In a practical and historical sense there’s no tomorrow for the champion. Jermain Taylor must fight like a champion, the younger man, the guy in his prime and dispose of the forty-year-old lion Bernard Hopkins.
Why are boxing fans always in such denial when one of the greats is discovered to be fallible? The examples are plentiful. And here Jermain Taylor finds himself the underdog once again after beating Bernard Hopkins last time.
(HBO Press Release)
Nov. 22 - As a special preview for HBO Boxing fans leading up to the highly anticipated world middleweight championship rematch – TAYLOR vs. HOPKINS 2 - which is set for Saturday, Dec. 3 in Las Vegas and will be carried on HBO Pay-Per-View, HBO Sports will present the exclusive re-broadcast of their …
Not long ago, I posted a story here at The Sweet Science entitled “For boxing, here’s the problem….and maybe the solution” which, in part, talked about a common practice among promoters of this sport to shove an event - or a fighter - down the public’s throat, whether the public wants it or not.
I was …
Former light heavyweight contender “Irish� Bobby Cassidy fought at the legendary Sunnyside Garden in Queens an incredible 25 times! On this edition of Cassidy & Cassidy, he reminisces with his son Robert Cassidy Jr. on what that arena meant to him.
Hank Kaplan, the world’s foremost boxing historian, already rates Floyd Mayweather Jr. as an all-time great. But Kaplan also thinks Sharmba Mitchell’s style could pose a few problems for Mayweather tonight in their non-title bout.
Robert Cassidy Jr. of Newsday and The Sweet Science and his dad, former light heavyweight contender “Irish� Bobby Cassidy, a fight analyst for The Sweet Science discuss Saturday’s non-title welterweight fight between Floyd Mayweather and Sharmba Mitchell.
Randy Gordon was recently inducted into the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame. He talks about what that honor means to him with Charles Jay of Boxing Channel Radio.
Normally, I would be coming up with all the catchy clichés: “A boxer can move up in weight class but not bring his punch with him.â€? …….“Putting on a little extra weight will cause the fighter to lose a half a step.â€? Those bread and butter statements will not ring true for Floyd Mayweather when …
Many in boxing are scratching their heads as to why this fight was made. The cynics have one version, the rationalists another. One wonders as well: does Floyd Mayweather understand the laughter going on behind his back in taking on this fraudulent matchup with a fighter – in Sharmba Mitchell – who is clearly not …
