Interviews

By Sean Crose The bout between Danny Garcia and Rod Salka appeared to be such a mismatch that the only reason many probably tuned in to the Showtime broadcast Saturday was because they hoped to see a stunning upset. For Garcia, a true rising star, was up against a complete …

Top ten-ranked heavyweight contender Vyachaslav “Czar” Glazkov, 18-0-1-(17), was lucky to escape with a controversial majority decision over the upset minded Derric Rossy, 29-9-0-(14). Rossy got off to a rousing start, using his movement and boxing skills to cofound the flatfooted Glazkov. Glazkov finally got into the fight in round …

Highly ranked junior middleweight contender Willie “The Great” Nelson, 23-1-1-(13 KO’s) scored a hard earned decision over Mexico’s Luis Grejeda, 17-4-2-(13 KO’s). Nelson was in control over the first two round but was badly stunned by a volley of punches from Grejeda. Nelson recovered and controlled most of the rounds …

As soon as he announced that he was becoming a fight promoter, former great Mike Tyson made it clear that he meant to bring excitement to boxing. Boy did he deliver on Friday night. For two absolute wars were fought at Pittsburgh’s Consol Energy Center, affairs which were aired live …

By: William Holmes On Saturday night Golden Boy Promotions and Showtime networks will televise three fights from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Two titles will be on the line and the main event will feature a champion fighting in a non-title bout. Many pundits have criticized this card …

By Sean Crose For a man who isn’t at the top of his division, Carl Froch is most certainly a smashing success. The English fighter’s last bout – against George Groves in London – may have done close to the same number of pay per view buys that the Floyd …

By Sean Crose Does Rod Salka have any chance of beating Danny Garcia on Saturday? The answer to that question is simple – probably not. Still, people said the same thing about James Douglas when he stepped into the ring with Mike Tyson, so let’s keep in mind this is …

By Eric Harrington As I watched the Saul “Canelo” Alvarez / Erislandy Lara fight night I couldn’t help thinking of a scene from a movie I recently watched of Queen Elizabeth dancing in court. All the “dancers” walked around with great panache staring intensely at their partner across the room, …


By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of July 29th to August 5th, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Mayweather vs. Maidana 2 to be Presented Live in Cinemas Fathom Events and Mayweather Promotions are …

By Tyson Bruce Anybody who follows boxing will admit that it’s a frustrating sport to follow. For every Castillo-Corrales or Gatti-Ward there are dozens of fights sabotaged in some way by incompetent officiating or matches that don’t even get made because of boxing’s many self-destructive “cold wars”. Boxing continues to …