Archive for July, 2007

Witherspoon Gearing Up For Run

Tuesday, July 17th, 2007

Undefeated heavyweight prospect Chazz Witherspoon takes to the national stage when he takes on Talmadge Griffis (24-6-3, 16 KOs) next Friday, July 27, on ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights at Saratoga Springs City Center in Saratoga. The DiBella Entertainment heavy hitter hopes to follow the same path as his cousin — former heavyweight champion Tim Witherspoon …

NOTE TO ADVERTISERS

Saturday, July 14th, 2007

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We will not be accepting ads from promoters or networks to insure objectivity …

Hanshaw Has Trouble With Scale

Friday, July 13th, 2007

Roy Jones made the 175-pound limit on his attempt in Biloxi, while “Tyger” Hanshaw, was 176 1/4 on his first try, stripped nude and hit 175 1/4, within the contractual bounds for the Saturday match.

M. Ward/M. Wahlberg Charity Info

Friday, July 13th, 2007

Legendary boxing warrior “Irish” Micky Ward has joined forces with celebrity actor Mark Wahlberg and Labor leaders throughout the country, to support and assist inner-city children in making their dreams become a reality.
They will host their first group event, an evening of amateur boxing on July 25th at the 2nd Annual Boston Labor’s Fight …

Glen Johnson/Fred Moore Info

Thursday, July 12th, 2007

Former world light heavyweight champion Glen Johnson is used to traveling into his opponents’ backyards to display the skills that have earned him a reputation as one of the top 175-pound fighters of this era. But on Friday, July 27th, at the Sheraton Miami Mart Hotel’s 4,500 seat arena, ‘The Road Warrior’ will get …

Mijares Weight Report

Thursday, July 12th, 2007

Cristian Mijares 115 lbs.
Teppei Kikui 115 lbs.
(Mijares defends WBC super flyweight title)
Lorenzo Trejo 104 lbs.
Erik Ramirez …

Ibrag/Chagaev (Oct. 13) Site Named

Thursday, July 12th, 2007

On Saturday, October 13th, World Heavyweight Champions Sultan Ibragimov and Ruslan Chagaev will not only achieve their dream of unifying the heavyweight crown, they will get to do it in front of an expected crowd of over 14,000 at the Khodynka Arena in Moscow, Russia.
It’s an arena worthy of such a historic event, and one …

Question: Would Clottey beat Judah?

Wednesday, July 11th, 2007

On WNF, they showed Ring’s welterweight ratings.
Joshua Clottey was at No. 8, while Zab Judah is rated No.5.
I say that Clottey, now feeling certain of himself and his skills and his place in the game, handles Judah if they were to fight. Not to mention that I believe Clottey handles their No. 4 …

Margarito The Betting Favorite

Wednesday, July 11th, 2007

LOS ANGELES (July 11, 2007) – In what amounts to a pick ’em fight, Las Vegas sports books list World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Antonio Margarito as slightly more than a 6/5 favorite to defeat unbeaten, No. 1 ranked Paul Williams this …

Vargas and Mayorga PC Melee

Wednesday, July 11th, 2007

Don King from Don King Productions and Kathy Duva from Main Events formally announced the showdown between two-time world champion “Ferocious� Fernando Vargas and three-time world champion Ricardo “El Matador� Mayorga in the Chick Hearn Press Room at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
The room was packed with media, and all went well …