As the week progresses towards the fight which many of us cannot wait to watch, I caught up with WBA lightweight titlist Juan Diaz to get his take on what to expect this Saturday night. “I think it’s going to be a great night for boxing and I think that …
Read More »Vivian Harris: The Hidden Champion.
This Saturday’s fight headliner consists of Floyd Mayweather and Arturo Gatti, for Gatti’s WBC belt. Aside from that, did you know another world champion was sharing the same fight card? Vivian Harris, does the name ring a sign of recognition in your brain? He is the WBA world champion and …
Read More »Review Analysis: Tarver-Johnson II/Quartey-Phillips.
Antonio Tarver once again proved to the boxing world that “they gave the wrong man a second chance.” Tarver defeated Glen “The Road Warrior” Johnson by unanimous decision. Throughout rounds one through five, Tarver totally out-boxed Johnson, leaving “The Road Warrior” confused and most importantly, behind on the scorecards. Rounds …
Read More »Ricky Hatton: King in a Day.
Ricky Hatton was not the only twenty-something lad to have woken up on that hazy Sunday morning nursing a collection of stitches around an eye. Granted, most others did so in a cell or a corner in a casualty ward, certain to be back out on the razz and none …
Read More »Floyd Mayweather Jr.: Talented but Still Overlooked.
Mr. Floyd Mayweather will be the latest talented star in the gifted junior welterweight division to put a cap on this outstanding month of boxing. From this fight, we will see if Mayweather will earn his debate contention on why he should be number one on the pound-for-pound list, who …
Read More »Gatti Enters Another Battle.
Click for larger image© Tom Casino/Showtime Arturo Gatti is a boxing star in every sense of the word. He went from an average fighter, to a decent slugger, to an entertaining boxer and now a whole new boxer with improved skills while training under former champion, Buddy McGirt. I used …
Read More »World Boxing Round-up.
News and Results from the Last week in the Fight Game. In 1240, a dam was built on the Amstel river in Holland thus creating the name Amsterdam. On Sunday 12, June in that beautiful city, Regilio Aaron scored his ninth win in ten fights (six early) with a six …
Read More »Can the “Magic Man” Conjure a Legacy?
For a fight that only happened because Roy Jones Jr. is irrelevant in the light heavyweight division, it did at least give us a legitimate light heavyweight champion. Many see Antonio Tarver’s impeccable record in rematches as a redeeming feature. I cannot help but wonder why he does not get …
Read More »Ike “Bazooka” Quartey: The Business of Boxing.
This Saturday night, the televised under-card of the “Gentleman” Glen Johnson vs. Antonio “Magic Man” Tarver fight features a 160-pound tilt between former WBA welterweight champion Ike “Bazooka” Quartey (35-2-1 with 30 KOs) taking on former IBF light middleweight titlist Verno Philips (39-9-1 with 20 KOs). This will mark the …
Read More »SaddoBoxing Writer’s Predict: “Gentleman” Glen Johnson vs. Antonio “Magic Man” Tarver II.
It seems as if every win Glen Johnson achieves these days is an upset, begging the question, when are people going to truly believe in him? Antonio Tarver fought beneath himself in the first fight, and paid the price. This time, the rematch specialist in Tarver will have to come …
Read More »Time Marches on; Will Jones Follow?
Everyone has a talent, no matter how veiled or insignificant it might seem. It could be a tendency to excel in a particular discipline, an intuition that others lack, or simply a personality trait that warms you to others. Whichever of these elements applies to you, it is probably fundamental …
Read More »Comments from Antonio Tarver\’s Trainer, James \”Buddy\” McGirt.
Once again fight fans, you know that SaddoBoxing.com is on the rise when one of the top trainers on the planet takes the time to return this writer’s phone call, even though he is right in the middle of the busiest time of “fight week,” making sure his fighter is …
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