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The first televised bout of the evening was the IBF light flyweight contest between Victor Burgos and Will Grigsby. As this fight materialized, lots began to happen throughout the MGM Grand in Las Vegas as the boxing world anticipated a potentially great night of championship boxing. But in the ring, a spirited effort was being…
The potential of power like that of Felix “Tito†Trinidad’s turns the improbable to possible, and when it lands, it turns the possible into all but a guarantee. Ronald “Winky†Wright cannot claim such prowess, but his access to one of the finest pure boxing techniques may be enough to keep Trinidad’s monstrous power at…
That stage was set for a dramatic conclusion to the evening’s boxing. Cory Spinks made a glamorous entrance to the ring, accompanied by Rap star Nelly as he played to the record setting St. Louis crowd in attendance. Meanwhile, Zab Judah seethed in the ring, aching for retribution to right the blemish staining his record…
We are being spoilt at the moment as for the second week running, we are presented with a huge, huge fight that could easily be a contender for fight of the year. Up until last year, Ronald “Winky†Wright was highly underestimated and under promoted. He has fought in just about every country on the…
Super featherweight prospect Jose “The Punisher” Perez, Jr. (now 7-0-0 with 4 KOs), made his ESPN 2 Friday Night Fights debut with an impressive four round unanimous decision victory over the more experienced Abraham Verdugo (now 5-6-0 with 3 KOs), at the Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California. All three scorecards read 40-36. It was…
TITO! TITO!! TITO!!! Once again, Felix Trinidad steps into the squared circle for what is his second fight in the “Back with a Vengeance” tour. As of right now, New York is buzzing and it is like the Puerto Rican day parade all over again. This Saturday we will see the classical cliche we have…
Most of the boxing world focuses on the bigger guys, but there is some real talent and great match-ups in the smaller weight classes. Within the next two weeks, two important fights are happening in the bantamweight division. This Friday, on ESPN 2, young gun Silence Mabuza will be taking on the tough Cruz Carbajal,…
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Joe Calzaghe (39-0) kept alive his mega-fight ambitions last weekend with a repeat victory over former first round knockout victim Mario Veit (45-2). The long reigning Welsh champion showed his mettle by traveling into hostile territory for only the second time in his career, as he put his title on the line against the much…
On May 14, 2005, everyone will eagerly await the big showdown between Felix “Tito†Trinidad and Ronald “Winky†Wright. The chief supporting bout is a 147-pound tilt between undisputed champion Zab “Super†Judah and Cosme “Chino†Rivera. COSME WHO?!? Many of you fight fans have probably never heard of Rivera and are wondering how he…
Saturday’s great match up of Felix “Tito” Trinidad vs. Ronald “Winky” Wright is more than just a fight for contention to continue Trinidad’s legacy in boxing or an addition to Wright’s search for respect. It is easy to pay strict attention to the potential outcomes of this match up; the potential of an outstanding knockout…
“James Toney should be a man and stand up and admit that he was on something. He keeps saying he is a real man. Let’s see if he has the balls to stand up and say hey, I did it. I took something I was not supposed to. When I got thrown out of the…