By Johnny Walker In a heated “Face-Off” with his upcoming opponent Dereck “Del Boy” Chisora of the UK held on Boxnation TV, WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko admitted that he carried his last challenger, former cruiserweight king Tomasz Adamek, because the fight was being held in Adamek’s home country of …
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New Year’s Revolution Provides Thrills to Large Palace Crowd
Promoter Joseph Donofrio put on another of his world-class MMA events on Saturday night (January 14) and treated the large crowd at The Palace of Auburn Hills, to an exciting night of full-contact thrills. “New Year’s Revolution”, presented in association with Impact Fight League and Palace Sports and Entertainment, featured …
Read More »Vitali Klitschko and Chisora Face Off for BoxNation
The heated discussion lead Chisora to claim that the Klitschko brothers are ruining heavyweight boxing and that he will knock the champion out in the eighth round. This in turn lead Klitschko to acknowledge that his trainer advised him not to fight Chisora, but he went against their advice because …
Read More »Wladimir Klitschko: A Wild and Crazy Guy on Conan O’Brien!
By Johnny Walker World heavyweight boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko has hit the shores of the United States on a charm offensive. http://teamcoco.com/video/wladimir-klitschko-pickup-line The champ recently visited the set of the Conan O’ Brien show, where he revealed that he has to avoid going into bars, because countless drunks, both male …
Read More »Philip H. Anselmo’s 2012 Heavyweight Ratings PT 1
BY PHILIP H. ANSELMO (OBVIOUSLY) I am a list maker. This is a little-known facet of my life that I hold dear. I’m also obsessed with the heavyweight division, as torturous as that may sound. My ratings do not follow the average fair, and alphabet titles are irrelevant to a …
Read More »Sergio Martinez on Mayweather/Pacquiao: “I Must be the Next One”
by Hans Olson Sergio Martinez is one busy guy. With a presser in New York last week officially announcing his March bout with Matthew Macklin, Boxing Insider caught up with the middleweight champ exclusively to discuss that fight, The Mayweather/Pacquiao drama and more… Boxing Insider: How have things been in …
Read More »Business of Boxing: Marquez’s Demands Aren’t Unreasonable
by Charles Jay Indications are that Juan Manuel Marquez would be happy to fight Manny Pacquiao a fourth time. Of course, the money would have to be right, but that’s nothing different than any fight. Marquez’s biggest demand, which reflects his biggest concern, involves the site of the fight. He …
Read More »WBA: Khan-Peterson Rematch Must Happen Within Six Months – Is That The End of the Story?
by Charles Jay The World Boxing Association has reviewed all the facts and circumstances of the case, and has ruled that Lamont Peterson must grant Amir Khan a rematch within 180 days or be stripped of their version of the light welterweight (140-pound) championship. According to the press release that …
Read More »Victor Ortiz vs. Andre Berto II: More than a Fight
by Hans Olson We’re just about a month away from what’s to be the most anticipated fight of 2012’s first quarter, “Vicious” Victor Ortiz vs. Andre Berto II. In their epic first meeting, Ortiz was able to dethrone the Berto, who hadn’t been defeated until that point in. It has …
Read More »ESPN Friday Night Fights Results: Ugas Cruises, Kennedy and Martin Draw
By: William Holmes Philadelphia native Teon Kennedy took on Chris Martin in Las Vegas on ESPN Friday Night Fight’s main event. Both fighters are coming off a loss in their last fight. Also featured on tonight’s televised portion of the card was the undefeated Olympic bronze medalist Yordenis Ugas taking …
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