Is Floyd Jr. The Best Pound For Pound Fighter Of All Time? Floyd Mayweather, Jr is considered to be the best pound for pound fighter in boxing right now. In fact, if you ask him, he is the best pound for pound fighter in the history of the sport. So, what does that mean exactly?…
Click for larger image© Don King WBA Lightweight Champion, Juan “Baby Bull†Diaz 30-0 (15), will defend his title against Fernando Angulo 18-3 (12) on November 4, 2006 at Chase Field, in Phoenix, AZ. This fight will be the first bout that Diaz will be working under his new promoter Don King. In an exclusive…
Click for larger image © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing It was aptly dubbed “Put Up or Shut Upâ€. The bad blood between Peter Manfredo, Jr. and Joey Spina came to a climatic conclusion on Saturday night at the ESPN Contender Special in Providence, Rhode Island. Manfredo, Jr. was able to shut up Spina with…
WBO Heavyweight Champion, Sergei Liakovich 23-1 (14), will make his first title defense against WBO No. 3 ranked Heavyweight Contender, Shannon Briggs 47-4-1 (41) on November 4, 2006 at Chase Field, in Phoenix, AZ. In an exclusive interview we had the opportunity to discuss the Heavyweight division and his upcoming bout with Shannon Briggs. Although…
Click for larger image © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Nikolai “The Russian Giant†Valuev made an impressive American television debut this past weekend at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, IL improving his undefeated record to 45-0 (33) after an 11th round TKO win against Monte “Two Gunz†Barrett 31-5 (17). I am sure that…
Click for larger image © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Wladimir Klitschko Promises To Win November Bout with Calvin Brock, Pledges $250,000 To UNESCO Charity IBF Heavyweight Champion Dr. Wladimir “Steelhammer†Klitschko, 46-3 (41), will make his first title defense against undefeated Calvin “The Boxing Banker†Brock, 29-0 (22), at Madison Square Garden in New…
NABA and USNBC Cruiserweight Champion, Matt Godfrey 12-0 (7), will look to unify his titles with WBC Continental Americas Cruiserweight Champion, Danny Batchelder, 24-2-1 (11), this Saturday at the Connecticut Convention Center, in Hartford, CT on a CES Promotion. In an exclusive interview with Godfrey we had the opportunity to discuss his upcoming bout, amateur…
Amateur Standout Makes Pro Debut This Week! Two time New York Golden Glove Champion Kristian Vasquez will make his professional debut against Ronnie Howell this Friday at the Huntington Hilton in Huntington, NY. After winning both the 2005 125 lb Novice and 2006 132 lb Open NY Golden Gloves Championships, Vasquez is ready to enter…
Former cruiserweight and four time heavyweight world champion Evander “Real Deal†Holyfield, 39-8-2 (26), held a press conference in New York City earlier this week to announce Fres Oquendo, 26-3 (16), as his next opponent on November 10, 2006 at the Alamodome, in San Antonio, TX. This will be his second bout in less than…
Click for larger image © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Don King introduced his self proclaimed 8th Wonder of the World, Nikolai “Giant Russian†Valuev to New York City on Tuesday on the first of a four city press tour covering Chicago, Los Angeles and Las Vegas. The tour is promoting the WBA Heavyweight Champion…