Fight Previews
“I’m gonna stop him. I don’t normally stop people and I don’t normally say I’m gonna stop people, but I’m gonna stop him. I don’t like him.‖Matthew Barney on his upcoming clash with Carl Froch. If you ask Carl Froch, this fight has been two years in the making, and judging by what Froch had…
Perhaps you might not know who Kassim Ouma is. But I can tell you that he just might be the best light middleweight in the world. Kassim Ouma (21-1-1, 13KOs) was on the fast track to superstardom before being laid out by Agustin Silva in November 1999 and has since had to prove to the…
The boxing world is looking for a heavyweight to come along and make a clean sweep of the division, restore credibility and embody the spirit of past champions that made the heavyweight division boxing’s flagship. It is true that the glamour days are gone and optimism is difficult to find that we will see any…
Stretching from Mongolia to Eastern Europe, the Eurasian steppes spawned many robust tribes throughout the centuries such as the Cimmerians, Scythians, Samartians, Mongols, Tartars, Huns, Hephthalites and Magyars. Lacking the natural resources to sustain their growing hordes, they spread out in all directions, destroying, assimilating or merging with existing societies and eventually settling into the…
The heavyweight division is the biggest division in size, in punches and in paying out the biggest paychecks. On the other end, it is also one of the most lackluster and confusing divisions out there. Who is the king of the heavyweights? Don King, spare us the financial profiting you seem to receive while pushing…
Only July 16, an intriguing match-up will take place. Call it historical; call it whatever you wish but this just might be the changing of the guard for an old warrior. Bernard Hopkins (46-2-1, 32 KOs) will square-off against the brightest middleweight prospect this decade in Jermain “Bad Intentions” Taylor (23-0, 17 KOs) in what…
As the fight between “Pretty Boy†Floyd Mayweather and Arturo “Thunder†Gatti approaches this Saturday, Gatti has been telling many of the media people that he is struggling to make the weight for this fight. This was something he shared with yours truly, when I interviewed the fighting legend. This was also very evident as,…
This fight card represents the end of the light welterweight business for this half of 2005 as in addition to the main event, WBA champion Vivian Harris faces Carlos Maussa on the under-card. Arturo Gatti has nothing left to prove in terms of being a true fighter, he has done it all in the ring….
Vivian Harris is a world champion but his name is not a power punch in the boxing world. He is the WBA’s belt holder since 2002 and he is a man on a mission. Harris is a puncher in every sense of the word, and is always willing to counter punch with his opposition. Pull…
In 1995, many people regarded Arturo Gatti as one of the best prospects to come along in years. At 25-1, with only one loss coming in 1992 at the beginning of his career to King Solomon, he won the title in dramatic fashion against Tracy Harris Patterson that saw him garner a split decision victory…
On Saturday, June 25, boxing fans will be in for a treat. Oh and what a treat it is going to be as Arturo “Thunder†Gatti will finally be squaring off against Floyd “Pretty Boy†Mayweather Jr. in Atlantic City, New Jersey. This fight should be one for the ages; on one side you have…
Floyd Mayweather steps into the ring this Saturday night to face future IBHOF boxer Arturo Gatti (39-6, 30KOs) to determine if he is really the type of fighter that he wants to prove to the public he is. Sure, he is undefeated. He sports a 33-0 record with 22 KOs, but the one thing that…