Month: August 2005

02.08.05 – Two vaunted bantamweight bangers–Jesus Rios of Guasave, Mexico, and Francisco Paredes of Mexico City–meet for the second time when they clash in the 10-round main event on the … Read more

CHICAGO (August 1, 2005)—Promoter Don King announced today his longtime friend “Big” George Foreman has accepted his invitation to be an analyst for his pay-per-view boxing telecast of Global Glory … Read more

01.08.05 – By Barry Green: “If I cannot overwhelm with my quality, I will overwhelm with my quantity.” Emile Zola (1840-1902. Every so often a heavyweight comes along that stirs … Read more

LOS ANGELES, August 1 – It’s a boxing rarity, putting a group of Olympic fighters who reached the pinnacle of amateur boxing together in the same ring as they attempt … Read more

01.08.05 – By Kevin Kincade: The other day I had this thought. I was reading an article here on Eastside where an author echoed a notion that was not unfamiliar … Read more

01.08.05 – By Mike Casile “The Philadelphia Boxing Report.” Seems like today, most commentators and boxing analyst, spend more time trying to convince us, or them selves, that the heavy … Read more

01.08.05 – By Steven Lowry: Stick around this game long enough and it is bound to bite you. No one escapes…not even legends. It happened to Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray … Read more

01.08.05 – By Wray Edwards: I can see it now: Fully-prepped Seal-Team commandos posted at every exit of the arena with their MP5’s at the ready to make sure that … Read more

01.08.05 – Huge, hard-hitting heavyweight Tye Fields of Las Vegas faces veteran Saul Montana of Los Cabos, Mexico, in the 10-round main event on the nationally and internationally televised “Guilty … Read more

01.08.05 – By Peter Cameron: Out there, somewhere in the dark reaches of the world, there stands a man as tall as a tree, legs like trunks, arms like cannons. … Read more