Fight Previews
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 going to make the weight…
Antonio Tarver is in a division with very few shining stars and come this Saturday night, he has a chance to increase his fan base, future match-ups and bragging rights to the sports world with a win over Glen Johnson. Do not judge Johnson’s record, he has nine losses; however his only convincing loss was…
We were all surprised at Antonio Tarver landing that knockout punch so early on Roy Jones Jr. in the second round of their second fight. What was equally surprising was the lack of Tarver’s effort in his first fight with Glen Johnson, or was it? If you look into Tarver’s fight history, you can see…
Hey, fight fans what another great week for boxing. You may agree or you may disagree with the draw between Joel Casamayor and “Kid Diamondâ€, but one thing is for sure, that “Diamond†is one exciting fighter to watch. Throw in the arrival of Miguel Cotto as a full-fledged contender, and it was a great…
“He is an embarrassment to the sport. All real fighters are hard workers. It takes a lot of work to get to where you are and he makes all of our hard work seem like it’s a joke to the sport of boxing. But you know that guys like that get knocked out, and when…
June is the showcase month for the light welterweight division and current IBF champion Ricky Hatton began it by setting the standard bar almost insurmountably high by overwhelming ring legend Kostya Tszyu. On June 25, we have the showdown between Arturo Gatti and Floyd Mayweather for the WBC title, as well as a chance to…
The lightweight division has one classic encounter to call upon this year, the Diego Corrales-Jose Luis Castillo fight. As HBO presents the real heavyweight night of boxing this Saturday, another lightweight classic may evolve between former WBA super featherweight champion Joel Casamayor and undefeated contender Almazbek Raiymkulov. This fight pits Raiymkulov’s youth and brute strength…
It is only right that the next big star to come out of Puerto Rico seek for his revenge on the eve of the Puerto Rican day parade. On Saturday, June 11, the twenty-four-year-old native of Caguas makes his Madison Square Garden debut. For the first time in five years, Miguel Cotto will take on…
Those of you that log on every week to see the SaddoBoxing debate articles know that I am not displaying stellar form of late. I lost big last week as Ricky Hatton did the supposedly impossible and dominated Kostya Tszyu before making the former undisputed light welterweight champion give up on his stool after eleven…
Miguel Cotto will be entering Saturday night’s fight with a lot of weight on his shoulders. Cotto must follow Ricky Hatton’s great show, face a former opponent who defeated him in his Olympic days, conquer the challenge of making another positive impression on the junior welterweight division, fight on a card that rivals a Mike…
Joel Casamayor is on the road of rebuilding, even though many considered him an established boxer with a future championship reign. Being located in the lightweight division can lead to second place acclaim, as Diego Corrales, Jose Luis Castillo and even Acelino Freitas are featured names in a competitive weight Click for larger image ©…
This weekend, Miguel Cotto faces amateur nemesis Mohamad Abdulaev in a rematch of their Olympic bout in Sydney 2000. Here is why I think that the Uzbekistani can repeat that result. Since very early in his pro career Cotto has been touted as the next big thing by his promoter, Top Rank. Bob Arum has…