Well fight fans, so much for fight of the year. It wasn’t even fight of the night as Rivera vs. Judah had a lot more entertainment value. Most people, yours truly included, felt that, although this was not going to be a Corrales vs. Castillo type fight, it would still be a very entertaining scrap….
FELIX TRINIDAD. “The fighter who beats me in the ring has to be one of the best in the world and Wright is one of the best. He has an uncomfortable style and a stiff jab. I came in at the best condition ever and I couldn’t land any power punches because I was being…
Click for larger image© Paul Speak Billy Graham is perhaps Britain’s top trainer as the Manchester based former fighter boasts Ricky and Matthew Hatton, Michael Gomez, Paul Smith, Steven Bell, Patrick Maxwell and Matthew Macklin among his superb Phoenix Camp stable of fighters. With the able assistance of conditioning coach Bobby Rimmer and strength coach…
Ronald “Winky†Wright put on a near flawless performance to dispatch Felix “Tito†Trinidad in fine style in front of an awestruck crowd at the MGM Grand. Round after round followed the same pattern as Winky slammed the jab and left cross into Tito’s face with monotonous ease, Winky was having fun in there and…
Exclusive photos of Britain’s amateur star Amir Khan successfully gaining his revenge over Cuban Mario Kindelan in Bolton… ***Click for larger image © Mike Cleary***
In the main event of the evening, Felix Trinidad and Ronald Wright meet to decide who might be in the running to fight undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins, as their fight is billed as a WBC middleweight title eliminator. Wright bounces towards the ring, smiling and the crowd respond very well to his entrance. Trinidad…
Rivera approaches the ring looking stone-faced and determined; he salutes the crowd in his Mexican colors. Judah looks businesslike as he makes his way to the ring, speaking to himself, most likely in an attempt to psyche himself into a fight winning effort. Round one: Both fighters come out jabbing but it is not long…
The first televised bout of the evening was the IBF light flyweight contest between Victor Burgos and Will Grigsby. As this fight materialized, lots began to happen throughout the MGM Grand in Las Vegas as the boxing world anticipated a potentially great night of championship boxing. But in the ring, a spirited effort was being…
Tonight in Germany, heavyweight fighter Nicolai Valuev scored a solid three round stoppage over American Clifford Etienne. The American, formerly known for fighting Mike Tyson and Calvin Brock, and of course for being stopped rather spectacularly on both occasions, would seem to be at the end of his pretensions in world-class company. Valuev, of Russia,…
Britain’s amateur star Amir Khan successfully gained his revenge over Cuban Mario Kindelan tonight in Bolton, England with a clear-cut points decision. The final tally read 19-13 for the Bolton teenager and silver medalist as he avanged his loss over Kindelan, the very fighter that denied him gold in the Athens final last year. With…
The potential of power like that of Felix “Tito†Trinidad’s turns the improbable to possible, and when it lands, it turns the possible into all but a guarantee. Ronald “Winky†Wright cannot claim such prowess, but his access to one of the finest pure boxing techniques may be enough to keep Trinidad’s monstrous power at…
That stage was set for a dramatic conclusion to the evening’s boxing. Cory Spinks made a glamorous entrance to the ring, accompanied by Rap star Nelly as he played to the record setting St. Louis crowd in attendance. Meanwhile, Zab Judah seethed in the ring, aching for retribution to right the blemish staining his record…