Former middleweight champion of the world Otis Grant delighted his home fans in Montreal today with a unanimous decision win over Henry Porras. Grant, who was absent from boxing due to the fact that he was involved in a car accident that shaved five years off his career has been on the comeback trail for…
Consensus featherweight champion Manny “The Destroyer” Pacquiao returned to his homeland to excite his Filipino fans with one of the destructive displays he has become known for. Pacquiao certainly did not disappoint as he felled Fahsan 3K Battery in the fourth round of a wildly exciting performance. The Thailander hit the deck numerous times as…
The facts about this fight are not entirely thrilling to behold. Vitali Klitschko is the WBC heavyweight champion who acquired the title by beating an old and unfit version of Corrie Sanders while Danny Williams was not even on the heavyweight radar until he knocked out an old and debilitated version of Mike Tyson. So…
Larry Holmes and Lennox Lewis both ruled the heavyweight division for a number of years and are considered the dominant champions of their respective eras, but who defeated the better opposition? Here is a list of their best wins: Holmes’s best wins-Ken Norton (W15), Earnie Shavers (W10, TKO11), Muhammad Ali (TKO11), Trevor Berbick (W15), Gerry…
With an electrifying performance on December 9th 2004, Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero captured the NABF featherweight title with a fourth round KO over Cesar Figueroa at the Pechanga Resort and Casino. “The Ghost” dazzled the crowd with his superior defensive skills and powerful punches. It was a straight left to the face that sent Figueroa…
British based heavyweight prospect Roman Greenberg progressed his career nicely on Friday in Sheffield, England with an overwhelming points decision over former British champion Julius Francis. Francis, who has fought Mike Tyson, Vitali Klitschko, John Ruiz and holds a win over tonights title challenger Danny Williams could not compete with the younger and stronger Greenberg…
Saturday night sees Vitali Klitschko defend his WBC world heavyweight title for the first time, against Britain’s Danny Williams. Both men have reached a point in their careers where this fight will serve as an indicator to how they will be perceived in years to come. A defeat for the Ukrainian will call into question…
Lately, there has been much talk about the declining state of boxing, and why it’s losing the popularity it once held for decades, but whatever the case maybe, there are many reasons to keep watching. For one, the heavyweight shuffle. Who will ultimately be the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world? Will Roy Jones, Jr….
On the eve of the biggest heavyweight fight of the year, the final weight tally was declared for the fighters who will be involved on the great action card on Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Vitali Klitschko will risk his heavyweight title against England’s Danny Williams. Miguel Cotto makes the first…
Tonight on the “Bragging Rights” promotion put together by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports, the IWBF women’s title was left up for grabs when Jaime Clampitt and late replacement Eliza Olson could not edge a decisive advantage over each other. The two fighters battled to a ten-round draw. Also at the Foxwoods Resort in…
Dear Vitali, The boxing public is confused as to who the man in the heavyweight division is today. If you defeat Danny Williams tomorrow (Saturday) night, I challenge you to a world heavyweight championship unification match, my WBA belt against your WBC belt. Here are some of your recent quotes: “I want to be the…
I recently went to Las Vegas with my fighter, WBO featherweight champion Scott Harrison and his father/trainer Peter, in order to call out the winner of the epic third fight between Marco Antonio Barrera and his arch nemesis Erik Morales. I must admit that it was good to go back to Vegas. I’d forgotten what…