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“Sharmba, I’m coming to your hometown and putting on a show and you better bring your “A’ game!”–Chris “The Mechanic†Smith. Sometimes it takes examination, and evaluation of oneself to regain focus on what we need for our lives and careers. Many times during this process, we encounter stumbling blocks and stepping-stones, but determination pushes…
“I’m thirty-five and fresh. I would destroy myself at twenty-five. That is how confident I am right now.”–Kostya Tszyu. The undisputed junior welterweight champion Kostya Tszyu, has nothing left to prove. His resume consists of a who’s who of boxing’s elite. He has beaten all of the junior welterweights considered at least be the heir…
There are so many questions to answer leading to this fight. Is Tszyu over the hill? If his last defense against Sharmba Mitchell is any indication, then the answer to that is a resounding no. Will Tszyu’s past injuries catch up with him? No reason why they should. Will Hatton’s vicious body attack have an…
As reported in an earlier exclusive, SaddoBoxing had the privilege of receiving a personal phone call from “The Mechanic” Chris Smith last night (May 24), about a matter that has been confirmed today. Smith will be the next opponent for Sharmba “Little Big Man” Mitchell on the Tyson-McBride fight card. The fight will be held…
Nestled between the classic featherweight and lightweight divisions, we have the 130-pound super featherweight division. If you are a boxing purist, perhaps you do not agree with the creation of such weight classes deviating from the original weights as intended. What you cannot possibly disagree with is the legitimacy of the fighters currently occupying this…
Tonight, live on ESPN 2’s Tuesday Night Fights boxing series, “Smooth” Rodney Jones continued his quest for a world title shot as he defeated Teddy “Two Guns” Reid via split-decision. Let me tell you fight fans, it was not even that close. How one of the judges scored the fight for Reid is unbelievable. Still,…
Who would have “thunk it?” What an awesome fight, fans. No slow motion camera tricks. No music during fights. No nonsense! All that the fans were treated to was a great seven round war between two young guns. Sergio “The Latin Snake” Mora clearly out-thought, out-fought, out brawled, and out-classed the tough and determined Peter…
Well fight fans, welcome to another addition of the “Big Debate.†I must say my fellow fanatics; boxing is really picking up a head of steam as we make our way into the summer months. This weekend brings some excellent match-ups with the most interesting one being Jesus Chavez vs. Carlos Hernandez. This clash brings…
1. Jean Marc Mormeck: As the current unified WBC/WBA cruiserweight champion, Mormeck’s introduction to the world is somewhat belated. Nevertheless, having beaten Wayne Braithwaite, Virgil Hill (twice), Alexander Gurov and Dale Brown in his last five fights, Mormeck deserves his place atop this list. Under the promotion of Don King, Mormeck could conceivably be involved…
I still have very little trouble listing off the linear heavyweight champions all the way back to John L. Sullivan. Sullivan, James J. Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons, Jim Jeffries, Marvin Hart, Tommy Burns, Jack Johnson, Jess Willard, Jack Dempsey, Gene Tunney, Max Schmeling, Jack Sharkey, Primo Carnera, Max Baer, James Braddock, Joe Louis, Ezzard Charles, Joe…
On paper, this is one of the most evenly matched bouts in years. Both fighters suffered an early career learning loss to OK opposition. Both lost in title shots against Floyd Mayweather in 2001; Hernandez by a clear unanimous decision (although forcing the first count of Mayweather’s career when a stumble led to Pretty Boy’s…
Ricky Hatton was in an extremely relaxed mood earlier this evening, taking questions from various reporters around the globe. The questions came thick and fast as we gauged Ricky Hatton’s mindset ahead of the biggest fight of his career. Topics ranged from the possibility of crowd violence and, much to Ricky’s amusement, an American reporter…