1978 was a very strange year in the heavyweight division. In February of that year, Leon Spinks in just his eighth professional fight defeated a thirty-six-year-old Muhammad Ali on a split fifteen round point’s decision in Las Vegas. At this time, the number one WBC contender was Ken Norton. Spinks ended up stripped of this…
In an astonishing series of events, a sixty-six-year-old ex-con from Louisville, Kentucky has filed a lawsuit against all time boxing great Muhammad Ali, asking for five percent of the ex-champions total ring earnings. “I’m being generous,” exclaimed Alvin “Crazy Bird Legs†Johnson, who has just been released from the Luther Luckett Correctional Complex after serving…
Well fight fans, you know that you are at the right place to get the most consistent and accurate boxing news when fighters themselves call to let SaddoBoxing.com know of their upcoming fights. This is exactly what super bantamweight contender Daniel Ponce De Leon did earlier this afternoon. De Leon told this writer that he…
The twenty-fifth anniversary celebration of Roberto Duran’s victory over “Sugar” Ray Leonard. June 20, 2005 marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the victory Roberto Duran received when he scored a tremendous triumph over “Sugar” Ray Leonard. The exciting win happened on June 20, 1980 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada almost twenty-five years to the date of the…
CARLOS NAVARRO. “Confidence-wise, I am always the same, so it wasn’t like I got sky high after beating Agapito Sanchez. What that victory did for me which was more important than anything was remind fans and media that I am back in the game and serious about fighting for and winning a world title. I…
New England Ringside president Rick Brutti today announced that the twice-weekly New England Ringside Radio Show has expanded into Rhode Island and soon will be the most frequently aired broadcast in boxing. “This is the next step in our expansion throughout New England,” Brutti explained. “We want to provide information and entertainment to boxing fans…
We were all surprised at Antonio Tarver landing that knockout punch so early on Roy Jones Jr. in the second round of their second fight. What was equally surprising was the lack of Tarver’s effort in his first fight with Glen Johnson, or was it? If you look into Tarver’s fight history, you can see…
Miguel Cotto redeemed himself once again! He out-boxed and picked apart Mohamad Abdulaev in such an impressive showing, that Cotto’s next fight should be with either Ricky “The Hitman†Hatton, Zab “Super†Judah or the winner of the Gatti-Mayweather Jr. mega-fight coming up on June 25 . It wasn’t quite like his bout with Kelson…
Undefeated heavyweight prospect Alexander Dimitrenko, 18-0 (11), takes on German champion Andreas Sidon, 26-5 (20), on July 2 at Color Line Arena of Hamburg. The vacant WBO intercontinental title will be on the line in this contest on the undercard of Zsolt Erdei’s WBO light heavyweight world title defense against Mehdi Sahnoune. It will be…
By Curtis McCormick After two false starts Portsmouth, England’s Tony Oakey looks to be finally getting back in the ring where he can launch an all out assault on the English Light Heavyweight title currently held by London’s Peter “The Daddy” Haymer. The two clash on the undercard of “Lightweight Bragging Rights”, headlined by the…
As the flagship division of boxing, the heavyweights represent our sport to the “Average Joe†fan. While a dominant or exciting champion can generate a lot of interest in boxing, which then tickles down through the divisions, a collection of boring, faceless champions turns many people off the pugilistic game. Our current heavyweight division is…
Hey, fight fans what another great week for boxing. You may agree or you may disagree with the draw between Joel Casamayor and “Kid Diamondâ€, but one thing is for sure, that “Diamond†is one exciting fighter to watch. Throw in the arrival of Miguel Cotto as a full-fledged contender, and it was a great…