Roy Jones was, as usual, a no-show on Wednesday’s conference call to promote the October 1 fight with Antonio Tarver, but his trainer, Alton Merkerson, was there to answer questions from reporters.
Last I checked, Mad Wlad and his team never did figure out why his body gave out against Brewster (as it had against Ross Puritty years ago) and how DaVarryl Williamson was able to hit him so often. He certainly can win this fight by staying outside and using his jab and right to keep [...]
It can never be said that Wladimir Klitschko is taking the safe route to redemption. In facing the young bull, power-hitting Samuel Peter, he is attempting a complete image repair in one fell swoop. For his part, Peter is also making a giant leap into the great unknown. Perhaps the main motivation for the bout [...]
Robert Cassidy Jr. of Newsday and The Sweet Science and his father, former light heavyweight contender “Irish� Bobby Cassidy, analyze the Klitschko-Peter “crossroads� fight on this exclusive edition of “Cassidy & Cassidy.�
(Press Release)
WASHINGTON, PA (September 14, 2005) Michael Acri Boxing Promotions and Team Freedom present “Boxing at The Meadows,” an action-packed professional boxing card honoring four-time world champion and living legend Roberto Duran. The event will take place Thursday, October 6, indoors at The Meadows Race Track in Washington, PA located just [...]
FAIRFAX, VA – The countdown to “The Battle for Virginia,� the first boxing event ever at the Patriot Center set for Saturday, Sept. 17, has begun. Keystone Boxing invites fans to attend several exciting events, including a public workout being held this Thursday (today - 12:45PM) on-campus at George Mason University and featuring “The [...]
(Sept. 14 press release from Star Boxing)
Tampa, FL — It was reported today in a South Florida newspaper that five-time world champion Roy Jones, Jr. had sustained a hand injury while training for his October 1st bout against three-time world champion and archrival Antonio Tarver. In response to speculation regarding their highly [...]
Bobby Cassidy Jr. of Newsday and The Sweet Science, and his father, “Irish� Bobby Cassidy, former light heavyweight contender, provide post-fight commentary after Erik Morales vs. Zahir Raheem.
Although the HBO double main event at the Staples Center was presumed by most to be a precursor to the return bout, after both men won, Erik Morales will participate in a rematch with Manny Pacquiao anyway, despite losing a ten-round decision to Zahir Raheem on Saturday night. Promoters Bob Arum and Gary Shaw announced [...]
If I were still a degenerate gambler, standing on street corners, for instance, wagering on the color of the next gum ball out of the machine, this weekend I would parlay the money Mike Katz owes for teaching him how to drive a Formula One car on next year’s European circuit and place it on [...]
