I’ve grown up on boxing. My grandfather got me into the sport at a young age and I’ve been engulfed in it ever since. I did not know or understand the legend of Julio Cesar Chavez, but I did know that I had to hate Oscar De La Hoya because he beat him. I knew…
The very next day after arriving in Las Vegas, Ricky Hatton engaged in fierce combat over the course of twelve rounds of sparring as “The Hitman” prepares for his IBF Light Welter Championship fight with reigning champion Juan Urango, scheduled for Saturday, January 20 at The Paris Hotel. At the Las Vegas gym of former…
By Ben Lettman Frank Maloney’s Fitness Academy is a training facility for his ever-growing stable of boxers. Based in Deptford, South East London, it has been home to many well established boxers over the years and is renowned for cultivating talent. Upon entering the intimate gym, there is one poster in particular that catches my…
With regards to the British super fight between David Haye and Enzo Maccarinelli, Team Haye would like to confirm that at no time did they made any extra demands or try to move the goalposts for the fight that all of Britain wanted to see. From the commencement of negotiations, this fight was always a…
Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero is set to fight for the vacated IBF featherweight championship of the world in his next bout, this time he will have a new face in his corner, Freddie Roach. Guerrero stated “I look forward to working with Freddie and his experience will be well appreciated.” Team Guerrero feels that Freddie…
8 Count Productions, Home of the Best of Chicago Boxing, is preparing for another outstanding year of presenting world class professional boxing for Chicagoland fight fans. Said Dominic Pesoli, President of 8 Count, “Last year we promoted 18 events and we’re looking at a similar number this year. We had a terrific 2006 with some…
Samuel Peter Wins Impressively In Florida Despite being lost amongst the clamor of the controversial first bout, Samuel Peter and James Toney’s rematch was a highly anticipated affair. In the first contest, both rotund combatants dug deep into the inner depths of their soul and put on display a vivid description of what a good…
In the co-featured bout to Sam Peter vs. James Toney 2 last night in Florida, ex-WBA Light Middleweight Champion Travis Simms got a stoppage win over the reigning WBA Champion, the very tough Jose Antonio Rivera. The bout must have seemed like the third ring of hell for the champion. Simms would thoroughly outbox, outclass,…
I was a proponent of Sam Peter prior to his fighting James Toney. He was usually good for a KO from time-to-time with one huge punch against his opponent. But that kind of display was bound to fail when classed against a boxing PhD in James Toney and in my opinion, it did during their…
Ricky Hatton has overcome an arm injury during training sessions for his January 20 Las Vegas debut and continues preparing for his HBO/SKY televised showdown with IBF Light Welterweight Champion Juan Urango. “Ricky lost four sessions of sparring because he damaged his arm,” said father/manager Ray Hatton. “It’s not ideal but we got through it…
Quotes from both the Sam Peter vs. James Toney 2 contest and also Travis Sims vs. Jose Antonio Rivera Samuel Peter: “You saw what I did tonight,†Peter said. “I taunted him [Toney]. I gave him the Muhammad Ali shuffle, with a little Floyd Mayweather, too. This was my best fight. I fight the best….
Controversy and boxing are as interwoven as peanut butter is with jelly. The sport’s long and storied history is teeming with assorted instances of disputatious events. One of the latest cases involves the arguable decision that Samuel “The Nigerian Nightmare†Peter received over James “Lights Out†Toney this past September. While most observers had Toney…