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…
There were three fight cards of note last night in America, so let’s get to it. The top fight taking place was the final bout of the Showtime super middle tournament between prospects Anthony Hanshaw and Jean Paul Mendy at the DeSoto Civic Center in Southaven, MS. At stake was the vacant IBO belt but…
What If “The Nigerian Nightmare” Was One Of Cus D’Amato’s Catskill Creations? 2007 is rolling and just by looking at January’s schedule alone, this has the potential to be a blockbuster of a year. I have a feeling the staff here at SaddoBoxing is going to be a busy one! So, what does that mean…
Both Anthony Hanshaw and Jean Paul Mendy have battled through two opponents during a super middleweight tournament that has it’s climactic finish tonight as the two men square off at the Desoto Civic Center in Southaven, MS, televised by Showtime on it’s Shobox program. Both fighters have near identical records and given the competition they’ve…
Anthony Thompson Faces Robert Frazier On Undercard VERSUS, in collaboration with leading boxing promoters Top Rank, today announced that a NABF Lightweight Championship battle between Kid Diamond (23-1-1, 14 KOs) and Antonio Pitalua (41-3, 35 KOs) will headline the network’s first live Fight Night telecast of the year on Thursday, January 11 at 9 p.m….
WBA Super Feather King Smokes Another Pug, Calls Out Pacquiao Heavy handed WBA 130 lb Champion Edwin Valero added another notch to his belt last night as the Venezuelan crushed challenger Michael Lozado in just a single round at the Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo. The buzz around Valero, 21-0 (21), has reached fever pitch as…
Ricky Hatton and his team, consisting of manager Ray Hatton, trainer Billy Graham, strength coach Kerry Kayes and agent Paul Speak, are making preparations to move their camp from the grim northern environs of Manchester, England to sunny Las Vegas, scheduled to take place on the 7th of this month. On January 20 at Las…
Champions are the main focus in any sport. It doesn’t matter if it is Super Bowl Champions, World Series Champions, Stanly Cup Champions or in this case, Boxing Champions. All eyes are on the holder of the title. And rightfully so; it takes a lot of hard work to become a champion. By becoming champion,…
Bigfoot Or Boxing’s Next Superstar? The sweet science may be the sport more tethered in archaic tradition than any other currently in existence. Not that this is necessarily a bad thing, as boxing’s rich history is just as important and meaningful to the sport as say, baseball’s is. So forgive me if I find it…
On a cold and foggy East End morning, British Bantamweight Champion Martin Power was busy preparing for his rematch against Commonwealth Champion Tshifhiwa Munyai on Friday, January 26 at the Goresbrook LC in Dagenham, England. Having been stopped by Munyai earlier this year after the lanky South African stepped in at the last minute to…
Morden’s Lenny Daws has the opportunity to demonstrate that he is the next big thing in his division when he appears on the Sky Box Office Pay Per View Event on 20th January alongside two current marquee light welterweight operators from Britain. The 28-year-old defends his 140lb British Title against mandatory contender Barry Morrison in…
Can The Little Man With Big Appeal Bring Needed Attention To Fighters Under 122 Pounds? I have to say that it confuses me as to how guys like Ricardo Mayorga and Fernando Vargas can remain in the spotlight. Both are tough guys and take hellacious beatings, but when you lay it on the line, what…