By: William Holmes ESPN’s recent investments in the heavyweight divisions have certainly caused a lot of stir in the boxing community. ESPN decided to show the heavyweight title fight between Wladimir Klitschko (61-3) and Alex Leapai from the WBO, IBF, and WBA Heavyweight belts. Oberhausen, Germany was the host city …
Read More »By Sean Crose The Scottish poet Robert Burns once wrote “there is no such uncertainty as a sure thing.” Floyd Mayweather would do well to take those words to heart. For even though he plays it safer than any attraction the sport has seen, he’s still leaving a lot to …
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By Ivan G. Goldman Richard Schaefer talks and acts like someone who wants to be fired. The CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, reminded that the company’s principal owner, Oscar De La Hoya, says he wants to put together big fights with Bob Arum of Top Rank, defied his boss’s wishes, …
Read More »By Jaime C. Feal One of the biggest stars in the UFC, Light Heavyweight champ and pound-for-pound great Jon “Bones” Jones, defends his title Saturday night from the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland and live on PPV. Also on the card is the return of fan favorite Anthony “Rumble” Johnson, …
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FLOYD “MONEY” MAYWEATHER MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCRIPT Kelly Swanson Thank you, everybody, for joining us today. We are promoting “THE MOMENT” and we’ve had so many great moments promoting this event. I find this call to be one of our special moments because we have none other than the pound-for-pound …
Read More »PARTICIPANTS Bermane Stiverne Chris Arreola Dan Goossen/Goossen Tutor Promotions Camille Estephan/Eye of the Tiger Management Brian Kweder/Senior Director of Programming and Acquisitions, ESPN Bernie Bahrmasel: Welcome, and thanks to the media from around the globe for joining us on this international media conference call for Fight for Peace: Heavyweight History, …
Read More »By: William Holmes Tonight was a special Thursday edition of ESPN’s Friday Night Fights. It took place at a nearly empty arena in Rancho Mirage , California. The first bout of the night was between Enrique Ornelas (34-8) and Tomas Williams Jr. (16-0) in the light heavyweight division. Williams is …
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ADRIEN BRONER, Former Three-Division World Champion “This fight is huge for me. Everyone wants to see what Adrien Broner is going to do next after this devastating loss I took in the early part of my career. I know why everyone has their eyes glued to me. “Floyd is going …
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By Tyson Bruce The good news about this weekends boxing card on Showtime is that you get to see Keith Thurman, Lucas Matthysse and Omar Figueroa on the same card. The bad news is that they are all involved in egregious mismatches. Keith Thurman Thurman is fighting the long faded …
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By: William Holmes Keith Thurman is considered by many to be the best welterweight in Golden Boy’s roster, but he’s been having difficulty in lining up a fight with a boxer who is considered a big draw. He tried to call out Paulie Malignaggi at a press conference last year, …
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