It is a sobering thought, but perhaps Felix Trinidad’s reign of fire through the middleweight divisions would never have existed had he taken on Ronald Wright all those years ago. Of course, Trinidad devised another course, as did so many others, except Fernando Vargas, and the consensus is that even …
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While many boxing people all around the globe continue to wonder how on earth Felix Trinidad appeared in a prizefight and managed to leave no trace of being so on his opponent, including Trinidad himself, we venture forth into yet another week of boxing. Yes, the Trinidad Express halted, but …
Read More »Round by Round: Felix Trinidad vs. Ronald Wright.
In the main event of the evening, Felix Trinidad and Ronald Wright meet to decide who might be in the running to fight undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins, as their fight is billed as a WBC middleweight title eliminator. Wright bounces towards the ring, smiling and the crowd respond very …
Read More »Round by Round: Zab Judah vs. Cosme Rivera.
Rivera approaches the ring looking stone-faced and determined; he salutes the crowd in his Mexican colors. Judah looks businesslike as he makes his way to the ring, speaking to himself, most likely in an attempt to psyche himself into a fight winning effort. Round one: Both fighters come out jabbing …
Read More »Burgos-Grigsby Warms up the MGM Grand.
The first televised bout of the evening was the IBF light flyweight contest between Victor Burgos and Will Grigsby. As this fight materialized, lots began to happen throughout the MGM Grand in Las Vegas as the boxing world anticipated a potentially great night of championship boxing. But in the ring, …
Read More »SaddoBoxing Writer’s Predict: Felix “Tito” Trinidad vs. Ronald “Winky” Wright.
The potential of power like that of Felix “Tito” Trinidad’s turns the improbable to possible, and when it lands, it turns the possible into all but a guarantee. Ronald “Winky” Wright cannot claim such prowess, but his access to one of the finest pure boxing techniques may be enough to …
Read More »SaddoBoxing Writer’s Predict: Zab Judah vs. Cosme Rivera.
That stage was set for a dramatic conclusion to the evening’s boxing. Cory Spinks made a glamorous entrance to the ring, accompanied by Rap star Nelly as he played to the record setting St. Louis crowd in attendance. Meanwhile, Zab Judah seethed in the ring, aching for retribution to right …
Read More »SaddoBoxing Surpasses 4000 Member Mark.
Hello fight fans and thank you for visiting SaddoBoxing.com. It is my pleasure to announce that we now have more than 4000 registered members in our forum community. The response to our continued efforts to bring outstanding boxing coverage has been no less than overwhelming from you, the fans, as …
Read More »State of the Boxing Union: The Middleweights.
A feeling of change sweeps across the middleweight division, as an aging champion embarks on farewell tour, realizing that there is little glory left to savor. There is no shortage of willing pretenders waiting to scavenge what they may from the eventual demise of that champion’s historic reign, but the …
Read More »Miguel Cotto: Blood from a Stone.
Click for larger image© Mike Cleary Weaknesses are not always readily available to the eye, but in boxing, they have a way of finally seeping through to the surface. In Miguel Cotto, the cracks have begun to appear. Despite a precocious ascension through the light welterweight ranks to the elevated …
Read More »State of the Boxing Union: The Light Welterweights.
1. Kostya Tszyu: A technician, a tactician with power, poise and precision, Kostya Tszyu is a boxing legend. Great amateurs should translate into great professionals, and Tszyu is the example of that philosophy. Victims of Tszyu’s power are legion, but not shamed in being so, as the naturalized Australian conceivably …
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OK fight fans, in the absence of the invention of a full-blown recovery kit for fights such as Corrales-Castillo, I hope you can at least scrape your chins off the floor in time for Tuesday, which is the day we return to the ring and the starting point for this …
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