Category: Boxing

  • Building Up the Berto – Ortiz Rematch

    Andre Berto and Victor Ortiz fought one hell of a fight this April, and HBO wants the two to meet again in January, despite the fact that it will cost Berto his IBF Welterweight belt, skipping on meeting with mandatory challenger Randall Bailey.

  • Will Manny Pacquiao Knockout Juan Manuel Marquez?

    Manny Pacquiao will knockout Juan Manuel Marquez in their third fight a few days from now, according to his trainer Freddie Roach.

  • Former Heavyweight Champion Joe Frazier Dies at 67 From Liver Cancer

    At 67, Joe Frazier is gone. Liver Cancer he was diagnosed with two months ago metastasized and Frazier, who suffered all is life from various health problems, died under hospice care. A great Heavyweight champion, involved with Boxing till his last day, is gone.

  • Lucian Bute Still a Mystery

    Now, after beating Glen Johnson, Lucian Bute, the Romanian – Canadian IBF Super Middleweight champion is 30-0 with 24 knockouts in his career. Still, the unimpressive line of fighters he’s beaten for the past 8 years leaves us doubtful as to where he ranks among the world’s best.

  • Floyd Mayweather and His Radio Feuding

    The sensitive (apparantly) Floyd Mayweather Jr calls up a radio show to talk with Rude Jude after feeling a little hurt that once again, someone said he was afraid to fight Manny Pacquiao. The call-in get weirder, and dirtier, very quickly.

  • Mayweather Hinting at (Finally) Pacquiao Fight

    While Manny Pacquiao gets ready for his Juan Manuel Marquez fight (for a third time), Floyd Mayweather Jr. and his announcement at a May 5 2012 fight plans, wanting it to be the biggest fight possible, with a date and venue (Las Vegas MGM Grand) already set, gets us thinking we’ll finally get the mega fight we’ve been wanting for years.

  • All Signs Pointing to Pacquiao Destroying Marquez

    Payback, as funny as it sounds, is on Manny Pacquiao’s mind. Because he never beat Juan Manuel Marquez convincingly. Because Marquez keeps telling everyone he won those two fights. Because of the shirt Marquez put on last year after beating Michael Katsidis. Because it just feels like it’s going to happen.

  • Amir Khan Gets Not so Tempting Offer From Timothy Bradley

    As Amir Khan gets ready for his fight with Lamont Peterson a month from now, allegedly his last in the Light Welterweight division before moving up to Welterweight, Timothy Bradley (also preparing for his fight in 10 days against Joel Casamayor) has offered the IBF/WBA champ a 50-50 split and another unification bout at Light Welterweight.

  • Floyd Mayweather Jr. Biggest Draw in Boxing

    Floyd Mayweather Jr. isn’t the most loved boxer in the world, no doubt about that, but he might be the most interesting, and PPV numbers from his September fight with Victor Ortiz prove that right now, he’s the biggest draw in the sport of boxing.

  • Pacquiao Camp Trying to Reel in Mayweather

    Partly Promoting the Manny Pacquiao vs Juan Manuel Marquez fight, partly trying a different tactic in luring Floyd Mayweather Jr. to finally agree to the fight everybody wants to see, Bob Arum and Freddie Roach took different approaches through their comments to achieve that goal.