Manny Pacquiao and Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley, Jr. wrapped up their two-city, coast-to-coast media tour today with a New York City news conference in The Lighthouse...
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Once upon a time in boxing there was the heavyweight division, and in this division there were champions. Champions with names like Tyson, Holyfield and Lewis, Ali, Frazier, Holmes and Foreman just to name a few. These champions brought excitement, courage,...
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Let me start by saying that I am a huge Manny Pacquiao fan. Many of those who have read my articles in the past know that I have vehemently supported Pacquiao throughout his career, no matter who his opponents were. I can go about 3 weeks wearing...
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As I sat down to watch the finale of Showtime`s bantamweight tournament bout, I realized how much I love weight class tournaments in boxing. I have to give a lot of credit to Showtime, especially for the Super Six tourney...
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After his sloppy victory in January over a lackluster Devon Alexander, Timothy Bradley started calling out names. Names like Manny Pacquiao, Amir Khan, etc, etc. To Bradley's surprise, Amir Khan (26-1 18 KO`s) was actually listening and stepped...
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Every now and then we'll watch a fighter grow up in front of our eyes. We'll see them develop from a prospect to a champion, potential transformed into success. Every now and then we`ll see this fighter in front of his hometown with thousands of fans...
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This past Saturday, the WBC light middleweight championship bout between the current youngest champion in boxing (37-0-1) Saul Alvarez and European champ Ryan Rhodes (45-5) was held in Jalisco Mexico, Alvarez's hometown. In a fight that was one sided...
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On Saturday night in front of his hometown crowd in Guadalajara, Mexico, up and coming Jr. Middleweight superstar Saul “Canelo” Alvarez dominated EBU European champion Ryan Rhodes to defend his WBC Light middleweight title. HBO`s championship...
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Can it be? Is it true? Well not exactly, but there are some signs leading many to believe the super fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr that the sports world has been clamoring for, could be in the works. There are several reasons behind...
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Floyd Mayweather needs a doctor. He should definitely seek medical attention for his hearing as soon as possible. Anyone with a heartbeat knows that the fight everyone wants to see is Pacquiao-Mayweather, Yet Little Floyd tweets to the world that he ...
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3 weeks ago at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California, Andre "S.O.G." Ward (24-0 13 KO's) out boxed and outclassed a hesitant and over matched "King" Arthur Abraham (32-3 26 KO's) to advance to the final stage of Showtime's Super Six World Boxing...
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A few hours after the world was supposed to end as predicted by a lunatic, Bernard “the Executioner” Hopkins (52-5-2 32 KOs) made his second trip to the Bell Centre in Quebec, Canada for His rematch with Light Heavyweight champion Jean Pascal...
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I`m tired. Tired of the debates, arguments and back and forth banter, so I`m setting the record straight…MANNY PAQUIAO IS ON STEROIDS! You wanna know how I know? Because I read it on the internet!! I`ve seen accusations on TV and in newspapers!!...
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On Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Two legends in boxing met head to head in what was deemed as the fight of the year. WBO Welterweight Champ Manny Pacquiao (53-3-2 38 KOs) and Sugar Shane Mosley (46-7-1 39 KOs) were supposed to put on ...
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With the biggest fight (on paper) of the year only 10 days away, I`ve been reading articles left and right about what Mosley needs to do in order to break down Pacquiao. Break down Pacquiao? I`m not sure this would`ve even happened if Mosley was...
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On a night filled with some of boxing biggest young stars in action, Victor Ortiz and Andre Berto took center stage at the MGM Grand in Foxwoods resort and casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut. Sure, Amir Khan and Paul Mccloskey were dueling in England,...
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For the final time before their WBC welterweight championship fight, Andre Berto and Victor Ortiz came face to face with words instead of punches. At the Armory on the Hudson in New York city`s Washington Heights area, Berto and Ortiz met with the media...
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They did it again. Those damn Klitschko`s got Me again. Not having seen either Klitschko brother fight in a while because no one in their right mind wanted to pay to televise a Klitschko fight, let alone make it a Pay Per View because no one in...
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I`m sorry. I`m just not buying the Cinnamon yet. We all look for the next big thing, whether its in our favorite sports, technology or life in general, We are all looking for the next fashionable trend. In Boxing, what has been rammed down my throat ...
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11 Years to the day of the first epic battle between Erik Morales and Marco Antonio Barrera at the very same Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, “The Filipino Flash” Nonito Donaire (26-1 18 KO`s) took center stage against one of the worlds best...
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We`ve been waiting for the first big fight of 2011 since Bernard Hopkins` near comeback masterpiece vs Jean Pascal in late December of last year. Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley (27-0, 11 ko`s) and Devon Alexander “The Great” (21-1,...
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So what everyone`s been saying lately is that Pacquiao vs Mosley is a bad fight. I`m not so sure. I wouldn`t call it a bad fight, but maybe the wrong fight. It’s the wrong fight because out of all the reasons to make this fight happen, the only...
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Ok, for over a year now, everyone who has anything to do with boxing has only talked about the fight that has yet to happen. Manny vs Floyd, and with the boxing calendar a little light here in the beginning of 2011, I wanted do something that would put...
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Sorry I`m late folks, I was away for the weekend and didn`t get to give My take on the Khan-Maidana WBA Light Welterweight title fight. I was really looking forward to this fight, especially after seeing Khan spar with Pacquiao on two continents...
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Be thankful Boxing fans. After a summer of nothing to watch on the Boxing front, We have been blessed with a bountiful of bouts this fall. In the last few weeks we`ve had Pacquiao-Margarito and Martinez-Williams. This weekend was chock full of brawls...
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Well, It figures my first unofficial assignment would be about a 2 round Fight. So I`ll throw in my final take on the Pac-Margarito Fight last week in Dallas. Watching it on TV, sober, is always a much different experience than being in the Arena...
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By Troy Sparks Top Rank promoter Bob Arum reportedly offered Team Mayweather a deal to the superfight between his boxer Manny Pacquiao and Floy Mayweather Jr. When word reached Mayweather, he turned it down, according to his camp. Mayweather's mouthpiece,...
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By Troy Sparks Instead of Manny Pacquiao waiting for Floyd Mayweather, he decided to fight Antonio Margarito this Noveber. I'd say that's a safe fight. Why should Pacquiao wait for Mayweather anyway? His management team offered Team Mayweather a deal...
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