Fight Previews
WHO NEEDS PBS? ESPN2 will redefine the term “educational television†on Jan 21 when “Friday Night Fights Main Events Special Edition†features four boxers on its broadcast who have attended at least two years of college: Juan Diaz, Billy Irwin, Calvin Brock, and Clifford Etienne. Below is some educational information about the four fighters, and…
On January 28th Scott Harrison will defend his WBO featherweight title against a very dangerous opponent in the form of Victor Polo. It’s a fight that Scott wants in order to show the boxing fraternity and the American media that none of the other big names such as Marco Antonio Barrera, Erik Morales, Manny Pacquiao,…
On February 12th at the Max Schmeling Halle in Germany, two heavyweight attractions have been added to a top night of action that already includes Rudy Markussen versus Vitali Tsypko and Danilo Haussler versus Mohammed Said. Giant Russian heavyweight Nicolai Valuev, standing over seven-feet tall and weighing over 300-pounds will face Attila Levin who is…
An intriguing heavyweight attraction will play the chief support role to the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Henry Bruseles fight later this month in the American Airlines Arena in Miami, USA. Knockout artist and current heavyweight hopeful Samuel Peter will face Cuban heavyweight Yanqui Diaz (formerly Yamplier Azcuy) over twelve rounds. The last fighter to face Peter, Jeremy…
Each being thirty-five years of age and both having sensationally knocked out former light heavyweight king Roy Jones Jr., Antonio Tarver and Glencoffe Johnson share honors even going into the fight that is rightfully recognized as the universally recognized fight for light heavyweight supremacy. Credit must be afforded to both fighters for alleviating themselves of…
On the eve of their light heavyweight fight to be held atthe Staples Center in Los Angeles tomorrow night, Antonio Tarver and Glencoffe Johnson weighed in along with Olympic gold medalist Andre Ward who is making his debut on the card against Christopher Molina. David Telesco will fight former WBO light heavyweight champion Julio Gonzalez…
The sport of boxing in 2004 is a confusing place. Too many weight classes, too many titles within each class, organizations whose rankings are clearly incompetent, and too many great fights that are never made because of ‘politics’ (see also: ‘bullshit,’ ‘TV networks’ and ‘money’). These are just some of the problems that boxing is…
Whilst pondering over the potential outcome of Saturday’s match up between the world’s two best light heavyweights, I was again reminded that in boxing, more than in any other sport, the least likely of dreams come true. No matter what century, country or weight division, boxing finds a way to defy all usually reliable logic….
Vitali Klitschko is still the WBC heavyweight champion after beating challenger Danny Williams to the canvas four times en route to an eighth round knockout victory. Williams was game and caught the champion with some good shots but Klitschko was able to absorb the punches a lot easier than Williams managed to take his shots….
The facts about this fight are not entirely thrilling to behold. Vitali Klitschko is the WBC heavyweight champion who acquired the title by beating an old and unfit version of Corrie Sanders while Danny Williams was not even on the heavyweight radar until he knocked out an old and debilitated version of Mike Tyson. So…
Saturday night sees Vitali Klitschko defend his WBC world heavyweight title for the first time, against Britain’s Danny Williams. Both men have reached a point in their careers where this fight will serve as an indicator to how they will be perceived in years to come. A defeat for the Ukrainian will call into question…
On the eve of the biggest heavyweight fight of the year, the final weight tally was declared for the fighters who will be involved on the great action card on Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Vitali Klitschko will risk his heavyweight title against England’s Danny Williams. Miguel Cotto makes the first…