He came from a fighting family and by the time his boxing career ended in 1971 he was the most beloved British boxer of all time. Only once did he challenge for the world’s title, but he dominated the British heavyweight scene for over fifteen years. His popularity soared even more after retirement and eventually…
MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2004 World Boxing Council (WBC) Heavyweight Champion Vitali Klitschko will make his first title defense against the guy who most recently knocked out Mike Tyson, Danny Williams, on Saturday, December 11, 2004, at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nev. Klitschko: I am really happy to fight again. I…
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11 FROM MANDALAY BAY RESORT & CASINO LIVE ON PAY-PER-VIEW NEW YORK (Oct. 25, 2004) World Boxing Council (WBC) Heavyweight Champion Vitali Klitschko will make his first title defense against the man who most recently knocked out Mike Tyson, Danny Williams, on Saturday, December 11, 2004, at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino…
This article contains the opinions of our loyal saddoboxing.com readers. Emanuel Steward, Detroit’s legendary trainer of champions assumed control over the training responsibilities of both Lennox Lewis and Wladimir Klitschko at similarly tender phases of their development. Ironically, it was Steward’s orchestration of Lewis’s first defeat, simplistic but ruthlessly executed by Oliver McCall that compelled…
The vast majority of boxing fans identified the Kellerman name with ESPN’s fast-talking Friday night fights analyst Max Kellerman. However, the name will now forever inspire remembrance of a darker nature due to the brutal murder of Max’s older brother, Sam Kellerman. It is alleged that light heavyweight boxer, James Butler is responsible for Kellerman’s…
Two-Time WBC Lightweight Champion Jose Luis Castillo vs. Former World Champion/WBA & IBF No. 3/WBO & WBC No. 4 130-lb. Contender Joel Casamayor. IBF Super Middleweight Champion Jeff “Left Hook†Lacy vs. WBC & WBO No. 8/IBF No. 14 168-Pound Contender Omar Sheika. Heavyweight Contender Jeremy “Half Man-Half Amazing†Williams vs. Undefeated Heavyweight Contender Samuel…
In 1881, following the assassination of Czar Alexander the second, the Russian Government started an anti-Semitic drive restricting Jewish rights and sponsoring attacks on their people. This led to mass emigration to the USA, Britain and countries within the British Empire with the majority of these uneducated exiles settling close to where their ships docked….
The battle for the WBA light-welterweight championship culminated in a right hand from the champion, Vivian Harris that stopped challenger Oktay Urkal in his tracks in the eleventh round. The fight was a rematch between the two that materialized when Harris was unable to negotiate a higher profile defense against a more prestigious name. Stopping…
Lines of history are begun, continued and broken every day of our lives. Therefore, it is in boxing that a fighter embarks upon his journey oblivious to its ultimate end and the many places, people and events that will lead him to it. Diego Corrales and Acelino Freitas are fighters who had already written several…
ARNAOUTIS DESTROYS FELICIANO TO WIN NABO JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT TITLE, NUNES AND GRANADOS FIGHT TO AN EIGHT-ROUND MAJORITY DRAW ON A “SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION” DOUBLEHEADER SANTA YNEZ, Calif. (Oct. 22, 2004) – Undefeated Mike Arnaoutis floored Jesse Feliciano three times in the initial three minutes to capture the vacant North American Boxing Organization (NABO) junior…
“Knock on Wood†Aussie Jason “the Nailer†Delisle has been in London for over a week, where he is scheduled to take on IBF # 5 Clinton Wood for the # 2 position on October 24 in Sheffield. A carpenter by trade, Jason is used to working with wood everyday back in Australia – yet…
Round1: A very stop-start round. Salem employed some dirty tactics by hitting Calzaghe’s leg in the clinch. There was also a clash of heads. Very little happened as Salem clinched every time Calzaghe got close. Calzaghe’s round as he worked harder and landed more punches. Round 2: Another scrappy round. Calzaghe received a cut via…