Fight Previews
When I think about the fights that I have witnessed, a select few jump immediately to mind. The kind of fight where you learn more than just how skilled a man is, it’s the kind of fight that strips a fighter to his core and displays it for all to see. We have all watched…
On May 21, 2005, televised on HBO’s world championship boxing series, former 1988 Bronze Medalist, and current heavyweight contender Andrew Golota will challenge for his third heavyweight title in a row (the fourth title challenge of his career) when he takes on the WBO titleholder “Relentless” Lamon Brewster. It is a fight that will be…
While many boxing people all around the globe continue to wonder how on earth Felix Trinidad appeared in a prizefight and managed to leave no trace of being so on his opponent, including Trinidad himself, we venture forth into yet another week of boxing. Yes, the Trinidad Express halted, but SaddoBoxing cannot and rolls into…
Click for larger image© Paul Speak Billy Graham is perhaps Britain’s top trainer as the Manchester based former fighter boasts Ricky and Matthew Hatton, Michael Gomez, Paul Smith, Steven Bell, Patrick Maxwell and Matthew Macklin among his superb Phoenix Camp stable of fighters. With the able assistance of conditioning coach Bobby Rimmer and strength coach…
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…
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…
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…
On May 27, 2005, at the Arco Arena, in Sacramento, California, former 2004 U.S. Olympian and current super featherweight prospect Vicente “Chente” Escobedo (3-0-0 with 3 KOs), will return to ring for his fourth professional bout. Fresh off his three round demolition of the tough Mexican, Geronimo Click for larger image© Sergio Martinez “Torito” Hernandez,…
Ronald “Winky” Wright will enter Saturday’s fight, still the unknown fighter in the eyes of the mass media and the boxing public. With a record of 48-3 (25 KOs), Wright has to be one of the most underrated boxers in the sport with over fifty fights. Having had a rollercoaster of a career, Wright fought…
South African bantamweight phenomenon Silence Mabuza has ripped through seventeen straight opponents, knocked out fifteen of them and has yet to lose. But he has never faced a fighter the caliber of Mexican terror Cruz Carvajal, a dangerous former WBO and Mexican champion. That will all change on Friday night when Mabuza puts his IBO…