On a night where the stars shined, in attendance in and outside of the ring, Dash-DiBella Entertainment put on another spectacular event. This was the third installment of Broadway Boxing at the Hammerstein Ballroom. In attendance were notables such as Iran “The Blade” Barkley, Emile Griffith, Junior Jones and Harold …
Read More »The Big Debate: John “The Quiet Man” Ruiz vs. James “Lights Out” Toney.
Ahh….You just never know what’s going to happen with those crazy heavyweights. Well fight fans, welcome to the second installment of “The Big Debate.” This one is not exactly a fight that fans are raving about, but it is an important one since Toney is trying to become only the …
Read More »Diego Corrales Quotes.
DIEGO CORRALES. “Castillo is a tough guy. I am a tough guy. If there is any potential for a fight to go 12 rounds and be a war where we beat each other to death, this is it. If it goes the way it should go, it is going to …
Read More »State of the Boxing Union: The Heavyweights.
How do I presume to fashion a definitive heavyweight order from such a ragged bunch I hear you ask. Well, with great difficulty is my reflex response. Needless to say, we have a less than stellar crop from which to pluck and place in some manner of hierarchy. Furthermore, in …
Read More »John Ruiz: Quiet Ways of Winning.
A John Ruiz fight may be boring, uneventful, slow and a straight out way to help you fall asleep on the couch while watching. You can change the channel, laugh at his “Quiet Man” stance and take his self-assured statements of destroying his opponent lightly. It’s John Ruiz’ way and …
Read More »Golden Boy and Highridge Merger.
Golden Boy Enterprises, led by Oscar De La Hoya, and Highridge Partners, an international real estate developer and investor headed by John Long, today announced the formation of a new company, Golden Boy Partners, to revitalize and redevelop urban Latino communities. Golden Boy Partners combines the complementary talents and expertise …
Read More »DiBella\’s Broadway Boxing is Talent Packed.
It is fight week in the Big Apple, kicked off by DiBella Entertainment when Broadway Boxing Presented by Mohegan Sun is on the big stage this Thursday night, April 28. And talk about a local flavor – from Union, NJ to Bridgeport, CT, to Fort Apache in the Bronx, here …
Read More »The State of British Boxing: Young Tiger, Old Lions Part I.
Is modesty a virtue? If you are a young boxer grappling for big fights and public recognition, then the answer to that question is a definite no; boxing is a fickle sport with fans even more fickle. Boxing is a sport revolutionized by the arrival of someone called Muhammad Ali …
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Norman “Stoney” Stone.
“Don better step up to the plate after this fight because we want nothing but big fights. Johnny will beat both Klitchskos on the same night. No doubt about that. We better start getting treated the way we deserve from him because we’ve earned it.”–Norman “Stoney” Stone. “Just no excuses, …
Read More »Lights Out!
James “Lights Out” Toney is a name of which most boxing fans are fond. With a record of 68-4 (43 KOs), Toney knows his way around the ring as well as the business of boxing. Beginning his professional boxing career as a middleweight, where he earned the IBF middleweight title, …
Read More »SaddoBoxing\’s Ruiz-Toney Countdown.
Hello fight fans and thank you so much for joining us today here at SaddoBoxing.com where we aim to bring you the best quality boxing coverage all the time and always FREE! As you all know, the WBA heavyweight title fight between champion John Ruiz and challenger James Toney happens …
Read More »Krasniqi Tests Fitness Before Facing Whitaker.
One month prior to his WBO heavyweight title eliminator against Lance Whitaker European champion Luan Krasniqi, 27-1-1 (14), has to pass the first sequence of athletic tests set by his trainer. “It’s about power, running and stamina”, coach Torsten Schmitz explained. Krasniqi and Schmitz currently work out at Universum Box-Promotion’s …
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