By James Slater – 27-year-old Timothy Bradley may be on the verge of landing himself the biggest and the best fights of his entire career. Now the holder of the WBC and WBO belts at 140-pounds, Bradley is in line to face WBA champ Amir Khan in a big unification clash; but perhaps more importantly, Bradley is now well and […]
Charles H. (Miami, FL): I saw the comments you posted on your Facebook page about your thoughts on the Bradley/Alexander fight and how it impacts the sport overall. I know you could only say so much in that section. Can you elaborate more? Vivek W. (ESB): To be very frank, I thought this was one of the worst nights of […]
By GM Ross: Bermane “B-Ware” Sitverne (19-1-1) of Montreal, Quebec, won a trophy case worth of belts in Pontiac, Michigan, on January 29, earning the WBC International, WBC USNBC and WBA Fedelatin heavyweight titles against Kerston Manswell (20-0-0) of Trinidad and Tobago. The contest was scheduled for ten rounds, but lasted less than two. In the first round Stiverne contented […]
By GM Ross: Yesterday, February 29, some friends and I piled into an early 90’s Volkswagen Pasaat and made the trip from Ontario to Michigan to see the Bradley-Alexander contest at the Silver Dome in Pontiac. Packed like sardines, we spent the two hour drive reminiscing about the fighters on the card, particularly Vernon Paris (23-0-0) of Detroit, Michigan – […]
By Ted Sares: The king, the master, my idol. —Muhammad Ali The Combatants I confess to being an unabashed Robinson fan. In my book Boxing is my Sanctuary, I included a piece (Chapter 50) on the top 100 fighters since 1950 and had Ray number one. Here is what I said: “1. Sugar Ray Robinson’s final record was a gaudy […]