Many fans will probably scream a definitive Yes! When reading the question posed in the above title. And I agree, Holyfield most definitely should hang up the gloves for good if he loses the latest comeback fight of his career. In fact, he should have done the sensible thing years …
Read More »Boxing History: Tyson v Berbick
It Was Twenty Years Ago This Year – Tyson v Berbick: “Iron Mike” At his Most Devastating! Twenty year old Mike Tyson was making his first challenge for the heavyweight title. Defending WBC champ Trevor Berbick may have been the more experienced fighter, but not too many people expected to …
Read More »A NIGHT AT THE FIGHTS – FEATURING MARTIN POWER versus TSHIFHIWA MUYAWI
Thursday, 29th June 2006, York Hall, Bethnal Green London. Top of the bill for this Maloney Fight Factory promotion was the contest for the vacant Commonwealth bantamweight title between Britain’s Martin Power and Tshifhiwa Muyawi of South Africa. Power, from the St. Pancreas district of London, fought gamely and aggressively; …
Read More »Boxing Info: Graham Earl and David Haye
Finally the country has woken to up to the poor performance of the English football team who once again failed to delivery. An overpaid bunch of primadonas who seem to forget they were playing for the pride of their country while enjoying shopping sprees and relaxation with the WAGS while …
Read More »Boxing Quotes: IBF Junior Middleweight Champion Roman Karmazin
Roman “Made in Hell’’ Karmazin (34-1-1, 1 ND, 21 KOs) will defend his IBF 154-pound title against former undisputed world welterweight champion Cory “The Next Generation” Spinks (34-3, 11 KOs) in Spinks’ hometown of St. Louis, Missouri, on Saturday, July 8, on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed in the west …
Read More »Pacquiao Handles Larios To Set Up Third Morales Bout
Last night at the Araneta Coliseum in Manilla, Philippines, Manny Pacquiao retained his WBC International Super Featherweight title with a dominating performance over ex-super bantam world champ Oscar Larios over the course of twelve sizzling rounds. Initially, Larios traded with the Filipino icon on even terms, shaking Pacquiao in the …
Read More »Boxing Round By Round: Ronald Hearns – Hector Hernandez
There were a raft of hot prospects in action on Saturday night’s Showtime telecast from the Little River Casino in Manistee, Michigan, in particular Ronald “Hitman” Hearns who took on Hector Hernandez. Round 1 The first of eight scheduled rounds between these middleweight prospects starts out with Hearns firing two …
Read More »Boxing Round By Round: Chazz Witherspoon – Mike Alexander
Heavyweights headlined the Showtime telecast from the Little River Casino in Michigan on Saturday, with fellow undefeated prospects Chazz Witherspoon and Mike Alexander squaring off. Round 1 The fight starts off with both fighters meeting in the center and Witherspoon immediately popping off with a straight right hand. The much …
Read More »Boxing Results: Witherspoon – McGirt Jr – Hearns
The torch was passed Saturday from old generation to new when three sons of former world champions and a cousin of another fought on a historic special edition of “Shobox: The New Generation” on SHOWTIME. DiBella Entertainment promoted the notable event from the Little River Casino Resort in Manistee, Mich.. …
Read More »Boxing Preview: Manny Pacquiao – Oscar Larios
At the Araneta Coliseum in Manilla, Phillipines, Manny Pacquiao hopes to impress an adoring hometown crowd when he puts his WBC International Super Featherweight title at risk against former longtime WBC 122 lbs Champion Oscar Larios. Larios, 53-4-1 (36), is the latest in a series of top Mexican fighters that …
Read More »Boxing 101: A Quick Review
Well we are past the first half of the year. Many things have changed, many remain the same. Some for the worse, some for the better. More importantly, I think there have been some lessons to be learned by some of the fighters themselves. It seems that they missed the …
Read More »Boxing Weigh-in:Witherspoon – Alexander – McGirt Jr – Pryor – Hearns – Hernandez
SHOWTIME will make television history when three sons of former world champions and a cousin of another are featured in a special edition of “ShoBox: The New Generation” Saturday, July 1, 2006 (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast) from the Little River Casino Resort in Manistee, Michigan. The …
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