Month: November 2008

By Mel Dixon: In the first part of this fictionalised boxing tournament, eight fighters were introduced. The eight fighters were all deemed to have lost their way in the heavyweight … Read more

By Mel Dixon: In this subjective piece of screwballing around in the realms of fantasy, I propose an eight-man boxing tournament between once-promising heavyweights whose careers have been somewhat derailed. … Read more

By Paul Strauss: Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. won easily Saturday night over Matt Vanda in the main event of the night at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas. The … Read more

02.11.08 – by James Slater – Unbeaten great Joe Calzaghe cannot wait to get Roy Jones Junior into the ring. Set to meet next weekend in a highly anticipated New … Read more

Roy Jones Jr: I have had a great time training and waiting to put my skills on display. The age for me and because of the amount of punches that … Read more

By Srithar Visuasam, photo by Tom Casino / Showtime — Vic ‘The Raging Bull’ Darchinyan’s (31-1-1, 25 KOs) crushing display against Mexican star Cristian Mijares (36-4-2, 15 KOs) to unify … Read more

01.11.08 – By Paul McCreath: For many years, in fact going right back to its beginnings in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s the cruiserweight division has been an almost … Read more

by James Slater – Last night in Las Vegas, in improving his pro record to 38-0-1(29), 22-year-old “Son of A legend” Julio Cesar Chavez Junior left no doubts as to … Read more

By Mike Casey – His was a wonderful, seamless blend of culture and controlled savagery. He stalked and threw punches constantly in the manner of Rocky Marciano, but with far … Read more

By James Barlow: It’s been a funny few years in terms of the middle to light heavy weight divisions. Fans seem to have been waiting for a passing of the … Read more