This Saturday at Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles, two giants-literally and less so figuratively-square off in an intriguing match. » Read Full Article
Nearly Twenty-Five Years Later, the “One for the Ages” Heavyweight Title Bout Between George Foreman and Michael Moore Still Fascinates
- Leave a CommentOn November 5, 1994, at the MGM Grand in Paradise, Nevada, “Big” George Foreman (76-5-0, 68 KOs) squared off against then-undefeated Michael “Double M” Moorer (52-4-1, 40 KOs) for the WBA/IBF/Lineal Heavyweight Championships in a classic bout. » Read Full Article
No Rope-A-Dope: Canelo’s Game Plan Pays Off. But Did Golovkin Get The Short End of The Stick?
- Leave a CommentSaturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, Mexican native Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (50-1-2, 34 KOs) defeated Kazakhstan-born and Los Angeles native Gennady (“GGG”) Golovkin (38-1-1, 34 KOs) to garner the IBO, WBA and WBC World Middleweight Title. » Read Full Article
Daniel Jacobs Crushes Peter Quillin: A Significant Fight in The Middlweight Division
-Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, Daniel “Miracle Man” Jacobs (31-1-0, 28 KOs) steamrolled former undefeated WBO 160lb champion Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin (32-1-1, 23 KOs) with a thrilling first round knockout. » Read Full Article
Congratulations to Tyson Fury – Now, What Does Klitschko do?
-Most boxing prognosticators picked the veteran and well-tested Wladimir Klitschko to topple the slightly taller Tyson Fury in today’s match in Germany, where the Irish-English-Gypsy man upset Klitschko for the unified heavyweight champion title of the world. » Read Full Article
Fury Says Klitschko Hasn’t Faced Anyone Like Him. Bollucks
-Despite the carnival/entertainer atmosphere that Tyson Fury effectively promotes, it doesn’t always help the lad who strays from the truth. » Read Full Article
Klitschko v. Fury: The Old Model Still Beats The New One – Weights: Klitschko 245.3 lbs., Fury 246.4 lbs.
-On Saturday, November 28, WBA WBO, IBF and IBO heavyweight champion Wladimir “Dr. » Read Full Article
David Haye: All Bravado, No Bottle 2.0
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Back in March 2011, I wrote an article entitled the same as this one minus the “2.0.” I opined that Haye’s performance against Wladimir Klitschko in a match that unified three of the heavyweight belts (WBA, WBO and IBF) was disgraceful and shameful given all of the chest-pounding, insults and smack talk that allowed David Haye the opportunity to fight a Klitschko brother for a title belt. » Read Full Article