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…
As the fight between “Pretty Boy†Floyd Mayweather and Arturo “Thunder†Gatti approaches this Saturday, Gatti has been telling many of the media people that he is struggling to make the weight for this fight. This was something he shared with yours truly, when I interviewed the fighting legend. This was also very evident as,…
This fight card represents the end of the light welterweight business for this half of 2005 as in addition to the main event, WBA champion Vivian Harris faces Carlos Maussa on the under-card. Arturo Gatti has nothing left to prove in terms of being a true fighter, he has done it all in the ring….
Last night, the main event of the evening on Telefutura’s “Solo Boxeo” boxing series featured 122-pound monster Daniel Ponce De Leon taking on Phillip Payne for the vacant NABO super bantamweight title. It was an entertaining, brisk contest that featured several exchanges early. The difference in power quickly showed as Ponce De Leon floored Payne…
Ahead of tomorrow night’s world light welterweight championship fights tomorrow night, the main event participants as well as the chief support fighters weighed in with no problems today. Be sure to check out the weigh-in photos published earlier in this press release section. Arturo Gatti made weight at 140-pounds and was the only fighter to…
Fringe world super bantamweight contender Daniel Ponce De Leon may be within inches of securing the world title shot he desires so greatly. Since losing his first bout to Celestine Caballero, De Leon has wasted no time in racking up impressive victories, and tonight, he was at it again, knocking out Phillip Payne in the…
Former fringe heavyweight contender Oleg Maskaev lit up Friday Night Fight’s with a third round stoppage of previously unknown fighter Livin Castillo earlier this evening. Maskaev took care of business against Castillo as he always does against this type of opponent, and would likely have done so had either Dale Crowe or Terrance Lewis turned…
With unbeaten Jermain Taylor – a rising star with credentials – taking on Bernard Hopkins – the long-reigning middleweight champion who is considered by most to still be at his prime – on July 16 at the MGM GRAND in Las Vegas, it’s interesting to take a look at some of the other bouts from…
Gatti weighs 140 – Mayweather weighs 139 Click for larger image © Tom Casino/Showtime
Vivian Harris is a world champion but his name is not a power punch in the boxing world. He is the WBA’s belt holder since 2002 and he is a man on a mission. Harris is a puncher in every sense of the word, and is always willing to counter punch with his opposition. Pull…