TalkingBoxing Spotlight
Ayala, O'Connor Impress at the Roxy Nightclub
WED July 1, JAMES STILLERMAN - "The Showdown At Early Sunset" sponsored by Cappiello Promotions in Associations with Seminole Warrior Boxing featured an entertaining eight fight card at The Roxy Nightclub in Boston last Saturday afternoon where a couple hundred fans watch Elvin Ayala and "Irish" Danny O'Connor emerge victoriously in dominating fashion while Mike "Machine" Oliver got a...
Maidana and Ortiz Brawl in L.A.
SUN June 28, FRANK GONZALEZ JR. - Victor Ortiz said, “The better man won last night.” And that man was Marcos “El Chino” Maidana.
This was one of the best fights I’ve seen this year! This fight had everything, drama, suspense, intrigue, five knockdowns and a pair of young warriors worthy of remembrance. Too bad someone had to lose.
A few times a year, fight fans get treated to a truly wonderful rumble in the ring. Saturday night at the Staples Center...
O'Connor's Star Continues to Rise, Returns June 27th
TUE June 23, JAMES STILLERMAN - "Irish" Danny O'Connor's amazing boxing odyssey began a mere five years ago in 2004. Only one year after graduating from high school, O'Connor went on absolute tear through the amateur ranks winning the 2008 US National Championship and National Golden Gloves at 141 pounds, as well as being the first alternate to the US Olympic Boxing team. His amateur success carried over to his professional career, where the rising prospect is off to a fast start, and is unbeaten after six fights, including two knockout victories.
Boxing Hall of Fame Inductees for 2009
THU June 18, JAMES STILLERMAN - Last Sunday on June 14th in Canastota, New York seven new members of the class of 2009 headlined by former heavyweight champion of the world Lennox Lewis were enshrined into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. The other six inductees included Brian Mitchell, Orlando Canizales, Bob Goodman, Akihiko Honda, Hugh Mcllvanney and Larry Merchant...
Cotto Wins a Close One over Clottey
MON June 15, FRANK GONZALEZ JR. - “I didn’t expect this decision. I won this fight. I want a rematch!” Those were the words of Joshua Clottey Saturday night at Madison Square Garden, after 12 grueling rounds against Welterweight titlist Miguel Cotto (34-1, 27 KO’s) who put his WBO belt on the line to fight Joshua Clottey (35-3, 20 KO’s), who had to relinquish his IBF title to make this fight happen. This was a good fight with lots of back and forth action. It was about as good a match up as you can make these days. On paper, Clottey landed more...
Guerrero Finds Redemption As He Stops Hinojosa
MON June 15, BRIAN BLAKE - Robert ‘The Ghost’ Guerrero did exactly what he was supposed to do last night. He was showcased against late replacement fighter, Efren Hinojosa, who was forced to retire at the end of the eighth round in their ESPN2 televised main event. 3,234 fans made their way to the HP Pavilion to watch Guerrero, the local hero, redeem himself after his last fight, against Daud Yordan in March, was stopped in the second round was stopped due to a cut from a clash of heads.
Measured Against All Time: Dariusz Michalczewski
SUN December 7, CLIFF ROLD - He didn’t fight Roy Jones Jr. Over four years have passed since the last time he stepped in the ring and for many of those on this side of the Atlantic who still debate the standing of the Polish Tiger, Dariusz Michalczewski, they are the words which can’t be avoided. If they one day adorned his tombstone, it would be less than surprising. It was the defining fight which never found definition. [Link Takes You To BoxingScene.com]
Yet Another Opponent For Ghost, Hinojosa Steps In
MON June 8, BRIAN BLAKE - The original plan for former two-time IBF featherweight king Robert ‘The Ghost’ Guerrero was for him to take on Johnnie Edwards in an ESPN televised main event next Friday, June 12, from the HP Pavilion in San Jose, CA. That would soon fall through with Edwards (15-4-1, 8 KOs) on Monday citing back injury suffered in training camp leaving the folks at Golden Boy Promotions to scramble for a replacement.
Spina, McGirt Shine on CES Boxing Show
WED May 27, JAMES STILLERMAN - Although the hard hitting thirty-one year old light heavyweight, Joey “KO Kid” Spina didn`t deliver on his promise of a knockout, he certainly didn`t disappoint the nearly 1,500 fans in attendance with his dominating eight round performance against Tiwon Taylor at the Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, Rhode Island...
Andre Ward Passed the Test against Edison Miranda
MON May 18, FRANK GONZALEZ JR. - Saturday night at the Oracle Arena in Oakland , Super-Middleweight Prospect, turned contender, Andre Ward (19-0, 12 KO’s) broke his cherry taking on ‘his first real test’ against the ferocious puncher, Edison “Pantera” Miranda (32-4, 28 KO’s).
