Boxing has long been fodder for some of the greatest movies Hollywood has ever produced. “The Champ,†“Somebody Up There Likes Me,†“Rocky,†“Raging Bull†and the new Clint Eastwood film, “Million Dollar Baby,†to name but a few. “The Great White Hype†is not a great movie, but the beautiful thing is that it…
In the early hours of June 5th, 2005, Kostya Tszyu will defend his IBF junior welterweight championship of the world against England’s Ricky Hatton at a venue yet to be determined. Three days later British boxing will mark the twentieth anniversary of one of its most memorable nights – the night at Loftus Road when…
2004 has been quite an extraordinary year for boxing. As well as witnessing the demise of mainstays such as Roy Jones Jr. and Mike Tyson, we have also witnessed the rise of the next crop of boxing superstars. Jeff Lacy, Miguel Cotto and Kassim Ouma won their first world titles this year. Whether these fighters…
The sport of boxing in 2004 is a confusing place. Too many weight classes, too many titles within each class, organizations whose rankings are clearly incompetent, and too many great fights that are never made because of ‘politics’ (see also: ‘bullshit,’ ‘TV networks’ and ‘money’). These are just some of the problems that boxing is…
It sounds like a second rate Cheech and Chong, but Erik Morales and Marco Antonio Barrera are about as far removed from bumbling stoners as you can get. For in these two Mexican warriors, there burns a competitive fire the likes of which can be found in only a handful of fighters in the world….
Sam Soliman’s opponent for his December 12th date has been confirmed as Argentinian Jose Clavero, 25-2 (11 KO’s). His next fight in the US will be his first fight in 2005, perhaps as early as February according to manager Stuart Duncan. “We have every bit of faith in Dan Goossen,” said Duncan of Soliman’s US…
“He could hit someone on the soles of their feet while they were skipping,” is how one pundit described the hand speed of Australia’s world rated middleweight Sam Soliman. “He’s got a point,” laughs Soliman down the line from Sydney, his wit as quick as his hands. Sam is an affable guy, a rarity in…
Kostya Tszyu travels to the United States often, but there are some things that being undisputed junior welterweight champion of the world cannot get you out of. Like that annoying customs line. Tszyu, however, is a patient man, as he’s had to be over the course of the last twenty-two months. So, when his time…
Lovemore N’dou has been boxing professionally since 1993, working his way up first in South Africa, and then on the east coast of Australia. He crashed US shores for the first time in 2002, dropping a majority decision to Jose Luis Juarez in an action packed fight. N’dou’s big break came in February 2004, when…