Some things are too good to be true, and despite the pugilistic brilliance of the fight, the surrounding arguments and very public disputes between the two camps managed to taint Morales vs. Pacquiao. And Pacquiao, while undeniably courageous in finishing the fight while severely hampered by an eye injury, depleted …
Read More »Ringside Reflections: Belfast. Part One
**TONS OF EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS** Click for larger image© Richard Eberline The March 18th Sports Network fight card was a great event to attend, despite the fact that the scheduled Joe Calzaghe-Brian Magee WBO super middleweight title bout was cancelled and London’s super featherweight sensation Kevin Mitchell’s opponent dropped out with …
Read More »Classic Bernard Hopkins Counterpunch.
Bernard Hopkins has done it once again. A great player throughout the boxing game, treating it like chess. Running a campaign on becoming the best middleweight, he has secured a bout with Jermain Taylor. Yes, you have the fans in line, wishing for an upset of Taylor showing Bernard’s age …
Read More »Witter Gets Home Advantage.
Bradford’s Junior Witter will make the next defence of his European light welterweight title against mandatory contender Ukrainian Andreas Kotelnik in England following Hennessy Sports successful purse bid for the contest today. Also participating in the bid was Kotelnik’s representatives Universum, one of the biggest promotional outfits in Europe. The …
Read More »The State of British Boxing: A Positive Look.
The reputation of British boxing has long suffered from stereotypes, and as a consequence sadly lacks credibility in the eyes of many. Fair? Yes and no. I do not wish to dwell too much on how British boxers are habitually pigeonholed by, let’s face it, the American audience; however, what …
Read More »This Week in Boxing.
With one sensational weekend of boxing over with, and yes, I know that many of you are still reeling, but we cannot waste any time in heading right back into the fray this week with a look at more high-profile boxing action. We begin our look at this week’s fights …
Read More »Floyd Mayweather Jr.: The Uncrowned King of Boxing, Period.
Forget Bernard Hopkins, he fought several no name opponents’ en-route to his twenty title defenses. Also, he never took the initiative to move up in weight to challenge himself; he opted to stay in a division that was very weak. Floyd Mayweather, the best young fighter in the game has …
Read More »Morales-Pacquiao: My perspective.
1st round: A very competitive round, both fighters had their moments. However, Manny got the better part of Erik, as a result of a mounted attack to the body. 2nd round: Morales began to impose his size. He weathered the early storm; Erik showed he had a tremendous chin. Manny …
Read More »Round by Round: Erik Morales vs. Manny Pacquiao.
In a classic main event at the MGM Grand, in Vegas, Erik Morales returned from the desolation of defeat to pound a close decision win over Manny Pacquiao. It was a horrendous, bloody battle in which both fighters had their successes, but Morales’ mixture of boxing ability and willingness to …
Read More »Round by Round: Jorge Arce vs. Hussein Hussein.
In this WBC flyweight title eliminator, both Arce and Hussein gave their all in front of a capacity crowd inside the MGM Grand, not to mention the millions viewing across the world. It was one of the most entertaining fights seen in a while and definitely a fitting prelude to …
Read More »Round by Round: Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Ryan Maraldo.
Young Chavez Jr. entered the arena to a rapturous reception as fight fans remembered the famous days of his legendary Father’s exploits in the ring. Chavez Jr. wore almost exactly the same ring attire as his Father used to and the crowd warmed to the youngster very much. When everything …
Read More »Round by Round: Martin Castillo vs. Eric Morel.
The first bout up on the spectacular fight card at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas was a spirited fight for the WBA super flyweight title between champion Martin Castillo and challenger Eric Morel. Morel, a former world champion at a lower weight was looking to get back into the …
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