Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are implicitly those of the author and do not reflect those of saddoboxing.com in general. Ladies and gentlemen, introducing the artist formerly known as the origami ornament, the one, the only (thank God) WBA escapology champion of the world John Ruiz! I have studied the noble art for…
“What goes up, must come down.†Or more specifically in boxing, what a fighter works his heart out to achieve, must be undone by the meddling of sanctioning organizations. Ronald “Winky’ Wright became the first undisputed light middleweight champion of the world when he beat “Sugar’ Shane Mosley in his last fight, a feat unachieved…
Those of you possessing a decidedly sweet tooth are hoping that “Sugar’ Shane Mosley can abolish his own estrangement with success and defeat Ronald “Winky’ Wright this Saturday. Meanwhile, the rest of you, enamored with the “Wright’ stuff see this impending clash unraveling to the contrary conclusion. Predict the result as you will, but be…
Compiled By Jim Cawkwell. For the second consecutive year Don King brings us a boxing bonanza to feast upon, except that this time the fights are largely heavyweight attractions. Two heavyweight championships will be at stake as Chris Byrd and Jameel McCline fight for the IBF title while John Ruiz defends his WBA version against…
Holyfield-Donald. On that magical night in 1996, when Evander Holyfield performed a miracle before our eyes by completely dismantling Mike Tyson in eleven rounds, we could scarcely have imagined that in the years to come it would be Holyfield himself that would so readily degrade his legacy and the heroism his performance represented. Even after…
Byrd-McCline. Jameel McCline is on his last chance to become a heavyweight champion of the world, and he knows it. I recall a message he once sent me in response to an article I wrote about him a while ago. Watching a heavyweight division comprised of an aging era in slow and painful decay and…
Well, I hate to say I told you so, but, well, I did tell you. Before we consign Kostya Tszyu’s magnificent victory over Sharmba Mitchell, a “comeback’ in its own right although he was never officially retired, to the history books before looking forward, it is time to pay homage to a fighter whom has…
The progression of the light welterweight division did not exactly stall during the protracted ring absence of Kostya Tszyu, but his re-emergence could prove to be an ominous sign, not only for his opponent Sharmba Mitchell, but also for the entire 140-pound class. The boxing world has endured Tszyu’s convalescence and greets him now as…
For a fighter generally regarded as a slick, southpaw stylist, Sharmba Mitchell wears a great many battle scars upon his face. Comparatively, the only obvious blemish on Kostya Tszyu’s facial features is the scar on his upper lip, acquired not from the fists of one of his fellow pugilists, but from a surgeon’s knife in…
A New Lion Roars Towards the Title. To the majority of knowledgeable boxing fans in the United Kingdom, Danny Williams was a colossal disappointment. Well known as a fighter that routinely fought within himself and admittedly left his best work in the gym, Williams was a fighter on the down-slope of Britain’s heavyweight scene. Danny…
This article contains the opinions of our loyal saddoboxing.com readers. Emanuel Steward, Detroit’s legendary trainer of champions assumed control over the training responsibilities of both Lennox Lewis and Wladimir Klitschko at similarly tender phases of their development. Ironically, it was Steward’s orchestration of Lewis’s first defeat, simplistic but ruthlessly executed by Oliver McCall that compelled…
Lines of history are begun, continued and broken every day of our lives. Therefore, it is in boxing that a fighter embarks upon his journey oblivious to its ultimate end and the many places, people and events that will lead him to it. Diego Corrales and Acelino Freitas are fighters who had already written several…