Boxing Articles
© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing I’m not a fan of the TV show “Big Brother”, but I do like to watch the launch night to see what sort of a ‘mottley crew’ are going in. So imagine my shock last night when I saw female boxer Angel ‘The Artist’ McKenzie going into the famous…
As we bask in the glory of great fights already held this year and look ahead to bouts like Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Juan Manuel Marquez in July and Manny Pacquiao vs. Somebody in October, let’s not forget a fight that is just upon us; the battle between Miguel Cotto and Joshua Clottey on June…
It was May, 1989 and “The Clones Cyclone”, Barry McGuigan, was approaching the fourth fight on a comeback trail that had begun just over a year earlier. After a year long run as World Featherweight Champion the Irishman lost his title in the horrible heat of Las Vegas, Nevada in June, 1986 against late replacement…
On Monday, May 25, 2009, while the rest of the country celebrated Memorial Day, Mike Tyson was struck yet with another tragedy in his life. Mike’s four year old daughter Exodus Tyson was playing on a treadmill in the family workout room and somehow accidentally caught her neck in one of the straps that hang…
SaddoBoxing has the honor of introducing Al Bernstein and his new exclusive column, “Al Bernstein On Boxing”! Al is unquestionably the top television analyst in the sport today, appearing on Showtime since 2003 along with stints at ESPN and NBC and currently hosts the Internet’s premier boxing channel on iBN Sports. A winner of the…
**With Slideshow** © Philip Sharkey Yesterday at the Landmark Hotel in London, media gathered to hear the official announcement of the 18th July Las Vegas mega-fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr and Juan Manuel Marquez. Arriving in a red London double-decker bus, Mayweather and Marquez looked relaxed as they posed for photographs. Mayweather – a six…
In watching boxing, I have had very weird conversations with my friends. They quip, “No one watches boxing and why would I care?”. I simply say that it is the greatest sport in the world. It is much like golf. Who can you blame except yourself or the judges? No one. I have seen many…
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 12 loss. He shot back…
This article is meant to be contrasted as only opinion, but there is more to it. This writer will explore the tale-of-the-tape, the circumstances and how it went down, who deserved to win, and most importantly, why. This will only cover modern-era fights, mainly between 1980’s until now, because one can simply not find enough…
KO losses don’t come any more devastating than the one Ricky Hatton suffered against Manny Pacquiao and the question must now be asked: should “The Hitman” retire or keep going? There doesn’t seem to be any point in a rematch given Pacquiao’s thorough dismantling of the British bulldog, unlike the Filipino’s clashes with Mexican greats…
© Hoganphotos / Golden Boy Promotions Tonight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas comes the much anticipated clash between Ricky Hatton of Manchester, England and Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines as they fight for the IBO Light Welterweight title. This week droves of British fans have once again traveled overseas to support ‘The Hitman’,…
One of Boxing’s more respected individuals was laid to rest on Sunday in a Pensacola, FL funeral home after succumbing to a lengthy illness on Friday evening. 70 year old Stanley Levin had guided modern day great Roy Jones’ Jr’s career from its professional start and is largely credited for resurrecting the shattered boxer’s faith…