New Jersey Hall of Fame boxer Darren “Checkmate” Maciunski Defeated former Champions Buddy McGirt and Meldrick Taylor! I recently met Darren “Checkmate” Maciunski at a boxing event in Trenton, NJ. He at age 47 looked like he could go back into the ring tomorrow. He runs a Boxing and MMA …
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The Harder They Fall-A Chat with Lamon Brewster
The Harder They Fall-A Chat with Lamon Brewster By Kent Wallace with Cindy “Boom Boom” Podgorski Cindy “Boom Boom” Podgorski and I recently had the pleasure of meeting up with Lamon Brewster at the Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, Florida. My introduction to the heavyweight prize-fighter was back in 1999, …
Read More »Boxing’s New Breed Of Fan Luxuriates In October Doldrums
Boxing’s New Breed Of Fan Luxuriates In October Doldrums By: Sean Crose Math. That’s right, math. I saw a comment thread the other night where several people were actually figuring out how much Canelo Alvarez earned in his pay per view fight against Liam Smith by doing math for the …
Read More »The Questionable Career Path of Danny Garcia
The Questionable Career Path of Danny Garcia By: William Holmes On September 14th, 2014 Danny Garcia scored one of the biggest wins of his career when he defeated the hard hitting Argentinean Lucas Matthysse by decision to retain his WBA and WBC Super Lightweight World Championship. Garcia’s biggest win prior …
Read More »Why Klitschko-Joshua Makes Sense
Why Klitschko-Joshua Makes Sense By: Brandon Bernica The boxing world fell into a collective stupor when Heavyweight kingpin Tyson Fury suddenly dropped out of his title rematch with Wladimir Klitschko. As a result, a gaping void exists in the division as Fury battles his demons out of the public view. …
Read More »Tyson Fury Abdicates Heavyweight Throne
Tyson Fury Abdicates Heavyweight Throne By: Sean Crose Tyson Fury’s reign as heavyweight champion of the world has come to an end without the Englishman having engaged in a single title defense. Indeed, Fury, who has tested positive for cocaine and who has admitted to engaging in a serious battle …
Read More »Kell Brook’s Three-Man Shortlist for his Return
Brook’s Three-Man Shortlist for his Return By: Jordan Seward After Kell Brook’s audacious attempt to take Gennady Golovkin’s middleweight titles ended in a 5th round stoppage and a broken orbital bone, it’s no secret he’ll be out the ring for a while. Yet, his next opponent is already being heavily …
Read More »Boxing Insider Notebook: Tyson Fury, Mike Tyson, Donald Trump, George Foreman, and more…
Boxing Insider Notebook: Tyson Fury, Mike Tyson, Donald Trump, George Foreman, and more… By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of October 4th to October 11th, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. TMZ Sports Reports: …
Read More »Mrdjenovich defends featherweight belts with win by split decision over Amand
Mrdjenovich defends featherweight belts with win by split decision over Amand By: Ron Scarfone Because of the amount of sanctioning bodies involved in women’s boxing, there are usually several world champions per weight class. However, Jelena Mrdjenovich separated herself from the pack with a split decision win over Gaelle Amand …
Read More »Floyd Mayweather: “Fighters Cry And Complain Too Much”
Floyd Mayweather: “Fighters Cry And Complain Too Much” By: Sean Crose “I’ve been through a lot,” Floyd Mayweather said in an extensive interview presented by ES News. “I lived seven deep in a one bedroom,” he added. Now, of course, Mayweather is an extremely wealthy and successful man. Looking and …
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