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Click for larger image © Mark DeSisto / SaddoBoxing.com Can He Be “El Terrible†Once Again? This Saturday, former three division world champion Erik “El Terrible†Morales, 48-5 (34), faces David Diaz, 32-1-1 (17), for the WBC version of the lightweight title in what at one time would have been a bout with little interest…
Big Hopes On “Big Mac” With two of the biggest and most accomplished names in British boxing right now coming towards the end of their careers, the majority of the British fans seemed to all be looking in the direction of the quick handed, undefeated Olympic Silver Medallist, Amir Khan as the future star of…
Floyd Mayweather Jr is set to cut short his retirement and return to the ring for a super-fight against the unbeaten Ricky Hatton on December 8 following the UK fighter’s comments last month. Hatton recorded his 43rd victory and 31st knock-out when he stopped Jose Luis Castillo, the former WBC lightweight champion, in four rounds…
It is a great time for boxing fans. The best fighters are actually fighting each other, rather than talking about it. The coverage on major sports networks, such as ESPN, is reaching an all time high. And for the first time since Lennox Lewis retired, we are going to have two of the four alphabet…
Somehow thanks just doesn’t see to be enough…. At the start of 2007, most of us had the same questions. Was it going to be a year to remember as promised by the promoters, or was it going to be another year of proposed fights that never seem to materialize with just enough excitement thrown…
Featuring the winning submissions of Jake Shaw and Daniel McCarthy The majority of the time, a person’s profession is based on an interest that they had in something while growing up. For example, some found the laws of our nation captivating enough to attend law school. Others had an interest in the human body or…
He hasn’t won a fight in over two years and yet you would be hard pressed to find a writer alive that still wouldn’t place Zab “Super” Judah, 34-5 (25), in the top ten of the welterweight division. Heck, I for one think that he is still one of the five best in that weight…
July is a month of boxing rehabilitation in the sense that we have a schedule packed to the top with quality bouts and if you follow the sport, then you know just what I mean. With so many high level fights on the horizon, July 21 at the Mandalay Bay Casino and Resort in Las…
If Ruslan Chagaev can be referred to as the “White Tyson”, then perhaps we have to ask if Sultan Ibragimov can be called by Evander Holyfield’s boxing moniker, the “Real Deal”. Even though the Russian has languished in relative obscurity throughout his career, he’s managed to capture one of the four major alphabet titles, although…
What If? What if Shannon “The Cannon†Briggs had knocked out Lennox Lewis in their championship fight in 1998? At that point in his career, Briggs was 30-1 with a win over George Foreman. Could that win have propelled Briggs to be considered one of the best heavies of his generation? What if he had…
Who will represent our generation 25 years from now? One thing fans love to do is compare. The thing fans love to compare most is greats from the past to those of the present. Think about it. How many conversations have you been involved in or have heard involving a fighter from the past and…
By Ben Lettman It’s going to be a busy July for sparring partners Akaash Bhatia, Rocky Dean and Marc Callaghan respectively. All three fighters are set to be boxing next month. First up is Bhatia, who is fighting July 13 on the Carl Johanneson vs. Leva Kirakosayan card in Barnsley, England. This will be Bhatia’s…