With the sixth and (hopefully) final instalment of the Rocky series currently doing great business at the box office in America, I recently had the pleasure of speaking with a fighter many have called, “The closest real life similarity to the gutsy Rocky Balboa.†And certainly, New York’s Vinny Maddalone is one tough, somewhat crude,…
As surely all boxing fans know by now, the much anticipated super fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather has been announced officially to take place at The MGM Grand in Las Vegas. This choice of venue was no surprise to anyone, what with Vegas being a virtual second home for “The Golden…
A Genuine Crowd Pleaser, Back In Action Friday Night Raw crowd pleaser Vinny Maddalone is back in action against an opponent TBA tomorrow night in New York. Fighting for the first time since his tough points win over Jermell Barnes in August of this year, a fight in which the thirty-two year old Vinny was…
The year is 1990, and two former heavyweight champions of the world, George Foreman and Mike Tyson, have both recently appeared together on the same bill for the first time ever. Foreman, now just over three years into an improbable seeming comeback designed to see him regain the title he last held two decades ago,…
As U.K fight fans will more than likely be aware, the boxing biopic of “The Greatest†was aired at the weekend. Though I had seen the movie before, I tuned in for another viewing. I’m sorry to say, however, that my opinion of the film was not changed as a result of watching it once…
Click for larger image Ricky Is Happy Living The Dream, But Will Juan Urango Spoil The Party? At the age of twenty-eight, Ricky “The Hitman†Hatton is certainly living the dream he had as a child. Boxing on the top of the bill in fabulous Las Vegas next year, Ricky will see the ambition he…
Is 154 Too High For Floyd? The fight looks a dead-cert to happen (although in boxing you never know for sure until the two fighters are in the ring together) and we fans can’t wait. Of course, I’m talking about the boxing extravaganza that is Floyd Mayweather vs. Oscar De La Hoya, set for May…
Moments after the “Pretty Risky†Floyd Mayweather Jr., vs. Carlos Baldomir title fight in Las Vegas last Saturday, I ran into Hall of Fame trainer Emanuel Steward. Emanuel had just finished commenting on the fight as part of the HBO broadcast team and graciously gave me a few minutes of his time for the following…
A Fifty-Fifty Fight? There is a saying in boxing that reads, “you’re only as good as your last fight.†For those people wishing to put stock in such an assessment, the mooted showdown between rival world super middleweight rulers Joe Calzaghe and Mikkel Kessler will have the look of a very winnable fight for the…
Those people who read the interview I conducted with Herbie Hide, “The Dancing Destroyerâ€, a few weeks back will already be aware of how intent the thirty-five year old is on “shaking up†the 200 pound division. As volatile and confident as ever, Hide made clear his immediate goal in his new weight class; cleaning…
When last seen in a boxing ring, Australian super featherweight Robbie Peden was being given a boxing lesson by his former employer. Challenging the man he once served as chief sparring partner for, in a bout that contested both men’s world titles, Robbie was soundly out-pointed by the superb Mexican, Marco Antonio Barrera. As such…
Former two time WBO Heavyweight Champion Herbie Hide has returned to the sport of boxing after two years of inactivity and is now campaigning as a cruiserweight. His long awaited return to the ring saw Hide blow away one Mitch Hicks in a single round earlier this month. Now based in Las Vegas, the British…