By: William Holmes Greg Robinson’s Power Productions is one of the few, if only, boxing promoters still putting on shows in Philadelphia. Ever since the closing of the blue horizon Peltz Boxing has mainly put on shows in Atlantic City and the Sands Casino in Bethlehem. Joey Eye Promotions puts …
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Live Report: Pacquiao-Bradley II NY Press Conf
By Sean Crose Many people, myself included, thought Pacquiao-Bradley II would be a high-end chess match. We may all have been wrong. Perhaps even Manny Pacquiao and Freddie Roach themselves are mistaken in their assumptions. Photo: Chris Farina/Top Rank Talking to a fit, easygoing Roach before the fight’s New York …
Read More »Interview with Lamont Peterson: Boxing’s Phoenix Rises From The Ashes
By Sean Crose It may sound harsh, but life basically consists of those who overcome and those who crumble. We all meet challenges – there is no exception to the rule. How we react to those challenges, however, makes us who we are. A journalists’ job is to be unbiased, …
Read More »Who Floyd Mayweather Fights Next? Khan? Maidana?
By Kirk Jackson The opponent to whom Floyd Mayweather will be facing this upcoming May, has been a long lingering question since Mayweather’s domination of former junior middleweight king Saul “Canelo” Alvarez this past September. Many fans of course want the long awaited match-up between Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao. The …
Read More »Cleveland Clinic Studying Support Professional Fighter Brain Health
SENATORS REID AND MCCAIN JOIN BOXING, MMA EXECUTIVES TO SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FIGHTERS STUDY AT CLEVELAND CLINIC LOU RUVO CENTER FOR BRAIN HEALTH Bellator MMA, Golden Boy Promotions, Top Rank Boxing and Ultimate Fighting Championship Leaders Support Study Dedicated to Understanding Effects of Repeated Head Trauma in Fighters Tuesday, Feb. 4, …
Read More »Boxing Insider Notebook: Danny Garcia, Mike Tyson, Chavez Jr., Pacquiao, and more….
By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of January 28th to February 4th, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Boxing Insider’s Kirk Jackson Wins First College Bout Kirk Jackson has been a respected contributor for …
Read More »Press Conf Quotes: Manny Pacquiao and Tim Bradley
MANNY PACQUIAO QUOTES: “I remember last time believing that I won the first fight against Tim Bradley. I thought I was leading after every round. I thought I won the fight easily. I controlled the fight every round. “I had a feeling in training camp that he would run from …
Read More »Timothy Bradley-Manny Pacquiao Rematch Promises to Reshape Welterweight Division
By Ivan G. Goldman If Manny Pacquiao can’t score a solid victory over Timothy Bradley his career goes on life support. Yet WBO champ Bradley is a tough man to beat, and their April 12 bout in Las Vegas is his chance to prove he belongs on top. Photo: Chris …
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By Sean Crose Friday night was a good night for boxing. ESPN2 delivered once again with it’s hot Friday Night Fights telecast. As a native of Connecticut, I was particularly excited to see a local son make good. For Luis Rosa from New Haven proved to be an exciting super …
Read More »Dear Floyd Mayweather, This Is Who You Should Fight – and Thanks for Asking
By Ivan G. Goldman “I’m going to let the fans vote. Tell me who I should fight next. Khan or Maidana?” The tweet above recently went out from Floyd Mayweather. So what’s a fan to do? For starters, you can be grateful that in this twenty-first century there are tools …
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