In the News - June 1999
Selected links and commentary on Boxing news.
Politicians consider new boxing rules (June 29, 1999)
- AP from SportingNews.com
Feds seek to police promoters (June 29, 1999)
- AP from CNN/SI.com
Tyson vs. Butterbean? Not! (June 28, 1999)
- AP from CBS SportsLine.com
Boxing artifacts destroyed (June 28, 1999)
- AP from ESPN.com
Sim wins WBA super featherweight title (June 27, 1999)
- SportsTicker from CBS SportsLine.com
Ayala takes title from Tapia (June 26, 1999)
- AP from ESPN.com
Johnston retains title against Rios (June 26, 1999)
- AP from CBS SportsLine.com
Butterbean KOs McNeely in one (June 26, 1999)
- AP from CNN/SI.com
Klitschko stops Hide for WBO belt (June 26, 1999)
- AP from ESPN.com
Bonecrusher calls it a career (June 26, 1999)
- AP from ESPN.com
Golota stops Navarre in six (June 26, 1999)
- AP from SportingNews.com
Grant remains a work in progress (June 22, 1999)
- AP from SportingNews.com
Grant easily decisions Savarese (June 20, 1999)
- from About.com Boxing Guide
Lewis-Holyfield II closer to reality (June 19, 1999)
- AP from SportingNews.com
Holmes batters Bonecrusher (June 19, 1999)
- AP from CNN/SI.com
Tyson advisor: Foreman fight not in plans (June 18, 1999)
- AP from CBS SportsLine.com
Tyson-Foreman fight talks continue (June 18, 1999)
- AP from CNN/SI.com
Romero turns down title fight (June 18, 1999)
- AP from ESPN.com
Grant-Savarese winner could face Lewis (June 17, 1999)
- AP from CBS SportsLine.com
De La Hoya eyes move to super welterweight (June 16, 1999)
- AP from CBS SportsLine.com
Hype begins for De La Hoya-Trinidad (June 14, 1999)
- AP from CNN/SI.com
King won't step aside for Lewis-Holyfield fight (June 14, 1999)
- AP from CNN/SI.com
Arum offers his suggestions (June 13, 1999)
- AP from SportingNews.com
Mitchell takes title from Liles (June 13, 1999)
- AP from ESPN.com
Bugner wins another 'final' bout (June 13, 1999)
- Reuters from CBS SportsLine.com
Williams triumphs at U.S. Amateurs (June 12, 1999)
- AP from ESPN.com
Cobb wins another $2.2 million in suit with SI (June 11, 1999)
- AP from SportingNews.com
Tyson gets permission to train in Arizona (June 11, 1999)
- AP from ESPN.com
Jimmy Bivins enters Hall of Fame (June 11, 1999)
- AP from SportingNews.com
Bios of latest Hall of Fame inductees (June 11, 1999)
- AP from SportingNews.com
Cobb wins $8.5 million in libel suit (June 10, 1999)
- AP from SportingNews.com
Navarro scores upset at U.S. Challenge (June 10, 1999)
- AP from CBS SportsLine.com
Trinidad lobbies for more say in De La Hoya bout (June 10, 1999)
Felix Trinidad wants to be involved in the selection of judges for his Sept. 18 welterweight unification fight against Oscar De La Hoya. Tito also would like to have 3,000 of the 12,000 tickets set aside for fellow Puerto Ricans to "help eliminate any hometown advantage". Sounds like Trinidad's mind is on a lot of things other than his opponent -- not a good early sign. - AP from ESPN.com
Tapia ready for Ayala (June 10, 1999)
Undefeated Johhny Tapia says he's not overlooking his June 26 opponent Paulie Ayala. Following a win over Ayala, Tapia would like a shot at WBO featherweight champ Prince Naseem Hamed. While Tapia-Ayala is a fight which doesn't belong on pay-per-view, fans would get excited about a Tapia-Hamed bout. - AP from ESPN.com
Columbia seeks dismissal of suit over Ali movie (June 9, 1999)
- AP from SportingNews.com
'Challenge' showcases top American boxers (June 8, 1999)
- AP from SportingNews.com
Jones dominates Johnson (June 7, 1999)
Roy Jones Jr., the WBC and WBA champion, pitched a shut out against IBF champ Reggie Johnson to become the first undisputed light heavyweight champion since Michael Spinks relinquished the title in 1985 to campaign as a heavyweight. How good is Jones? Johnson landed only 49 punches in the entire bout! - from About.com Boxing Guide
