Why are these fights even happening? And why are Morales and Pacquiao fighting again when the first fight didn’t beg for a rematch? Is anyone clamoring to see that fight again or are featherweights just so innately entertaining and interchangeable that it doesn’t matter who is fighting (Morales, Barrera, Pacquiao). Actually, Raheem is a pretty …
Gary Todd’s “Boxing’s Greatest Workouts� is a labor of love.
Todd lives and works in Sydney, Australia. He is married, has three children, and boxing has been part of his life forever. He has taken his firsthand knowledge and turned it into something unusual: a book that’s one part inspirational autobiography, one part photo book, …
Is there a future in boxing for Joe Mesi? Or will all his options run out? Tim Graham, a weekly columnist for The Sweet Science who also covers boxing for the Buffalo News, has been right on top of the Mesi story from the beginning.
(From Don King Productions press release)
Selected quotes from last night’s post-fight press conference following the Don King/Showtime card in Cleveland:
GUILLERMO JONES, after scoring a fourth-round TKO of Wayne Braithwaite to become an official challenger for the WBC cruiserweight title:
“A cramp developed in my foot in the second round so I did what I had to …
(HBO press release)
As a special preview for HBO Boxing fans leading up to the much anticipated September 17th pay-per-view bouts featuring Marco Antonio Barrera vs. Robbie Peden and Shane Mosley vs. Jose Luis Cruz, HBO Sports will present the exclusive re-broadcast of two classic battles waged by Barrera and Mosley, respectively.
On Friday, Sept. 16 at …
(Compiled from information provided by Joe Koizumi)
SEOUL, KOREA—Major Lee Wonbok, the international coordinator of the Korean Boxing Commission (KBC), has disclosed that the WBC feather champ Injin Chi will start training next week after recovering from his hamstring injury sustained during a workout. The KBC will officially submit the medical certificate of Chi’s recovery …
(Press Release)
PENSACOLA, FL – Roy Jones Jr’s advisor, Brad Jacobs, has dismissed a release by the WBC regarding the health and well being of Jones as grandstanding.
“Almost a year has passed since Roy’s last fight (September 25, 2004 vs. Glen Johnson in Memphis), and Jose Sulaiman never once thought to pick …
(Press Release)
TAMPA, FL – Blistering ticket sales have been the norm since the box office windows opened for Tarver vs. Jones 3 just over a week ago. The St. Pete Times Forum box office has seen breathtaking action and the forecast shows no decline, leading the St. Pete Times Forum to expand capacity. …
(From press release)
“Mightyâ€? Mike Arnaoutis of Atlantic City, N.J., ranked No. 4 by the World Boxing Organization and the WBO’s North American Boxing Organization super lightweight champion, faces Marteze “Too Sweetâ€? Logan of Covington, Tenn., in the main event on the nationally and internationally televised “Guilty Fight Nightâ€? card promoted by Guilty Boxing Friday, Sept. …
