I will start with the main event, and I am not talking about the middleweight championship fight between Jermain "Bad Intentions" Taylor and Cory "The Next Generation" Spinks which was billed as such. Last night in Memphis, TN, the undercard matchup between Kelly Pavlik and Edison "Pantera" Miranda saved this particular HBO championship boxing card. […]
‘Bad Intentions’ Will Solve The Riddle Of Spinks
On Saturday, May 19th, Jermain "Bad Intentions" Taylor takes on Cory Spinks, putting his middleweight title on the line for the fourth time. Coming off a spotty performance in his win against the undersized, natural junior middleweight Kassim Ouma, Taylor will be looking for a better performance against another former 154-pounder. The "riddle of Spinks" […]
It’s Pretty Clear: Mayweather Outslicks De La Hoya
As I predicted in a previous post, "Pretty Boy" Floyd Mayweather, Jr. was simply too good for the "Golden Boy." Youth, speed and overall ring generalship carried the day for Mayweather who captured his sixth belt in his fifth different weight class. Although De La Hoya showed why he is still a world-class fighter, the […]
Mayweather Will Outshine The Golden Boy
In Floyd Mayweather, Jr.’s biggest box-office showing, he will put on a boxing clinic in his adopted hometown of Las Vegas, Nevada. Oscar De La Hoya will try to impose his natural size and strength on Mayweather, but it will be to no avail, as Mayweather will parry Oscar’s signature left hooks and counter them […]