How do I presume to fashion a definitive heavyweight order from such a ragged bunch I hear you ask. Well, with great difficulty is my reflex response. Needless to say, we have a less than stellar crop from which to pluck and place in some manner of hierarchy. Furthermore, in the highly likely event of…
A John Ruiz fight may be boring, uneventful, slow and a straight out way to help you fall asleep on the couch while watching. You can change the channel, laugh at his “Quiet Man†stance and take his self-assured statements of destroying his opponent lightly. It’s John Ruiz’ way and it’s a successful formula towards…
Golden Boy Enterprises, led by Oscar De La Hoya, and Highridge Partners, an international real estate developer and investor headed by John Long, today announced the formation of a new company, Golden Boy Partners, to revitalize and redevelop urban Latino communities. Golden Boy Partners combines the complementary talents and expertise of the two Los Angeles-based…
It is fight week in the Big Apple, kicked off by DiBella Entertainment when Broadway Boxing Presented by Mohegan Sun is on the big stage this Thursday night, April 28. And talk about a local flavor – from Union, NJ to Bridgeport, CT, to Fort Apache in the Bronx, here come the fighters on a…
Is modesty a virtue? If you are a young boxer grappling for big fights and public recognition, then the answer to that question is a definite no; boxing is a fickle sport with fans even more fickle. Boxing is a sport revolutionized by the arrival of someone called Muhammad Ali (anyone ever heard of him?),…
“Don better step up to the plate after this fight because we want nothing but big fights. Johnny will beat both Klitchskos on the same night. No doubt about that. We better start getting treated the way we deserve from him because we’ve earned it.‖Norman “Stoney†Stone. “Just no excuses, Toney! Be ready!†was the…
James “Lights Out” Toney is a name of which most boxing fans are fond. With a record of 68-4 (43 KOs), Toney knows his way around the ring as well as the business of boxing. Beginning his professional boxing career as a middleweight, where he earned the IBF middleweight title, Toney’s dominance of the middleweight…
Hello fight fans and thank you so much for joining us today here at SaddoBoxing.com where we aim to bring you the best quality boxing coverage all the time and always FREE! As you all know, the WBA heavyweight title fight between champion John Ruiz and challenger James Toney happens at Madison Square Garden this…
One month prior to his WBO heavyweight title eliminator against Lance Whitaker European champion Luan Krasniqi, 27-1-1 (14), has to pass the first sequence of athletic tests set by his trainer. “It’s about power, running and staminaâ€, coach Torsten Schmitz explained. Krasniqi and Schmitz currently work out at Universum Box-Promotion’s gym subsidiary in Berlin. Next…
“Lightweight Bragging Rights” Heating Up To A Fever Pitch. There’s a violent storm brewing in Britain, taking the form of an explosive all action firefight that will take place in the hard backstreets of South London on Thursday night, May 12th.That’s when British Champion Graham Earl and Commonwealth Champion Kevin Bennett will engage in the…
Corrales: The time for talking is almost done. I have trained hard. I am ready to fight. I am ready for war and come hell or high water, I am leaving with the WBC and the WBO belts. Castillo: I just came down from the mountain. I will stay in Mexicali the rest of this…
SaddoBoxing had the privilege of speaking with top heavyweight contender Monte “Two Gunz” Barrett about his scheduled bout with Hasim Rahman recently. Barrett is scheduled to face Rahman on July 23, at the Mecca of boxing, Madison Square Garden. Monte expressed his excitement about the matchup, and can’t wait to show the boxing world that…