Click for larger image© DAVID MARTIN WARRDON KING PRODUCTIONS The carnage will be awesome. Onlookers will have to peep through their fingers to gauge whether it is safe to look. Nearby, officials will wince; eyeing every nuance of the action, hoping that animosity between the two can be sufficiently contained. …
Read More »From Tampa, with Love: Ringside at Lacy-Reid.
Click for larger image© Tom Casino/Showtime As the evening fell on what would be an exciting and electrifying night, the purple and blue sky and the swaying palm trees were the perfect backdrop for one of the most memorable nights in boxing for all of Florida. We witnessed the younger …
Read More »Is Scott Harrison Ready to Step Up?
Above is a question frequently directed at British fighters over the years. The perceived promotional protection is not exclusive to Scott Harrison. Any British fighter with a hint of potential over the last decade or so was seemingly milked dry domestically before achieving consideration to fight the elite. So why …
Read More »Lacy didn’t Fear the Reaper.
Click for larger image© Tom Casino/Showtime For the first time since the stolen stardom of Gerald McClellan and the passing fancy of Roy Jones Jr., the American boxing contingent has a reason to care about the super middleweight division. At Robin Reid’s eternal expense, Jeff Lacy is that reason. Bludgeoned: …
Read More »Can Boxing’s Popularity be Increased?
For many of us fans, boxing enjoyed a period of great fights and great fighters in the late seventies and eighties, which has not been equaled since. Fighters like Leonard, Hearns, Hagler, Duran, Arguello and others were in their heyday. The heavyweight division, arguably the most popular among many boxing …
Read More »SaddoBoxing’s U.K. Report.
Things were beginning to get quiet in Britain this past weekend as the U.K. settled into its traditional midsummer break between the “seasons,” but the scene isn’t completely dead with the upcoming bouts in the U.S. and Italy this week for British fighters, along with speculation on just who some …
Read More »Roy Jones and Antonio Tarver: Boxing’s Odd Couple.
Roy Jones Jr. is a name that will always have its discussion time in any debate on or about the great sport of boxing. He is a flashy, loud supporter of his own bragging rights. You can like him or dislike him; regardless of your personal opinion on the richly …
Read More »My Visit to “Sin City”: Final Part.
Like I mentioned before, I had an early wakeup call for Saturday morning, but I really did not need it. My dreams were filled with the “sweet science,” and the excitement had me awake at 5 a.m. By 6:15 a.m., I was showered, shaved, and was ready to embark on …
Read More »Amir Khan: A New Light Shines Through Britain’s Troubles.
Frank Warren might be a comparative minnow in world boxing promotional terms, especially weighed against dinosaurs such as Don King and Bob Arum, but his tenure as England’s top promoter has been nothing if not eventful. He’s been shot, embroiled in more than a few legal proceedings and built the …
Read More »Kostya Tszyu Update.
Click for larger image© Paul Speak Nearly two months have passed since Ricky Hatton dethroned Kostya Tszyu to become the IBF junior welterweight champion of the world, and there is still no word from Tszyu on whether or not he plans to fight again. Indeed the signals from his camp …
Read More »My Visit to “Sin City”: Part II.
Well fight fanatics, the scheduled time for the weigh-in, which was at 2:30 P.M., was drawing near. I was still hauling around that pesky piece of luggage I told you about earlier and was starting to feel the wear and tear of the night before. I walked over to a …
Read More »Alex Arthur: A New European Super Featherweight Champion is Crowned.
Alex Arthur last night moved one step closer to what he believes is his destiny: to bring a world title back to Scotland. After last night’s methodical destruction of teak tough Russian Boris Sinitsin, Arthur’s dream could very well become reality within the next nine-twelve months. As has been the …
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