During the telecast of ESPN’s Tuesday Night Fight’s boxing series, Diego “Chico” Corrales told Joe Tessitore and Teddy Atlas that a rematch against Jose Luis Castillo has been finalized and will happen on October 8 of this year. Corrales said, “You know, it was such a great fight and he …
Read More »Carlos Quintana Remains Undefeated.
The main event of ESPN’s Tuesday Night Fight’s boxing series featured undefeated Puerto Rican welterweight prospect Carlos “El Indio” Quintana (20-0-0 with 16 KOs dismantling tough but outgunned Francisco “Pancho Azul” Campos (18-4-1 with 10 KOs). What started off as a slow fight, as the first two rounds were not …
Read More »The Legendary Emanuel Steward’s Take on the Vivian Harris Debacle.
“Life is a learning experience and we can only get better for our mistakes. Harris will also learn from this fight and will be back even better. We will be back and Vivian will be a champion again, and soon.”–Emanuel Steward intends to guide Vivian Harris back to the top. …
Read More »The Border Heat Chronicles: Outside Looking in to “The Brotherhood” Part I.
You know fight fans, I can remember that at a very young age, my older brother Benito, and I would sit with our parents on Saturday afternoons and watch fights on cable television. I grew up on boxing and always loved the sport. In my teen years, I used to …
Read More »“The Dream” Known as Kassim Ouma.
“I’m so strong that I can fight at 175 (pounds) easily. I’m focused on Karmazin, and once I beat him, I’m supposed to fight “Winky” in November of this year.”–Kassim Ouma reveals his super-fight plans to SaddoBoxing.com Click for larger image© Curtis McCormick On July 14, 2005, the televised main …
Read More »Juan Diaz: Deep in the Heart of Houston, Texas.
Click for larger image© Sergio Martinez At 6:00 A.M. this past Saturday morning, I stepped outside of a friend’s home in San Antonio, Texas, and began my drive to Houston, Texas. This was an exciting day for me as I turned on Loop 410, heading west and then took the …
Read More »Samuel Peter: \”Who\’s Next!?!?\”
Click for larger image © Tom Casino/Showtime “Who’s next!? Who’s next!?” Was the bombastic message that Samuel Peter yelled at the television camera after he knocked out Taurus “The Bull” Sykes in the second round. After a nondescript first stanza, Peter came out showing more aggression in the second round. …
Read More »Breaking News: Carlos \”Famoso\” Hernandez vs. Jesus \”El Matador\” Chavez II is on!
Veronica Hernandez, wife and manager of former 130-pound IBF super featherweight titlist Carlos “Famoso” Hernandez spoke to this writer today and confirmed that Hernandez and Jesus Chavez are going to do it again. The fight is scheduled for October 8, 2005 and will be in Las Vegas, Nevada. The first …
Read More »\”Pretty Boy\” Floyd Mayweather Destroys Arturo \”Thunder\” Gatti In Six.
Fight fans, this should have have been a round by round account of the Gatti vs. Mayweather fight, but the contest was so one-sided, that there is really no point. Arturo’s best round was the first, and he ended up being knocked down in that stanza. Gatti came out shooting …
Read More »Carlos \”Famoso\” Hernandez Gives his Prediction for Gatti vs. Mayweather.
My fellow fight soldiers in arms. Tell me when has there ever been a site that offers so many predictions from champions themselves. Former IBF 130-pound champion Carlos “Famoso” Hernandez offered his prediction on the Gatti-Mayweather fight tonight. “I believe that Mayweather is going to take it by decision. He …
Read More »The Border Heat Chronicles: Sweating Those Pounds Away.
As the fight between “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather and Arturo “Thunder” Gatti approaches this Saturday, Gatti has been telling many of the media people that he is struggling to make the weight for this fight. This was something he shared with yours truly, when I interviewed the fighting legend. This …
Read More »Daniel Ponce De Leon: Once Step Closer to a World Title Shot.
Last night, the main event of the evening on Telefutura’s “Solo Boxeo” boxing series featured 122-pound monster Daniel Ponce De Leon taking on Phillip Payne for the vacant NABO super bantamweight title. It was an entertaining, brisk contest that featured several exchanges early. The difference in power quickly showed as …
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