Boxing Articles
Well we are past the first half of the year. Many things have changed, many remain the same. Some for the worse, some for the better. More importantly, I think there have been some lessons to be learned by some of the fighters themselves. It seems that they missed the lesson first time around, so…
All boxing fans love a slugfest. This type of fight is guaranteed to get the pulses racing. Sure, we fans respect and appreciate the fine art of boxing – the superb defensive skills of hitting and not being hit – but deep down every fan hopes to see a violent slugfest in the ring. The…
The long and always exciting career of “The Flushing Flashâ€, Kevin Kelley appears to be over. After his crushing four round defeat at the Hands of Bobby Pacquiao two weeks ago it would certainly be a good time for Kevin to Hang “em up. He has nothing left – at least compared to the once…
There have been many great middleweight champions in boxing, however only four in the history of the sport have achieved the title of undisputed middleweight champion. They go by the familiar names of Carlos Monzon, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins and most recently crowned Jermain Taylor. Many people have and will continue to…
As I sit and go over my bills for the last year, I realized something. I pay a lot of money for cable. Well, not basic service, but for my premium channels and PPV events. Of course, my PPV’s are boxing events and the only reason I have my premium channels (HBO/Showtime) is so I…
Why I Don’t Think Angelo Dundee Cheated Right up to the present day, Sir Henry Cooper claims that Cassius Clay got anywhere from one minute’s extra rest to a minute and a half extra after being felled by “’Enery’s “Ammer†in the first famous bout between the young Muhammad Ali and Henry Cooper. Usually, after…
What some of you may not have known is that a heavyweight title fight took place Saturday night in Germany. Russian Nikolai Valuev put his WBA strap on the line against a very undeserving challeneger in Owen “What the Heck” Beck. The Jamacian Beck was coming off losing his last two out of three fights….
“The Hitman†Slips Into “Motor City Cobra†Mode After his heartbreaking loss to “Sugar†Ray Leonard, his first ever as a professional, Tommy Hearns regrouped with decent wins over Ernie Singletary, Marcos Geraldo and Jeff McCracken. With revenge over Leonard uppermost in his mind, Tommy set his sights on winning another world title. He moved…
Jose Luis Castillo proved again that his lightweight days are behind him by not even coming close to making the lightweight limit of 135 lbs today at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. Castillo weighed in at 139.5 pounds both times he was weighed over a 2 hour period for the highly anticipated rubber match…
WBO/IBF Super Middleweight Champion Joe Calzaghe has reported re-injured his troubled left hand during training sessions and has had to pull out of his planned triumphant homecoming set for July 8 in Cardiff. Calzaghe was rumoured to be facing ex-light heavy world champion Glenn Johnson and will now have to rest the injury with an…
Last night on a Maloney Promotion at the York Hall in London, Martin Power retained his British Bantamweight title for the second time with a dominating eight round stoppage over brave Northern tourist Issac Ward. In front of a rabid hometwon crowd, Power looked magnificent from the off by dropping his opponent in the first…
The word making rounds in British boxing circles is that former IBF Light Heavyweight titlist Glen Johnson will be the man opposing WBO/IBF Super Middleweight Champion Joe Calzaghe at Millenium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales on 8 July. Should that be the case, expect the already brisk ticket sales for the Sports Network promotion to accelerate…