Following his victory last weekend against Daniel Geale, WBA Middleweight Champion Gennady Golovkin was interviewed by HBO boxing analyst Max Kellerman. During the interview, Kellerman asked “GGG” who he would like to fight and the answer was a resounding “Miguel Cotto”. Following the interview, Kellerman made a few interesting comments in front of the HBO…
Following the huge announcement that Floyd Mayweather Jr. finalized the contract for a rematch with Marcos “El Chino†Maidana, Golden Boy Promotions is confirmed to promote its 10th consecutive Mayweather bout. There was speculation going into these contract negotiations that Mayweather Promotions would take over this bout and that the Barclays Center in Brooklyn would…
Bob Arum, who is in the process of rehabilitation after undergoing a knee replacement surgery in Los Angeles, was quoted in the press recently as remarking that the Pay-Per-View numbers for Miguel Cotto vs. Sergio Martinez were below expectations. Arum also mentioned that despite the low pay-per-view numbers for the Cotto vs. Martinez bout, what…
On Thursday May 8, 2014, the World Boxing Council announced that Adrien Broner received an indefinite suspension following his comments during a post-match television interview after defeating Carlos Molina on May 3. The comments to which the WBC refers to are: “Anybody can get it. Afri-cans, I just beat the f–k out of a Mexi-can.”…
The most anticipated fight of the year between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and that Maidana fighter is just around the corner on May 3 and there is feeling that not many fans of the pugulist sport have a true appreciation for who “El Chico” Maidana really is. Mayweather’s opponent has some solid boxing skills and has…
In a perfect world, I would be writing this article about Floyd Mayweather Jr. taking on Manny Pacquiao in the next big pay-per-view showcase this spring. Instead, I am here trying to convince myself and you, the adoring boxing public, that you should care about this match-up that Mayweather Promotions has set up. Now, some…
The rematch between Timothy Bradley and Manny Pacquiao is a bout most observers believe will have the same result as the first encounter. By that, I mean that Pacquiao will win the fight. In fact, had it not been for a controversial decision by the judges that gave Bradley the victory the first time around,…
The fight that was to be the biggest in the history of Canada was somewhat overshadowed by Lucian Bute’s inability to get anything going through most of the contest last night against Jean Pascal at Montreal’s Bell Centre. It was literally as if the entire game plan for Bute hinged on getting to the 12th…
Lucian Bute is often referred to as an excellent technical fighter. Lately however, all that seems to be remembered of Bute is how he lost in a big way against Carl Froch and that his last two victories went the distance, which is a huge tell tale sign for a fighter who sports a record…
On the 1st of February, Gennady Golovkin, (28-0 with 25 KO’s), will be taking on Osumanu Adama (22-0 with 16 KO’s) in Monte Carlo, Monaco. Not to discredit the fighter Adama, but “GGG,†as Golovkin is know, should have secured a premium opponent in a bout held at Las Vegas. Instead, the fighter originating from…
In a recent interview with British media, Tony “Bomber” Bellew said: “He [Adonis Stevenson] has got this moniker, this slogan, this Superman thing…but at the end of the day, the cold hard fact is he has been knocked out by a journeyman. “A guy [Darnell Boone] who has won 20 fights and lost 20. I…
Manny Pacquiao is coming off two straight losses at the hands of Timothy Bradley and Juan Manuel Marquez, however, the Filipino fighter has said in the press that he has moved on from those defeats and he is looking forward to a new chapter in his boxing career. His upcoming fight against Brandon Rios on…