Oscar Selects Roach to Replace Mayweather Sr.
Tuesday January 30, 2007
Oscar De La Hoya has done the right thing and replaced Floyd Mayweather Sr. - his trainer since 2000 - with Freddie Roach. De La Hoya faces Floyd Mayweather Jr. ... Read More
Vitali Klitschko: He's B-a-a-a-c-k!
Thursday January 25, 2007
When former WBC heavyweight champ Vitali Klitschko "retired" due to a series of injuries, it seemed inevitable that he would eventually stage a comeback ... it was just a question ... Read More
Oscar Needs to Fire Mayweather Sr.
Wednesday January 24, 2007
Floyd Mayweather Sr. appears to believe he has sufficient leverage to demand a $2 million fee to train Oscar De La Hoya for his May 5 megabout against Mayweather's son, ... Read More
Hatton Cruises; Castillo Survives
Sunday January 21, 2007
A much-anticipated superfight between Ricky Hatton and Jose Luis Castillo - tentatively slated for June 2 - is still alive ... but it came dangerously close to being derailed.
Ricky Hatton ... Read More
Valuev Retains Title; McCline Injures Knee
Saturday January 20, 2007
Jameel McCline was supposed to test Nicolay Valuev and give fight fans a better idea of whether or not the giant heavyweight is really any good ... and for three ... Read More
Hatton on HBO; Valuev's Defense MIA
Friday January 19, 2007
There are two interesting title fights on Saturday night. American boxing fans will be able to watch one on HBO, while the other title bout will be televised in 63 ... Read More
Savarese Crushes Fulton
Friday January 19, 2007
It remains to be seen whether former contender Lou Savarese (45-6) can compete with the best the heavyweight division has to offer, but he certainly had enough to overwhelm an ... Read More
Savarese Returns Tonight
Thursday January 18, 2007
Remember Lou Savarese? Former heavyweight contender? Retired, right? Wrong! He's fighting tonight ...
As all heavyweights seem to do, Savarese (44-6) returns to the ring with hopes of another title shot ... Read More
The Greatest Turns 65
Wednesday January 17, 2007
Muhammad Ali may no longer float like a butterfly or sting like a bee, but - starting today - the former heavyweight champ CAN begin collecting Social Security. At 65, ... Read More
Contender Alumnus in Action
Sunday January 14, 2007
Contender alumnus Cornelius "K-9" Bundrage, Walter Wright and Anthony Bonsante were all in action this weekend outside the friendly confines of The Contender series ... and all three were victorious.
On ... Read More
Top Prospects of 2006 - UPDATE
Thursday January 11, 2007
Early last year, we identified the Top Prospects Under 25 for 2006. Well, nearly a year has passed, so it's time to check in and see how they performed during ... Read More
Bernard Hopkins-Roy Jones Jr. Rematch in July?
Tuesday January 9, 2007
ESPN reports that former middleweight champ Bernard Hopkins has changed his mind (yet again) about who he wants to fight next. First, after dominating Antonio Tarver last June, it was ... Read More
Yvon Durelle Passes Away at 77
Monday January 8, 2007
Boxing great Yvon Durelle, who had Parkinson's disease and recently suffered a stroke, has passed away in New Brunswick, Canada at the age of 77.
Durelle is best known for his ... Read More
Peter Dominates Toney in Rematch
Sunday January 7, 2007
The decision in the first fight between heavyweights Samuel Peter and James Toney could have gone either way (two of the three judges favored Peter). This time around it was ... Read More
Fitter Peter, Toney Ready for Rematch
Friday January 5, 2007
Finally, some good news in the heavyweight division. Photos from the weigh-in for Saturday night's rematch between Samuel Peter and James Toney suggest that both fighters may have actually trained ... Read More
HBO Announcer Lampley Arrested
Thursday January 4, 2007
While fight fans are - unfortunately - fairly accustomed to reading about fighters getting in trouble with the law, the following story comes as something of a shock.
HBO boxing commentator ... Read More
Boxing: The Toughest Sport of All
Wednesday January 3, 2007
What's the toughest sport of all? Good question. Ranking different sports from toughest to easiest is very subjective -- not unlike ranking fighters on a pound-for-pound basis. It's also a ... Read More