Posted on Monday, December 23rd, 2013 at 10:12 pm.
Many boxing pundits have been screaming from the roof tops that this year, 2013, that is winding down is one of the best in recent memory. Even Al Bernstein, long-time boxing analyst for Showtime, recently went on record during a broadcast to say as much. Like any other year, upsets are what makes the twelve :READ MORE…
Posted on Sunday, December 22nd, 2013 at 7:21 am.
Boxing History: December 21, 1920 Joe Lynch W 15 Pete Herman Lynch wins World Bantamweight Title. Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA Referee: Patsy Haley, Judges: William Muldoon & Marty McCue Joseph Aloysius Lynch (November 30, 1898 in New York, NY – August 1, 1965 in Brooklyn, NY) was an American Bantamweight boxer. :READ MORE…
Posted on Friday, December 20th, 2013 at 9:51 pm.
With 2013 winding down and the new gearing up, here is a list of the top five fights that we would like to see in the next twelve months. The list includes bouts that are makeable, no going against the aisle and matching up a Top Rank vs. Golden Boy or HBO vs. Showtime. We :READ MORE…
Posted on Friday, December 20th, 2013 at 4:30 am.
Some fighters just don’t know when to hang them up. Many of them have to be given a forceful shove towards it and most of the time, the push is never gentle. Four divisional world champion Erik “Terrible” Morales received his suggestion towards retirement from a devastating left hook courtesy of WBC/WBA super lightweight champion :READ MORE…
Posted on Thursday, December 19th, 2013 at 10:12 am.
Boxing History: Beau Jack KO 3 Tippy Larkin, NYC. Wins vacant New York World Lightweight Title. Sidney Walker, better known as Beau Jack, (April 1, 1921 – February 9, 2000), was an American lightweight boxer, he was a world champion twice. One of the most popular fighters during the war years, he headlined at Madison :READ MORE…
Posted on Wednesday, December 18th, 2013 at 8:48 pm.
Newly crowned WBA welterweight champion Marcos “Chino” Maidana received a hero’s welcome as soon as he stepped on Argentinean soil earlier this week after defeating the previously undefeated Adrien Broner in an exciting fight of the year candidate last Saturday night in San Antonio, Texas. As soon as somebody provided him with a microphone, the :READ MORE…
Posted on Wednesday, December 18th, 2013 at 3:44 am.
Early this week the boxing world received an early Christmas present. WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko announced that he would be vacating his title to pursue politics in his native Ukraine full time. Klitschko mentioned that he did not expect to fight again but did not formally announce his retirement. In true WBC form, the :READ MORE…
Posted on Sunday, December 15th, 2013 at 10:35 am.
Boxing History: December 15, 1966 Dick Tiger W 15 Jose Torres, NYC. Wins World Light Heavyweight Title. The 37-year old Tiger captures his second world title by scores of 10-5, 10-4-1, and 8-6-1. Dick Tiger, a gentle lunch pail workman challenged Jose “Chegui” Torres for the title. Tiger wasn’t supposed to win. The odds were :READ MORE…
Posted on Sunday, December 15th, 2013 at 10:27 am.
Boxing History: December 13, 2003 Bernard Hopkins W 12 William Joppy, Atlantic City. Hopkins retains World Middleweight Title. Against the former world titlist, Hopkins would break the CompuBox Middleweight record for total landed power punches (375) en route to a one-sided unanimous decision victory. Longest reign as World Middleweight Champion (10 years, 2 months, and :READ MORE…
Posted on Saturday, December 14th, 2013 at 4:02 am.
“The Problem”.“About Billions”.“Lil’ Bro”. Adrien Broner. It doesn’t matter which moniker he is going by or you call him, the current WBA welterweight is undeniably a major force in the boing business. He first burst in the scene with a close and disputed unanimous decision over hard hitting Daniel Ponce De Leon back in 2011. :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…