Past their prime fighters kick off 'Legends' series (June 7, 1999)
- AP from CBS SportsLine.com
Gonzalez stops Stewart in third round (June 6, 1999)
Former top prospect Jorge Luis Gonzalez (28-5) floored Alex Stewart (43-10) twice in scoring a third-round TKO in a little noticed heavyweight bout. A couple more wins and Gonzalez may get another opportunity to get KO'd by a top ten fighter. - AP from CBS SportsLine.com
Gainer beats stand-in (June 5, 1999)
Forced to fight a fill-in after IBF champ Roberto Garcia pulled out at the last moment, Derrick Gainer recorded his 11th straight win with a sixth round stoppage of Donovan Carey. Also, Vassiliy Jirov won the IBF cruiserweight title in an entertaining slugfest with Arthur Williams. - AP from SportingNews.com
King's office raided by FBI (June 5, 1999)
Federal agents raided the offices of Don King looking for records relating to their probe into whether the IBF sold rankings and arranged fights for kickbacks. King's been through this routine so many times it's unlikely the raid will yield any good evidence. - AP from ESPN.com
Garcia pulls out in judge dispute (June 5, 1999)
IBF junior lightweight champ Roberto Garcia pulled out of his title defense against Derrick Gainer because of a dispute over the judges. Garcia did not want to risk losing the title because an unfair decision. Guess he didn't have any confidence he could knock Gainer out. - AP from SportingNews.com
De La Hoya wants more money (June 5, 1999)
Oscar De La Hoya wants double the proposed $15 million purse to get into the ring with Felix Trinidad. Oscar's entitled to as much as he can get, but he if his money demands prevent this fight from happening, boxing fans will assume he's ducking Trinidad and the 'Chicken' De La Hoya label will stick. - AP from CNN/SI.com
Izon survives slugfest (June 5, 1999)
David Izon (23-3), formerly David Izonritei, was rocked in the fourth round, but came back to knock out Terrance Lewis (24-5) in the fifth round of their heavyweight bout. - AP from CBS SportsLine.com
Calzaghe remains unbeaten (June 5, 1999)
Undefeated Joe Calzaghe successfully defended his fringe WBO super middleweight title with a unanimous decision (120-107, 119-109, 119-108) over Rich Thornberry. - AP from SportingNews.com
Botha-Briggs winner wants Tyson (June 3, 1999)
Shannon Briggs and Frans Botha will meet in a heavyweight bout on August 7. Both are hoping a win leads to a big money fight with Mike Tyson. Botha's already been KO'd by Tyson, so it's only fair that Briggs get his turn to get knocked out. - AP from CNN/SI.com
Ayala prepares for Tapia (June 3, 1999)
Paulie Ayala promises he'll bring "a little of everything" when he tries to take Johnny Tapia's WBA bantamweight title on June 26. Tapia has been made a 3½-to-1 favorite in a bout nearly guaranteed to go the distance. - AP from ESPN.com
Foreman-Tyson fight possible (June 2, 1999)
A Foreman adviser said he was trying to put together a Foreman-Tyson fight for December that would match the two former heavyweight champions in a bout that would pay Tyson $25 million and Foreman $20 million. Just what the ailing sport needs to restore its tarnished reputation. Ugh! - AP from ESPN.com
Boxing league with corporate sponsorship? (June 1, 1999)
Lawyer Fred Levin, who represents Roy Jones Jr., wants to use corporate sponsorship to create the World Boxing League. The WBL would hopefully help alleviate the confusion created by the alphabet soup rating organizations. Interesting idea, but don't hold your breath. - AP from CNN/SI.com
