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Haye, Hobson, Maccarinelli and Nelson With such a blank landscape in the heavyweight division above these individuals, the cruisers seem to be livening up with rivalries and points to prove to the world and domestic stage. These four men, David Haye, Mark Hobson, Enzo Maccarinelli and Johnny Nelson have paths …

Like many of the people who visit SaddoBoxing, I find myself spending a lot of time on the forum. We have some of the most knowledgeable boxing fans in the world who post there daily. It’s always fun, you can get into a good debate or two and no matter …

When discussing great pound for pound fighters, Evander Holyfield is rarely mentioned in the debate. Yet, Holyfield was not just a great Heavyweight but he was the premier cruiserweight before becoming a heavyweight. As a heavyweight fighter, he was one of the best of his generation. As a cruiserweight, Holyfield …

Phenom Or Modern Day Primo? In 1928, a young man from Sequals, Italy by the name of Primo Carnera entered the heavyweight scene He was a mountain of a man for his day, standing at over 6’5″ tall and weighing over 210 lb, he fast made a name for himself. …

A British Super Fight! Not since the days when Nigel Benn, Chris Eubank, Michael Watson and Steve Collins were squaring off against one another, has a fight between two men from these shores captured the imagination to the extent that the prospective clash between Clinton Woods and Joe Calzaghe has. …

Heavyweight contender James ‘Light’s Out’ Toney was robbed of victory last weekend in his WBC heavyweight elimination bout with Samuel ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ Peter, claims his opinionated promoter Dan Goosen. After swapping blows for 12 brisk rounds this past Saturday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, it appeared …

By Josh Stewart courtesy of the Long Island Press Long Island Heavyweight Rossy Knows He’s In The Pain Game It’s 10:45 a.m., and the BQE is a parking lot. You wait for the angst to rise in the pit of Derric Rossy’s stomach, as he’s running late for his workout …

Without throwing a single punch, the reputation of IBF Heavyweight Champion, Wladimir Klitschko was enhanced over the weekend. Due to the result in a fight between two other prominent heavyweights, the pro record of “The Steel Hammer” now commands even more respect. In handing James Toney his first loss in …

Woozel, Boxing, and Me is Rusty Rubin’s most recent book. Over the past two years, the industrious Mr. Rubin has written three books. (I should forewarn the readers that I co-authored Mr. Rubin second book, Billy Soose, The Champion that Time forgot. I also contribute to Mr. Rubin magazine.) This …

Where Will The Top 10 Be At This Time Next Year? I am going to go straight to the meat of the subject, so to speak. We all know how bad off the once most prestigious division in the sport has been as of late. Well, actually the last couple …

James Toney is one of the all time greats. For nearly two decades, this warrior has fought many of the best fighters of his generation from Middleweights to heavyweights. Against Sam Peter, one of the Heavyweight division heavy-handed sluggers, Toney escaped danger time and time again. In a close fight …

On the undercard of the Sam Peter vs. James Toney bout, Eric Aiken, 16-4 (12), is set to make the first defense of his newly acquired IBF Featherweight title against Roberto Guerrero, 18-1-1 (11). Back in May, Aiken pulled off a highly unlikely upset victory over Valdemir Pereira to win …