By Johnny Walker After being coy about his strategy leading up his title defense against Jean Marc Mormeck tonight in Dusseldorf, Germany, world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko promised his German fans—50,000 of them in the arena alone—via a prefight video that he would now get his 50th knockout as a …
Read More »UFC on FX 2: Flyweights Debut amid Major Controversy, Kampmann Chokes out Alves
By Jaime C. Feal The first ever flyweight fight in the UFC should have gone down in history as a thrilling war. Instead, the exciting bout between Demetrious Johnson and Ian McCall will be an afterthought due to rather bizarre circumstances. Since the fight was a semifinal of the tournament …
Read More »Wladimir Klitschko 244.7, Jean Marc Mormeck 216.1 at Weigh-In
World heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko tipped the scales at a ripped 244.7, while French challenger Jean Marc Mormeck came in at a very fit 216.1 pounds today at the weigh-in for their title bout tomorrow night. EPIX and EpixHD.com will screen the fight beginning at 4:30 p.m. ET / 1:30 …
Read More »ESPN Friday Night Fights Results: Guzman Crushes Pabon, Paredes Stops Leyva
By: William Holmes ESPN Friday Night Fights broadcasted from South Florida, and featured little seen Joan Guzman in the main event against Jesus Pabon. Guzman has only fought five times in the past eight years, and has failed to make weight every time. He missed weight on the first try …
Read More »BWAA Conflicts Abound: Thomas Hauser and His Defection to HBO
By William Holmes I admit it: I’m new to covering the sport of boxing. I’ve been a lifelong fan, and was given the opportunity to write for boxinginsider.com last year at first on a pro bono basis, and eventually compensation was agreed upon. I knew that in order to be …
Read More »Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Charged With Three Misdemeanors
According to TMZ, WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr has been charged with DUI stemming from an arrest earlier this year. The L.A. City Attorney has decided to hit Chavez with 3 misdemeanor charges: 2 for drunk driving and 1 for driving without a valid license. If convicted on …
Read More »Jackie Kallen on Boxing: Floyd Mayweather vs Canelo Alvarez Possible
By Jackie Kallen There is a rumor rumbling that Canelo Alvarez will face the winner of Mayweather/Cotto. I hope it’s more than a rumor and will eventually come to pass because that is the fight I have been dreaming about. I no longer give a damn whether Manny and Floyd …
Read More »Ring Kings: Mayweather vs Cotto Press Tour Wrap Up
Seven-Time and Five Division World Champion Floyd Mayweather and WBA Super Welterweight World Champion Miguel Cotto took their thrones from coast to coast as they announced their May 5 mega-fight which is taking place at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nev. and will be produced and distributed live by HBO …
Read More »Wladimir Klitschko in “No-Win Situation” versus Mormeck
By Johnny Walker Listening to world heavyweight boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko on a conference call this week from Germany, it became clear that the normally genial and laid-back Ukrainian was a little more tense than usual as Saturday’s fight with Jean Marc Mormeck of France approaches. Klitschko faces Mormeck at …
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