Archive for July, 2007

Poll: Could Forrest Hang With Floyd?

Sunday, July 29th, 2007

I know, PBF’s doing Hatton first.
But I’m curious, off what Steward said on Saturday…
Think Forrest, today, and in his prime, could hang with Mayweather?

Sherman Williams Talks Mesi

Wednesday, July 25th, 2007

Bahamian heavyweight Sherman “The Tank� Williams has been waiting years for the opportunity he’ll finally get August 18 when he fights unbeaten “Baby� Joe Mesi in the 10-round co-feature on the “Pinnacle FiteNite� pay-per-view event live from South Towne Exposition Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Williams (33-10-2, 19 KOs) had an up-and-down career until signing …

Forrest/Baldy Details On HBO

Wednesday, July 25th, 2007

HBO’s late-night boxing series heats up with an exciting junior middleweight bout when HBO BOXING AFTER DARK: VERNON FORREST VS. CARLOS BALDOMIR is presented SATURDAY, JULY 28 at 10:15 p.m. (ET/PT) from the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Wash., exclusively on HBO. The HBO Sports team will be ringside for the event, which …

Tye Fields, Clottey In Action

Wednesday, July 25th, 2007

Tye “Big Skyâ€? Fields (37-1, 33 KOs) one of the rising stars in the heavyweight division will face one of his biggest challenges to date in Cedric Boswell (24-1, 19 KOs) in a 10-round clash that will headline the next Fight Night on VERSUS in collaboration with Top Rank Boxing, Thursday, August 9 at 9 …

Taylor/Pavlik Is On!

Tuesday, July 24th, 2007

Undisputed and Undefeated World Middleweight Champion Jermain “Bad Intentionsâ€? Taylor will make the fifth defense of his two-year title reign when he faces the stiff test of number 1 contender (WBC, WBO) Kelly “The Ghostâ€? Pavlik on Saturday night, September 29, at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, it was announced today by Lou …

‘BA SB Champ Caballero Fights Aug. 4

Tuesday, July 24th, 2007

It’s been a long time coming, but on Saturday, August 4th, WBA super bantamweight champion Celestino Caballero will finally make his long-awaited return to premium cable airwaves when he defends his title on Showtime against perennial contender Jorge Lacierva.
“I’m ecstatic that Showtime subscribers will get to see the fighter we’ve been raving about for …

Hopkins/Wright Replay Info

Monday, July 23rd, 2007

HBO SPORTS PRESENTS THE EXCLUSIVE REPLAY OF
THE LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT SHOWDOWN WHEN
HBO BOXING AFTER DARK: BERNARD HOPKINS VS. WINKY WRIGHT
IS SEEN SATURDAY, JULY 28, ON HBO
It’s a special edition of HBO BOXING AFTER DARK when HBO Sports presents the exclusive replay of the …

EVENT! Wepner In NYC

Monday, July 23rd, 2007

Street Café: “POW! An evening of readings and photography with punch!�
Celebrate PROOF’s sports issue—and meet the boxer who inspired Sylvester Stallone’s original Rocky film!
What: Readings and a photo show featuring: PETER WOOD’s report on minor-league boxing in New York City, BRUCE J. SCHULMAN’s talk on baseball evangelist …

Quartey Ready To Rock Again

Thursday, July 19th, 2007

Ghanaian Boxing superstar Ike “Bazooka� Quartey (37-4-1, 31 KO’s) is ready to start fighting again and is prepared to take on all comers. While he is busy preparing for the opening of his new hospital in Accra, he has already begun intense training back at home in preparation for his next battle.
The former …

Tua, Mesi On PPV

Tuesday, July 17th, 2007

C.A.M. Boxing, Inc. and Sports and Entertainment Media, Inc. announced today that the new pro boxing pay-per-view series, Pinnacle FightNite, will emanate on August 18 from Salt Lake City, showcasing heavyweights David “Tuaman� Tua, “Baby� Joe Mesi and Roman Greenberg who sport a combined record of 107-3-1 with 85 knockouts.
Sensational knockout artist Tua (47-3-1, …