Posted on Tuesday, April 5th, 2016 at 5:48 am.
Adrien Broner fought the law and the law one. At the time of this post, “The Problem” Broner would have turned himself in to the Cinicianni, OH, authorities for allegedly beating a man with a gun outside a local bowling alley back in January. Bail was set at a cool $100,000. The good thing was :READ MORE…
Posted on Monday, April 4th, 2016 at 6:18 am.
Charles Martin (23-0-1, 21 KOs) of St. Louis, Missouri became IBF heavyweight champion of the world this past January. It did not take long at all for him to know who his first title defense would be against. Martin was on a plane the next month to the United Kingdom to promote his fight against :READ MORE…
Posted on Saturday, April 2nd, 2016 at 6:10 am.
Is anybody aware eight-time divisional world champion Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao is jumping into the ring at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas in eight days? On Pay-Per-View? It is difficult to fathom there is absolutely no buzz for the third installment between the Filipino congressman and Timothy Bradley. No “24/7” series by HBO, no :READ MORE…
Posted on Friday, April 1st, 2016 at 4:48 am.
It’s hard to believe it’s been nearly five years since unbeaten world ranked heavyweight Robert “The Nordic Nightmare” Helenius (22-0, 13 KOs) knocked out former world champion Lamon Brewster. It was a big step for Helenius who at the time had just 10 professional fights compared to that of Brewster’s 40 fights. The 6’7 Helenius :READ MORE…
Posted on Thursday, March 31st, 2016 at 12:17 pm.
Our debate last week involved megastar and former 8 division world champion Manny Pacquiao. He will face former two division world champion Timothy Bradley for the third time April 9th in Las Vegas. This has been the site of their previous two encounters with each fighter winning a fight. The fight wasn’t well received initially :READ MORE…
Posted on Thursday, March 31st, 2016 at 5:50 am.
With the first quarter of the boxing year nearing an end, the boxing world can say it has not lived up to its potential. With that said, a very busy spring and summer is expected and the news does not stop. Here is the latest edition of Around the Ring: 1. Blackwell In Coma – :READ MORE…
Posted on Wednesday, March 30th, 2016 at 7:37 am.
If there is one thing about Adrien “The Problem” Broner is that he is Adrien Broner. It doesn’t seem he kowtows to anybody, even his big bro Floyd Mayweather Jr. After throwing some change in the air at Walmart some weeks ago, Mayweather Jr actually came out with some disparaging remarks towards his “little bro”. :READ MORE…
Posted on Wednesday, March 30th, 2016 at 7:14 am.
Earlier this year the president of the Amateur International Boxing Association (AIBA), Ching-Kuo Wu, made the bold statement stating he wanted the best boxers in the Olympics, not in four years, but in the next ones set for this summer. Unlike other sports like basketball and hockey, all the fighters competing in the Olympics have :READ MORE…
Posted on Wednesday, March 30th, 2016 at 6:51 am.
Our pick last week came from the matchup between 2012 U.S. Olympian featherweight champion Joseph “JoJo” Diaz (19-0, 11 KOs) of South El Monte, California and former world title challenger Jayson Velez (23-1-1, 16 KOs) of Puerto Rico. The bout was aired live on HBO this past Saturday. It was the co-feature from the Oracle :READ MORE…
Posted on Tuesday, March 29th, 2016 at 1:48 am.
It has been an interesting journey for world ranked contender Ashley Theophane (39-6-1, 11 KOs). He is in his 13th year as a professional and will get his long awaited world title fight this Saturday. He will challenge world champion Adrian Broner (31-2, 23 KOs) of Cincinnati, Ohio. The main event bout is scheduled for :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…
