“I Need To Fight The Best!” Joshua Clottey, 30-2 (19), is one of the sport’s best but often overlooked welterweights. The native of Accra, Ghana, who now lives in the Bronx section of New York City, has been fighting since he was just a boy. After a lengthy amateur career, Joshua joined the pro ranks…
I love my position as Assistant Editor. On one hand, I get to associate with and learn from the biggest names this sport has to offer. On the other hand, I get to scratch my creative itch and showcase my mumbo jumbo for the world to read. Yes folks, life as an Assistant Editor is…
Light welterweight “Mighty†Mike Arnauotis, 17-1-2 (9), is getting ready to face #7 ranked contender Kendall Holt on April 20, 2007 in a WBO title eliminator. Arnauotis is coming off a hard fought decision loss to current WBO Light Welterweight titlist Ricardo Torres last November in a fight that had Arnauotis putting Torres down in…
Click for larger image © Cestus Management Chicago Prospect Patiently Making His Way Toward The Top Over the years I have spoken with literally hundreds of young fighters. So many, I probably could not begin to name them all if you offered me tomorrow’s winning lottery numbers. You notice something about these young guy’s after…
It is not often that I write about a fighter from the past who never wore a world title. Actually, it is not often anyone does but in this case, I feel it is justified. Why? Well anyone who ever saw Jerry Quarry in his prime would know exactly what I meant by that statement….
As a child, I learned that my father was one of the most understanding and level headed people one could meet. He was also very deliberate in his actions. Whatever he did, there was a reason behind it. No debating, no second guessing his decisions and never any hard feelings. When something was over, it…
Looking To Bring Hope To The Future Of The Heavyweight Division If by chance the last name Kauffman rings a bell, that could be because Travis Kauffman is the son of well known trainer Marshall Kauffman. The difference between the two is that while Marshall applies his craft outside the ring, teaching fighters what they…
Muhammad Ali turns 65 years old today. Wow! Where does the time go? It seems like just yesterday my father and I were jumping around the living room, screaming like lottery winners when Ali regained the heavyweight title from Leon Spinks. The so called experts had said it could not be done as rumor had…
“Lights Out” Headed For A Repeat In History The recent WBC heavyweight eliminator to decide it’s number one challenger between James Toney and Samuel Peter was a fight that I had been looking forward to. In fact, I had been looking forward to it since about five minutes after their first encounter, a fight that…
What If “The Nigerian Nightmare” Was One Of Cus D’Amato’s Catskill Creations? 2007 is rolling and just by looking at January’s schedule alone, this has the potential to be a blockbuster of a year. I have a feeling the staff here at SaddoBoxing is going to be a busy one! So, what does that mean…
Champions are the main focus in any sport. It doesn’t matter if it is Super Bowl Champions, World Series Champions, Stanly Cup Champions or in this case, Boxing Champions. All eyes are on the holder of the title. And rightfully so; it takes a lot of hard work to become a champion. By becoming champion,…
Can The Little Man With Big Appeal Bring Needed Attention To Fighters Under 122 Pounds? I have to say that it confuses me as to how guys like Ricardo Mayorga and Fernando Vargas can remain in the spotlight. Both are tough guys and take hellacious beatings, but when you lay it on the line, what…