Number 6: Marco Antonio Barerra puts on a clinic against undefeated Naseem Hamed in 2001. Result: 115-112, 116-111 and 115-112, all for Barerra. Barerra came in to this fight as a “washed-up” 27-year-old who was recently beated badly by Junior Jones twice via a fifth round retirement and decisive UD …
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At 32 years of age, Wladimir Klitschko has gone through almost every stage a fighter can as a professional. At one time, he was known in almost an Ivan Drago-like manner, a huge European with massive power but robotic movement. After his loss to Corrie Sanders in 2003 and another …
Read More »Boxing In Germany: Klitschko Defeats Rahman In Mannheim
IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko was in action last night at the SAP Arena in Mannheim, Germany and continued his hold on boxing’s glamour division with a seventh round stoppage of former WBC, IBF and IBO champion Hasim Rahman. Klitschko began controlling the pace of the bout …
Read More »Boxing Preview: Wladimir Klitschko vs. Hasim Rahman
An interesting bill shapes up tonight in the heavyweight division as weight class kingpin Wladimir Klitschko meets the challenge of former champion Hasim Rahman at the SAP Arena in Manheim, Germany. Klitschko, 51-3 (45), looks to be on the best form of his career at 32 years of age and …
Read More »This Month In Boxing History: Lennox Lewis Claims The Heavyweight Division!
Heavyweight boxing has always been the flagstone of our sport, with the exception of a few weak years here and there throughout the gloved era, yet even during those durations the heavyweight champion was always known as the single most dominant figure in all of sport. In the 1990ʼs, heavyweight …
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Miguel Angel Cotto 32-0 welterweight champ Cotto backed away from Margarito when the punishment became severe. Amir Khan Popular but overhyped Khan’s 18-0 lightweight record fell to Breidis Prescott in only 54 seconds. Britain had to relive Jerry Quarry vs. Jack Bodell all over again. Marcos Ramirez Ramirez blew a …
Read More »Boxing Update: BJ Flores Sets Record Straight About Godfrey Offer
World ranked and undefeated cruiserweight BJ Flores wanted to set the record straight regarding media reports that he rejected an offer to fight CES promoted Matt Godfrey next month on ESPN2. Speaking after a training session with former heavyweight world champion Hasim Rahman in Phoenix, Arizona, Flores said, “Let me …
Read More »Goosen-Tutor Boxing: James Toney And Hasim Rahman Go Head To Head In Cali
Former world champions James Toney and Hasim Rahman will face off tomorrow at a press conference in Sherman Oaks, CA in what surely will be a lively event. Both men are noted for their up close and personal trash talking styles and with their rematch on July 16 looming, quite …
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