Young Chavez Jr. entered the arena to a rapturous reception as fight fans remembered the famous days of his legendary Father’s exploits in the ring. Chavez Jr. wore almost exactly the same ring attire as his Father used to and the crowd warmed to the youngster very much. When everything settled and the matter of…
The first bout up on the spectacular fight card at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas was a spirited fight for the WBA super flyweight title between champion Martin Castillo and challenger Eric Morel. Morel, a former world champion at a lower weight was looking to get back into the championship picture, but Castillo, who…
This week, we attempt to do what few people throughout the boxing industry find an easy task by any means: to predict a winner between Mexican legend Erik Morales and Filipino sensation Manny Pacquiao. Determining an eventual winner may be difficult, but understanding the probable nature . of the fight itself certainly is not. The…
I have just received word from Ireland that Joe Calzaghe has been pulled out of his scheduled fight with Brian Magee that was set to take place at the King’s Hall in Belfast. Promoter Frank Warren took Calzaghe out of the fight when it was discovered that the WBO were not going to sanction the…
“I’m one of the biggest, the fastest, strongest and most efficient fighters in the business right now. Calvin Brock is young and strong and he’s ready to do what he’s gotta do; it’s just a completely different level I’m on.â€-Jameel McCline. After enduring a turbulent spell of fights being proposed and then swiftly evaporating, Jameel…
The initial objective of boxing’s sanctioning organizations was to instill a sense of order and respectability to the sport. Considering their current impact throughout the industry, the irony of that statement is inescapable. During the course of each boxing year, two distinct strands of reality manifest, one benefiting boxing history and the fans, and one…
You would think a certain level of cynicism is necessary to discredit the career of a world champion fighter. Thirty or perhaps even twenty years ago, that statement would have been true. However, in today’s boxing industry, a precious few fighters competing at the top-level welcome the greatest and most dangerous challenges consistently, relishing the…
Welcome back to our closer look at the highlights of the coming boxing week. We begin our preview of this week’s action on Friday at the King’s Hall in Belfast, Ireland with an all-British showdown between Wales’ WBO super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe and Ireland’s former IBO champion Brian Magee. Calzaghe’s ears must be burning…
Revenge is a dish best served cold, and a cold, calculated assassin is what Danny Green means to be when he steps into Markus Beyer’s home territory once again. Vengeance is on Green’s mind for what he sees as an unjust disqualification in his first chance at the WBC title. Green seeks the WBC title,…
Welcome to another week of boxing fight fans. I hope you have sufficiently recovered from the explosive events of the weekend just passed. You have? Excellent, well without any further ado, let’s get straight to it and see what this new boxing week holds in store. On Thursday in San Antonio, Texas, we will see…
“I think the fight could end within six or seven rounds, I believe with me knocking him out.â€-Jose Luis Castillo. Click for larger image© Tom Casino/Showtime Clearly in good spirits and eagerly anticipating his showdown with Julio Diaz, Jose Luis Castillo, arguably the finest lightweight specimen in the world spoke to me about the fight…
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