By Chris Carlson The 24th annual Hall of Fame Weekend is right around the corner. The 2013 Modern Day Category of inductees is headlined by gone but not forgotten, two-division champion Arturo “Thunder” Gatti, Virgil “Quicksilver” Hill, who was a five time Champion, two-time light flyweight Champion Myung-Woo Yuh, along …
Read More »Richest Fight Ever Set for Sept. 14 — Floyd Mayweather-Canelo Alvarez
By Ivan G. Goldman Bombshell of a tweet from Floyd Mayweather Wednesday night: “I chose my opponent for September 14th and it’s Canelo Alvarez. I’m giving the fans what they want. It will be at the MGM Grand.” Wow. Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer confirmed the news later to the …
Read More »It’s Official: Mayweather vs. Alvarez for September 14th
By: William Holmes Floyd Mayweather Jr. has long been criticized for not stepping out of his comfort zone to take on a challenger the public deems worthy. Those criticisms are now silenced. Floyd Mayweather Jr. has just announced via twitter that he will be facing the WBC and WBA Junior …
Read More »Chinese Pay Per View Could Open Up New Vistas With Manny Pacquiao Bout
More people live in China than anywhere else, so it makes sense that if one can really cultivate the population, there is a windfall to be realized. Bob Arum and Top Rank are trying to do that as they move forward with Manny Pacquiao’s next fight. Arum made a connection …
Read More »Boxing Insider Notebook: Riddick Bowe, Manny Pacquiao, Felix Sturm and More….
By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of May 20th to May 27th covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Omar Narvaez Wins in Argentina Omar Narvaez (39-1-2) defended his junior bantamweight title on Saturday night …
Read More »Gennaday Golovkin and Matthew Macklin Perfect Ingredients For War Inside Square Circle
By Chris Cella When WBA/IBO middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (26-0, 23 KO) and former world title challenger Matthew “Mack The Knife” Macklin (29-4, 20 KO) meet inside the ring at the Foxwoods Resort Casino June 29, there will be no shortage of excitement for the thousands of fans in …
Read More »Mad Dog Carl Froch No Ordinary Englishman
By Ivan G. Goldman Super middleweight champ Carl Froch is more of a mad dog than an Englishman. And I mean that in a good way. At one point during his well-earned rematch victory over Mikkel Kessler, his Danish opponent landed a huge right — the kind of shot that …
Read More »Jackie Kallen: Atlantic City Boxing Gala This Weekend At Resorts
By Jackie Kallen Last year I attended an exciting boxing event at Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City that honored dozens of boxing legends. I had a terrific time. Billed as “The All Star Boxing Legends Gala Awards Dinner,” it was an amazing evening of rubbing elbows with old friends …
Read More »Manny Pacquiao Acquits Himself Well in Chess Match
It is widely known in boxing that sparring sessions aren’t always telling, and that one party is usually trying a lot harder than the other. It is quite possible that Manny Pacquiao was engaging in chess’ version of the sparring session the other day. Currently, the eight-time world champion is …
Read More »De La Hoya Says Mayweather Wants Alvarez Fight, But Floyd Hasn’t Said It
Oscar De La Hoya, who knows all about the process of posturing and negotiating for major pay per view fights, and so generally he knows whereof he speaks. And the owner and founder of Golden Boy Promotions says that he is absolutely confident that Floyd Mayweather, the undefeated welterweight champion …
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