by Hans Olson “Wanna see how I do business? Show your face again in Atlantic City.”-Nucky Thompson, Boardwalk Empire On April 28th, Bernard Hopkins will defend his WBC Light Heavyweight Championship in Atlantic City against “Bad” Chad Dawson. It’ll be a rematch of their controversial “no-contest” last October. The bout, …
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Star Boxing president Joe DeGuardia has announced that former world title challenger Angel “Toro” Hernandez (30-10, 17 KOs) has replaced an ill Derek Ennis for Friday’s night’s main event against 2008US Olympian Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade (15-0, 10 KOs) on ESPN Friday Night Fights at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, …
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By Johnny Walker So let me get this straight: former heavyweight kingpin Lennox Lewis is admonishing former WBA champ David Haye to come out of retirement and fight one or both of the current heavyweight champions, the Klitschko brothers? Huh? “David should come out of retirement,” Lewis said at an …
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By Johnny Walker British heavyweight rising star Tyson Fury has vacated the British and Commonwealth titles he won last year in a big victory over Dereck “Del Boy” Chisora. The move nixes a proposed clash of the giants matching the 6’9” tall Fury with fellow British sensation, 6’8” David Price, …
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By Kirk Jackson It depends who you ask and what are the level of expectations. Of course with a name like Chavez, you certainly have HUGE SHOES to fill in the Mexican boxing community. His father, Julio Caser Chavez Sr., is a legend and one of the all-time boxing greats. …
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By Johnny Walker They are often referred to as just “the Klitschkos,” with the implication being that heavyweight champions Wladimir and Vitali are clones of each other, that they fight the same way and have the same attitude in the ring. In actuality, nothing could be further from the truth. …
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by Charles Jay As folks were watching Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. against Marco Antonio Rubio on Saturday, they were probably very impressed with the way he was performing, considering three factors, at the very least: (a) past efforts, which have found him to be at least a notch or two …
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By Jackie Kallen Some say the road to the top is the hardest, but others believe it is that long comeback ride that really tests a fighter’s mettle. We will find out on the 17th, what Michael Dallas, Jr. is made of. He will fight Miguel Gonzalez on ESPN2 and …
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By Hans Olson So it’s official. Manny Pacquiao will return to the ring on June 9 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV against the undefeated Timothy Bradley. Pacquiao’s advisor, Michael Koncz, confirmed this in a story reported by ESPN.com’s Dan Rafael Monday. “From our end, the fight is …
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by Hans Olson Former light heavyweight champ Jean Pascal hasn’t had much luck finding an opponent willing to face him in the ring lately—he hasn’t fought since his loss to Bernard Hopkins last May. Jean’s hard luck continued yesterday when the New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots in …
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