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…
As a ringside physician in the United States, Dr. Paul Wallace spends much of his time patching up the bruised, lacerated faces of professional boxers. In Thailand, he’s using his medical skills to identify bodies of those killed by the tsunami. The plastic surgeon from Beverly Hills, Calif., is helping Thailand’s leading forensics expert identify…
Joe Mesi could have been more than a contender. He could have fought Mike Tyson and made millions. He could have been the champ. Mesi had everything it took to be boxing’s next superstar. He spoke in complete sentences, looked good in front of the camera, and could flatten fellow heavyweights with one big right…
Cornelius Lock captured the vacant International Boxing Association Continental junior featherweight title with an eleventh-round technical decision over Alexander Baba on Friday night. Lock (14-2-1, 10 knockouts) won when the referee halted the bout at the Orleans Hotel and Casino because of a cut over the right eye over Baba. The cut was the result…
British cruiserweight prospect David Haye dismantled veteran UK fight scene campaigner Garry Delaney last night in a match that was made in the heavyweight division. Haye’s performance was steady and measured before he lowered the boom on Delaney via right hand and Delaney opted not to come out for the rest of the fight after…
Friday night in the Reliant Center in Houston, Texas, USA, WBA lightweight champion Juan Diaz was sensational is shutting out Canadian challenger Billy Irwin on all scorecards before the contest was stopped in the ninth round by referee Earl Morton. The fight was a punishing affair for Irwin who was peppered with virtually the full…