Mark Holmes “Living in the Shadow” But Good Enough on His Own! By: Ken Hissner Too many times when a boxer has an older brother or even a father like “Smokin Joe” and Marvis Frazier the one who “Lives in the Shadow” could be good enough to make it on …
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Darrin “Schoolboy” Van Horn won the IBF Super Welterweight and Super Middleweight Titles!
Darrin “Schoolboy” Van Horn won the IBF Super Welterweight and Super Middleweight Titles! By: Ken Hissner It was less than a week before Darrin “Schoolboy” Van Horn turned sixteen that the future IBF Super middleweight champion turned professional on September 02, 1984. He was 45-5 in the amateurs and he …
Read More »Is Canelo Too Much Of A Fighter At Heart To Not Face Golovkin?
Is Canelo Too Much Of A Fighter At Heart To Not Face Golovkin? By: Sean Crose Okay, not to get overtly political here, but if a reality television star can win the White House (for better or for worse), then most certainly Canelo Alvarez can meet Gennady Golovkin in the …
Read More »Super Fight 2016: Sergey Kovalev vs. Andre Ward, “Pound-for-Pound”
Super Fight 2016: Sergey Kovalev vs. Andre Ward, “Pound-for-Pound” By: Matt O’Brien On November 19th at the 20,000-seat T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, two of boxing’s most highly rated fighters meet in a battle for the WBA, WBO and IBF light-heavyweight world championships. While the bout has not quite …
Read More »Boxing Insider Notebook: Pacquiao, Khan, Ward, Kovalev, Ortiz, Garcia, Schaeffer, and more…
Boxing Insider Notebook: Pacquiao, Khan, Ward, Kovalev, Ortiz, Garcia, Schaeffer, and more… Compiled By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of November 1st to November 8th, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Manny Pacquiao Donates …
Read More »Chasity Martin wins rematch in hometown of Pompano Beach
Chasity Martin wins rematch in hometown of Pompano Beach By: Ron Scarfone Boxing fans filled Club Cinema in Pompano Beach, Florida to see Chasity Martin fight in her hometown for the first time as a pro. Martin is known as “The Queen of Pompano” and has gained a large local …
Read More »What we learned from Manny Pacquiao vs. Jessie Vargas
What we learned from Manny Pacquiao vs. Jessie Vargas By: Kirk Jackson As expected, Manny Pacquiao 59-6-2 (38 KO’s) soundly defeated former WBO Welterweight Champion Jessie Vargas 27-2 (10 KO’s), capturing the WBO title for a third time. The result was not a surprise. Pacquiao is still one of the …
Read More »Claressa “T-Rex” Shields the Greatest Amateur Female Boxer Turning Professional November 19th Under Kovalev and Ward!
Claressa “T-Rex” Shields the Greatest Amateur Female Boxer Turning Professional November 19th Under Kovalev and Ward! By: Ken Hissner The two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Claressa “T-Rex” Shields will be turning professional on November 19th on the undercard of Sergey Kovalev and Andre Ward against pro debuting Franchon Crews, of Baltimore, …
Read More »Caleb “Sweet Hands” Plant A Champion in the Making!
Caleb “Sweet Hands” Plant A Champion in the Making! By: Ken Hissner In a sport that has so many prospects than never pan out Caleb “Sweet Hands” Plant, 14-0 (10), from Ashland City, Nashville, TN, and now out of Las Vegas, NV, is the real deal and not only can …
Read More »Floyd-Manny II? Like It Or Not, Here Comes The Hype
Floyd-Manny II? Like It Or Not, Here Comes The Hype By: Sean Crose I guess we should have seen it coming. Sure enough, many of us did. The rest of us, however, seem to have stuck our heads in the figurative sand, hoping that the thing we dreaded simply wouldn’t …
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