienced amateur fighter, has never, ever felt the kind of intense pressure that he will feel on Saturday night as “El Terrible” is a tyrant in the ring. You can only run from Morales for so long because, eventually, he will catch up to you. Also, it is hard to convince judges of victory if you are constantly moving in reverse. More...
To describe a fighter with seven losses to his name as lucky might appear inappropriate to some, but Omar Sheika is as lucky as they come. As a mere boxing pup at the age of twenty-one with all the usual dreams of stardom and world title glory, Sheika wound up
in Sheffield, England. Then undefeated and touted to the nines as the most destructive thing on two legs since Mike Tyson burst out of the Catskills, Sheika was on a hiding to less than nothing against opponent Tony Booth. Taunts cruelly fell upon Sheika’s ears as he probed forward over eight torturous rounds, failing to put a dent in Booth. The unheralded Yorkshireman posted the unanimous decision win. Let me put this into context for you. At the time, Booth’s record read 28-44-7, and today it reads 45-84-8 with only nine knockouts scored in all; hardly a beacon of hope in the British boxing establishment. As much as Booth was a gauge for better fighters, so became Sheika in the years to come. The rest of his six losses to date include three legitimate world title shots: Joe Calzaghe (WBO), Eric Lucas (WBC), and Jeff Lacy (IBF). The quality gap from Booth to Lacy is too vast to reckon with, but nonetheless, Sheika gets another chance this weekend when he fights Markus Beyer for the WBC super middleweight championship. Here is why Sheika will not leave Germany with his first world title.
Yes, there is actually a super middleweight title fight happening this week, and SaddoBoxing felt it was fitting to give the Markus Beyer-Omar Sheika fight the big debate treatment. Read on.More...
Well fight fans, welcome to the latest edition of “The Big Debate”. We have another great fight weekend with HBO bringing us a solid card live from the All State Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. The main event features the Aztec Warrior, “El Feroz”, Ferocious
Fernando Vargas, (25-2-0 with 22 KOs) taking on the Spaniard, “El Lince de Parla”, Javier Castillejo (58-5-0 with 39 KOs). At first glimpse, it seems that the twenty-seven year old two-time world champion from Oxnard, California will have an easy night against the thirty-seven year old Castillejo. Add in the fact that “El Lince De Parla” has been involved in thirty-six more fights than Vargas and the odds get even better. The thing to remember fight fans is that “El Feroz” has taken on nothing but topnotch competition, and has been involved in some brutal wars within those twenty-seven fights, taking something out of him. This fight is really between to naturally big and strong junior middleweights that are past their best days. The very interesting question here is, at this stage of their careers, who has more left? There is only one way to find out! Here is why I think that “El Feroz” Ferocious Fernando Vargas will win this Saturday night. More...
By Curtis McCormick August 12th, 2005 All Boxing Debates
Ricardo Mayorga, as is his habit, has been trashing his opponent through the media this week. It's been the usual declarations that his opponent is weak, lacks ability and is simply a stepping-stone to a bigger fight. The Nicaraguan's antics do make for interesting
theater and fun reading but the object of all this attention, Michele Piccirillo, isn't the least bit impressed by the erstwhile intimidation. Instead, the Italian boxer has suggested that Mayorga save his breath because the boastful slugger will need it. Despite the brevity of that statement, in all likelihood it reveals a great deal about the fight plans of Piccirillo.
Check in for another SaddoBoxing Big Debate as Curtis McCormick and Jim Cawkwell take on the subject of the vacant WBC light middleweight title fight between Ricardo Mayorga and Michele Piccirillo.More...
On Saturday, August 6, 2005, live from Tampa Bay, Florida, and televised on Showtime, Jeff “Left Hook” Lacy will put his IBF 168-pound trinket on the line against perennial contender, and former WBC champion, Robin “Grim Reaper” Reid. This will be
the third defense of Lacy’s title, and should be the toughest test of his young career. I said should be. It is age versus youth, and strength against guile in this one, so let just get right to the point. Here is why I think Jeff “Left Hook” Lacy will stop Reid from becoming a two-time world champion. The “Grim Reaper” has savvy and “championship” experience on his side, as he has fought for various belts in the past, and made four defenses of the WBC super middleweight title. The problem is that he won that belt in 1996. Reid is a mobile boxer-puncher that has some solid skills and appears to have a sturdy set of whiskers, having never felt the canvas in his professional career. The thing to remember is that he has fought forty-three professional fights, and his wheels are now thirty-four-years-old. Add the fact that, as of late, the “Grim Reaper” has been extremely inactive, as this will only be his third fight in the past twenty months, making ring rust and conditioning definite concerns.
