Posted on Thursday, December 3rd, 2015 at 3:55 am.
We chose the topic of should there be a rematch between WBC middleweight champion Saul Alvarez and former champ Miguel Cotto. The official judges scorecards had Alvarez winning the fight. Cotto did not agree at all with the scores which is not surprising. However, he was not alone. Many of the media and fans thought :READ MORE…
Posted on Wednesday, December 2nd, 2015 at 5:42 pm.
Former cruiserweight and heavyweight champion of the world David Haye of the United Kingdom will make his long awaited return to the ring. Haye will take on Mark de Mori of Australia January 16th. The site of the fight will be the O2 Arena (Millennium Dome), in Greenwich, London. The main event heavyweight bout will :READ MORE…
Posted on Wednesday, December 2nd, 2015 at 12:57 pm.
After a weekend of upsets including a changing of the guard in the heavyweight division last week, we have a full week of boxing news at our door step. For you informative enjoyment, here is your latest edition of Around the Ring: Nelson Named new King – After Ken Hershman announced his leaving as executive :READ MORE…
Posted on Tuesday, December 1st, 2015 at 4:36 am.
Our selection from last week came from the match up between unbeaten Eleider Alvarez (19-0,10 KOs) of Canada by way of Colombia vs. Isaac Chilemba (24-3-2, 10 KOs) of South Africa. The bout was scheduled for 12 rounds and a WBC Light heavyweight world title eliminator. The winner would be next in line to face :READ MORE…
Posted on Tuesday, December 1st, 2015 at 3:02 am.
This past weekend in boxing was one to be remembered. It is always news in the sport when a world title changes hands let alone three of them in the same fight. In an upset, unbeaten Brit heavyweight Tyson Fury did a bit more than long-reigning WBO, WBA and IBF champion Wladimir “Dr. Steelhammer” Klitschko :READ MORE…
Posted on Monday, November 30th, 2015 at 4:33 am.
Unbeaten mandatory challenger Tyson Fury (25-0, 18 KOs) was a huge underdog entering his challenge of WBA/IBF/WBO heavyweight champion of the world Wladimir Klitschko (64-4, 54 KOs) this past Saturday. They were originally supposed to square off on October 24th but Klitschko pulled out due to injury leading to about a month’s postponement. Klitschko had :READ MORE…
Posted on Saturday, November 28th, 2015 at 6:39 am.
“Dr. Steelhammer”. Is there a better alias than that in boxing? Of course, there is “Iron”, “Manos de Piedra” and the “Golden Boy” but none of them of prove to be as true as Wladimir Klitschko’s. His right hand does act as a steelhammer. First he lulls his opponent, and most of the audience, with :READ MORE…
Posted on Friday, November 27th, 2015 at 8:18 am.
Unbeaten IBF junior middleweight champion of the world Jermall Charlo (22-0, 17KOs) of Houston, Texas will make the first defense of his title this Saturday. Charlo will defend versus world ranked contender Wilky Campfort (21-1, 17KOs) of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The bout will be a main event to be aired on NBC. The event will :READ MORE…
Posted on Thursday, November 26th, 2015 at 9:01 am.
We chose former two- time world champion Fernando Vargas (26-5, 22 KOs) as our topic of debate last week. We requested feedback on whether he deserved to be in the Hall of Fame. Vargas won his first world title at tender age of 21. He fought the biggest names of his era like Felix Trinidad, :READ MORE…
Posted on Wednesday, November 25th, 2015 at 4:19 pm.
With the major fight week behind us, the boxing world can get back to its regular rotation of Premier Boxing Champions fare, HBO content and the like. For you to be up to date on the latest news, here is the latest edition of Around The Ring: Tragic News – In a fight that obviously :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…
