Boxing Insider Notebook: Gamboa, Golden Boy, Peterson, Linares, Lara, Foreman, and more… Compiled By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of January 17th to January 24th, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Yuriorkis Gamboa Joins …
Read More »Frampton – Santa Cruz II: Even Better Than Last Time
Frampton – Santa Cruz II: Even Better Than Last Time By: John Freund Hey boxing fans, I’ve got some good news and some even better news. First the good news: there are 4 huge fights scheduled over the next 4 months. Beginning early March, we’re in for some Garcia-Thurman, Haye-Bellew, …
Read More »Riddick Bowe Heavyweight Champion 43-1 Never Included As One of the Best!
Riddick Bowe Heavyweight Champion 43-1 Never Included As One of the Best! By: Ken Hissner Former world heavyweight champion Riddick “Big Daddy” Bowe, 43-1 (33), with one NC never seems to be considered one of the best in that division. He defeated six future or former champions in Pinklon Thomas, …
Read More »Danny Batchelder “I will Beat Michael Terrill for America!”
Danny Batchelder “I will Beat Michael Terrill for America!” By: Benny Henderson Professional boxer and reigning American Bare Knuckle Boxing champion, Danny Batchelder aims to jump the pond and pound out a victory over the hometown hero, Michael Terrill. Danny, who is a 40 plus fight veteran as a professional …
Read More »Three Philly Area Latino’s With Bright Futures!
Three Philly Area Latino’s With Bright Futures! By: Ken Hissner At a recent Peltz Boxing and BAM Boxing Promotions show on December 2nd appeared a pair of outstanding Latino prospects at the 2300 Arena making their professional debuts. They actually stole the show in this writer’s opinion. From Allentown, PA, …
Read More »What’s To Be Done About Angel Garcia?
What’s To Be Done About Angel Garcia? By: Sean Crose What can be done with the likes of Angel Garcia? The father and trainer of WBC welterweight champ Danny Garcia has proven himself to be a menace to the sport of boxing. Sure, you can say the word menace is …
Read More »James DeGale comes of age in a bloody steak of a fight with Badou Jack – so what next?
James DeGale comes of age in a bloody steak of a fight with Badou Jack – so what next? By G.E. Simons Since his split decision loss in a British super-middleweight title fight against George Groves in May 2011, James DeGale has enjoyed an impressive uneaten run collecting wins in …
Read More »Judah and Webster Win at Sun National Bank Center in Trenton Saturday!
Judah and Webster Win at Sun National Bank Center in Trenton Saturday! By: Ken Hissner Boss Lady Promotions Rene Aiken returned to Trenton, NJ, Saturday night. In the Main Event former six time world champion welterweight Zab “Super” Judah, 43-9 (30), of Brooklyn, NY, in a mismatch from the start …
Read More »Roman, Ellis and Sims Win at Bally’s in Atlantic City Friday!
Roman, Ellis and Sims Win at Bally’s in Atlantic City Friday! By:Ken Hissner GH3 and Kings Promotions and SHO BOX promoted nine competitive bouts at Bally’s in Atlantic City, NJ, Friday night! In the main event super bantamweight Adam “Mantequilla” Lopez, 16-1-1 (8), of San Antonio, TX, suffered his first …
Read More »Anthony Joshua: Sparring with Discrimination
Anthony Joshua: Sparring with Discrimination By: Dan Power “I’m just saying racism still exists” So said Floyd Mayweather in January of 2016. Here we are again but a year later and the question of racism looms its ugly head once more. The target, Britain’s Anthony Joshua. An athlete mere months …
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