I will not hide the disappointment that I felt when the middleweight title fight between reigning champion Kelly Pavlik (35-1, 31 KOs) and Paul the Punisher Williams (37-1, 27 KOs) was cancelled. Replacing Pavlik is the very capable Sergio Martinez (44-1-2, 24 KOs). However, I had my taste buds all set for a nice sirloin steak (Pavlik-Williams) but had to settle […]
Archives for November 2009
Lucian Bute Will Repeat His Dominance Over Librado Andrade Sans The Drama
This is an easy one to predict. Lucian Bute (24-0, 19 KOs) is arguably the best super middleweight in the world. I say arguably because Arthur Abraham and suddenly Andre Ward, fresh off of his dismantling of Mikkel Kessler, can also make legitimate claims. Be that as it may, I do not expect Bute to […]
Score One For Oakland When Andre Ward Meets Mikkel Kessler
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Home advantage is an athletic competition phenomenon. The most-commonly cited factors of home advantage are usually ones whose advantageous effects are difficult to measure and thus even their existence is debated. Most of these are psychological in nature, such as familiarity with the playing grounds, the ability for participants to […]
Dawson And Pavlik Are Accomplished Yet Unproven
There is a ton to like about "Bad" Chad Dawson. He’s an immensely talented boxer, has a glistening, undefeated record (29-0, 17 KOs), and owns two victories apiece against former light heavyweight champions Antonio Tarver and Glen Johnson. More impressively, he owns a victory against the best cruiserweight in the world, Tomasz Adamek (39-1, 27 KOs). You’d think this […]