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 I will say is that…
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 with Thursday’s showdown between former…
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 taken the top spot on…
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 seemed to be a bit…
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 give and take punishment at…
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 the main event. Here is…
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 settled and the matter of…
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 championship picture, but Castillo, who…
This week, we attempt to do what few people throughout the boxing industry find an easy task by any means: to predict a winner between Mexican legend Erik Morales and Filipino sensation Manny Pacquiao. Determining an eventual winner may be difficult, but understanding the probable nature . of the fight itself certainly is not. The…
Belfast’s King’s Hall was alive last night as Eamonn Magee came back from career ending injury to defend his WBU welterweight crown against a reluctant Allan Vester. With the full-throated backing of his fans, Northern Ireland’s finest fighter dominated Danish import Vester via a brutal three round rubout. Initially, Magee experienced ring-rust as his powerful…
The fight between Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao this Saturday in Las Vegas is a super-fight of epic proportions. Outside of a fluke ending (like a massive cut stopping the fight in the early rounds), there is no conceivable way that this bout could fail to be one of the most action packed fights of…
Don King controlled the heavyweight championship at this time. The champions were the WBC’s Frank Bruno, the WBA’s Bruce Seldon and the IBF title was to be contested later in the year by Michael Moorer and Axel Schultz. Bruno was making the first defense of his WBC title. He had won the title six months…