David Avila, TSS’s man on the west coast, visits the campus of the University of James Toney. Inside the Hollywood’s Wild Card Gym, Toney bellows out commands: “Shut up and watch.â€? School is definitely in session.
Boxing news from Wales reports that the Welsh are considering erecting a statue of Joe Calzaghe.
Always on the lookout for the next big thing in the heavyweight division. I admit, I’m a heavyweight hound. They are so….American. Frequently overweight, possessing unparalleled power…
James Toney and steroids seems to be the story that won’t disappear, especially with his big fight with Hasim Rahman only a week away, but when compared to baseball’s Bonds, McGwire, Palmeiro and Sosa, “Lights Out� Toney comes off as candid and no-nonsense as ever.
After the weekend’s dustups, the boxing news machine, in neutral for a few days, is finally back in gear.
These words were pronounced by Miguel Angel Cotto and published by every Italian newspaper: “It was a tough fight.”
It was a big, beautiful boxing weekend, just like the fight game likes it, just like the fight game needs, and everyone – HBO, Showtime, ESPN, Fox, Telefutura – laced up gloves and joined in the fray.
I just saw Cotto-Branco on Italian television. It was an entertaining fight. Both boxers traded good shots, but Cotto was more accurate and faster.
Chris John outworked and outboxed Juan Manuel Marquez in Borneo Indonesia to retain his WBA featherweight title via unanimous decision.
WBA featherweight champion Chris John weighed in at 125lbs. and challenger Juan Manuel Marquez tipped the scale at 125.09 in Friday’s weigh-in in Tenggarong City, Indonesia.
