“Become Legendary.” Those are the words of Michael Jordan, used in a commercial promoting the latest installment of the Jordan shoe series. Shown in the commercial are a whole host of sports stars, from Derrick Jeter, Terrell Owens, Carmello Anthony and Chris Paul III to the legend himself, Michael Jordan. Somewhere in the midst of…
Upset minded Rob Calloway, 66-7-1 (52), notched perhaps the biggest victory of his career last night, beating heavyweight fringe contender Terry Smith, 30-3-1 (18), in the he headliner bout of ESPN 2’s Friday Night Fights broadcast. The clash, which took place at the Expo Center in Springfield, Missouri, pitted two heavyweights who have spent most…
2000 Olympic Gold Medallist Andre Ward made yet another homecoming Thursday night, squaring off with late replacement Julio Jean in a 168 lb contest. Ward, who last fought in November, was the main draw for the 4,124 packed in the HP Pavilion in downtown San Jose. Fighting for the third time in San Jose, Ward…
A week after they surfaced, James Toney is denying reports of potential fight being made against old cruiserweight foe Vasilly Jirov. Toney, speaking Wednesday from San Jose, CA, says that neither he nor his publicist have heard anything concrete concerning the “Russian Tiger”. “I’m fighting in July or maybe August against someone right now, I…
This past Friday night at Foxwoods in Mashantucket, CT, welterweight Jessie Feliciano challenged reigning USBA titlist Delvin Rodriguez and stopped the heavily favored Dominican in the eighth round. Also on the bill, southpaw welter Said Ouali stopped rival Irving Garcia in the second round. Round one: The highly anticipated bout between Feliciano and Rodriguez starts…
A Tinsel Town Affair It has all the intrigues of a Hollywood movie. The young, cocky and talented up and comer looking to make an impression on the world audience and in the other corner, the old, humble, clean cut, golden boy fighting in his last bout, hoping to notch one more win in what…
Andre Ward Stays Unbeaten And Julio Gonzalez Survives Scare In San Jose On the road to an eventual Gold Medal in the 2004 Athens Olympics, it wasn’t the jab of Andre Ward that captured him fans all across the nation; It was his charm. Tales of the baby faced boy wonder training hard since the…
The Savvis Center in St. Louis, MO was the site of former undisputed welterweight champion Cory Spinks’ triumphant return to form as he annexed Roman Karmazin’s IBF Light Middleweight crown on Saturday night during a close and hard fought bout. Below is a detailed blow by blow reading of this important contest, only on www.saddoboxing.com…
There were a raft of hot prospects in action on Saturday night’s Showtime telecast from the Little River Casino in Manistee, Michigan, in particular Ronald “Hitman” Hearns who took on Hector Hernandez. Round 1 The first of eight scheduled rounds between these middleweight prospects starts out with Hearns firing two quick jabs in the center…
Heavyweights headlined the Showtime telecast from the Little River Casino in Michigan on Saturday, with fellow undefeated prospects Chazz Witherspoon and Mike Alexander squaring off. Round 1 The fight starts off with both fighters meeting in the center and Witherspoon immediately popping off with a straight right hand. The much taller Witherspoon is the more…
Last night on a Goosen – Tutor card from the Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage, California, two heavyweight boxers saw their career trajectories cross paths. Ex-hot prospect Dominick Guinn climbed back into serious contender status by sending former promising British Olympic Gold Medallist Audley Harrison further into the tailspin started by fellow Englishman Danny…
One of the top middleweights in the world, Sam Soliman, stepped in as a late replacement to face Raul “El Toro” Munoz, of Topeka, KS as the headlining bout of Goosen – Tutor’s Pechanga fight card in Temecula, CA. The Melbourne, Australia man applied his trademark hurricane style which proved to be too much for…