Boxing Previews

Tonight, live from the Staples Center in California, and part of the televised portion of the pay-per-view under-card that is dedicated to the finale of a legend, Julio Cesar Chavez, Jesus “El Matador” Chavez makes his return to the ring. Chavez, who is the former WBC super featherweight titlist, will …

“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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

“You know, being compared to Oscar is amazing because he is such a phenomenon in the sport of boxing. It makes me feel good inside and it makes me want to train even harder because I’m representing him.”–Vicente Escobedo on comparisons to his promoter Oscar de la Hoya. On May …

The past three weeks have been great for our beloved sport. We saw the legends of Castillo and Corrales grow as they put on a thriller. Then, we witnessed the culmination of years of hard work for Ronald “Winky” Wright as he completely befuddled Puerto Rican Monster, Felix “Tito” Trinidad. …

Few fighters can claim four attempts at a world heavyweight championship, and even less could do so having endured a career as turbulent as that of Andrew Golota. “The Foul Pole,” is now more affectionately referred to as “The Powerful Pole” by Don King’s promotional company; and a less sinister …

“Every time I step in to a ring, I fight for all of El Salvador.”–Carlos Hernandez. On May 28, 2005, “El Leon De Culican”, the legendary Julio Cesar Chavez, will headline a fight card that is promoted by Top Rank, and televised as part of Showtime’s pay-per-view boxing series. Although …

An intriguing ‘B’ level heavyweight fight for the WBO title. Brewster is still an unknown quantity in today’s moribund flagship division, whereas Golota is, as Winston Churchill once quoted about Russia, “a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.” Supremely talented but with some serious psychological issues, Golota has …

If you ask the average fight fan to name a boxer in the cruiserweight division, more than likely they will name a heavyweight, or even a light heavyweight. But in a division not as popular as those of the heavyweights and light heavyweights, you have a fighter that is on …