The story of the third and final bout between Emile Griffith and Benny “Kid” Paret stands long in the memory for so many reasons. At first, I encountered it as a young boxing fan learning about boxing history; reading this particular chapter about a world welterweight title fight ending tragically …
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Prepare yourselves this week for a bumper edition of “This Week in Boxing” beginning on Thursday in the super middleweight division. England’s Carl Froch is known as “The Cobra,” and indeed, his forked tongue precedes his boxing appearances these days as his many taunts and challenges to the world’s top …
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Hello again fight fans and thank you for joining us here at SaddoBoxing.com once again for our weekly rundown of the coming week’s action in the world of boxing. Without further ado, we shall begin our preview by looking at Tuesday’s action, which sees Antonio Cermeno vs. Jose Zerpa. Cermeno, …
Read More »SaddoBoxing Writers Predict: Marco Antonio Barrera vs. Mzonke Fana.
Some believe that no fight is a formality, while others state that Barrera is wasting precious time by taking on a mandatory obligation against the little known entity of Mzonke Fana. However you perceive this fight, what is certain is that if by any chance Barrera loses, many great fights …
Read More »SaddoBoxing Writers Predict: Wayne Braithwaite vs. Jean Marc Mormeck.
As the British domestic scene hosts some of the finest cruiserweight talent in the world in David Haye, Johnny Nelson, Enzo Maccarinelli and Carl Thompson, on Saturday night in Boston, two of the division’s top world champions collide to decide who should be known as the very best fighter of …
Read More »Round by Round: Fernando Vargas vs. Raymond Joval.
Saturday night in Corpus Christi, Texas, former light middleweight champion Fernando Vargas made his return to the ring in the middleweight division against Dutchman Raymond Joval. In a strategic, patient and technical performance, Vargas comprehensively out-boxed his busier rival over the ten round distance. Overall, Joval gave a good account …
Read More »SaddoBoxing Writers Predict: Fernando Vargas vs. Raymond Joval.
What did we lose when Fernando Vargas underwent an enforced hiatus from boxing over a year ago? A young phenomenon in need of a wake-up call to stir his true potential, or just a very good fighter that fell short in the most esteemed company? As intriguing a question as …
Read More »Morales-Pacquiao: Reflections on a Super-fight Mailbag.
In my opinion, there are two types of individual that maintain this industry in their respective way: the fighters, without whom the sport cannot exist, and the fans, without whom, the sport’s lifeline would be even more threadbare than it already is. That said, at SaddoBoxing.com, we aim to give …
Read More »Morales-Pacquiao: Reflections on a Super-fight.
Some things are too good to be true, and despite the pugilistic brilliance of the fight, the surrounding arguments and very public disputes between the two camps managed to taint Morales vs. Pacquiao. And Pacquiao, while undeniably courageous in finishing the fight while severely hampered by an eye injury, depleted …
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With one sensational weekend of boxing over with, and yes, I know that many of you are still reeling, but we cannot waste any time in heading right back into the fray this week with a look at more high-profile boxing action. We begin our look at this week’s fights …
Read More »Round by Round: Erik Morales vs. Manny Pacquiao.
In a classic main event at the MGM Grand, in Vegas, Erik Morales returned from the desolation of defeat to pound a close decision win over Manny Pacquiao. It was a horrendous, bloody battle in which both fighters had their successes, but Morales’ mixture of boxing ability and willingness to …
Read More »Round by Round: Jorge Arce vs. Hussein Hussein.
In this WBC flyweight title eliminator, both Arce and Hussein gave their all in front of a capacity crowd inside the MGM Grand, not to mention the millions viewing across the world. It was one of the most entertaining fights seen in a while and definitely a fitting prelude to …
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