Zab Judah refers to his welterweight title rematch with Cory Spinks on Saturday night as the 13th round. That’s enough to rile the champion, who arose after a knockdown in the 12th and final round to win a unanimous decision and retain the undisputed title in the first bout in April. “The end? Why the…
One of the greatest boxers of all times MAX SCHMELING has just passed away in his hometown in Germany at the age of 99. A great loss for Boxing but also for human values in general. He won the vacant World Heavyweight Championship from Jack Sharkey on early 30’s, lossing it rightafter against the same…
Ah, Michael Gomez, the apparent scourge of my countrymen. Yes, folks, the love-him-or-hate-him pseudo-Mexican has been goading Scotland’s most credible champion, clearly not content with the current crop of Scottish scalps dangling from his belt. The real question is what initiated this very public challenge? Well, it could be any number of things. After all,…
It was 1936 and Jesse Owens was winning four gold medals at the Berlin Summer Olympics. In boxing, the new heavyweight prospect was Joe Louis who was unbeaten as a professional on his way to a world title shot. He had beaten former champions Primo Carnera and Max Baer convincingly. The next opponent brought in…
We are greatly saddened to learn the news of Max Schmeling’s death at the grand age of ninety-nine years. Max was a great fighter who achieved so much in his career, not the least of which was his sensational win over Joe Louis, a fighter many deemed to be invincible during his prime. As a…
CORY “THE NEXT GENERATION” SPINKS (34-2, 11 KOs). Momte Barrett, Zab Judah, Don King, Owen Beck and Cory Spinks pose at final press conferenceClick for larger image© Tom Casino/Showtime “I really want to thank Don King and SHOWTIME for bringing this fight to St. Louis and, of course, for the great support I am getting…
Chicagoland fan favorites David Diaz and Al “SPEEDY” Gonzales head to the East Coast this week to battle in separate ten round junior welterweight showdowns televised live on Showtime’s Friday Night Boxing Series, SHOBOX “The New Generation” beginning at 10PM Chicago time. Undefeated and world ranked Diaz, 26-0 (14KO’s) will face off in the main…
German heavyweight boxer Max Schmeling, whose two fights against American Joe Louis set off a propaganda war between the Nazi regime and the United States on the eve of World War II, has died at age 99. The former world champion, one of Germany’s biggest sports idols, died Wednesday at his home in Hollenstedt, according…
Julio Diaz endured and surmounted many difficulties in order to win the IBF lightweight crown but has as of yesterday given it up amid a circus of potential lawsuits and threats from the sanctioning body to strip the Californian. After potential dates against former champion Acelino Freitas and current WBA champion Juan Diaz failed to…
Almost as soon as former IBF lightweight champion Julio Diaz relinquished his title, the IBF mandated that the vacant title will be contested between Leavander Johnson and Stefano Zoff. A date and site is yet to be announced for the fight but it will mark Johnson’s fourth crack at a world title after three previously…
Filipino featherweight sensation Manny Pacquiao has galvanized his managerial team by signing a deal with famed manager and adviser Shelly Finkel. Finkel is very much a recognizable boxing figure from his work with Mike Tyson and he is also closely involved with a number of boxing’s best fighters. Pacquiao’s team seems to now resemble a…
Former IBF lightweight champion Julio Diaz has chosen to give up his title in order to facilitate a fight with Julio Luis Castillo. The fight will happen later this year and be for Castillo’s WBC lightweight title. Legal threats were made by promoter Lou DiBella if the fight between Diaz and Castillo continued with the…