Posted on Wednesday, November 27th, 2013 at 9:27 pm.
Fighting since an early age and cutting his teeth in the competitive Los Angeles area, “Sugar” Shane Mosley (47-9-1, 39KOs) is a fighter through and through. An amateur standout with an impressive record of 230-12 including a number of national and international titles, “Sugar” went pro in twenty years ago with a knock out win :READ MORE…
Posted on Tuesday, November 26th, 2013 at 4:03 am.
After the dominating performance of Manny Pacquiao this past Saturday night in Macau, China, over former lightweight champion Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios, it is no secret that the Filipino congressman is back. Yes, Rios was made to order as a frontal fighter with not much defense who not only likes to get hit but lives :READ MORE…
Posted on Monday, November 25th, 2013 at 3:19 pm.
Boxing History: November 25, 1980 Sugar Ray Leonard TKO 8 Roberto Duran, New Orleans. Regains World Welterweight Title. The infamous “no mas” fight. Sugar Ray Leonard (born May 17, 1956) is an American retired professional boxer, motivational speaker, and occasional actor. He was given the birth name Ray Charles Leonard, after his mother’s favorite singer, :READ MORE…
Posted on Friday, November 22nd, 2013 at 10:23 am.
Boxing History: November 21, 1972 Muhammad Ali KO 8 Bob Foster, Stateline, NV. Retains NABF Heavyweight Title. Sahara Tahoe Hotel in Stateline, Nevada, NABF heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, from Louisville, Kentucky, fought WBC/WBA light heavyweight Bob Foster, from Albuquerque, New Mexico. Ali was 39-1 at the time, his only loss coming at the hands of :READ MORE…
Posted on Wednesday, November 20th, 2013 at 7:12 pm.
What can be said for the impressive career of one Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao? No soothsayer, fortune teller or even Manny himself could have dreamt up the run that the Filipino congressman has had in professional boxing. Who would have known that a 106 pound sixteen year old southpaw that went pro in eighteen year old :READ MORE…
Posted on Wednesday, November 20th, 2013 at 5:29 am.
Boxing History: November 19, 1970 Smokin’ Joe Frazier KO 2 Bob Foster, Detroit. Frazier retains World Heavyweight Title. Frazier nearly decapitates the reigning World Light Heavyweight Champion with that final left-hook from hell!!! Joseph William “Joe” Frazier (January 12, 1944 – November 7, 2011), also known as Smokin’ Joe, was an American professional boxer, Olympic :READ MORE…
Posted on Tuesday, November 19th, 2013 at 10:50 pm.
In its most basic sense, boxing is two men or women wearing padded gloves trying to inflict the most punishment humanely possible as his opponent. We can call it the sweet science, an art form or even poetry in motion but at the end, they are just trying to beat each other into a bloody :READ MORE…
Posted on Sunday, November 17th, 2013 at 12:05 pm.
Boxing History: November 17, 1939 Billy Conn W 15 Gus Lesnevich, NYC. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title. William David “Billy” Conn (October 8, 1917–May 29, 1993) was an American professional boxer and Light Heavyweight Champion famed for his fights with Joe Louis. He had a professional boxing record of 64 wins, 11 losses and 1 :READ MORE…
Posted on Saturday, November 16th, 2013 at 7:25 am.
Boxing History: November 15, 2003 Manny Pacquiao KO 11 Marco Antonio Barrera, San Antonio, TX. In November 2003, Pacquiao moved up in weight and fought Marco Antonio Barrera for The Ring Magazine featherweight title. Pacquiao dropped Barrera three times to win the World Featherweight Title. Emmanuel “Manny” Dapidran Pacquiao, born December 17, 1978 is a :READ MORE…
Posted on Friday, November 15th, 2013 at 8:49 pm.
A healthy dose of boxing is on deck this weekend with important fights all over the world. This Saturday night a myriad of fighters will be seeing action, some following their timely schedule, others coming back from injury or devastating knockout or stoppages. As we gear up for the mega fight next weekend between Manny :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…
