Posted on Thursday, January 7th, 2016 at 3:00 am.
Our topic last week was the overall feeling of the official announcement of a third fight between superstar Manny Pacquiao (57-6-2,38 KOs) and WBO welterweight world champion Timothy Bradley (33-1-1, 13KOs). The bout will take place April 9th, 2016. It will be scheduled for 12 rounds and take place at the MGM Grand, in Las :READ MORE…
Posted on Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 at 12:12 pm.
In a year that left much to be desired as far as fights made and in action, we still got some good scraps inside the ring. Maybe they weren’t on part with years past but for some fleeting moments these fights made us forget what a horrendous year this truly was for boxing. One common :READ MORE…
Posted on Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 at 1:50 am.
Our last selection came from the rematch between former world champion Juan Carlos Reveco (36-3,19kos) of Argentina and two-division world champion Kazuto Ioka (19-1, 10kos) of Japan. The two had squared off earlier in the year with Ioka winning a closely contested fight and winning Reveco’s world title. They again fought in the hometown of :READ MORE…
Posted on Tuesday, January 5th, 2016 at 2:23 am.
Unbeaten world ranked Samuel Vasquez (20-0,14KOs) of Pennsylvania will face upset specialist Aaron Martinez (20-4-1, 4KOs) Southern California. The two will square off January 23rd in a scheduled for 10 round welterweight contest. The bout will be the co-feature to the main event featuring former world champions Danny Garcia vs. Robert Guerrero. The site of :READ MORE…
Posted on Monday, January 4th, 2016 at 11:54 am.
Boxing needs new blood to keep growing, to keep picking up new fans and in hopes break out the niche sport category it has been stuck in for decades. Boxing before the middle of the last century was one of the biggest sports in the nation if not in the world. In the United States :READ MORE…
Posted on Monday, January 4th, 2016 at 7:19 am.
Former world title challenger Matt Korobov (24-1,14KOs) of Russia will return to the ring January 16th. Korobov will face durable Josue Ovando (14-8-1, 11 KOs) of Mexico. The main event bout will be aired on UniMas. The site of the card will be the Bomb Factory located in Dallas, Texas. It will be Korobov’s first :READ MORE…
Posted on Saturday, January 2nd, 2016 at 4:30 pm.
Just like end of the year awards are full of accolades to the best of the year, also the worst has to be touched upon. This time will discuss the Disappointment of the Year. One of the nominees is one who many believe to be the pound for pound fighter now that Floyd Mayweather Jr, :READ MORE…
Posted on Friday, January 1st, 2016 at 8:58 am.
We last saw former 2-division world champion Amir Khan (31-3, 19 KOs) fight in May 2015. He won a hard fought but clear decision over former world champion Chris Algieri. Khan at that time was hopeful that he could still land a mega showdown with unbeaten pound for pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. in 2016. :READ MORE…
Posted on Thursday, December 31st, 2015 at 8:30 am.
We chose the topic last week of whether former longtime super middleweight champion of the world Chris Eubank rates to be inducted into the international boxing hall of fame. He was one of the most dominate super middleweight world champions of all time. He reigned as world champion in the division from 1990 to 1995. :READ MORE…
Posted on Wednesday, December 30th, 2015 at 2:04 pm.
There was only one upset this year that truly mattered which the history of the sport and that was heavyweight Tyson Fury’s win over Wladimir Klitschko for the WBO, WBA and IBF among other minor titles in Germany. The actual action inside the ring wasn’t what it was expected or the result for that matter. :READ MORE…
Boxing History: November 10, 1983 Marvelous Marvin Hagler W 15 Roberto Duran, Las Vegas. Retains World Middleweight Title. Record won 62 (KO 52) + lost 3 + drawn 2 = 67 Marvelous Marvin Hagler (born Marvin Nathaniel Hagler; May 23, 1954 in Newark, NJ) was Undisputed World Middleweight Champion from 1980 to 1987. Hagler made :READ MORE…
