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Overall, the Tarver-Jones trilogy carries more additional significance than its modern boxing counterparts. Of course, battles such as those fought between Arturo Gatti and Mickey Ward, and Erik Morales and Marco Antonio Barrera resembled greatness in their own right, but essentially, they told the story of two fighters happily beating ten shades out of one…
Manny Pacquiao (39-3, 31 KOs) is a man who seems to love boxing with such a dedicated passion. Even though he does not enunciate English as his first language, you can read Pacquiao excitement from partaking in a sport that depends on teamwork combined with hard training, and individuality come fight time. Bernard Hopkins, Antonio…
Between the U.S. economy, gas prices, and the heavyweight division of boxing: “Okay, so now does everyone believe we are in a recession?†Says Chief Investment Officer Don Luskin. Since the boxing etymology of Muhammad Ali, then Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis, then Evander Holyfield, when has professional boxing seen an unambiguous heavyweight champion of the…
Well fight fans, I must tell you that I am very upset right now. Let me start by saying that I am a long time “The Ring†magazine subscriber and, for the most part, have been happy with their publication. Every now and then, they do tend to be off in my opinion, but I…
Puerto Rico has been the proud home of many boxing champions throughout history. From Sixto Escobar, to Carlos Ortiz and Jose “Chegui†Torres, to Wilfredo Benitez, Wifredo Gomez and a host of other champions in Puerto Rico’s heyday of boxing in the 1980’s, the torch has always been passed to up-and-coming new champions that each…
Rocky Juarez came into his bout with Humberto Soto bearing a pristine record. The twenty-five-year old’s resume boasted twenty-three fights and twenty-three wins while considered by many the best up-and-coming featherweight in the division. After going twelve rounds and losing by unanimous decision to Soto, a replacement for injured WBC champion Injin Chi, Juarez now…
Fernando Vargas beat Javier Castillejo over ten rounds last night in Rosemont, Illinois but the former IBF Light Middle Champion faded down the stretch, allowing the Spaniard to survive two knockdowns and actually thrive in the latter part of the bout. “El Feroz” pledged to be more defensive last night and indeed displayed impressive upper…
With a unification bout between WBO super middleweight king Joe Calzaghe and his IBF counterpart Jeff Lacy looking likely, we take a look back at one of Joe Calzaghe’s most impressive defences which took place 5 years ago this month. Calzaghe, a former ABA champion from Wales, was unbeaten in 28 professional bouts and was…
The heavyweight division is still fighting with intentions on becoming a respectable and trend setting weight class. The stars of this division are the major belt holders, Vitali Klitschko (WBC), Chris Byrd (IBF), John Ruiz (WBA) and Lamon Brewster (WBO). All are consumed with being “the” heavyweight and for most of it’s history, the division…
This Saturday, HBO televises live from the All States Arena in Rosemont, Illinois, the main event featuring “El Feroz†Ferocious Fernando Vargas locking horns with the Spaniard, Javier “El Lince de Parla†Castillejo. Although it is always a pleasure to watch Vargas fight, and Castillejo is no slouch, a lot more is at stake in…
Bernard Hopkins is one of the most persistent boxers, both in and out of the ring. It has been a month and two days since the wave of surprise that was his last fight landed on the boxing public. The camera shot of Jermain Taylor being crowned the new world middleweight champion still plays over…
Reports surfacing today suggest that the IBF may be stripping Mexico’s Juan Manuel Marquez of their featherweight title due to the Mexico City native not making a required mandatory defense against their highest rated challenger. Marquez still has the WBA “Super Championship” title but could potentially be forced into a box off against that organization’s…