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Andrew's Boxing Blog May 2008 Archive

By Andrew Eisele, About.com Guide to Boxing since 1999

Vitali Klitschko Loses Mayoral Bid

Wednesday May 28, 2008
Bad news for the political career of former heavyweight champ Vitali Klitschko may be good news for his boxing career ... if he's ever able to get through a training ... Read More

Hatton, Malignaggi Win Decisions

Monday May 26, 2008
Ricky Hatton (44-1) bounced back from the first loss of his professional career with a 12 round unanimous decision over Juan Lazcano (37-5-1) before a crowd of over 55,000 supporters ... Read More

Hatton-Lazcano on Versus

Friday May 23, 2008
If you're trying to find out where you can watch Saturday's fight between Ricky Hatton (43-1) and Juan Lazcano (37-4-1), don't look on HBO, Showtime, ESPN or pay-per-view. This bout ... Read More

Tyson: The Movie

Wednesday May 21, 2008
That's right. A documentary on Mike Tyson - imaginatively entitled 'Tyson' - premiered last week at the Cannes Film Festival. Tyson and director James Toback were in attendance to enjoy ... Read More

Byrd Stopped by George in 9

Saturday May 17, 2008
Chris Byrd (40-5-1) looked great at the weigh-in after dropping 40 pounds and moving down to light heavyweight. Unfortunately, that look did not translate into good results in the ring ... Read More

Busy Boxing Weekend Ahead . . .

Tuesday May 13, 2008
Lots of televised boxing to choose from this weekend, including two pay-per-view cards going head-to-head -- neither of which has a big name star. On Friday night on ESPN2, former heavyweight ... Read More

Mosley-Judah Canceled; Chagaev-Valuev Postponed

Thursday May 8, 2008
Scratch Shane Mosley vs. Zab Judah off your list of fights to watch in the near future. The fight, scheduled for May 31, has been canceled due to an arm ... Read More

De La Hoya Coasts to Unanimous Decision

Sunday May 4, 2008
Tune-up fights sometimes go horribly wrong. Not this time. Steve Forbes got the shot against Oscar De La Hoya because he was expected to give De La Hoya competitive rounds ... Read More

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