Boxing Articles
Howard Eastman’s reintroduction into world-class company may be a tad late, but only those ignorant of his credentials and boxing ability can deny his right to fight against Bernard Hopkins. Hopkins aims for a twentieth middleweight title defense, a historic feat, but one in which he faces a true middleweight contender at last. Having fed…
The life of a prospect in the sport of boxing is harrowing. So much is on the line that one slip up and you’re on thin ice. Mis-step a second time and you’ll find yourself in a steep sided dustbin, almost impossible to climb out of as the money that provided your career ladder is…
A Rare Necessity. Far too many talented boxers have gone unnoticed and have not been embraced by the fans and media (boxing public) as they should have been. It is only until the boxing public feels that a fighter has lived and fought up to their expectations of defeating what appears to be reputable opposition…
A decade later. The Gerald McClellan tragedy. by Richard Slone February 25th will mark a decade. The tenth year that former middleweight champion Gerald McClellan has struggled with life since his fight with Nigel Benn left Gerald with permanent brain damage. It’s been a decade since McClellan and Benn battered each other close to death….
Scott Harrison must wonder what he has to do to capture the hearts of the public. Being Scotland’s first world champion since, well, since I was a fetus should be enough, in theory. However, the boxing world is rarely so clear-cut. If Harrison finishes his opponent too fast, the fight is farce. If, God forbid,…
With British light welterweight Junior Witter’s latest chance to crash the world stage apparently up in smoke, a question begs asking. Is Witter lucky that the prospective fight against Australia’s Lovemore N’dou fell through in a tangle of boxing politics and misconceptions or did the man from Bradford, England miss out on the perfect opportunity?…
Exclusive interview with “Mighty†Mike Arnaoutis and his manager Mike Michael. Look out Miguel Cotto! With head spinning velocity, twenty-five year old southpaw Mike Arnaoutis ripped through an impressive selection of up and coming American based light welterweight prospects in 2004, and is on track to continue his Sherman-like swath of destruction march to a…
Bernard Hopkins is a middleweight nearing middle age, and he intends to play that to the hilt. “I turned 40 years old on Jan. 15, so the question is where and when Bernard Hopkins starts looking like he’s 40? I’m going to sell it,” the undisputed 160-pound champion said Wednesday. “And I’m a small guy,…
In the days following the exciting fight against Oscar Larios, Wayne “Pocket Rocket” McCullough took some time off before speaking with anyone concerning the fight and his future, not because of disappointment or injury, but because of some well-needed rest! And if any of you saw this fight, you will certainly understand the need. In…
I write this article with both a writer’s respect and a fan’s indignation, for a request of an organized boxing commission. The NBA, NFL and MLB are all organized governing bodies for professional sports. Boxing, a sole sport that consists of supportive trainers and a team, but when fight time comes, it’s just two fighters…
Boxing has long been fodder for some of the greatest movies Hollywood has ever produced. “The Champ,†“Somebody Up There Likes Me,†“Rocky,†“Raging Bull†and the new Clint Eastwood film, “Million Dollar Baby,†to name but a few. “The Great White Hype†is not a great movie, but the beautiful thing is that it…
As a prelude to a huge money fight against either Oscar de la Hoya or Shane Mosley, Zab Judah has announced that he will fight his IBF mandatory contender Cosme Rivera. The fight will provide a great feature attraction to the Felix Trinidad-Ronald Wright fight on May 14 in Las Vegas. Ricvera is twenty-eight years…