A New Year yields fresh opportunities for the world’s greatest fighters to adjust their positioning in the mythical pound-for-pound stakes. Such honors are always subject to fierce debate throughout the boxing industry, but if the majority of fans and supposed experts were asked to set aside their personal preferences, I’m …
Read More »Book Review: Workouts from Boxing’s Greatest Champs.
Not even one week into 2005 and already those personal promises, those New Year’s resolutions, no, revelations of finally achieving a decent level of fitness and a healthy lifestyle are losing their appeal right? I can sympathize. I mean, there is still far too much good food left over from …
Read More »Merry Christmas From Saddoboxing.com!
It has been only three months since this main news section of the site underwent a drastic overhaul and I am happy to say that the response to it from our team, the boxing industry and fans alike proved to be just as powerful. In that short time, we have …
Read More »Glen Johnson: On Top of the World.
Glen Johnson strode confidently towards the ring to face Antonio Tarver. Gone was the wide-eyed bemusement etched across his face just three months ago before his defeat of Roy Jones Jr. Johnson was still a humble figure and diligent in preparation, but this new swagger of his, topped by a …
Read More »Round by Round: Tarver-Johnson.
Glencoffe Johnson took a hard fought split decision win over Antonio Tarver on Saturday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The win solidifies Johnson as the universally recognized light heavyweight champion of the world even in the absence of any of the top-three sanctioning organization titles. Both fighters …
Read More »Saddoboxing.com Writers Break Down Tarver-Johnson.
Each being thirty-five years of age and both having sensationally knocked out former light heavyweight king Roy Jones Jr., Antonio Tarver and Glencoffe Johnson share honors even going into the fight that is rightfully recognized as the universally recognized fight for light heavyweight supremacy. Credit must be afforded to both …
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Jameel “Bigtime” McCline.
“I really want to be a champion.”-Jameel McCline. They say that to those whom much is given, much is expected. Heavyweight contender Jameel McCline certainly has his share of gifts. Immense physical size, strength, boxing skill and stern self-evaluation are some of the traits that have helped Jameel rise through …
Read More »Darchinyan-Pacheco: Round by Round.
Newly crowned IBF flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan of Australia won his title by stopping previously unbeaten champion Irene Pacheco of Colombia. It was a back-and-forth battle that saw both men achieve dramatic successes. It could be said that the ten minute delay that stopped the action after the mid-way point …
Read More »Saddoboxing.com Writers Break Down Klitschko-Williams.
The facts about this fight are not entirely thrilling to behold. Vitali Klitschko is the WBC heavyweight champion who acquired the title by beating an old and unfit version of Corrie Sanders while Danny Williams was not even on the heavyweight radar until he knocked out an old and debilitated …
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Miguel Cotto.
“If the opportunity arises, we try to finish it early.”-Miguel Cotto. A lot of attention is focused on the main event of this weekend’s WBC heavyweight title fight between Vitali Klitschko and Danny Williams. However, the sparks should really start flying in the chief support bout of the evening when …
Read More »Klitschko-Williams: A Preview.
Suddenly, everyone wants to know about Danny Williams. Hypocrisy is a harsh term to level at anyone, but it’s like the Arsenal football shirt paraded around by Williams in Las Vegas, with its precision creases prime evidence that it found its way to the fighters back straight from a courtesy …
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero.
“God’s blessed me with great talent and I believe that he’s put me out there to shine.”-Robert Guerrero. Click for larger image© www.theghostguerrero.com As the featherweight division enjoys something of a golden age, it is comforting to know that its future is also in good hands. This is principally due …
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