“I’m going to win. That is the only way for me.”-Howard Eastman. An official conference call was held for the media last Friday in England for middleweight contender Howard Eastman to answer questions pertaining to his future challenge to undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins. The promotion is named “Exxecution Day,” but Eastman is in no…
Contrary to rumors abound that former undisputed world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis was set to resume his boxing career this year against his last victim, current WBC champion Vitali Klitschko, a statement through Lewis’s press agent has scotched the possibility completely. Lewis reiterated his desire to be one of the few fighters that retained the…
Saturday night in Hidalgo, Texas, USA, former multi-weight world champion Johnny Tapia won a ten round decision victory over unregarded fighter Nicky Bentz. Tapia was deducted a point for a low blow and was cut quite badly but managed to eke out the decision win. The win reminds the boxing world of Tapia’s presence but…
Sometimes, when boxing is suffering from the effects of another self-inflicted bloody nose or black eye, I am filled with doubt about my continuing affection for the sport. The cause of my disappointment may be another outrageous Vegas decision, where a house fighter only has to remain vertical to get a decision. Alternatively, the source…
“Sometimes you get so down, inspiration comes from anywhere. You make decisions, take action, and in the long run you win. You discover your heart.†â€“Dr. Joe de Beauchamp. “Boxing is an unnatural act,†whispered Frankie Dunn (Clint Eastwood) cut man and trainer. “Understand me kid. You want to move to the left, you don’t…
Hello fight fans. As Jim Amato’s previous article outlines, there are a plethora of boxing movies to choose from today. From films depicting the lives of some of boxing’s greatest fighters to fictional projects that have spawned some of the most memorable characters that live on in our memories and vocabularies even now. It is…
There are several classic boxing movies that are available at your local video store to fill a void left by a lack of live boxing action. I’m going to list some of my favorites that you may find entertaining. “Gentleman Jim,” the story of James J.Corbett is my personal favorite. Errol Flynn is great as…
“Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather Jr. closed the show in style tonight with a classy if predictable eighth round stoppage of overmatched Henry “El Nitro” Bruseles. Mayweather put on a masterclass of offensive and defensive boxing while Bruseles was merely an observer for much of the fight. Flashing left hooks, snappy jabs to the head and…
Tonight in the American Airlines Arena in Miami, the heavyweight contest between Samuel Peter and Yanqui Diaz ended in the fifth round when Diaz was put down for the fifth and last time. Peter, from Nigeria moves his record to twenty-two wins with no losses and remains a viable contender in the heavyweight division. Peter…
This weekend is 2005’s first true championship weekend and it is only fitting that we have two fighters in particular of considerable promise to observe. Samuel Peter is being mentioned by many people as a serious contender to be a future heavyweight champion and in tonight’s HBO showcase, he gets the chance to show whether…
Former heavyweight boxer Shannon Briggs was ordered to pay $2 million to former University of Miami lineman Brian Stinson for breaking his eye socket during a nightclub fight in 2001. Jurors on Friday sided with Stinson, who said his football career was cut short because of the injuries. “This was not a fight,” said Stinson’s…
At the Mohegan Sun Resort in Uncasville, Connecticut last night, An intriguing welterweight clash was fought between David Estrada and Chris Smith. Estrada was the busier fighter throughout and his pressur paid off when he was able to put Smith down in the seventh round. Matters finally came to and end when Smith went down…