Click for larger image© Tom Casino/Showtime For the first time since the stolen stardom of Gerald McClellan and the passing fancy of Roy Jones Jr., the American boxing contingent has a reason to care about the super middleweight division. At Robin Reid’s eternal expense, Jeff Lacy is that reason. Bludgeoned: the apt description for the…
Tonight in Tampa, Florida, hometown champion Jeff “Left Hook” Lacy took on Robin “Grim Reaper” Reid in defense of his IBF super middleweight championship. This would be the fight in which we realized that Lacy was a pretender, or the real thing. SaddoBoxing wraps up its big fight coverage of this event with the round…
Main Events and 8 Count Productions are proud to announce the arrival of “Ferocious” Fernando Vargas as he lands in Chicago this Saturday night at O’Hare Airport at 8pm. His arrival at the baggage claim area in Terminal 3 will be met by a full Mariachi band. Fans of “Feroz” and all members of the…
“Reid has never been down before but he’s never faced anyone like Jeff and we’re going to make it real difficult for Reid.”–Dan Birmingham sees an easy night’s work for his man Jeff Lacy against Robin Reid. Lacy’s Trainer Anticipates Shutout Win against Reid. Dan Birmingham is one of today’s hottest trainers, coaching both former…
Considering all the controversy surrounding the Hopkins-Taylor horror, here is a message to all my boxing fans all over the world: “we have to move on!” What’s done is done and it’s in the past. There isn’t anything you and I could do to change the outcome. So as we fast forward into the future,…
“I look at this fight as maybe being a little too much too soon for him. I’m sure the best man will win on Saturday, and no disrespect intended, I just think that’s going to be me.‖Robin Reid plans to shock Lacy and take the IBF title. Reid and Lacy after yesterday’s weigh-inClick for larger…
Robin Reid’s reasons for landing this nationally televised fight against the promising Jeff Lacy could be attributed to two motives. One, he is Lacy’s IBF mandatory, or two, he is a stepping-stone for Lacy and a strong chance for Lacy earning his twentieth win. As I look at the antics of the Lacy camp, I…
Robin Reid has one last chance to become a major world champion, and if he does so against America’s Jeff Lacy, not one person could say he did not earn it. Lacy would already be a major attraction if he was placed anywhere else than in the super middleweight division, where champions like to defend…
In Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, Colombian tourist Ricardo Torres put on an impressive display to keep his number one WBO light welterweight ranking by battering hometown fighter Edwin Vazquez before referee Jose Rivera halted the action in the third. Vasquez, 20-9-2 (8), had started off strongly, trying to gain the respect of bomb-handed Torres, 28-0…
From SaddoBoxing’s Curtis McCormick at ringside. Click for larger image © Curtis McCormick Matthew Macklin – Leo Laudat Demetrius Hopkins – Paul Delgado Rock Allen – Damon Antoine Larry Mosley – Alexis Division Golden Boy East’s inaugural show went off with a bang at the Borgata in Atlantic City last night with every bout on…
Boxing fans will be able to “Catch the Rising Stars on the Boardwalk” when unbeaten heavyweight standout Samuel Peter squares off against former world champion Wladimir Klitshcko in the main event, and Puerto Rican sensation Miguel Cotto defends his WBO light welterweight championship against Italy’s Gianluca Branco on Saturday night, September 24, at Boardwalk Hall…
Jeff Lacy’s nickname is a testament to his power and presence. Having a menacing left hook without it being your boxing nickname can push opponents away from you. When it’s a part of your name, as in Lacy’s case, it can have a psychological impact on your opponent. At one point in time, when the…