By Jackie Kallen Will Freddie Roach be Miguel Cotto’s secret weapon when he faces off against Delvin Rodriguez October 5 in Orlando on HBO? He is banking on it. He knows that another loss (he has dropped his last two in a row) could send to him the dreaded “Palookville” …
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By Ivan G. Goldman You can have a lot of fun reading boxing articles, and I had great fun recently when I came across the statement that “it’s hard to conceive of a believable star in the absence of Floyd Mayweather.” I’m too polite to say who wrote that, but …
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Team Khan Statement Team Khan would like to dispel recent reports that Amir Khan has pulled out of a potential match-up against Devon Alexander on December 7th, taking up a fight against Floyd Mayweather in May of next year instead. Contrary to this story, Amir Khan is currently in training …
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By Ivan G. Goldman Bob Arum is once again investing heavily in Olympic Gold, putting on a razzle-dazzle publicity campaign for a fighter who has yet to face pro competition. This time it’s Vasyl Lomachenko, a Ukrainian who took first in the 2008 and 2012 Games competing in featherweight and …
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By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of September 23rd to September 30th, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Andre Ward vs. Edwin Rodriguez Tickets on Sale WBA and RING Super Middleweight World Champion and …
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By Tyson Bruce As the decision was announced, the result a near formality, my thoughts instantly switched from the brilliance of Floyd Mayweather’s performance, to the lonely landscape of what could possibly lay ahead for him and for boxing Photo: USA Today The build up to this fight far exceeded …
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By Jackie Kallen Back in the days when I managed James “Lights Out” Toney, I had to wrestle with the problem of his making weight. It was always a team problem. We had many nerve-wracking weigh-ins and a lot of white-knuckle moments when he stepped on the scale. But no …
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By John Walker In a surprising scorecard, Julio Cesar Chavev Jr. upset the determined Brian Vera tonight as many of the fans booed the decision at the StubHub Centers in Carson, California. Former middleweight champ Chavev Jr. had failed to make weight, and both men settled at a catchweight of …
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By: William Holmes, words, Edmund Mallqui-Burgos, pictures Top Rank promoted two cards tonight, one in Carson, California for HBO and one in Atlantic City for Univision Deportes. Several fighters with a high ceiling for potential fought tonight, including Jesse Hart, Toka Kahn Clary, and “Jersey Boy” Glen Tapia. The first …
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by Johnny Walker One thing is sure. UK heavyweight ex-champion David Haye used to have the biggest mouth in boxing, and in fact wisely used his linguistic skills to irritiate the world heavyweight champion Klitschko brothers — Wladimir in this case — into a fight that made Haye–even though he …
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