Fifteen Years Later: Still The Most Brutal Conclusion To A Heavyweight Fight. Tommy Morrison was being groomed for stardom. He was that rare commodity of recent years – a white heavyweight who could punch with devastating efficiency, particularly with his left hook. Tommy was also good looking, media friendly and very exciting to watch. Also,…
Joey “KO Kid” Spina targets The Contender’s Jessie Brinkley in May 10 showdown “Put Up or Shut Up,” ESPN2 Wednesday Night Fights at Foxwoods Bad blood is brewing between WBC USNBC super middleweight champion Joey “KO Kid” Spina (17-0-1, 12 KOs) and challenger Jessie Brinkley (26-3, 17 KOs), a semifinalist in The Contender television reality…
Click for larger image FIGHT NIGHT – Saturday, May 13, 2006. TD Banknorth Garden, located on Causeway Street in Boston’s Downtown North section. Main event televised live on HBO’s “World Championship Boxing†series. The telecast will begin at 9:45 P.M. (ET) Doors open at 7:00 P.M., first fight at 8:00 P.M. MAIN EVENT – 12…
Article Courtesy of John “Iceman” Scully Every once in a while you will come across a performance where a boxer will exceed expectations and elevate himself higher than most could even expect him to go. Sometimes a boxer with a lot of question marks will find a way to answer most or all of them…
Click for larger image © Joe Ulrey / Saddo Boxing The official weigh-in was held yesterday for tonight’s Thompson Boxing “Path to Glory” fight card at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, California. All fighters looked fit and prepared, with only one contestant, Juan Pablo Montes de Oca, failing to make the contracted weight of 145…
Click for larger image © Joe Ulrey / Saddo Boxing By Parimal Rohit and Joe Ulrey With this fight report, SaddoBoxing is trying out a revolutionary new concept. We sent two of our Southern California correspondents, Parimal Rohit and Joe Ulrey, to cover the Roy Englebrecht Promotions card last Thursday at the Marriott Hotel in…
Three blind mice spotted in Belfast. By Frank Maloney Were the three blind mice judging the European title fight in Belfast on Friday night? No disrespect to Ray Charles or Stevie Wonder but even they could have seen Damaen Kelly had won that fight, he has been certainly been robbed of a European title. Last…
EBA’s European Ratings as of April 2006 HEAVYWEIGHT (Over 200 Lbs / Over 90.71 Kgs) EUROPEAN Champion: VACANT WBA NIKOLAY VALUEV (Rus) 1. WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO (UA) 2. DANNY WILLIAMS (GB) CW 3. RUSLAN CHAGAEV (UZ) 4. PAOLO VIDOZ (I) EBU 5. ALEXANDER DIMITRENKO (UA) WBO-IC 6. LUAN KRASNIQI (D) 7. VLADIMIR VIRCHIS (UA)
Adeyinka Makinde, author of ‘Dick Tiger-The Life and Times of a Boxing Immortal’ interviewed by Cheryl Robinson on ‘Just About Books,’ Harambee Radio. Cheryl Robinson: Hello, you are listening to Cheryl Robinson on the ‘Just About Books’ Talk Show, a worldwide Internet show on authors, book reviews, bookclubs and literary events for African-American book lovers….
In a terrific matchup of unbeaten flyweights, International Boxing Federation (IBF) champion Vic “The Raging Bull’’ Darchinyan will defend his crown against IBF No. 8 contender Luis Maldonado Saturday, June 3, 2006, on SHOWTIME. The 12-round world title fight, which was announced by SHOWTIME Sports & Event Programming General Manager Ken Hershman, will precede the…
Click for larger image © Karl Stubbs / Impact Boxing On Friday 21st April Scott Lawton and Gary Reid took time out of their busy training schedules to help three juniors from Silverdale ABC. Luke Hodgkinson (13), Nathan Russo (14) and Sam Leverton (15) were given advice and coaching by Lawton and Reid who are…
Five and a half years ago Wladimir Klitschko pounded Chris Byrd from pillar to post for twelve long rounds and took the American’s WBO Heavyweight title. Last night in Mannheim, Germany the towering Ukrainian again forced a heavy beating upon the much smaller man and took Byrd’s world title, this time the IBF, but managed…