By: William Holmes Just because it’s not the UFC, doesn’t mean it’s not exciting, and it doesn’t mean they don’t have high caliber fighters. Eduardo Dantas is a high caliber fighter. Atlantic City has quietly become a second home for Bellator, and for good reason, they seem to draw well …
Read More »Mellow Iron Mike Tyson — Is This Guy for Real?
By Ivan G. Goldman Mike Tyson has always been an open book. Still, his statements were never terribly reliable. He didn’t much understand who he was or what he experienced as life swirled around his ears. He was a member of his own global audience, watching his own breakdown of …
Read More »Power Shots: Tyson Fury vs Martin Rogan, Seth Mitchell and Chazz Witherspoon, More….
Power Shots: News and Views on the Heavyweight Division By Johnny Walker WHEN IRISH EYES AREN’T SMILING This Saturday in Belfast, young giant Tyson Fury, of questionable origins, takes on a local hero in veteran Irishman Martin Rogan, in a battle for Irish heavyweight supremacy. At issue throughout the fight’s …
Read More »Weights and Pictures: Tyson Fury 245 3/4; Martin Rogan 228 1/4
Heavyweights Tyson Fury and Martin Rogan weighed in at 245 3/4 and 228 1/4 respectively today ahead of Saturday’s tilt at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Fury looked soft at 257 pounds in his last fight against Canadian heavyweight champ Neven Pajkic, while Rogan was also heavier at …
Read More »Martial Arts Mix-Up? Why boxing presents a better product than MMA
by James Harrison Saturday, April 14, begins a three-month stretch that features bouts of boxing and mixed-martial-arts (MMA) fighters we have grown to love. Amongst the list of boxing household names are Marquez, Hopkins, Mosley, Cotto, Mayweather, Khan, Peterson, Tarver, Winky, and Pacquiao. Recognizable MMA fighters include UFC’s John Jones, …
Read More »Top Rank PPV Preview: Rios vs. Abril, Marquez vs. Fedchenko
By: William Holmes You can never assume anything in the sport of boxing. As enticing and exciting as it may sound, a bout between Brandon Rios and Juan Manuel Marquez is not yet set in stone. It is highly plausible? Yes, but they both have to get by opponents that …
Read More »Where Have You Gone Brock Lesnar?
Jaime C. Feal Dana White won’t admit it. No, he’ll have you believe the UFC Heavyweight division is as deep as it’s ever been, full of rising prospects and established stars. The truth is he misses Brock Lesnar. Yes, Dana White misses Brock Lesnar every day of his life. He …
Read More »Quebec Scene: Bermane Stiverne, Mikael Zewski in Action Saturday
By Hans Olson This Saturday at the Casino Miami Jai Alai in Miami, FL, Laval’s Bermane Stiverne returns to action, taking on Floridian Willie Herring. “I’ve been out of the ring for about 8 or 9 months on purpose … to just go back, like to say, to go back …
Read More »Seth Mitchell & Chazz Witherspoon Media Call Transcript
Kelly Swanson Thank you, everybody, for dialing in today. I’ll tell you, we are feeling the heavyweights. We have on the phone with us both Seth “Mayhem” Mitchell from his training camp in Clinton, Maryland, which is right outside of Washington, D.C.; as well as “The Gentlemen,” Chazz Witherspoon, calling …
Read More »The Buzz: Pacquaio vs. Bradley – Press Conference (HBO)
Don’t miss Pacquaio vs. Bradley on Saturday, June 9th, LIVE on Pay-Per-View. Leave a Comment
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