Luis Collazo Stops Sammy Vasquez in Tunica in 6 Thursday! By: Ken Hissner It was a show of good fights all in the welterweight division by Premier Boxing Champions at the Horseshoe Casino, MS & Hotel Thursday night over FS-1. Former WBA world welterweight champion Luis Collazo, out of Queens, …
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Breaking: Cotto-Kirkland Bout Cancelled
Breaking: Cotto-Kirkland Bout Cancelled By: Sean Crose Roc Nation Sports has announced the upcoming pay per view fight between Miguel Cotto and James Kirkland has been cancelled. It appears that Kirkland has fractured his nose, therefore making the fight a no go. To be sure, Cotto-Kirkland was never promising as …
Read More »Robinson, Socarras, Reis, Carto, Pizarro, Cuevas, Padilla & Adorno Friday in Philly!
Robinson, Socarras, Reis, Carto, Pizarro, Cuevas, Padilla & Adorno Friday in Philly! By: Ken Hissner Hard Hitting Promotions continues to fill the SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia with fans and great fights! On Friday February 3rd it continues with Co-Promoters Manny Rivera and Will Ruiz featuring world contender southpaw “The New” …
Read More »Are Boxing Fans Sending A Message To HBO?
Are Boxing Fans Sending A Message To HBO? By: Sean Crose HBO, long known as the biggest powerhouse in televised boxing, took a hit this past weekend when it’s terrific Vargas-Berchelt card was bested in the ratings by rival Showtime’s Frampton-Santa Cruz II card. To the casual eye, this may …
Read More »The “New” Ray Robinson Wants to Fight WBC Champ Danny Garcia”!
The “New” Ray Robinson Wants to Fight WBC Champ Danny Garcia”! By: Ken Hissner The “New” Ray Robinson, 21-2 (10), of Philadelphia has to wait for the outcome of the March 4th showdown between WBC welterweight champion Danny “Swift” Garcia, 33-0, and WBA champion Keith Thurman, 27-0, unification fight before …
Read More »Boxing Insider Notebook: Mayweather, Golovkin, Cuadras, Fonfara, Olympics, and more…
Boxing Insider Notebook: Mayweather, Golovkin, Cuadras, Fonfara, Olympics, and more… Compiled By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of January 24th to January 31st, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Olympian Richard Hitchins Signs with …
Read More »Mayweather, McGregor, Money
Mayweather, McGregor, Money By: Kirk Jackson It seems it’s more than just a hypothetical, more than just what if? This is more than fantasy talk now. Boxing meets MMA. The polarizing, retired,boxing legend Floyd Mayweather vs. the budding, active, mixed martial arts superstar Conor McGregor. It appears there has been …
Read More »Gerald Washington Gets A Crack At Deontay Wilder
Gerald Washington Gets A Crack At Deontay Wilder By: Sean Crose “Right now we don’t deserve the heavyweight title,” Gerald Washington said to me a while back. “It’s not easy to be the champion. You have to live right and work hard.” Now, several years later, Washington is apparently ready …
Read More »Santa Cruz Plays It Smart In Victory Over Frampton
Santa Cruz Plays It Smart In Victory Over Frampton by John Freund On Saturday night at the MGM in Las Vegas, before a crowd of 10,085 in attendance, Leo Santa Cruz did exactly what he didn’t do in his first meeting with Carl Frampton – exploited his long reach to …
Read More »Sixty One Rounds Of Combat: Jackson Versus Corbett
Sixty One Rounds Of Combat: Jackson Versus Corbett By: Sean Crose Heavyweight champion John L Sullivan was racist. Or afraid. Or perhaps both. Whatever the reason, the famous (or notorious) Boston Strong Boy refused to trade punches with a black fighter. Thus, the infamous “color line” was drawn. Black fighters …
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