By: William Holmes Andre “Son of God” Ward (26-0) made his long awaited return to the boxing ring tonight against undefeated contender Edwin Rodriguez. Rodriguez came in two pounds overweight on Friday so Ward’s WBA Super Middleweight Title was no longer on the line. Edwin “La Bamba” Rodriguez (24-0) gave …
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by Matt Gerovac Andre Ward’s calm temperament, methodical style, and likable blue-collar persona would be welcome in any other profession. But in boxing, where glamour and glitz seem to be a requirement for monetary success, nice guys can tend to finish last, even if they have proven skills like Ward. …
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By Jaime C. Feal Georges St. Pierre is the benefactor of a highly controversial judges’ decision after winning a split decision over Johny Hendricks. Early in the fight, GSP looked in danger of being finished on several occasions, barely recovering to last to the later rounds. After the fight, GSP …
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By Sean Crose A lot’s been made about C.J. Ross’ judging these past two years. After a long and quite successful career as a Nevada boxing official, Ross suddenly became notorious after deciding Timothy Bradley had bested Manny Pacquaio in 2012 and that Saul Canelo Alvarez was Floyd Mayweather’s equal …
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By: William Holmes The Revel Casino in Atlantic City was the venue for the highly anticipated Bellator debut of former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson. There was a lot more media here than other previous Bellator events in Atlantic City and Ovation Hall was close to being sold …
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UFC 167 Preview: Georges St. Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks By Jaime C. Feal The UFC celebrates its 20th anniversary Saturday night, with Georges St. Pierre defending his welterweight title against #1 contender Johny Hendricks in the main event of UFC 167 from Las Vegas, NV. The card is very solid …
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HBO Boxing Preview: Andre Ward vs. Edwin Rodriguez By: William Holmes It’s not often that you see HBO televise only one fight on a Saturday night, but when they do it usually features an elite boxer. Andre Ward is in the class of elite boxers. Granted, he has his detractors. …
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By Jackie Kallen Don’t you love it when two undefeated fighters agree to fight one another? It was that way in the ’80s when Hearns/Leonard/Duran/Hagler mixed it up. The best fought the best. James Toney was the same way in the ’90s. He didn’t care whom he faced as long …
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By Tyson Bruce They say that the shoulders are one of man’s most poorly designed muscles. Add to the fact that boxers make a repetitive motion from the rotator cuff over and over again—heavy bag, speed bag, hand pads, sparring, clinching, competition—the risk for serious injury is enormous. The undisputed …
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By Jackie Kallen The recent hospitalization of Russian heavyweight Magomed Abdusalamov and the October death of junior featherweight Frankie Leal, has launched more conversation about the safety of the sport. Abdusalamov remains in an induced coma and 26-year old Leal was knocked out in the eight round against Raul Hirales …
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