On Saturday, July 14, boxing junkies will be treated to a rare tripleheader. Cancel your evening plans, order your hot wings, have your beverage of choice on hand, and enjoy this special delivery courtesy of HBO Championship Boxing. Many of their fight cards have left a lot to be desired in recent months, but it’s […]
Klitschko Jabs Brewster Into Submission
First, let me get the Lamon Brewster excuses out of the way. He was rusty, his eyesight was compromised coming into the fight, and he was fighting in Wladimir Klitschko’s adopted home country of Germany. None of these things mattered, as Klitschko used his battering left jab and sneaky right hands to turn Brewster into […]
Klitschko Seeks Revenge Against Brewster
Will it be revenge or repeat in the rematch of the April 10, 2004 battle that was won by Lamon Brewster via 5th round stoppage? The guess here is that it’s the latter. Wladimir Klitschko finally appears to be living up to the lofty expectations that followed him since his pro debut in 1996, with […]
Mauling, Brawling Hatton Chops Down Castillo
Boy was I wrong! I am man enough to admit when my fight prediction is off the mark, but I know that no one saw this coming. Coming off of two lackluster victories against seemingly inferior competition, Ricky Hatton made Jose Luis Castillo look like a sparring partner. After winning two of the first three […]
Castillo Will Edge Hatton In A Seesaw Battle
Since this fight was announced earlier in the year, I have struggled to predict who will win. In Castillo, you have the grizzled, more-skilled veteran whose best fighting days were at 135 pounds a few years ago. If his unimpressive victory against the limited Herman Ngoudjo earlier in the year is any indication, Castillo will […]
The Biggest Boxing Matches In My Lifetime
The genesis of my boxing love affair began on September 16, 1981 at the tender age of eight. On this memorable night, Sugar Ray Leonard stopped Thomas "The Hit Man" Hearns via TKO after fourteen exhilarating rounds of back-and-forth action. This was the first fight that I ever heard being discussed by my father and […]
Cotto Stops Judah In Brutal, Exciting Fight
barn burner: (noun) one that arouses much interest or excitement. This Saturday night, we were re-introduced to the term above, which rarely describes super fights these days. If you don’t know what I mean, think back a few months when you or someone you know forked over nearly $55 dollars for the supposed “fight to […]
Judah Poised To Spoil Cotto’s Garden Party
This Saturday, for the third year in a row, Miguel Cotto will be fighting in Madison Square Garden on the eve of the Puerto Rican Day Parade. In 2005, Cotto stopped Mohamad Abdulaev in nine rounds, and in 2006, he dominated Paul Malignaggi over 12 rounds for a unanimous decision. However, the third time will […]
Excuse Me, It’s A Post-Fight Interview!
There must be something in the air, because fighters, active and retired, have been sharing bizarre conspiracy theories in recent weeks. In his recently published memoirs, "God in My Corner," heavyweight legend George Foreman says he was drugged just before his 1974 title fight loss to Muhammad Ali in the Congo (formerly Zaire). A couple […]
The Top Five Reasons We Love The Knockout
There is just something about witnessing a knockout punch that is unrivaled by any other sport. Football has the jarring blind-side hit by a defensive player on an unsuspecting ball carrier, baseball has the dramatic walk-off home run to end a long game, and basketball has the high-flying slam dunk which lights up an arena. […]