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By Johnny Walker One thing that was striking about the two excellent heavyweight fights in 2010 and 2011 between New Zealand’s David “Tuamanator” Tua and American Monte “Two Gunz” Barrett was the total respect the two men showed to one another both before and after each contest. But now, Tua …

by Charles Jay You probably haven’t heard very much about this, but a mini-controversy erupted after the recent Pacquiao-Marquez fight. This one had nothing to do with the judges’ decision on the fight; nothing to do with the talk of a rematch; nothing concerning who got paid and how much. …

by Charles Jay “The fact is that yesterday he was lying, today he’s lying, and tomorrow, he will still be lying. Once a liar, always a liar.” That was Richard Schaefer, the CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, describing Bob Arum of Top Rank in yesterday’s story from Golden Boy’s house …

MIGUEL COTTO vs. ANTONIO MARGARITO II OFFICIAL WEIGH-IN OPEN TO PUBLIC This Friday! December 2 at 4 P.M. ET The Theater at Madison Square Garden Three-division world champion and the Pride of Puerto Rico MIGUEL COTTO and professional rival and three-time welterweight world champion ANTONIO “The Tijuana Tornado” MARGARITO, of …

by Hans Olson This Saturday night at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA, Abner Mares and Joseph “King Kong” Agbeko will do it again. In their controversial first meeting back in August during the Finals of Showtime’s Bantamweight Tournament, Abner Mares repeatedly let his punches drift below the belt of …

SAGINAW, MICHIGAN – This Friday, December 2, Donofrio MMA will return to the beautifully remodeled 5000-seat Dow Event Center in Saginaw, Michigan, for “BEATDOWN II” another night of full-contact mixed martial arts. The 145-lbmain event will feature agile, precision striking Jake May (12-1) from Saginaw, Michigan, taking on Clinton Township …

Kelly Swanson Thank you, everybody, for calling in for today’s conference call with Lamont Peterson, Seth Mitchell, and Timur Ibragimov. To let you know, we will start with both Seth and Timur followed by Lamont Peterson after we discuss the heavyweight fight that will be part of Capital Showdown on …

by Charles Jay I have worked with some fighters through the years, and have been around a lot of them. So I know enough to tell you that there is no such thing as a “fighter’s mindset” or a “fighter’s psychology” because they all tend to be different. Photo: Chris …

By Johnny Walker When American fight fans hear the name Ibragimov, they probably think of the former WBO heavyweight champion Sultan, who made his mark in the division before retiring after a loss against Wladimir Klitschko. But Sultan’s cousin, Timur Ibragimov, is hoping that after his fight with American prospect …

BY PHILIP H. ANSELMO In the late 1980’s, maybe even the very, very early ‘90’s, my Ultra-stocked collection of fights from all over the world (on the now old, bulky and somewhat useless VHS format) was getting out of hand. The more fights I had, the more complete I felt …