Miranda only had two good rounds, the first and second. Miranda landing some good shots, one that caused a cut over Ward’s left eye. It looked like Miranda was going to make it an uphill battle for Ward but from rounds three through twelve, Miranda was neutralized by the slicker, faster Ward...
Golden Boy Announces New Monthly Boxing Series on Versus and Ringtv.com
MON May 11, ANDRES ANTONIO CARRIEDO - On Friday, Golden Boy Promotions announced its second regular televised boxing series deal of the spring when it announced the start of the new "Fight Night Club" boxing series, which will be broadcast live on the Versus network. The fights will also be webcast live and archived by ringtv.com and Yahoo! Boxing. All shows will take place at the LA Live nightclub, which is owned by Golden Boy investment partner, AEG.
This deal comes on the heels of Golden Boy's regular series of shows on ESPN2's "Friday Night Fights series"; a deal which was made possible because of Golden Boy's ability to secure consistent sponsorship dollars from Mexican beermaker Tecate...
Pac Man Destroys The Hitman in Two!
SUN May 3, FRANK GONZALEZ JR. - The story begins with Tom Jones singing, “God Save the Queen” Saturday night in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand, the site of the big showdown between Ricky Hatton and Manny Pacquaio. That song sounded exactly like our own, “My Country Tis of Thee.” Strange? Well, stranger things were on the menu.
It was strange that on the greatest stage of his career, Hatton’s entry music was some slow paced, comic song about Ricky Fatton, followed by an abbreviated, non-crescendo version of Blue Moon...
Decision Time for Golden Boy on Kirkland
THU April 23, ANDRES ANTONIO CARRIEDO - The latest reports surrounding the unfolding James Kirkland saga are that he is now in federal custody after having been transferred from the Travis County Sherrif's Department to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, ATF, on suspicion of involvement with multiple gun related offenses. Kirkland, just by virtue of being in federal custody, is no longer in a situation he can get out of himself. It's time for Golden Boy to decide...
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Talking Boxing with Jason "School Boy" Pires
TUE, April 21, JAMES STILLERMAN - Last month on March 6th in Plymouth, Massachusetts Jason “School Boy” Pires defeated Louie Leija in dominating fashion as he won virtually every single round on his way to pounding out an eight round unanimous decision by way of scores of 80-72 twice and 80-71. With the victory, the thirty-four year old orthodox welterweight upped his record to 22-3 with 9 KOs and it was his second win in a row after a four and half year layoff.
Philippine Stars Shine in Manila
TUE, April 21, FRANK GONZALEZ JR. - The Filipino Stars were rising Sunday morning in Metro Manila, where the Filipino fighters had their way big time in front of a crowded Araneta Coliseum. This action packed fight card should be the model for any future PPV boxing events. Five entertaining fights, each fight more exciting than the last, except for the next to last fight—a potential fight of the year candidate in Viloria vs. Solis.
Golden Boy Retirement Signals the Start of New Era
FRI April 17, ANDRES ANTONIO CARRIEDO - The boxing world has had a few days now to ponder Oscar De la Hoya's retirement from the sport of boxing. Much of the talk has centered on De la Hoya's impact on the sport. Since he's been the squared circle's biggest star for at least the last decade, much of the talk has been rooted in hyperbole.
For one, De la Hoya won title belts in six different weight classes; the first boxer in history to do so. Second, he's the highest grossing pay per view, PPV, entity the sport has ever seen. These are facts. So, they must be discussed when determining his legacy. However, they are not necessarily signals of his impact on the sport. Contrary to popular belief, he did not carry the sport of boxing on his back.
Cotto and Clottey Collide June 13 at Madison Square
WED April 9 - New York’s most popular fighter, three-time world champion MIGUEL COTTO, returns to the Big Apple, risking his WBO welterweight title, to take on IBF welterweight champion JOSHUA CLOTTEY in a rumble to determine the true world welterweight champion, Promoted by Top Rank, the Cotto vs. Clottey World Welterweight Championship will take place Saturday, June 13 at Madison Square Garden. The fight will be broadcast live on HBO World Championship Boxing, beginning at 10:35 p.m. ET/ 7:35 p.m. PT.
