With such a huge lightweight fight between Jose Luis Castillo vs. Diego Corrales taking place this coming Saturday, May 7, I figured this was as good a time as any to give my two cents on the state of the lightweight division. Once again, I used quality of opposition, and activity as the main factors…
Jose Luis Castillo will enter the ring this Saturday against WBO champion, Diego Corrales, one of the most feared knockout artists in all of the lightweight division. Making a mark in the featherweight division, Castillo’s talent for boxing and determination could be sensed early on. His 2000 majority decision win over Stevie Johnston caused some…
After weeks of speculation, sources close to the situation have informed SaddoBoxing.com that it is official! The boxing world will see “The Executioner” Bernard Hopkins square off against the young and powerful Jermain “Bad Intentions” Taylor on July 16 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. The news is schedule to be announced at…
By Curtis McCormick In what may be the most dangerous chapter of his eleven year career, WBO Super Middleweight Champion Joe Calzaghe travels to Germany in order to defend his title this Saturday against mandatory challenger Mario Veit in Braunschweig. It’s only the second time that Calzaghe has ever fought away from Britain and the…
DaVarryl Williamson impressive in two round destruction of Jefferson. New York, NY. – Six minutes and forty seconds. That was all the work required of DaVarryl Williamson on Saturday night. On a night in which the WBA Heavyweight Title was won by the former Middleweight Champion, it was the under-card bout between Williamson and Derrick…
“I’m very lucky that since a young age I knew what I wanted. I wanted to be world champion and I’m going to get my dream.â€-Yuri Foreman. Time to Show the Boxing Public if He Has “It.” There was a time about two-and-a-half years ago that, whenever anyone would talk about solid looking prospects, the…
We begin our preview of this week’s world boxing action on Thursday in the idyllic sounding setting of Palm Springs. Whether conditions in the ring prove quite as agreeable remains to be seen as former world light heavyweight champions Julio Gonzalez and Montell Griffin face off. Roy Jones Jr., Glen Johnson, Antonio Tarver, Dariusz Michalczewski…
Translated from Spanish to English by Sergio Martinez. On May 6, 2005, live from the Ft. McDowell Casino in Fountain Hill, Arizona, the main event, which will be televised on Telefutura’s “Solo Boxeo” series, will feature perennial welterweight contender Manuel “Shotgun” Gomez (27-10-1 with 19 KOs). Gomez was originally slated to face the come backing…
As Judy Collins once sang, “Isn’t rich, isn’t queer, losing my timing this late in my career, but where are the clowns, they ought to be here, well, maybe next year.” But for John Ruiz, there will be no next year as he announced his retirement after losing his heavyweight title for the second time….
JAMES TONEY. “Yes I knew I would see this day. I only had five weeks to prepare for this fight. If I had more, I would have knocked him out. I am the WBA champion and soon to be undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. John is an average fighter. I was hoping to jab…
Toney Crowned Champion as Ruiz Retires! In the main event, James Toney came out focused against John Ruiz. Both men traded bombs from beginning through to round six, but round seven proved to change the tides for Toney when he caught Ruiz with a series of punches, knocking him down. From then on, Toney dominated…
A rather unlikely pairing contests the WBA heavyweight championship of the world this weekend. Despite achieving world titles in three weights thus far, one would have to say that James Toney resembles a fighter somewhat out of his depth amongst the heavyweights. In contrast, John Ruiz, a decidedly dubious two-time world champion is a natural…