Archive for August, 2007

Juarez To Face JM Marquez

Tuesday, August 7th, 2007

When one door closes, another door opens and that is exactly the case when Ricardo Rocky Juarez will have a shot at Juan Manuel Marquez and his WBC Super Featherweight World Title at MGM Grand in Las Vegas on “Fireworks� live on Pay-Per-View on September 15.
An opening to fight Marquez became available when Jorge “La …

Chavez Jr/Malignaggi Heating Up

Monday, August 6th, 2007

IBF light welterweight champion Paulie “The Magic Man� Malignaggi (24-1, 5 KOs), still savoring his masterful title-winning performance against Lovemore N’dou, is home in Brooklyn fuming about Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. (33-0-1, 26 KOs) and his team openly challenging him.
Not only has Malignaggi accepted their challenge, “The Magic Manâ€? promises to embarrass the Mexican fighter …

Poll: Can Holyfield Pull It Off?

Friday, August 3rd, 2007

Can the old man do it?
Again, at age 45?
Can the Real Deal spit in the face of Father Time, and Sultan Ibragimov, the Russian lefty with the WBO heavyweight title? Can he win a fifth heavyweight title?
Or is he out of his league against an opponent that may not be a world beater, but is …

Hatton/PBF Is Official

Friday, August 3rd, 2007

They are two of boxing’s best, two of the most exciting fighters in the sport today, and both are undefeated. They stand atop their weight divisions and fight fans are in for a thrill as pound-for-pound king of the ring and welterweight champion ” Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather will meet British icon and junior …