What took David Haye and his braintrust so long to figure out that he was a lot better off fighting Nikolai Valuev for a world title than he was fighting a Klitschko? If David had come to this realization earlier he would have spared us the charade of pulling out of the Wladimir fight and…
There were moments of calm and reflection on what was supposed to be a very festive press conference Wednesday as the principals for Saturday night’s huge WBO 140-pound title fight passed on thoughts and prayers to the families of Vernon Forrest and Arturo Gatti, who both died tragically within 15 days of each other earlier…
Devon Alexander “The Great†knows the big knock against him: He’s young and lacks experience. But that’s not going to stop the 22-year-old from putting on a show for the Showtime viewing audience come Saturday night during the first half of a world championship doubleheader. The undefeated No. 2-rated Alexander (18-0, 11 KOs) of St….
Veteran promoter Don King believes that Devon Alexander will become his latest World Champion at the expense of Junior Witter this weekend. Witter will attempt to regain his old title at the Agua Caliente Casino in California on Saturday night with the vacant WBC Light Welterweight title on the line against the undefeated Alexander. King…
© Carlos Baeza / Thompson Boxing Promotions Unbeaten WBO 140-pound champion Timothy “Desert Storm’’ Bradley (24-0, 11 KOs) of North Palm Springs, Calif., and challenger and former unified lightweight belt-holder Nate “The Galaxxy Warrior†Campbell (33-5-1, 25 KOs) participated in an open workout on Tuesday, just days before their eagerly awaited showdown on Saturday, Aug….
Talented WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel “Viking Warrior’’ Kessler of Copenhagen, Denmark, will make his eagerly awaited debut on Showtime earlier than expected. One of the early favorites in the upcoming Super Six World Boxing Classic, Kessler (41-1, 31 KOs) will make a mandatory title defense against No. 1 ranked Gusmyl Perdomo (16-2, 10 KOs)…
Crafty former light heavyweight world champion Antonio Tarver will join ShoBox: The New Generation announcers Nick Charles and Steve Farhood as a guest commentator on the telecast live Friday, July 31, on Showtime, 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast. Tarver, the former undisputed 175-pound world champion, is the only man to stick two…
Undefeated WBO junior welterweight champion Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley of Palm Springs, CA, is ready for a little home cooking when he makes his first homecoming title defense, against former World Lightweight Champion Nate “The Galaxxy Warrior” Campbell, at The Show at Agua Caliente Resort, Casino and Spa in nearby Rancho Mirage, this Saturday, August…
Unbeaten WBO140-pound champion Timothy “Desert Storm’’ Bradley (24-0, 11 KOs) and challenger and former unified lightweight belt-holder Nate “The Galaxxy Warrior†Campbell (33-5-1, 25 KOs) participated in a spirited conference call on Thursday to discuss their eagerly awaited showdown on Saturday, Aug. 1, live on Showtime (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast). The…
Talented, once-beaten prospect Marvin Quintero (16-1, 12 KOs) hopes to continue his ascension through the ranks with a win over hard-hitting veteran Tyrone Harris (23-5, 15 KOs ) in a 10-round junior lightweight bout on Friday, July 31, live on ShoBox: The New Generation on Showtime (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast). In…
Last week, I previewed Showtime’s “Super Six World Boxing Classic” and gave my predictions for the first round of fights. When I sat down to write that article, I still felt as though this whole thing wasn’t real. In the back of my mind, I thought that Ken Hershman of Showtime was just playing a…
WBC Super Middleweight Champion Carl Froch has laughed off any suggestions that unbeaten American star Andre Dirrell has got under his skin ahead of their opening round Super Six clash in Nottingham on October 17th. Dirrell boasted yesterday that Froch would be his “easiest fight†in the groundbreaking new series which also includes WBA champ…