Check in for SaddoBoxing’s Big Debate feature as Sergio Martinez takes on Curtis McCormick on the subject of the IBF super middleweight title fight between champion Jeff Lacy and challenger Robin Reid.More...
Wayne McCullough is chasing the WBC super bantamweight championship, and as hard luck would have it, a Mexican champion stands in his way. 122-pound fighters the world over can breathe a sigh of relief that it is not Daniel Zaragoza, the man that
owned the very same championship on and off over a ten-year period, and to this day owns a win over McCullough himself. In Zaragoza’s stead today is an equally stubborn force in the form of Oscar Larios. Fighters that defeat Larios usually get the favor repaid with interest and the fact that McCullough already has one loss to Larios does not bode well. Larios is a fighting champion and the rematch with McCullough will be his tenth defense of the championship he finally won outright by knocking Willie Jorrin out in a single round. In truth, Larios defeated McCullough handily in their first fight and spoke of offering the Irishman a rematch in Belfast not because he had a particular hankering for Guinness, but because a McCullough fight in Ireland means a packed house; you can be a great champion these days, but if you are a lighter weight champion, that does not mean you are paid handsomely for your efforts. This fight does not feel like a mission of redemption for McCullough, it is a last gasp attempt to reclaim past glories.
SaddoBoxing continues its big-fight build-up with a look at Larios-McCullough II. Don’t miss Jonny Townsend’s argument in favor of the challenger.More...
If man must know his limitations, he should have had a whisper in Danny Williams’ ear before Vitali Klitschko turned up. It was easy to become caught up in the hype that followed Williams’ fourth round stoppage of Mike Tyson, but in hindsight, if Kevin McBride can do it…..all right, I’ll stop there before we all get depressed. If Karma was at work in Williams’ favor against Tyson, it came back to slap him in the chops against Klitschko on a night where whatever could go wrong, did. But in this heavyweight era of the almost scary terrible, Williams received praise from the boxing community for getting up from each of his four knockdowns and taking his beating like a man. When such a thing constitutes a redeeming feature, we are seriously in trouble. Williams has the age advantage over Matt Skelton, but for a fighter whose career highlights have seen him either over-matched or under-perform, it is not easy to have faith in a Williams victory. Especially when that victory must come against Matt Skelton, on shaky ground at thirty-seven, but responsible for some movement of his own, such as the movement of his opponent’s from consciousness to the dark side.
SaddoBoxing takes an in-depth look at this crossroads fight between two outstanding British heavyweights topping the bill in England this Saturday. Check in for James MacDonald’s counter-argument in favor of Danny Williams.More...
Samuel Peter (23-0, 20KOs) takes on Taurus Sykes (23-1-1, 6KOs) for the NABF and USBA heavyweight titles. In the weak heavyweight division, I see him as the best natural and gifted fighter there is today. Peter is only twenty-four-years-old and was
an Olympic quarterfinalist at the 2000 games. He possesses speed, power and a brooding presence in the ring. I might be nuts saying this but he reminds me of a more intelligent, cool-headed and much smarter version of former heavyweight, the now incarcerated Ike Ibeabuchi. Some even think that the best fighter in the division is still in prison and that is bad for a coveted division. Since the retirement of Lennox Lewis, the heavyweight division has been trashed and the topic of many boxing conversations for its lack of depth and champions.
Join us for the “Big Debate” with David Shipman arguing for Samuel Peter and Jim Cawkwell for Taurus Sykes.More...
Vivian Harris is a world champion but his name is not a power punch in the boxing world. He is the WBA's belt holder since 2002 and he is a man on a mission. Harris is a puncher in every sense of the word, and is always willing to
counter punch with his opposition. Pull up a ringside seat; you are invited to a champion’s quest to be respected in his own weight division. I am not a man to look at a boxer's record and declare them an automatic loser, if the system of debating was that simple, we would have no task in trying to capture a believable side to convince our readers, the boxer we are rooting for will come out of the ring with a win. Carlos Maussa is 17-2 with fifteen knockouts. He is durable and has some potential on making a mark in the richly talented junior welterweight division. Being durable and being a major threat to a world champion are two totally different traits. Harris is level headed and you have to applaud his low-key demeanor but convincing vocal protest when given some media time. The question at hand is, will Harris step it up? I do believe so.
