Fight Results
As a recent guest of the “TKO Boxing Show,†I was very interested to see how Ahmed “Babyface†Kaddour would fair in his fight last night. I did not get to see the Showtime, “Showbox†telecast live, but did catch it very late, once I finally got home (Thank God for DVR). “Babyface†looks more…
Of the twenty-seven punches Vernon “Viper” Forrest landed in less than two rounds of action in the opening bout of the televised action at the MGM Grand on Saturday night in Las Vegas, the last two were more than enough to end Sergio Rios’ night early. The final combination to the head felled Rios towards…
Taking very little chance in his return to the ring, Acelino “Popo” Freitas stopped thirty-eight-year-old Panamanian journeyman Fabian Salazar inside of a minute in a lightweight battle on Saturday. The fight, held in Freitas’ home of Salvador, Brazil, held absolutely no suspense, as Freitas bulled forward throwing haymakers in the style of his early career,…
The main event of ESPN’s Tuesday Night Fight’s boxing series featured undefeated Puerto Rican welterweight prospect Carlos “El Indio” Quintana (20-0-0 with 16 KOs dismantling tough but outgunned Francisco “Pancho Azul” Campos (18-4-1 with 10 KOs). What started off as a slow fight, as the first two rounds were not much to look at, ended…
News and Results from the Last Week’s Fight Game. OK, it’s quiz time! What do a World Darts champion, an ex-British and Commonwealth heavyweight boxing champion and this writer have in common? Do you give up? We all went to Eaglesfield School in South London. Yes, it’s well known as a breeder of the athletic…
Click for larger image © Tom Casino/Showtime “Who’s next!? Who’s next!?” Was the bombastic message that Samuel Peter yelled at the television camera after he knocked out Taurus “The Bull” Sykes in the second round. After a nondescript first stanza, Peter came out showing more aggression in the second round. Samuel was shooting jabs to…
***Article with lots of Fight Photos*** For the first half of his title defense against Gerardo Verde, Ivan Calderon lived up to his “Iron Boy” nickname. The diminutive minimumweight hammered his younger opponent at will, blunting the Mexican’s aggression with sharp, discouraging counters. For a while it looked as if Calderon would pull off a…
***Article with lots of Fight Photos*** Click for larger image© Curtis McCormick Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. easily had his way with a decent journeyman on Saturday night’s Mayweather – Gatti undercard in Atlantic City and entertained the audience with a methodical breakdown that brought back images of his famous father in his prime. Rueben Galvan…
Many felt Floyd Mayweather’s pre-fight boast that he would easily take Arturo Gatti apart to be a typical arrogant, egotistical statement but that’s exactly what the now three- weight world champion achieved last night at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall. While the fight itself ended in a stoppage by Gatti’s corner after all of five rounds,…
Vivian Harris lost his WBA belt and any credibility of being a world-class operator he carried into the ring in Atlantic City last night on the under-card of the Mayweather-Gatti card. Long gone is any sense of mystique that Harris, who had begun to claim references in the press as being the most underrated and…
Tons of exclusive ringside photos from Gatti – Mayweather and Harris – Maussa Click for larger images © Richard Eberline
Fight fans, this should have have been a round by round account of the Gatti vs. Mayweather fight, but the contest was so one-sided, that there is really no point. Arturo’s best round was the first, and he ended up being knocked down in that stanza. Gatti came out shooting jabs to Mayweather’s body and…