By Ivan G. Goldman At one point in the fourth round of Bernard Hopkins’ thorough shellacking of Tavoris Cloud, Cloud threw a wild punch, Bernard slipped it easily, and let out a genuine, laugh. The crowd laughed with him. Sitting at home, I laughed too. It’s not commonplace for merriment …
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By: William Holmes, Ringside The televised portion of tonight’s card started after about a forty minute break after the last fight on the undercard. There were some empty seats in the arena and portions of the 200 section were covered with black drapes to give the appearance that it was …
Read More »By: William Holmes The Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY opened their doors at 4:30 PM for fight fans to enjoy six bouts on the undercard of tonight’s IBF Light Heavyweight Title fight between Bernard Hopkins and Tavoris Cloud. There were more fans in attendance for the opening bout than most …
Read More »By Chris Cella In a rematch for the IBF super featherweight title, belt holder Juan Carlos Salgado (26-2-1, 16 KO) and challenger Argenis Mendez (21-2, 11 KO) stepped between the ropes again tonight in a follow-up to their 2011 showdown, which Salgado won a unanimous decision. From the onset of …
Read More »By: William Holmes Sampson Boxing and Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing promoted an event on ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights from the Resorts Casino & Hotel in Atlantic City, NJ. The crowd began to file in early at 6:30 PM and they awaited the start of the first fight that was scheduled …
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By Johnny Walker The heavyweight with the best name in boxing, Tyson Fury (20-0, 14 KOs), will finally make his US debut on April 20th at the Mecca of boxing, Madison Square Garden in New York City. The 6’ 9”, 24-year-old Anglo-Irish giant had planned to fight at MSG on …
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This Friday night live from Resorts in Atlantic City, NJ, former junior welterweight titlist Victor “Mremelada” Cayo (31-3, 21 KO) will go to battle with young prospect Emmanuel “Tranzforma” Taylor (16-1, 11 KO) in a 10-round bout where each pugilist will be looking to shine for fans around the world …
Read More »By Johnny Walker Richard Schaefer, president of Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy boxing promotions, used a press conference this week promoting the upcoming fight of his business associate Bernard Hopkins (who takes on Tavoris Cloud for the WBO welterweight title at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Saturday) to …
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By Ivan G. Goldman Bernard Hopkins, who goes up against fierce, undefeated Tavoris Cloud this Saturday on HBO, usually gets opponents to fight his fight — even when Hopkins loses. And as he heads inexorably toward his 50th birthday, his style is about as fan-friendly as E. coli at the …
Read More »By: William Holmes The Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, will host another legitimate world title fight on Saturday, March 9th, as the age defying Bernard Hopkins battles Tavoris Cloud for the IBF Light Heavyweight title, and Keith Thurman takes on Jan Zaveck in a WBO welterweight title eliminator. If …
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