From Russia with Gloves
Stop me if this sounds familiar: America's heavyweight hopes rest on the shoulders of a boxer nicknamed "the Rock" while the contenders are Russians. No, this isn't the plot of Rocky VI. It's simply...
View ArticleBoxing legend Floyd Patterson dies at 71
Floyd Patterson, the former heavyweight-boxing champion of the world, died Thursday at his New York home. He was 71. Patterson, who suffered from Alzheimer's disease and prostate cancer, had been...
View ArticleFight Preview: Collazo-Hatton
May 13, 2006: WBA welterweight champion Luis Collazo (26-1, 12 KOs) vs. Ricky Hatton (40-0, 30 KOs), 12 rounds, welterweights. At the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. (HBO) * * * * * Last...
View Article“Hitman” shows heart, wins title in close fight
In his first major American fight and first in the welterweight division, Manchester's own Ricky Hatton won by unanimous decision over Luis Collazo (26-2, 12 KOs) in front of many of his fellow British...
View ArticleStanding Eight Count, May 15
Last week's pay-per-view fight of Oscar De La Hoya and Ricardo Mayorga was not only another win by De La Hoya, but one more hugely subscribed fight involving "the Golden Boy." The fight was the fifth...
View ArticleContender or Pretender?: Calvin Brock
Calvin Brock 28-0 (22 KOs) Age: 31 Division: Heavyweight Blog and Weave's Division Ranking: #8 Key wins: Clifford Etienne (3rd-round technical knockout, 1/21/05), Jameel McCline (10 round unanimous...
View ArticleFight Preview: Barrios-Nagy
May 20, 2006: WBO junior lightweight champion Jorge Barrios (45-2-1, 32 KOs) vs. Janos Nagy (23-0, 14 KOs), 12 rounds, junior lightweights. At the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. (HBO) * * *...
View ArticleFight Preview: Barrera-Juarez
May 20, 2006: WBC super featherweight champion Marco Antonio Barrera (61-4, 42 KOs) vs. Rocky Juarez (25-1, 18 KOs), 12 rounds, super featherweights. At the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California....
View ArticleBarrera, Juarez fight to a draw…Wait, say what?!
In an unfortunate turn of events for challenger Rocky Juarez, Miguel Antonio Barrera won by split decision over Juarez (25-2, 18 KOs) at the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. The fight, first...
View ArticleStanding Eight Count, May 22
I went to the Marco Antonio Barrera-Rocky Juarez fight with some friends and had a great time. It's always great to go to a fight live and not only see the event, but the people it brings. When I was...
View ArticleFrom Russia with Gloves
Stop me if this sounds familiar: America's heavyweight hopes rest on the shoulders of a boxer nicknamed "the Rock" while the contenders are Russians. No, this isn't the plot of Rocky VI. It's simply...
View ArticleBoxing legend Floyd Patterson dies at 71
Floyd Patterson, the former heavyweight-boxing champion of the world, died Thursday at his New York home. He was 71. Patterson, who suffered from Alzheimer's disease and prostate cancer, had been...
View ArticleFight Preview: Collazo-Hatton
May 13, 2006: WBA welterweight champion Luis Collazo (26-1, 12 KOs) vs. Ricky Hatton (40-0, 30 KOs), 12 rounds, welterweights. At the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. (HBO) * * * * * Last...
View Article“Hitman” shows heart, wins title in close fight
In his first major American fight and first in the welterweight division, Manchester's own Ricky Hatton won by unanimous decision over Luis Collazo (26-2, 12 KOs) in front of many of his fellow British...
View ArticleStanding Eight Count, May 15
Last week's pay-per-view fight of Oscar De La Hoya and Ricardo Mayorga was not only another win by De La Hoya, but one more hugely subscribed fight involving "the Golden Boy." The fight was the fifth...
View ArticleContender or Pretender?: Calvin Brock
Calvin Brock 28-0 (22 KOs) Age: 31 Division: Heavyweight Blog and Weave's Division Ranking: #8 Key wins: Clifford Etienne (3rd-round technical knockout, 1/21/05), Jameel McCline (10 round unanimous...
View ArticleFight Preview: Barrios-Nagy
May 20, 2006: WBO junior lightweight champion Jorge Barrios (45-2-1, 32 KOs) vs. Janos Nagy (23-0, 14 KOs), 12 rounds, junior lightweights. At the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. (HBO) * * *...
View ArticleFight Preview: Barrera-Juarez
May 20, 2006: WBC super featherweight champion Marco Antonio Barrera (61-4, 42 KOs) vs. Rocky Juarez (25-1, 18 KOs), 12 rounds, super featherweights. At the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California....
View ArticleBarrera, Juarez fight to a draw…Wait, say what?!
In an unfortunate turn of events for challenger Rocky Juarez, Miguel Antonio Barrera won by split decision over Juarez (25-2, 18 KOs) at the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. The fight, first...
View ArticleStanding Eight Count, May 22
I went to the Marco Antonio Barrera-Rocky Juarez fight with some friends and had a great time. It's always great to go to a fight live and not only see the event, but the people it brings. When I was...
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