Boxing Articles
The O. It’s been what was for dinner in 2007 for boxing fans. This year has been a fond swan song for the much coveted goose egg. From the first of this year when bantamweight Jonathan Arias kayoed Jorge Lopez Palafox in Baja California in a single round to two weeks ago when Floyd Mayweather…
A look at those we lost in the boxing community in 2007 The end of every year, we look back and try to remember what has transpired over the last 12 months and debate the good, dismiss the bad and hope the next year brings more fortune than not. We give thanks for what and…
They say that pressure busts pipes. They say that only the strong survive. They say that the way one deals with adversity, not prosperity, defines them as a person. I can only wonder if these are the same “they” who said boxing was dead? According to most media outlets, boxing was on life support, and…
Where does “The Hitman” Go From Here? Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing 2007 was a bittersweet year for Ricky Hatton as the wildly popular 140 lb British superstar established himself in the states with a decision over Juan Urango before climbing to the heights of the American boxing scene with…
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Having returned from Las Vegas, I was eager to watch the Hatton vs. Mayweather fight again and to give a final overview of the night when The Hitman lost his ‘O’ The first thing I thought was that Rick looked very unsettled while walking to…
I’m weird. I like weird things. As a young black male growing up in the inner city, one of my favorite songs was “Bohemian Rhapsody” by the British rock group, Queen. Weird for someone around my way. Of course, I loved Tupac, and I was raised on Ice Cube and N.W.A., but I had a…
Recent events, upcoming bouts and rumors of the sport at a glance Well fight fans, Christmas is almost here and if you’re anything like me this time of year, it is almost impossible to accomplish everything you need to in a single day, let alone keep up on the latest news. So here are a…
15,670 fans piled in Madison Square Garden on December 20 1946 to watch Youngstown, Ohio’s Tommy Bell face off against Ray Robinson for the welterweight title vacated by Marty Servo in September of the same year. Those in attendance and around the world had one question that night before the start of the bout; “Was…
Yesterday at the Woolcombe vs. Portman British Light Middleweight title weigh-in, there were wildly different opinions on just who would win tonight’s greatly anticipated Ricky Hatton vs. Floyd Mayweather WBC Welterweight title showdown. Glenn McCrory, former world champion boxer and current Sky Sport Commentator: “I’m pretty much convinced that Hatton is going to pull it…
Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Can Ricky Hatton pull off the upset against Floyd Mayweather this Saturday night in Las Vegas? According to many, no, but Hatton is used to having odds against him, and it seems that his best performances have come when the odds were stacked against him….
**With Slideshow** Click for larger image © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing It has been a long time coming. After eight years we will get a chance to see two Heavyweight champions begin to unify the muddied division when IBF & IBO Champion Wladimir Klitschko 49-3 (44) will face WBO Champion Sultan Ibragimov 22-0-1 (17)…
In its own way boxing is like Hollywood, they have their character actors, B list celebrities and box office superstars, while we have our journeyman, top contenders and pound for pound greats. Each fighter has a story written and waiting to be told on screen with one of these Hollywood celebrities playing their part, but…