English starlet Michael Jennings will be given his final exam tomorrow night in Bolton as he meets veteran hard case Jimmy Vincent for the vacant British welterweight title on the under-card of the much-anticipated Matt Skelton – Danny Williams heavyweight showdown. Jennings is already the reigning English titlist but the man in the opposite corner…
WBU featherweight titlist Steve Foster Jr. faces journeyman Jim Betts tomorrow in Bolton in a non-title bout as he gears up for much higher profile contests that are on the horizon for the Manchester area puncher. The son of former Commonwealth light middleweight titlist Steve “The Viking” Foster, Steve Jr. has ripped through the domestic…
“I haven’t watched Karmazin but once the bell rings, I’ll make things happen and it’ll go how I want the fight to go.”–Kassim “The Dream†Ouma. Kassim Ouma is one of the special types of fighters that simply ooze confidence. Many boxers are confident, cocky, arrogant or even delusional, but Ouma is different in that…
“I really want to pound Barney but I’ve got to keep my composure and keep disciplined because I do want to do a number on him, I really do, so, I plan on making the finish as spectacular as possible.”–Carl Froch sees one outcome in tonight’s fight. © Levon Biss Carl “The Cobra” Froch has…
“Don’t get me wrong, I could get a bit excited and try to knock the guy out early, and maybe I could, but Robert would sooner me take no shots and show that I can box.‖David Walker on how he and trainer Robert McCracken are reconstructing his fighting style. In the fall of 2003, two…
“The Black Panther” Cruised to Victory in his Second Tune-up Fight in a Row in Australia, but will he ever contend for a major world title? A year ago, Lovemore N’Dou was riding high in the ultra competitive light welterweight division on the strength of two competitive losses to Sharmba Mitchell and Miguel Cotto. The…
“Ideally, Cotto – Mayweather in the future could be like Leonard – Duran. The same kind of ingredients, the Latin fighter, the darling kid, it really has that type of possibility.‖Top Rank President Todd duBoef on Floyd Mayweather’s future fights. I had the good fortune to speak with Top Rank President Todd duBoef in Atlantic…
***Article with lots of Fight Photos*** For the first half of his title defense against Gerardo Verde, Ivan Calderon lived up to his “Iron Boy” nickname. The diminutive minimumweight hammered his younger opponent at will, blunting the Mexican’s aggression with sharp, discouraging counters. For a while it looked as if Calderon would pull off a…
***Article with lots of Fight Photos*** Click for larger image© Curtis McCormick Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. easily had his way with a decent journeyman on Saturday night’s Mayweather – Gatti undercard in Atlantic City and entertained the audience with a methodical breakdown that brought back images of his famous father in his prime. Rueben Galvan…
Many felt Floyd Mayweather’s pre-fight boast that he would easily take Arturo Gatti apart to be a typical arrogant, egotistical statement but that’s exactly what the now three- weight world champion achieved last night at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall. While the fight itself ended in a stoppage by Gatti’s corner after all of five rounds,…
Vivian Harris lost his WBA belt and any credibility of being a world-class operator he carried into the ring in Atlantic City last night on the under-card of the Mayweather-Gatti card. Long gone is any sense of mystique that Harris, who had begun to claim references in the press as being the most underrated and…
“I want De La Hoya next!”-Zab Judah. Zab “Super” Judah mounted a masterful attack of carefully applied pressure that slowly wore down fellow southpaw Cory Spinks. Cracks began to show in the third when Judah capped off a three-punch combination with a hard straight left that had Spinks wobbly. In the fifth, Judah knocked the…