By Ivan G. Goldman Are there really any fans out there who enjoy seeing a fighter with a broken, grotesquely swollen, bloody face compete in a prizefight all the way down to the final bell? The New York athletic commission seems to think so. Further, it believes that such fans …
Read More »Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne Destroys Richard Towers in UK Heavyweight Clash
At the Hull Arena in the UK tonight, Australia’s Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne (18-0, 16 KOs), destroyed Sheffield’s Richard Towers (14-1, 11 KOs) in what turned out to be a mismatch of unbeaten heavyweights. Browne was the aggressor from the start of the fight, looking to load up and land …
Read More »HBO Results: Golovkin Obliterates Stevens, Perez Defeats Abdusalamov
By: William Holmes The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City was host to the WBA/IBO Middleweight title bout between Kazakhstan sensation Gennady Golovkin and Brownsville, New York native Curtis Stevens. The theater was surprisingly packed for the uninspiring undercards, and was jam packed at the beginning of …
Read More »Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne vs Richard Towers: Two Massive Heavyweights Set To Clash In UK
by Johnny Walker Two undefeated big boys looking to move up in the heavyweight division are set to collide on Saturday at the Hull Arena in the UK, as Australia’s Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne (17-0, 15 KOs), no small heavyweight at a well-built 6′ 4″ tall, goes up against the …
Read More »HBO Boxing Preview: Golovkin vs. Stevens, Perez vs. Abdusalamov
By: William Holmes Last Saturday Golden Boy Promotions’ middleweight champion Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin struggled rather unexpectedly against the tough and rugged Gabriel Rosado, but was still able to score the close win. Another middleweight champion, the hard hitting Gennady Golovkin, had also previously fought Gabriel Rosado but he did …
Read More »Media Interview with Brandon Rios
From training camp at the Robert Garcia Boxing Academy in Oxnard, California, we have former world champion Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios and his trainer, “Trainer of the Year” Robert Garcia, and Hall of Fame Promoter Bob Arum. They are here to discuss their upcoming historic battle against Manny Pacquiao and …
Read More »Are Things Really So Bad For Bad Chad Dawson?
By Sean Crose Floyd Mayweather once claimed Chad Dawson was numero uno as far as new fighters were concerned. Dawson is no longer a new fighter. Nor, judging by his last two spectacular loses, is he even close to being the best fighter out there. Let’s face it, the man …
Read More »The Battle of the “Chin Checkers”: Golovkin vs. Stevens
By Tyson Bruce You first heard of him as an Internet urban legend. Rumors started building in boxing chat rooms and YouTube about a meek, smiling fighter from a country most Americans have trouble pronouncing, let alone identifying, who supposedly hits like a middleweight Mike Tyson. His list of amateur …
Read More »Adrien Broner Issues Three-Way Sex Tape (NSFW!)
By Johnny Walker So, following in the hallowed path of Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian, and numerous other vapid flotsam of current pop culture, welterweight boxer Adrien Broner has made a sex tape. If you haven’t seen it (lucky you), the tape shows Broner engaged in three-way unprotected sex with some …
Read More »New Jersey Officiating Plummets to New Low at Bernard Hopkins-Karo Murat Card
By Ivan G. Goldman New Jersey boxing was out of control Saturday night in Atlantic City. Referee Steve Smoger, who physically manhandled Bernard Hopkins’ opponent Karo Murat all night, at one point stuck his palm in Murat’s face and shoved him backward with a sneer, clearly intent on inflicting harm. …
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