Was “Baby” Joe Mesi’s Career Sabotaged? By: Ken Hissner It’s been going on ten years since unbeaten heavyweight “Baby” Joe Mesi who was called one of Buffalo’s three franchises. He was 36-0 with 29 knockouts from 1997 to 2007. There were more than a handful of these victories he wasn’t …
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Two Philly Boxing Events This Weekend Friday & Saturday! By: Ken Hissner There have only been 3 events in Pennsylvania this year and 2 of them were in Philly and sub-par shows. This weekend the two top promoters bring shows in Peltz Boxing and Kings Promotions. On Friday at the …
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Big Drama Show: Abel Sanchez By: Francisco Martinez March 18th at the Madison Square Garden in New York Gennady Golovkin vs Daniel Jacobs will take place. Pinning the 2 best middleweights in boxing today also making Golovkin’s 2nd appearance on the PPV platform. Golovkin had this to say about his …
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Breaking News: Pacquiao-Khan Fight A No Go By: Sean Crose It ain’t happening, folks. Manny Pacquiao and Amir Khan are not going to be meeting in the boxing ring, at least not anytime soon. Talk was that the phantom superfight would go down in the Middle East this spring. What’s …
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Boxing Insider Notebook: Canelo, Chavez, Russell, Lemieux, Thurman, Lubin, and more.. Compiled By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of February 28th to March 7th, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Photo Credit: Amanda Westcott/Showtime …
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Everybody Has a Game Plan ‘Til You Get Hit: The Anthony Macias Interview Part One of Three: From Kickboxing to The Ultimate Fighting Championship By: William Colosimo Former kickboxer Anthony “Maddog” Macias began his no holds barred (NHB) fighting career in the early days of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). …
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Thurman Made a Statement, but What Now for the Champ? By Harry Hogg Keith Thurman (28-0)claimed a split decision victory over Danny Garcia (33-1) in New York on Saturday night to unify the WBA (super) and WBC welterweight titles. The victoryin front a record crowd at the Barclays center consolidates …
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Is Louis “King Kong” Ortiz the Most Feared Heavyweight Since Mike Tyson? By: Ken Hissner Have you ever noticed when one of the organizations four champions talk about their next opponent or challenging one of the other champions the name Louis “King Kong” Ortiz never comes up? The 6:04 Cuban …
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What Makes Boxing Unique By: Sean Crose Like many boxing nuts, I find myself watching old fights a lot. It’s one of the joys of the modern era, being able to access history with the mere click of a mouse. Last night, for instance, I watched Dempsey-Firpo. That gem, from …
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Breaking: Tyson Fury Announces Ring Return By: Sean Crose “Breaking news” Tyson Fury tweeted today. “Return of the MAC, may 13th, working on an opponent more news to follow, @frankwarren_tv @btsport @boxnationtv.” Yes, friends, Tyson Fury is planning on coming back to the sport of boxing after an extended hiatus …
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