Posted on Friday, January 10th, 2014 at 9:04 pm.
Well, it is official. After suffering his first pro fight last September against one of the best fighters in any era, former WBC super welterweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez is coming back to the squared circle on March 8th. Across from him inside the ring will be Alfredo “Perro” Angulo in the New Year’s first :READ MORE…
Posted on Thursday, January 9th, 2014 at 3:52 am.
The $64,000 question on top of the pyramid and on any other structure in boxing is if the pound for pound and PPV king Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr will ever climb into a ring and stare down Filipino congressman Manny Pacquiao before either one of them hangs up the gloves in the next couple of :READ MORE…
Posted on Saturday, January 4th, 2014 at 6:32 am.
Boxing History: January 1, 1922 Rocky Graziano born Thomas Rocco Barbella. Thomas Rocco Barbella (January 1, 1919 — May 22, 1990), better known as Rocky Graziano (Graziano is his grandfather’s surname). Born in Brooklyn, he later moved to Little Italy in New York’s Lower East Side. Graziano grew up as a street fighter and learned :READ MORE…
Posted on Friday, January 3rd, 2014 at 6:47 am.
With the first big boxing event of the year scheduled for May when Floyd Mayweather Jr once again steps in between the ropes, no word just yet of who his next opponent might be. For months, ever since his drubbing of Saul “Canelo” Alvarez last September in Las Vegas, the name of England’s Amir “King” :READ MORE…
Posted on Friday, January 3rd, 2014 at 6:38 am.
After all the holiday treats, boxing fans were licking their chops for Saturday, February 15th, when from the majestic Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles, CA, one of the most anticipated rematches of the New Year was expected to take place. After shocking the boxing world in August with one perfectly placed left hook, veteran :READ MORE…
Posted on Sunday, December 29th, 2013 at 9:21 am.
Boxing History: December 29, 1881 Jess Willard was born. Jess Willard (December 29, 1881 – December 15, 1968) was a world heavyweight boxing champion known as the Pottawatomie Giant who knocked out Jack Johnson in April 1915 for the heavyweight title. He was known for his great strength and ability to absorb tremendous punishment, although :READ MORE…
Posted on Sunday, December 29th, 2013 at 9:10 am.
Boxing History: December 26, 1986 Bobby Czyz KO 1 David Sears, West Orange, NJ. Retains IBF Light Heavyweight Title. Robert Edward Czyz (born February 10, 1962) is a retired American boxer. A New Jersey native of Polish descent,[1] he is both a former world light heavyweight and cruiserweight champion. Nicknamed “Matinee Idol”, Czyz was a :READ MORE…
Posted on Friday, December 27th, 2013 at 10:05 pm.
With the dawn of a new year upon us, boxing is ready for a new crop up and comers to take center stage and carry the sport. With that said here is a list of five up and coming fighters who are on the cusp of breaking it big in 2014. Some of them have :READ MORE…
Posted on Thursday, December 26th, 2013 at 10:34 pm.
“Chepo” Reynoso, former WBC 154 lbs. champ Saul “Canelo” Alvarez trainer and close advisor, has revealed that his young charge’s next opponent has been whittled down to either the IBF junior middleweight champion Carlos Molina or former interim WBO lightweight title holder Alfredo “Perro” Angulo. Ever since his disappointing loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr, Alvarez :READ MORE…
Posted on Wednesday, December 25th, 2013 at 8:08 am.
Boxing History: December 22, 1939 Ceferino Garcia KO 13 Glenn Lee, Manila. Retains World Middleweight Title. RECORD: 119 (KO 74)-30-14 = 163! Ceferino Garcia (August 26, 1906 — January 1, 1981) was a champion boxer born in Naval, Biliran, Philippines. His number of victories are the most ever achieved by a Filipino boxer. He’s also :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…
