Month: May 2005

May 2, 2005 — Preparing for his Madison Square Garden debut, undefeated WBO jr. welterweight champion MIGUEL COTTO took a few minutes from his camp in Puerto Rico, where he … Read more

02.05.04 – By Matthew Hurley: With James Toney’s defeat of John Ruiz for the WBA heavyweight title belt I was left with two conflicting emotions. The first was how disappointing … Read more

02.05.05 – By Frank Gonzalez Jr.: April 30th in New York City’s Madison Square Garden, WBA Heavyweight Champion, John Ruiz (41-6-1-28 KO’s) lost his Title in a close fight against … Read more

02.05.04 – By Mike Indri: Retired Boxers Foundation (New Jersey State representative) Plagued by a bitter contractual dispute with former promoter Cedric Kushner, which was seriously hampering his professional career, … Read more

02.05.04 – JAMES TONEY: “Yes I knew I would see this day. I only had five weeks to prepare for this fight. If I had more, I would have knocked … Read more

02.05.05 – Fifty years ago today, Las Vegas hosted its very first big-name fight. Light heavyweight champion Archie Moore moved up to heavyweight to fight Cuba’s Nino Valdes, May 2, … Read more

02.05.05 – New York, NY. – Six minutes and forty seconds. That was all the work required of DaVarryl Williamson on Saturday night. On a night in which the WBA … Read more

01.05.05 – By Mike Indri: Retired Boxers Foundation (New Jersey State representative). First thing I need to do, now that I’ve eaten my own words, is congratulate the new World … Read more