Posted on Thursday, August 21st, 2014 at 9:22 pm.
Despite the general consensus for years for boxing is that it is on its way out since MMA has become more of a major force in combat sports, everything is else points towards the contrary. This week it was announced that a new player has thrown it hat into the ring looking to become somewhat :READ MORE…
Posted on Wednesday, August 20th, 2014 at 5:34 am.
Boxing History: August 18, 1958 Floyd Patterson KO 13 Roy Harris, Los Angeles. Patterson retains World Heavyweight Title. Floyd Patterson (January 4, 1935 – May 11, 2006) was an American professional boxer and former Undisputed Heavyweight Champion. At 21, Patterson became the youngest man to win the world heavyweight title. He was also the first :READ MORE…
Posted on Wednesday, August 20th, 2014 at 5:06 am.
In our last blog we mentioned in a tweet last week, the pound for pound king and now promoter Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr announced the Pay-Per-View undercard for “Mayhem: Mayweather vs Maidana II” set for September 13th at the MGM Grand Arena in the city of sin, Las Vegas and broadcast live by Showtime. It :READ MORE…
Posted on Saturday, August 16th, 2014 at 3:40 am.
WILL THE UNDER CARD BE HALF AS GOOD AS THE MAIN EVENT? In a post on his social network accounts without much fanfare except for a eye-catching image of the mentioned fighters, the current pound for pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr reveled the scheduled PPV undercard for his next fight scheduled for Saturday, September 13th :READ MORE…
Posted on Friday, August 15th, 2014 at 6:06 am.
111 years ago today in Boxing History: August 13, 1903 Frankie Neil KO 2 Harry Forbes, San Francisco. Neil wins World Bantamweight Title. On August 13, 1903 at Mechanic’s Pavilion in San Francisco world bantamweight champion Harry Forbes defended his title against an old foe, Frankie Neil. Neil knocked Forbes out in the 2nd round :READ MORE…
Posted on Friday, August 15th, 2014 at 5:44 am.
Fights are made all the time. Some are made too soon, some right on time and some of them are made years after both fighters have left their prime. One fight that is being talked about that falls in the last scenario is the WBC featherweight title defense between champion Jhonny Gonzalez vs four-divisional champion :READ MORE…
Posted on Tuesday, August 12th, 2014 at 6:06 am.
Boxing History: August 9 ,1943 Ken Norton was born! Kenneth Howard “Ken” Norton, Sr. (August 9, 1943 – September 18, 2013) was an American heavyweight boxer. He is a former WBC world heavyweight champion. Norton fought in one of the classic eras of heavyweight boxing, and competed against many of the best boxers in the :READ MORE…
Posted on Tuesday, August 12th, 2014 at 5:47 am.
This past weekend was packed with boxing as the summer is winding down and the sweet science gears up for the fall and winter. The boxing weekend began on Thursday with the major fight cards going down on Saturday night as it is customary for the sport. Expecting for the one broadcast on the major :READ MORE…
Posted on Saturday, August 9th, 2014 at 5:14 am.
Despite his two light welterweight titles, nobody wants to be Danny “Swift” Garcia right now. Ever since his next fight scheduled for tomorrow night in Brooklyn, New York, against career lightweight Rod Salka, the social media world has dropped on his head and the head of Showtime’s Stephen Espinoza regarding his choice of opponent. The :READ MORE…
Posted on Thursday, August 7th, 2014 at 6:21 am.
Boxing History: August 6, 1894 Light Heavyweight Champion Harry Greb was born! Nicknamed “The Pittsburgh Windmill”, Harry Greb had a remarkable career, finishing with over 200 total bouts. In 1913 he had been laying tin roofs in Pittsburgh for $12 a week, thinking he was making good money. By 1917 he reportedly was making $33,000 :READ MORE…
Boxing History: November 10, 1983 Marvelous Marvin Hagler W 15 Roberto Duran, Las Vegas. Retains World Middleweight Title. Record won 62 (KO 52) + lost 3 + drawn 2 = 67 Marvelous Marvin Hagler (born Marvin Nathaniel Hagler; May 23, 1954 in Newark, NJ) was Undisputed World Middleweight Champion from 1980 to 1987. Hagler made :READ MORE…
