Round one: Anchondo starts by moving around the ring as Barrios is sizing him up. Barrios lands a jab to the face followed by a right hand to the body. Anchondo is in complete “boxing mode,†looking for chances to counter, as Barrios aggressively stalks him. “La Hiena†lands a straight right hand down the…
“No respect.†As the classic comic Rodney Dangerfield, may he rest in peace, used to always say. I am here in my home trying to relax and anxiously awaiting for the fights to come on ESPN 2. To my dismay, there is college baseball. COLLEGE BASEBALL! No wonder our sport is not growing. With some…
Yesterday, SaddoBoxing was one of the first to report that WBO super featherweight titlist “Mighty†Mike Anchondo had lost his belt on the scales after failing to make the 130-pound limit. This writer has made continual attempts to contact Team Anchondo this morning, but has not received any calls back. Jorge Barrios was gracious enough…
WBO super featherweight champion “Mighty” Mike Anchondo has failed to make the contracted weight for his showdown with Argentinean opponent Jorge Barrios scheduled for tomorrow. Several attempts to contact Team Anchondo have been unsuccessful. Leon, of Team Freedom, refused to comment saying, “we are not doing any interviews at this time and I’m not going…
Translated from Spanish to English by Sergio Martinez. “This kid is going to get a brutal beat down on Friday.â€-Jorge Barrios on opponent Mike Anchondo. Unless you are from Argentina, you probably have never heard of “La Hiena†(English translation: The Hyena, a nickname he was given as a child because of his very loud…
“Hey you know, I’m just up to the challenge, you know. You know I believe that I have heart and I just want to fight the better guys. Through fighting and training, just because I don’t have the experience, you know, doesn’t mean I’m not going to win. I’m learning every time. When you watched…
Round one: Braithwaite starts off the round in a right-handed stance using a pawing jab and lateral movement to get into position. Strong hooks and crosses land by “Big Truck†to Mormeck’s body. The Frenchman covers up and moves away, occasionally having success with counter right hands to the head. Mormeck moves in and catches…
Last night, as part of the Telefutura “Solo Boxeo” Show, promoted by Golden Boy Promotion from McAllen, Texas, bantamweight Jhonny (that’s the way it’s spelled) Gonzalez (28-4-0-25 KO’s) continued his quest for a world title by brutally stopping the always tough Trinidad “Trini” Mendoza (20-9-2-15 KO’s) in three heats. The first was a classic “feel…
“People would say that, yeah I was going to give some good fights, but I would never be at a championship level, and I proved them wrong. I will continue to prove that I can be in there with any of the top guys.â€-Juan Diaz. On June 23, 2000, at the tender age of sixteen,…