Since we already had the Gatti-Mayweather Big Debate on our newly launched “TKO Boxing Show,” we bring you this breakdown of the WBA light welterweight title fight. Join us as Shaun Rico LaWhorn continues his argument in favor of champion Vivian Harris before Jonny Townsend’s counter in favor of Carlos Maussa.More...
Antonio Tarver is in a division with very few shining stars and come this Saturday night, he has a chance to increase his fan base, future match-ups and bragging rights to the sports world with a win over Glen Johnson. Do not judge Johnson’s record, he has
nine losses; however his only convincing loss was to Bernard Hopkins in 1997. Tarver’s first fight with Johnson was a complete representation of an unprepared Tarver. Pull out the chairs and watch the reputation of Tarver, the man who enjoys rematches. I don't know if it is Tarver's way of securing lucrative bouts in a two-fight package deal, by giving lackluster performances in the first fight and campaigning arduously for a second fight, thereby winning the public interest and inspiration. Let's accept the heat in the kitchen and admit that Tarver is a loudmouth, but with the leverage of challenging Roy Jones in one fight and knocking him out in a second one, he has the ammunition to fire. If you observed the first Johnson fight, Tarver was just in the ring for the sake of being in the ring; maybe it was the lack of training, the public appearances, or him receiving Johnson as a light challenge. Regardless of the subjective reasons, a second fight is going down and Tarver has his war paint on his face.
Read on as Shaun Rico LaWhorn and Jonny Townsend go head to head in this week’s big debate over the Johnson-Tarver rematch.More...
Those of you that log on every week to see the SaddoBoxing debate articles know that I am not displaying stellar form of late. I lost big last week as Ricky Hatton did the supposedly impossible and dominated Kostya Tszyu before making the former
undisputed light welterweight champion give up on his stool after eleven excruciating rounds. But, if I had to be wrong about a fight, it did not hurt as much to have my opinion disproved there as Hatton really deserves the overwhelming attention the boxing world lavishes upon him now. Yes, my recent debating record is abysmal, but I predicted that Diego Corrales would stop Jose Luis Castillo in ten or eleven rounds, and that being the holy grail of boxing matches this year must offer more than a little vindication. Now, on to more present action. It is the same old story for Joel Casamayor. Once again, he finds himself pitched as the seasoned professional against the undefeated up and comer. Only, Casamayor has a way of winning this type of fight quite handily. He stopped then undefeated Jong Kwon Baek to secure the WBA super featherweight title, and went on to ruin his fair share of undefeated streaks including those of Radford Beasley, Nate Campbell and Daniel Seda.
Read on to find out why I believe Casamayor will do exactly the same to “Kid Diamond” tonight in Madison Square Garden as the chief support bout to the Cotto-Abdulaev title fight, while Sergio Martinez offers a rebuttal in the “Kid’s” favor.More...
This weekend, Miguel Cotto faces amateur nemesis Mohamad Abdulaev in a rematch of their Olympic bout in Sydney 2000. Here is why I think that the Uzbekistani can repeat that result.
Since very early in his pro career Cotto has been touted as the next big thing by his promoter, Top Rank. Bob Arum has claimed that he will be bigger and better than “Sugar” Ray Leonard and Oscar de la Hoya, and in his first twenty-three fights, Cotto
has pretty much looked the part, reeling off nineteen knockouts in his unbeaten start. While not possessing one punch knockout power (only his debut was a first round win!) Cotto does have extremely heavy hands and breaks opponents down with unerring accuracy, good ring smarts and a whole arsenal of well-placed punches. He received some criticism for his last bout against DeMarcus “Chop Chop” Corley, but I think that it speaks volumes for a twenty-four-year-old prospect when a fifth round stoppage of an ex-world champion (who had gone the distance with both Zab Judah and Floyd Mayweather recently) is called a bad outing. So far, it sounds like I am a fully paid up member of the Puerto Rican fighter’s fan club. I am! He is a great fighter and a credit to the sport and he will be around for many years to come. However, I believe that Abdulaev is to Cotto what Norton was to Ali, Barkley was to Hearns and Tunney was to Dempsey, a “Lesser light” that has the big stars' number.
