Boxing Articles
The subject of both fights between Cassius Clay, later Muhammad Ali, and Charles “Sonny†Liston is one that has been argued over for decades. Since as soon as the action in both matches ended there have been opinions aplenty as to the true nature of their results. Many people claim that both fights were undeniably…
Boxing as a sport, has through the ages, provided the fulcrum for much heated debate and contested analysis. Standard among this tendency to polemisize, is that which matches fighters from different eras against each other. The question always is, ‘How would this great fighter shape up against this other great fighter?’ Where some would be…
Frankie DePaula, New Jersey boxer, died thirty-five years ago from complications arising from the wounds inflicted on him four months after an assassination attempt in a Jersey City alley way. His death, in many ways, was arguably the inevitable culmination of his frequently wayward lifestyle; a lifestyle that accommodated an active association with known criminals….
Fifteen Years Later: Still The Most Brutal Conclusion To A Heavyweight Fight. Tommy Morrison was being groomed for stardom. He was that rare commodity of recent years – a white heavyweight who could punch with devastating efficiency, particularly with his left hook. Tommy was also good looking, media friendly and very exciting to watch. Also,…
Article Courtesy of John “Iceman” Scully Every once in a while you will come across a performance where a boxer will exceed expectations and elevate himself higher than most could even expect him to go. Sometimes a boxer with a lot of question marks will find a way to answer most or all of them…
The big fight is over. Floyd Mayweather, Jr., has beaten Zab Judah like most thought he would, although not as easily. Aside from the Melee in the tenth round that is causing the purses to be held up, things went as planned…or did they? Many thought it would be an easy fight for Floyd and…
SaddoBoxing traveled to Impact Boxing headquarters yesterday to speak with lightweight Scott Lawton, who is in training to defend his Midlands Area title against Coventry’s Baz Carey on Saturday, May 6. On a bill the burgeoning promotional outfit is calling Mayhem, the contest takes place at Kings Hall in Stoke-On-Trent, England and will headline a…
Sugar Ray Leonard cast a spell on me as I watched the 1976 Montreal Olympics. That’s right, through that black and white TV sitting on a cheap, tubular, brass-looking, stand. He moved me, a nine year old from the suburbs with a powerful imagination. Beads of sweat charted ticklish routes as I rooted for him…
The Ten Most Exciting Fighters In The History Of Boxing Let’s tell the truth for a second. What would we as boxing fans rather see? A classic boxing match or a fight, that no matter what the outcome, had us on our toes from bell to bell? I appreciate a classic match, believe me I…
New Boxing Reality Show May Hit TV Screens In 2007 Dutch production company No Brain No Gain today announced that it had finalized plans for a reality based American TV show that will feature average fans getting the opportunity to climb in the ring with current boxing champions. “We’re very excited about this project, which…
There have been some excellent fights in the world cruiserweight division in the recent months. The most important of which was the surprise victory of O’Neil Bell, who took the title of undisputed divisional champion away from the highly rated and favoured Frenchman Jean Marc Mormeck via a tenth round KO. But there has also…
For a man who supposedly just had his career defining fight, Joe Calzaghe now has the chance to make perhaps any fight in the world at super middleweight or light heavyweight, if he wishes. Fresh off the back of one of the most stunning performances ever to have been witnessed by a terrestrial audience, Calzaghe…