By Bryanna Fissori Legal Analyst After months of rumors, discussions and concerns over the possibility of a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigation of Zuffa, parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, all bets are off. On January 25, the FTC issued a letter to Zuffa attorney Stephen Axinn, informing him …
Read More »Floyd Mayweather May Use Cotto Fight to Make Point vs. Pacquiao
by Charles Jay Floyd Mayweather, who had been linked to a few different possibilities for the May 5 date he has booked for the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, wound up with someone not a lot of people expected him to fight, but one who may be the best possible …
Read More »HBO Boxing Preview: Chavez vs. Rubio, Donaire vs. Vazquez
By: William Holmes Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. and Nonito Donaire are the two biggest names under contract with Top Rank Promotions not named Manny Pacquiao, and have the potential to be major PPV draws in the near future. They are also two stars who have opponents in their weight class …
Read More »Blame Bob Arum for Mayweather-Cotto and Pacquiao against Whoever
By Kirk Jackson Its official, the fight of the century between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will have to wait. A consistent occurrence, with abysmal negotiations between the two camps seemingly not being able to agree on anything, the dream matchup fans have been dying to see now for the …
Read More »Jackie Kallen on Boxing: Interesting Fights This Weekend
By Jackie Kallen This is an interesting weekend for fights. I am looking forward to several of the match-ups. Starting on Friday night (on ESPN2) I will be watching the Isaac Chilemba/Edison Miranda fight. Chilemba is a tough South African who is looking to make a name for himself over …
Read More »Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Marco Antonio Rubio Preview and Analysis
by Hans Olson Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. WBC Middleweight Champion Record: 44-0-1 Photo Credit : Chris Farina – Top Rank Key Wins: Peter Manfredo Jr. (TKO5); Sebastian Zbik (W12); John Duddy (W12) Key Losses: None Note: Although Chavez defeated Troy Rowland in a 2009 bout, it was later changed to …
Read More »Jackie Kallen on Boxing: Remembering Angelo Dundee
By Jackie Kallen I am writing this with a very heavy heart. The boxing world has lost a true legend and I have lost a dear friend. Angelo Dundee was more like an uncle to me than a mere business associate. I cherished our thirty year friendship and his advice …
Read More »Mayweather vs. Cotto: Thoughts on the Super Fight
By Hans Olson “I’ve liked the idea of Mayweather/Cotto since 06/07!!!” That’s what I wrote in my Mayweather column yesterday. That’s weird, quoting myself… Although Saul Alvarez was heavily rumored to get the shot at “Money” on May 5, the Cotto rumors were picking up steam by late last night… …
Read More »Angelo Dundee Passes Away at 90
By Johnny Walker According to the Associated Press, Angelo Dundee, trainer of many boxing superstars including, most famously, former world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, has died today in Florida at age 90. Dundee’s wife of 58 years, Helen, died in December, 2010. Details will be reported as they become available. …
Read More »Bernd Boente: “No Chance of Vitali Ever Fighting Haye”
By Johnny Walker Bernd Boente, manager of the world heavyweight champion Klitschko brothers, today dismissed the notion of former WBA heavyweight king David Haye of the UK getting a shot at current WBC champion Vitali, after losing to Vitali’s younger brother Wladimir in a world title bout last year. Boente …
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