Month: May 2005

03.05.04 – Dino Duva, promoter of red-hot heavyweight Samuel “The Nigerian Nightmare” Peter, says he is outraged by the post-fight conduct and comments of new WBA Heavyweight boss James Toney … Read more

03.05.05 – By Jim Amato: Well James Toney has finally freed us of the clutches of John Ruiz. I see that John has decided to retire. We’ll see. In a … Read more

03.05.04 – LA—Championship professional boxing returns to Kinder May 14 in The Pavilion at Coushatta with “Knockouts at Coushatta VII.” Fighter weigh-in is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. Friday, May 13, … Read more

NEW YORK, MAY 3 – Undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins will face undefeated middleweight heir apparent Jermain Taylor in a fight being billed as “NeXt in Line” on Saturday, July … Read more

LAS VEGAS, NV (May 2, 2005) – Five months into 2005, and already another “Fight of the Year” candidate has emerged Ôáõ at least on paper. Can TITO TRINIDAD, a … Read more

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