We kick off the latest installment of “This Week in Boxing†by heading to Germany where on Tuesday at the Sporthalle in Hamburg, Taras Bidenko defends his WBO Intercontinental heavyweight title against Vladimir “The Hunter” Virchis. In only his fourth professional outing Bidenko, 14-1 (9), dropped a decision to undefeated twenty-eight-fight veteran Nicolay Valuev in…
“I won’t even think about quitting boxing until I’m a world champion.â€-Rubin Williams. On March 5, 2005, Rubin Williams squared off against Jeff Lacy for the IBF super middleweight title. Although Rubin came up short, he really put up a great fight against the champion. With every opportunity, Rubin countered and jabbed, there were even…
Here we are again, and as promised, I’m going to be sharing with you my thoughts on two superlatively gifted British talents: David Haye and Junior Witter. As you may have gathered from last weeks introduction to Don’s weekly, my principal objective is not to waffle on despairingly about all the things that are wrong…
Walking through Barnes & Noble with my wife, we happened upon a boxing record book. My wife, having listened to my pontifications on boxing for many years, decided to put me to the test. “What boxer suffered the most knockdowns in a title fight?†she asked smugly. “Danny O’Sullivan was dropped fourteen times by Vic…
It was a fight that many believed would never happen. This was to be Leonard’s first bout in three years and as he said before the fight, this would not be a career but one fight. Born in May 1956, Sugar Ray Leonard first came to prominence when he won the Olympic Gold Medal in…
Yesterday in Sydney, Australia, IBF flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan retained his title with a stoppage of challenger Mzukisi Fikali in the eighth round. Darchinyan, known for his aggressive style and impetuous attitude in the ring, went after his first title challenger with vigor and managed to bring an end to Fikali’s ambitions in the eighth…
Saturday night in Corpus Christi, Texas, former light middleweight champion Fernando Vargas made his return to the ring in the middleweight division against Dutchman Raymond Joval. In a strategic, patient and technical performance, Vargas comprehensively out-boxed his busier rival over the ten round distance. Overall, Joval gave a good account of himself with his high…
European light heavyweight champion Thomas Ulrich continues his walk towards a world title shot after successfully defending his title with a close but unanimous decision against Matthew Barney today at Erdgas Arena of Riesa, Germany. The official scores were 116:112 and twice 115:114. The 29-year-old Berliner was facing a strong challenge from the one year…
By Frank Maloney. I’m amazed at the response I received from my most recent article regarding the state of small hall boxing and thought I would continue along a similar theme for two reasons. One, because I make my living from boxing and have done so for quite some time now and two because I’m…
What did we lose when Fernando Vargas underwent an enforced hiatus from boxing over a year ago? A young phenomenon in need of a wake-up call to stir his true potential, or just a very good fighter that fell short in the most esteemed company? As intriguing a question as that is, it pales in…
In my opinion, there are two types of individual that maintain this industry in their respective way: the fighters, without whom the sport cannot exist, and the fans, without whom, the sport’s lifeline would be even more threadbare than it already is. That said, at SaddoBoxing.com, we aim to give these two factions the chance…
A hearing to determine whether suspended heavyweight Joe Mesi is healthy enough to resume boxing has been tentatively set for April 18. Keith Kizer, Nevada’s chief deputy attorney general, said Thursday the date was set after the Nevada State Athletic Commission received all of the requested medical records dealing with Mesi’s head injury within the…