Don't miss the rest of "The Big Debate," as Shaun Rico LaWhorn offers up the counter-argument for a Cotto win.More...
We British know our boxing, we love our boxing and so it is no surprise that IBF light welterweight champion Kostya Tszyu received an enthusiastic welcome from the British fight community. After all, Tszyu’s reputation stretches far
beyond that of a world champion, the man is a boxing legend and his gracing of a British ring is no less than a true honor. Manchester’s favorite son Ricky Hatton deserves applause for withstanding the cruel taunts of the media that questioned his credibility over the last few years. It is true enough that Hatton’s career stands as a monument to the promotional mindset that seeks to protect an investment, guiding it away from real danger to maintain a lucrative situation both the fighter and promoter. But Hatton is a historian, a boxing enthusiast who claims Roberto Duran as his hero and claims the “Hitman” moniker once adopted by Detroit’s own Tommy Hearns, symbols of Hatton’s nurturing from those elder days of greatness. Against Tszyu, the time has come to see if Hatton has a performance in him worthy of the great fighters that inspired him to lace up the gloves.
In life, we must be careful what we wish for, because we may just get it, and Tszyu stood as the ruination of many a prizefighter’s dreams. What follows is why I believe he will be so against Hatton.More...
Yes, believe it or not, there is in fact another fight taking place this weekend. Of course, you would be forgiven for being none the wiser. Tszyu-Hatton has cast an almighty shadow over what would ordinarily be boxing’s headline-grabber of the week; however, it is a credit to Harrison and Brodie that they do not feel the least bit slighted at being cast from centre stage. They are acutely aware that, although their bout is of great interest to the boxing world, their tear-up this Friday is essentially the warm-up act. Granted, warm-up acts do not come much better. By the end of the weekend, this fight, such is its potential, may very well be the one that lasts in the memory.
Detailed below is why I feel Scott Harrison will be too much for Michael Brodie this Friday night.
Since the Victor Polo fight, many misconceptions circulated about Scott Harrison. The one that irks me most is when “fans’ question his stamina. Not only is this utter tosh, but is based entirely on one fight. It fascinates me how those same fans were so quick to write off Marco Antonio Barrera in the aftermath of his one-sided loss to Manny Pacquiao. These fans have a short memory. Did Harrison run out of gas after six rounds in his last fight? Most definitely. Does that mean that we should disregard every fight prior to that, in which he kept swinging until the final bell? There is something extremely circular about that logic. I am sure those same fans would counter with the old adage, “You are only as good as your last fight.” That would be folly, however. Harrison has come back before and I feel he is primed to do it again. And unfortunately for the likeable Manc, Michael Brodie, that spells bad news. More...
Well fight fans, welcome to another addition of the “Big Debate.” I must say my fellow fanatics; boxing is really picking up a head of steam as we make our way into the summer months. This weekend brings some excellent match-ups with the most interesting one being Jesus Chavez vs. Carlos Hernandez. This clash brings us two of the hardest working, underappreciated, toughest hombres in the sport, vying for the right to face WBC super featherweight titlist Marco Antonio Barrera. You really hate to see these two warriors fight each other, as only one will end up with a big payday after this fight that both really deserve. Such is life, and boxing is life, so we soldier on and wish both of them the best. Enough of all of the senseless talking, time to make my case.
Why Jesus “El Matador” Chavez will win.
I must admit that that choosing Chavez is more of a “conventional wisdom” pick than actually what my gut tells me. After interviewing the extremely likable Hernandez, I almost felt obligated to pick him to win. Still, after pondering my reasons as to that pick, I really decided to emotionally detach myself and just stick to what wisdom tells me. The facts are that Jesus is a more talented, better schooled, stronger fighter than “El Famoso.” Chavez has really come on in the past three years and his legs are a little fresher. The problem is that he is injury prone and there is always the risk of that happening during the course of a fight (remember the Erik Morales tilt?). More...