Early Mega-Fight preview: Floyd Mayweather, Jr. vs. Juan Manuel Marquez
MON April 13, MARV DUMON - In the classic 1980's movie Top Gun, Tom Cruise's character "Maverick," the second best pilot in the U.S. Navy's Fighter Weapon School (aka Top Gun), engaged in a heated competition with "Iceman," the # 1-ranked pilot, played by Val Kilmer. Ultimately, a crisis with the Soviets forced the two...[Link Takes You to You To Examiner.com]
One or Two More Fights for Pacquiao? 'It depends,' says Arum
WED April 8, MARV DUMON - A few minutes after Edwin Valero's convincing knockout stoppage over Antonio Pitalua, hordes of fans attempted to get pictures with Top Rank Promoter Bob Arum. As Bob came over to me, I was able to ask him a few questions regarding the outlook for Venezuelan knockout artist Edwin Valero...[Link Takes You to You To Examiner.com]
Randall Bailey KO's Frankie Figueroa in Four
SAT April 4, FRANK GONZALEZ JR. - If Beale Street could talk…if Beale Street could talk…married men would have to take their beds and walk. Except one or two, who never drink booze…and the blind man on the corner who sings the Beale Street Blues.
That’s a lyric composed by W.C. Handy, who helped make Beale Street, in downtown Memphis Tennessee, famous. And on a fair weather night, local fight fans were treated to a free show of boxing in an outdoor venue at Handy Park.
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Defending Manny and the meaning of loyalty
TUE March 31, MARV DUMON - And so all observers have reached an eventuality where there were able to witness a business mistake being made. It was inevitable. A few were made in the past. More are coming. Intentional or not - redundantly stating in order to drive the fact (not an opinion) - that more mistakes are coming. In case you are asking why that to be the case . . .[Link Takes You to You To Examiner.com]
Early fight previews: Mayweather vs. Pacquiao, Hatton, Marquez, Mosley, and Cotto
THU March 26, MARV DUMON - Floyd Mayweather, Jr.'s camp has sent signals of the former pound for pound king's intentions of coming back to the ring. Based on various (unverified) reports, July 11 is a possible date in which the "Pretty Boy" makes his comeback by way of a tune-up fight and brush away the rust. (His last fight was in December 2007 in a knockout victory of Ricky Hatton.) [Link Takes You to You To Examiner.com]
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Klitschko TKO’s "The Black Panther" Gomez in Nine
SUN March 22, FRANK GONZALEZ JR. - Saturday afternoon, ESPN 2 aired the Heavyweight Championship fight between WBC titlist Vitali Klitschko (37-2, 36 KO’s) against Juan Carlos Gomez (44-2, 35 KO’s). The fight took place in a tiny ring at the Hanns Martin Schleyer Halle in Stuttgart Germany.
Klitschko has sparred with Gomez and they know each other a bit. After being away from boxing for almost four years and then coming back and administering a beating to former titlist Sam Peter, Vitali Klitschko looked great...
"The Brick City Bullet" Alex Perez, Shooting To Puerto Rico for a Welterweight Title Showdown
FRI March 13, DANNY SERRATELLI - Alex "The Brick City Bullet" Perez is the consummate professional fighter. Fighting out of Newark, New Jersey since his child hood days both in the ring and on the street, “The Brick City Bullet” has acquired a reputation that has helped him on the street, but seems to have hindered him as a professional prizefighter. Despite the fact that Perez lives in the gym and never out of shape, he has not fought in over a year due to the fact that people do not want to fight him...
Boxing's elite trifecta: Marquez vs. Pacquio vs. Mayweather - 2 of 2
WED March 11, MARV DUMON - Continued from Part 1.. Marquez is already near the peak, the zenith, the apex of boxing glory. Near. Close. Number . . . 2. The man is on a tear. It is not enough to be the second best pound for pound fighter in the world - in the mind of someone who has fought so hard to climb the boxing mountain, especially since the only man above him beat Marquez in a razor thin split decision and eked out a draw in 2004. All this after finally emerging from the shadows of Mexican hall of famers Marco Antonio Barrera and Erik Morales.... [Link Takes You to You To Examiner.com]
Kirkland Batters Julio, Ortiz Bests Arnaoutis
MON March 9, FRANK GONZALEZ JR. - Saturday at The Tank in San Jose California, Jr. Lightweight Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (23-1-1 NC, 16 KO’s) faced a little known fighter from Indonesia, Daud Yordan (23-0-1 NC, 17 KO’s). Guerrero started fast, landing two lefts to the body in what started as a quick paced fight. Yordan proved a good boxer, landing a left, right combo flush into Guerrero’s face. Then, Yordan landed two straight lefts to the face. Guerrero’s aggression morphed into clinching. A Yordan combo cracked Guerrero again near the end of the first round.
Boxing's elite trifecta: Marquez vs. Pacquio vs. Mayweather - 1 of 2
FRI March 6, MARV DUMON - Boxing fans, rejoice! Boxing's renaissance is here, ushering in a NEW golden era for the sport. Major fight after major fight, we are witnessing a period attempting to become comparable to that shining era of the 1980's - showcasing Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns, Roberto Duran and company. A new era attempting to become comparable to... [Link Takes You to You To Examiner.com]
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