I hate to use a line from a Hollywood blockbuster to introduce this thought, but at least it comes, fittingly enough, from a tale of warriors. In Troy, when Achilles mounts his horse, the young boy trailing in his footsteps details the mighty warrior that Achilles must set out to fight. “I wouldn’t want to…
This week, we bring our dedicated fight fans on SaddoBoxing.com the world over a monster edition of the number one boxing talk show on the internet. We get the proceedings underway with a recap of Guillermo Jones’ destruction of Wayne Braithwaite last Saturday night, then we bring in our own New York connection Katrina Walters…
To describe a fighter with seven losses to his name as lucky might appear inappropriate to some, but Omar Sheika is as lucky as they come. As a mere boxing pup at the age of twenty-one with all the usual dreams of stardom and world title glory, Sheika wound up in Sheffield, England. Then undefeated…
Overall, the Tarver-Jones trilogy carries more additional significance than its modern boxing counterparts. Of course, battles such as those fought between Arturo Gatti and Mickey Ward, and Erik Morales and Marco Antonio Barrera resembled greatness in their own right, but essentially, they told the story of two fighters happily beating ten shades out of one…
The bell signaled the end of the fight. Clinton Woods walked toward the referee and gestured like a fan seeking an autograph. The referee gave something to Woods alright: his first defeat. It was unfair but not a terrible injustice as David Starie, a decent fighter in his own right, won the Commonwealth super middleweight…
Hey fight fans. Welcome to the latest edition of the “TKO Boxing Show;” the number one talk feature on the Internet where you get the latest and greatest exclusive interviews with top draw fighters and industry personalities in the world. We start off the show this week with a commentary on this past Friday’s “Heavyweight…
SaddoBoxing is pleased to announce another fantastic prize giveaway. ESPN is set to televise a fight card at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on October 15 featuring the stars of the first season of “The Contender” reality boxing series. The main event of the evening will be the rematch between “Contender” champion Sergio “The…
Let the record reflect that this debate is only big because of the collective girth of the combatants involved. Briggs-Mercer holds little relevance in the championship picture of 2005, but it is the best that the division can manage this week. That is not to say that these two former champions will not provide an…
Once again fight fans we welcome you to an edition of the “TKO Boxing show,” the boxing talk show renowned throughout the boxing industry bringing you the hottest interviews and in-depth discussions on the latest boxing developments. Humberto Soto stole the show on Saturday night with his hard-fought win over Rocky Juarez, but the main…
Click for larger image© DAVID MARTIN WARRDON KING PRODUCTIONS The carnage will be awesome. Onlookers will have to peep through their fingers to gauge whether it is safe to look. Nearby, officials will wince; eyeing every nuance of the action, hoping that animosity between the two can be sufficiently contained. Public relations officers will envision…
These two fighters are considered the best chances of any other heavyweights around to dethrone WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko. Rahman already knows the taste of championship glory, having shocked former undisputed champion Lennox Lewis in five rounds on that infamous night in Carnival City, South Africa, 2001. Barrett has yet to compete in a…
This Saturday as part of the huge Don King pay-per-view event being held in Chicago, former welterweight titlist Ricardo Mayorga returns to the ring in a title fight against Italy’s Michele Piccirillo. When this fight happens, we will get the chance to find out two things: was Mayorga ruined by the spectacular beating he received…