Frank Warren might be a comparative minnow in world boxing promotional terms, especially weighed against dinosaurs such as Don King and Bob Arum, but his tenure as England’s top promoter has been nothing if not eventful. He’s been shot, embroiled in more than a few legal proceedings and built the …
Read More »Can Reid Reap What He Sowed?
It was a rainy Glasgow night and we had yet to witness the most stunning demise of the evening: that of Mike Tyson, who would lace the air with a vile torrent of bizarre ramblings including his impromptu homage to Liston and Dempsey, followed by violent threats of the darkest …
Read More »Corrales-Castillo II: Tiger for a Day.
I admit that I could barely watch Wayne McCullough on the verge of tears having had his world title challenge to Oscar Larios ended by ringside doctor Margaret Goodman. And I definitely seethed at HBO analyst Larry Merchant’s “The adults have taken charge,” comment in light of the stoppage. Unlike …
Read More »Bernard Hopkins: Is Time Forcing “The Executioner’s” Hand?
You might assume that a boxing enthusiast would find nothing more desirable than to listen to the words of an undisputed middleweight champion, and you would be wrong, especially when that champion was Bernard Hopkins. He would meander through a myriad of topics from prison to corruption, politics and history; …
Read More »Exclusive Vicente \”Chente\” Escobedo Training Footage.
SaddoBoxing.com Proudly Presents…… Exclusive training footage of 2004 Olympian and current Golden Boy Promotions super featherweight contender Vicente “Chente” Escobedo in preparation for his recent fight on the massive Hopkins-Taylor under-card at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Many boxing experts draw several comparisons between “Chente” and Oscar de la …
Read More »Round by Round: Lamont Peterson vs. Miguel Torrecillas.
Tuesday night in Lula, Mississippi, ESPN2 presented a main event featuring light welterweight contender Lamont Peterson, one half of the fighting Peterson brothers. Peterson came into the fight buoyed by an undefeated 11-0 (6 KOs) record while his opponent, Miguel Torrecillas entered the bout having won sixteen bouts, lost four, …
Read More »Hopkins-Taylor: History Can Wait.
Bernard Hopkins cast himself as the people’s champion, a proclamation that was perhaps nevermore poignant than in the fight’s preceding weeks as he shared promotional duties with boxing golden boys Oscar de la Hoya and Jermain Taylor, fighters bred for stardom, walking a designated route upon which they would make …
Read More »The \”TKO Boxing Show\” Hopkins-Taylor Special.
Ok fight fans, I hope you have recovered from the weekend’s fight action because SaddoBoxing definitely does not rest and the “TKO Boxing Show” goes ahead with full steam. This week, we’re taking a look at the main event card action. Hopkins-Taylor caused such controversy over the weekend and we …
Read More »Round by Round: Bernard Hopkins vs. Jermain Taylor.
This is the fight that the boxing world had been waiting for with great anticipation since the moment it was announced. Bernard Hopkins, ruler of the middleweight division for ten years and undefeated in twelve, at forty-years-old, could he defy the odds and post his twenty-first middleweight title defense? Or …
Read More »Round by Round: Oscar Larios vs. Wayne McCullough II.
As extensively detailed on this site, many people figured Wayne McCullough to be a spent force in terms of world title contention. However, the Irish warhorse proved all of the doubters wrong last night in Las Vegas with a stunning performance against Oscar Larios in a rematch for the WBC …
Read More »Round by Round: Fernando Montiel vs. Evert Brisceno.
The first world title fight held at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas last night featured WBO super flyweight champion Fernando Montiel in action against late substitute Evert Brisceno. The Nicaraguan Brisceno stepped in at extremely short notice for troubled former world champion Eric Morel who looks set to face sexual …
Read More »Forrest Takes Rios Out.
Of the twenty-seven punches Vernon “Viper” Forrest landed in less than two rounds of action in the opening bout of the televised action at the MGM Grand on Saturday night in Las Vegas, the last two were more than enough to end Sergio Rios’ night early. The final combination to …
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