Posted on Wednesday, March 30th, 2016 at 7:14 am.
Earlier this year the president of the Amateur International Boxing Association (AIBA), Ching-Kuo Wu, made the bold statement stating he wanted the best boxers in the Olympics, not in four years, but in the next ones set for this summer. Unlike other sports like basketball and hockey, all the fighters competing in the Olympics have :READ MORE…
Posted on Thursday, March 17th, 2016 at 5:48 am.
With the Showtime network finally announcing a comprehensive schedule for this spring and early summer, the boxing world is beginning to turn a little quicker and with more purpose. Big fights are on the horizon, some of them anticipated by the fans, some not so much, but they are coming. With that said, here is :READ MORE…
Posted on Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 at 12:41 pm.
Nearly a month into the New Year and the boxing world is in full swing so without any further ado; here is the latest edition of Around the Ring: “Haymaker” Haye Back at It – With his impressive knockout over Australian Mark de Mori a couple of weeks ago in London, former heavyweight champion David :READ MORE…
Posted on Monday, December 28th, 2015 at 4:37 am.
Mark de Mori (30-1-2, 26 KOs) will be a huge underdog when he takes on former two division world champ David Haye (26-2, 24 KOs) . The two will square off January 16th at the O2 Arena (Millennium Dome), in Greenwich, London. It will be Haye’s first fight in nearly 3 and half years. de :READ MORE…
Posted on Wednesday, December 2nd, 2015 at 5:42 pm.
Former cruiserweight and heavyweight champion of the world David Haye of the United Kingdom will make his long awaited return to the ring. Haye will take on Mark de Mori of Australia January 16th. The site of the fight will be the O2 Arena (Millennium Dome), in Greenwich, London. The main event heavyweight bout will :READ MORE…
Posted on Saturday, November 28th, 2015 at 6:39 am.
“Dr. Steelhammer”. Is there a better alias than that in boxing? Of course, there is “Iron”, “Manos de Piedra” and the “Golden Boy” but none of them of prove to be as true as Wladimir Klitschko’s. His right hand does act as a steelhammer. First he lulls his opponent, and most of the audience, with :READ MORE…
Posted on Monday, November 23rd, 2015 at 10:20 am.
Unified Heavyweight champion of the world Wladimir Klitschko (64-3, 53 KOs ) will defend his titles versus mandatory number 1 ranked challenger Tyson Fury (24-0, 18 KOs ) this Saturday. The bout will take place at the ESPRIT arena, in Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany. The venue seats well over 50,000. The scheduled for 12 round main :READ MORE…
Posted on Friday, May 15th, 2015 at 9:49 am.
All indications seem to point to a literally huge matchup between unified heavyweight champion of the world Wladimir Klitschko (64-23, 53 KOs) and mandatory challenger Tyson Fury (24-0, 18 KOs). The size of the two fighters alone will draw attention for even the casual fans. Klitschko stands at 6′ 6″ and Fury at 6′ 9″. :READ MORE…
Posted on Thursday, May 14th, 2015 at 9:07 am.
The British Heavyweight boxing history has had its share of success over the years. Immediately the name of Hall of Famer Lennox Lewis may jump out at you. Lewis fought the best of his era. He also unified the division titles and retired on top. In this years that followed David Haye was able to :READ MORE…
Posted on Friday, March 27th, 2015 at 7:45 am.
Former unified cruiserweight champion of the world and WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (26-2-24 KOs) recently announced he will return to the ring. No date or opponent has been chosen but Haye made it clear of what his goal is. He feels that going after undefeated WBC champion Deontay Wilder would be his best route :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…
