Posted on Tuesday, September 15th, 2015 at 2:38 am.
For all his big talk, Floyd Mayweather Jr sure went out with a whimper. In a fight that left much to be desired, Mayweather Jr took a lopsided unanimous decision over former welterweight champion Andre Berto on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. If we are to believe Mayweather Jr, :READ MORE…
Posted on Monday, September 14th, 2015 at 9:36 am.
The highly anticipated rematch between WBO junior lightweight champion Roman “Rocky” Martinez (29-2-3, 17 KOs) and four-time world champion Orlando “Siri” Salido (42-13-3, 29 KOs) definitely lived up to the hype this past Saturday. In fact to many it easily outshined the main event between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Andre Berto. The two took turns :READ MORE…
Posted on Saturday, October 18th, 2014 at 5:25 am.
Repercussions are still falling on the shoulders of Floyd Mayweather Jr from events that were broadcast on the second episode of Showtime’s “All-Access”, the reality-type show that delves into the home life of fighters as they get ready for major PPV events to be broadcast by the network. In that particular episode which was in :READ MORE…
Posted on Monday, September 22nd, 2014 at 8:48 pm.
This past Saturday night two of the best fights this year went down and they weren’t in the United States or on either HBO or Showtime. The two U.S.-based cable network companies collectively have the biggest boxing budget in the business but sometimes you just need two, or in this case, four willing warriors and :READ MORE…
Posted on Monday, June 30th, 2014 at 10:02 pm.
If you based your view on boxing on what you see on the eleven o’clock news, you would think that the sport only existed in May and September. If you follow the sweet science a little more closely than that, you would know that boxing is alive and well not only in the world but :READ MORE…
Posted on Tuesday, June 24th, 2014 at 5:16 am.
Fights are like women, they come and go. Some are good, some are bad. Some are forgettable and some you remember for the rest of our life. For those types of fights, boxing sets up a committee, a ballot is written up and a fight is tagged forever as the fight of the year. Mixtures :READ MORE…
Posted on Thursday, May 15th, 2014 at 4:07 am.
You almost don’t even bat anymore when it is announced through various boxing news outlets that hermit-like advisor Al Haymon has signed a new fighter to his ever growing stable. Just this week it was announced that not only he has signed east coast amateur standout Milton Santiago but also current IBF super welterweight champ :READ MORE…
Posted on Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 at 4:56 am.
This Saturday night the boxing universe will tune in to see the return to the ring of Mexican superstar Saul “Canelo” Alvarez when he faces super welterweight veteran Alfredo “Perro” Angulo of Mexicali, Mexico, at the MGM Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The special attraction twelve-round scheduled bout will mark the second fight in :READ MORE…
Posted on Tuesday, February 18th, 2014 at 8:06 pm.
In Part I we dug into the first PPVs of 2014 culminating on the sure to be May 3rd Showtime PPV mega-event between the biggest draw in the business Floyd Mayweather Jr and either Brit Amir Khan of Marcos Maidana of Argentina. In this Part II we will dive into the summer months and the :READ MORE…
Posted on Tuesday, June 4th, 2013 at 5:43 pm.
Alfredo Angulo has one of the most inspirational stories in boxing. Currently on a winning streak since his return to the ring, Alfredo “El Perro” Angulo prepares for his June 8th SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING match against Erislandy Lara. Watch a SHOWTIME Sports feature detailing the harrowing seven month experience in an ICE detention center for :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…
