January, 2006
Gatti Goes Welter, Damgaard Suffers His First Loss
SUN January 29, FRANK GONZALEZ - Jersey City's Arturo Gatti faced unbeaten Thomas Damgaard of Denmark Saturday night in Atlantic City and gave the fans another good show. This was the first time Damgaard fought outside of Europe and Arturo Gatti has to be the toughest opponent he ever faced. Damgaard's last opponent was Bruno Sakabunda, who had a record of 1-6. Gatti's last opponent was none other than possibly the best boxer in the sport, Floyd Mayweather Jr., who was 34-0 going into the fight.
Pacman Scores Manilla Ice, but Where Does He Go Now? 
THU January 26, JERRY CASAREZ - Saturday night before a crowd of more than 14,000 fans Manny "Pac Man" Pacquiao, 41-3-2 33KO, defeated Erik "El Terrible" Morales, 48-4 34 KO, by 10 round TKO. The action that took place at the Thomas & Mack center in Las Vegas was everything and more than anyone could have asked for. Much to the surprise of many experts Pacquiao was able to make adjustments throughout the fight and proved to be too much for the valiant Morales who before this fight had never been stopped in his career.
2:33 - What Do You Do When The Impossible Happens?
THU January 26, BUSTER PARIS - It took a while for it to register. It's not something I've ever seen before…well, I've seen it happen to other people, but never even imagined it could happen to him.
The most confusing part was that I thought I saw a hint of it coming, but realized that there's simply no way that it could happen - not to him...
PACQUIAO PAVES WAY FOR SUPERFIGHT
TUE January 22, CLIFF ROLD - Boxing needs them, and they don’t happen as often as they used to, but a true super fight was born Saturday night in Las Vegas. As legendary Mexican warrior Erik Morales crumpled to the canvas for the second time in the tenth round, it was the growing legend of Filipino Manny Pacquiao... [Link takes you to RingTalk.com]
Ray Alcorta and Maywood Host Telefutura Card
FRI January 20, Roger Gordillo - Hey, Southern California, are you looking for a fight tonight?
Friday, January 20th, Top Rank promotions in association with Ray Alcorta’s KO productions presents "Solo Boxeo" the nationally televised Spanish Boxing series will air live Friday night at the Maywood Activities Center in Maywood, C.A...
1:50 Is Why Erik Morales Beats Manny Pacquiao - Again
FRI January 20, BUSTER PARIS - The bell rings ending an amazing round 11. He's exhausted - he's behind on the scorecards and with fresh blood splattered on the right side of his face he slowly walks back to his corner. He was given the lovely gift of a gash above his right eye in the 5th round and again it's open, bleeding, jagged and looking much worse.
Exclusive: Talking Boxing with Bob Arum
THU January 19, ROGER GORDILLO - He's been on top of the game for decades now and as he's still one of the sharpest men in Boxing with a passion for promoting the best Hispanic fighters around Bob arum has capitalized on this idea and has made a career and a top world renowned company off of it. As he reaches twilight years of his career, Arum still continues to be very active in promoting some of the best cards around and pulls no punches when it comes to his thoughts and his ideas in the game of Boxing.
Talking Boxing with Freddie Roach
THU January 19, ROGER GORDILLO - As they prepare for their upcoming match against Erik Morales Freddie was kind enough to speak to TalkingBoxing as the future Hall of Fame trainer finished a workout out session with Manny Pacquiao in preparation for his Jan. 21 bout in Las Vegas.
Zab Hears The Right Hand of God - What did You Hear?
THU January 12, BUSTER PARIS - Shhhhhh - do you hear that? That's the sound of millions of dollars flying out the window.
Wait - there's more. Hear that? That's the sound of Zab Judah's hold over the Welterweight Division slipping away - and if you listen closely you can actually hear his credibility deteriorating...
Carlos Baldomir Takes WBC Title From Judah
SUN January 8, FRANK GONZALEZ - Congratulations to Argentina's new WBC Welterweight Champion, Carlos Baldomir, who outworked and outscored the inconsistent and foul former Champion, Zab Judah of Brooklyn New York. This victory for Baldomir shakes things up in a division Judah was perceived to have locked up - so long as he could successfully avoid fighting WBO Champ, Antonio Margarito...
Hits & Misses - A recap of 2005 and look ahead to 2006
SAT January 7, JASON HERRON - Today marks the debut of a new column. The article is called "Hits & Misses". It will be posted the first Thursday of every month. The story will recap the five best and worst moments (in and out of the ring) from the previous month. I will also predict the winners of the upcoming major bouts.
Talking Boxing with JEAN-MARC MORMECK
FRI January 6, ROGER GORDILLO - In a small town in Ohio, along with 8 inches of snow, Jean Marc Mormeck continues his preparations in hopes of becoming the undisputed cruiserweight champion of the world in what maybe his final appearance at this weight. Mormeck, who fights tomorrow at 9 p.m. ET on SHOWTIME, will attempt to move to Heavyweight and capture sports most prestigious prize, a unified title...
» Give Mormeck a Nickname at Showtime's Boxing Site
Talking Boxing with O'NEIL BELL
FRI January 6, ROGER GORDILLO - Going into this his unification clash with Jean-Marc Mormeck tomorrow night on Showtime, O'Neil Bell, 25-1-1, seems calm and confident and has implemented a training regimen that is dictated by his mind and body. Bell doesn't wake up every morning to run at 5:00AM, the man listens to his body and mind, going with what he feels. If his body says run, he runs. If his body says it's tired and needs to relax in the Whirlpool, that's just what he'll do. If he feels it's time to meditate and visualize the win, then he does.
Youngster Julio Showcased on ShoBox Tonight
FRI January 6 - Not yet 21 years old, talented, hard-hitting Joel Julio is already a budding star in the welterweight division.
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