Showtime will present a heavyweight collision this week as undefeated contender Samuel Peter comes up against once beaten contender Taurus Sykes. It’s “The Bull” versus “The Nigerian Nightmare” in what Showtime are billing as the start of a new era in heavyweight boxing. Press conferences between the two have been quite eventful, with Sykes employing…
News and Results from the Last week in the Fight Game. We start off in Jack the Ripper’s old stomping (and ripping and shredding) ground of Bethnal Green, East London. On Sunday night, in historic York Hall – surely in the top three worldwide venues for amount of fights held – and top of the…
Undisputed world welterweight champion Zab “Super†Judah extended his congratulations to “Pretty Boy†Floyd Mayweather today after his dominating performance against Arturo “Thunder†Gatti on Saturday to become a three-division world champion. Judah also extended an invitation to Mayweather to fight at 147 pounds if he wants to try to become a four-division champion. “Floyd’s…
Hi fight fans and welcome to this second edition of “The TKO Boxing Show.” This week you will find a complete rundown of our boxing news features including Jonny Townsend’s “World Boxing Round-up,” and we end up the show with “This Week in Boxing.” Those of you that enjoyed our special “Suckerpunch” feature with Ricky…
Many felt Floyd Mayweather’s pre-fight boast that he would easily take Arturo Gatti apart to be a typical arrogant, egotistical statement but that’s exactly what the now three- weight world champion achieved last night at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall. While the fight itself ended in a stoppage by Gatti’s corner after all of five rounds,…
Vivian Harris lost his WBA belt and any credibility of being a world-class operator he carried into the ring in Atlantic City last night on the under-card of the Mayweather-Gatti card. Long gone is any sense of mystique that Harris, who had begun to claim references in the press as being the most underrated and…
Tons of exclusive ringside photos from Gatti – Mayweather and Harris – Maussa Click for larger images © Richard Eberline
Floyd Mayweather backed all the trash talk up, predicted the outcome of this victory of Arturo Gatti and did it in amazing style. Yeah, the critics of Mayweather will have to retort, “He is so talented but he has a big mouth.” Grant the new WBC champion a private parade and let’s prepare for him…
Wow! That is all I can say about “Pretty Boy†Floyd Mayweather. Floyd’s performance was superb as he totally dismantled and outclassed, as well as humiliated Arturo “Thunder†Gatti. Actually, Floyd Mayweather humiliated everybody that predicted him getting knocked out by Arturo Gatti, including myself as I stated that Gatti was going to knock out…
Fight fans, this should have have been a round by round account of the Gatti vs. Mayweather fight, but the contest was so one-sided, that there is really no point. Arturo’s best round was the first, and he ended up being knocked down in that stanza. Gatti came out shooting jabs to Mayweather’s body and…
My fellow fight soldiers in arms. Tell me when has there ever been a site that offers so many predictions from champions themselves. Former IBF 130-pound champion Carlos “Famoso” Hernandez offered his prediction on the Gatti-Mayweather fight tonight. “I believe that Mayweather is going to take it by decision. He likes to stand in there…
IBF light welterweight champion Ricky “Hitman” Hatton gives his official word on tonight’s super-fight between Arturo “Thunder” Gatti and “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather. Welcome to SaddoBoxing’s brand new, exciting feature. We like to surprise our readers and in “The Suckerpunch,” you can tune in and be on the receiving end of a killer shot you…