“I practiced everything to box in the gym, but as soon as that bell rang, it all went out the door (laughing). When you hear the roar of the people, you just want to get them out of there (laughing).‖Carlos Hernandez on his gutsy performance against Jesus Chavez last weekend. After fighting a fast-paced, grueling,…
“Very few fighters are in my league. I don’t think that Zab (Judah) is one of them either. The only reason he is the undisputed champion (welterweight) right now is because he fought a guy (Cory Spinks) in his league. Once he steps up, he will lose because he will be outmatched. My level is…
“I knocked out the Cuban amateur star Felix Savon in Cuba, in two rounds (sparring session) you know, but nobody ever talks about that. Oh my God man! He could really hit hard you know (laughing).‖Samuel Peter on his readiness to step into the heavyweight big league. Akwaibom, Nigeria born Samuel Peter (23-0-0 with 20…
Well fight fans, welcome back and I hope you had a great weekend. For those of you who were fortunate enough to see Jesus “El Matador†Chavez vs. Carlos “El Famoso†Hernandez, we can only hope that they decide to fight each other again, and soon. It was a classic and could have gone either…
May 28, 2005. The Staples Center in Los Angeles, California was filled to the rafters with over twenty-thousand fans that were saying goodbye to a legend as Julio Cesar Chavez, Sr. made his final walk to the ring, at least in California, and defeated “Mighty†Ivan Robinson over ten heats. Chavez, showing some flashes of…
Tonight, live from the Staples Center in California, and part of the televised portion of the pay-per-view under-card that is dedicated to the finale of a legend, Julio Cesar Chavez, Jesus “El Matador†Chavez makes his return to the ring. Chavez, who is the former WBC super featherweight titlist, will be swapping leather with former…
Everyone has heard of the legendary second fight between “Sugar” Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran which ended with Duran saying “No Mas!” Well fight fans, on March 29, 2005, rising prospect Vicente “Chente” Escobedo made Heronimo “El Torito” Hernandez pull a “No Mas” after the third round in Laredo, Texas and, tonight, live from the…
Tonight, live on ESPN 2’s Tuesday Night Fights boxing series, “Smooth” Rodney Jones continued his quest for a world title shot as he defeated Teddy “Two Guns” Reid via split-decision. Let me tell you fight fans, it was not even that close. How one of the judges scored the fight for Reid is unbelievable. Still,…
Who would have “thunk it?” What an awesome fight, fans. No slow motion camera tricks. No music during fights. No nonsense! All that the fans were treated to was a great seven round war between two young guns. Sergio “The Latin Snake” Mora clearly out-thought, out-fought, out brawled, and out-classed the tough and determined Peter…
Well fight fans, welcome to another addition of the “Big Debate.†I must say my fellow fanatics; boxing is really picking up a head of steam as we make our way into the summer months. This weekend brings some excellent match-ups with the most interesting one being Jesus Chavez vs. Carlos Hernandez. This clash brings…
“You know, being compared to Oscar is amazing because he is such a phenomenon in the sport of boxing. It makes me feel good inside and it makes me want to train even harder because I’m representing him.‖Vicente Escobedo on comparisons to his promoter Oscar de la Hoya. On May 27, 2005, Vicente “Chente†Escobedo,…
The past three weeks have been great for our beloved sport. We saw the legends of Castillo and Corrales grow as they put on a thriller. Then, we witnessed the culmination of years of hard work for Ronald “Winky†Wright as he completely befuddled Puerto Rican Monster, Felix “Tito†Trinidad. And, last night, we were…