Why Did the Klitschko’s and 7’0” Giant Nikolai Valuev Not Meet? By: Ken Hissner Nikolai Valuev was the WBA heavyweight champion winning 50 out of 52 fights with 34 by knockout! At 7’0” he was the tallest boxer to ever win a world title. The “Russian Giant” or “Beast from …
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Fury Abruptly Announces Retirement By: Sean Crose “Boxing is the saddest thing I ever took part in,” controversial heavyweight champ Tyson Fury tweeted this morning. “All a pile of shit, I’m the greatest, & I’m also retired, so go suck a d–k, happy days.” And thus, with one charming tweet, …
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Chazz “The Gentleman” Witherspoon” Scored a Knockout Along with the Rest of the Red Corner All Scoring Knockouts in Trenton, NJ! By: Ken Hissner At the Sun National Bank Arena in Trenton, NJ, Saturday in the 1st Annual Mayor’s Cup promoted by Rene Aikens Boss Lady Promotions and the Honorable …
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A Look At Salido-Miura By: Brandon Bernica This past week, a knuckle-loaded slugfest between veterans Orlando Salido and Takashi Miura was finalized for December 17th. Instantly, the boxing world rejoiced at the pairing, familiar with the intensity with which each man fights with. Salido (43-13-4), the grizzled veteran from Mexico, …
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Tyson Fury: The Enigma of the Heavyweight Division By: Matthew N. Becher After shocking the boxing world last November, by dethroning the great Wladamir Klitschko and becoming the unified Heavyweight champion of the world, Tyson Fury has been on a downward spiral. Fury was a breath of fresh air to …
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Philly’s Fab Four Turned Professional in 2016 and Are 15-0-1! By: Ken Hissner This was to be the year that five Philly boxers were to go to the Olympic in Brazil! The best looking prospect to come out of Philly since 1984 Olympic Gold Medalist Meldrick Taylor in this writers …
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Joseph Parker Makes a Statement in Disappointing Bout By: Eric Lunger On Saturday night in New Zealand, Joseph Parker (20-0, 17 KO’s) was looking to move his career beyond his native islands, where he is something of a cult figure, and to join the mix at the top of the …
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Gatti vs. Gomez: The Thunder’s Last Rumble By: Ron Scarfone In June 2003, Arturo “Thunder” Gatti and “Irish” Micky Ward completed their trilogy of three consecutive fights. Ward won by majority decision in the first fight. Gatti won the second and third fights by unanimous decision. The first and third …
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Larry Hazzard, Sr., “You Name It and He Did It in Boxing! By: Ken Hissner Some people serve as boxers, martial artists, referees, judges, commissioners, chairman of officials, school principals, International Boxing Hall of Famers, or even literary authors, and actors. We can go on and on. However, few have …
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GGG-Jacobs? It May Just Happen This December By: Sean Crose “I understand my situation,” Gennady Golovkin told me some time ago, before his match with Daniel Geale. Since then, the man has become less patient, and with good reason. Still, it seems like now a big name middleweight will finally …
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