Ahh fight fans! There is nothing like a heavyweight title fight to get the boxing masses out in full force. For some strange reason, call it the sadistic side of the human condition, but when the giants meet, people tend to watch with a hope that one swift
powerful blow will produce an exciting, jaw dropping knockout. To think that there have been such heavyweight fights as Ali vs. Frazier (I, II, or III), Ali vs. Foreman, Randall “Tex” Cobb vs. anyone really and, this Saturday, May 21, 2005, live on HBO’s World Championship Boxing series, “Relentless” Lamon Brewster vs. Andrew Golota. LAMON BREWSTER VS. ANDREW GOLOTA?! Ok, ok, ok. So maybe not all of the heavyweight fights invigorate the boxing masses to come out in full force? Still, these are big guys and can produce that one punch knockout that I was telling you about earlier. “Relentless” Lamon Brewster (31-2-0 with 27 KOs) will be defending his WBO crown against perennial title contender Andrew Golota (38-5-1 with 31 KOs). I must admit my fellow fight fanatics, this contest lacks the luster and “mainstream” appeal that heavyweights used to command. Still, it is a heavyweight title fight, and we at SaddoBoxing.com are committed and consistent in covering our dearest sport. So fight fans, without further ado, here is the Big Debate with myself arguing for Lamon Brewster and Jim Cawkwell for Andrew Golota. More...
Hey there fight fans. After knocking out our very own editor, Jimmy the Gent (I'm sure he will love me saying this), I have now been given some fresh meat. Yours truly shall now take on our very own James MacDonald. After reading some
of his work, this should be a worthy challenge. James, as the heavyweight champion in the movie "Harlem Nights" once said: "don't take this ass whipping personal!" Ok my fellow fight fanatics, here we go! On May 14, 2005, live from the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, and televised on HBO's pay-per-view boxing series, Felix “Tito’ Trinidad (42-1-0 with 35 KOs), will take on Ronald “Winky’ Wright (48-3-0 with 25 KOs). It is a fight that many in the boxing mainstream have been waiting for and should be an excellent scrap. Emotions are running very high, and the media seems split down the middle as to who will win. Luckily fight fans, SaddoBoxing.com has you covered with a "Big Debate" as to who will win and why.
This is why Felix "Tito" Trinidad will win.More...
This match-up oozes with “Fight of the Year” potential. Barely two months since his emphatic victory over Julio Diaz, Castillo braces for the defining fight of his career, personifying the fierce pride and work ethic that sets both he and Corrales apart from the pack.
Further to the accolades separating these two fighters from their peers are their less than circuitous routes to notoriety; paths involving approximately thirty fights in three years for Corrales at the outset of his journey, and while most hesitate to confront Floyd Mayweather Jr. even once, Castillo did so twice on one year and is widely understood to be the flamboyant fist-fighter’s toughest assignment. Knowledgeable as one may be about the statistics surrounding each fighter, they each possess such powerful but intangible qualities that will likely dominate the direction of the fight’s outcome. Nonetheless, I now attempt to do on the page what so many failed to do in the ring: become convinced of the possibility that Jose Luis Castillo is an inferior fighter. Castillo is a proud and grand Mexican champion, but that will not save him in this fight.
Read on as the debate continues with Jim Cawkwell arguing for Diego Corrales and Sergio Martinez rooting for Jose Luis Castillo.More...
Ahh….You just never know what’s going to happen with those crazy heavyweights. Well fight fans, welcome to the second installment of “The Big Debate.” This one is not exactly a fight that fans are raving about, but it is an important one since Toney is
trying to become only the fourth former middleweight champion, in our sports long and illustrious history, to become a heavyweight champion. And what is in the way of “Lights Out” accomplishing this feat? None other than one of the most criticized and disliked fighters in the last twenty years (it just might be ever), WBA titlist John “The Quiet Man” Ruiz. Yours truly was awarded the daunting task of making a case of why the often “vilified” champion will win. Most of the boxing media, and fans alike, are hoping that “The Quiet Man” is vanquished by Toney so that we no longer have to endure his fighting, which resembles more of a “Greco Roman Wrestling” style, than a boxing one. Still, Ruiz is the champion, and is not without his credentials. So, before you think I’m crazy, and start to laugh at me for actually picking Ruiz to win, just hear me out with an open mind.
Read on for the rest of the big debate with Sergio Martinez arguing for Ruiz and Jim Cawkwell making a case for Toney.More...
