Margarito - Mosley Back On For January?

After ducking Shane Mosley, then being called out for ducking Shane Mosley, Antonio Margarito is apparently back on board for a January matchup between the two.
Margarito called Mosley out last month, saying Mosley would never fight him, to which Mosley promptly had the contract sent over and signed it. After that, Margarito went AWOL, [...]

Hatton - Malignaggi Preview

“There’s only one Ricky Hatton,
One Ricky Hatton,
Walkin’ along,
Singin’ a song,
Walkin’ in a Hatton Wonderland,
There’s only one….”

It’s been 50 weeks since I heard that song over and over and over again, and this week, I get to hear it again.
Nearly a year ago, Ricky Hatton and I think the entire population of Manchester, England invaded Las [...]

Margarito Wants No Part of Mosley

After spending years calling himself the “most feared man in boxing” due to his inability to get any of the top names in the ring, Antonio Margarito is trying his hand at the ducking part of not making fights.
Margarito’s most recent search for an opponent settled on Shane Mosley, with Margarito promising to knock Mosley [...]

Taylor, Lacy Meet in Fight That Could Have Been

New Year’s Day, 2005.
Jermain Taylor is fresh off of back-to-back wins over the legendary Bernard Hopkins, and is sitting pretty as the undisputed middleweight champion of the world.
Jeff Lacy is in training. He has a bout coming up in just three months with Joe Calzaghe to unify the super-middleweight belts. Lacy is a [...]

Calzaghe Not Interested in Hopkins Rematch

In the wake of his impressive victory over Roy Jones, Jr., Joe Calzaghe has had a few names thrown at him for possible fights if he continues his career. Among them are 24-year old future star and current titlist Chad Dawson, and old timer Bernard Hopkins, who Calzaghe defeated earlier this year.
Calzaghe has finally [...]

Please Evander, Don’t Make Me Watch You Die

Despite all of the wishes of the boxing world, and all of the senses of those surrounding him, Evander Holyfield is preparing to get back into the ring once again, and once again he stands no chance of winning.
Holyfield will likely be taking on Russian giant Nicolai Valuev, who stands at 7 feet tall and [...]

Calzaghe Dominates Jones, Affirms Pound-for-Pound King Status

Joe Calzaghe did what no one else has ever done this weekend — he outboxed Roy Jones, Jr.
Sure, Jones has been knocked out twice and lost another decision, but this was the first time that Jones was ever the lesser boxer in a boxing ring. Joe Calzaghe outworked him, outboxed him, outpunched him and [...]

Hopkins Picks Jones to Beat Calzaghe

It’s not often news when a boxer picks who he thinks will win in an upcoming fight, but with this weekend’s matchup of Joe Calzaghe and Roy Jones, one man’s opinion stands out above all others. That man is Bernard Hopkins, who aside from two losses to Jermain Taylor, has only been beaten by [...]

Calzaghe - Jones Preview

The world’s top pound-for-pound fighter of this generation faces off with arguably the top pound-for-pound fighter today, when Roy Jones, Jr. fights Joe Calzaghe on Saturday in New York. Jones held the mythical crown for a solid decade, circa 1994-2004. Calzaghe is seen by many as the best in the world right now.
For [...]

Mijares - Darchinyan Preview

The best fight all year could be the one that no one in the mainstream sports media even knows is happening. Title unification, knockout specialist puncher against slick southpaw boxer. This fight matters, and this fight is great for boxing.
I’m talking about the super-flyweight unification bout on Saturday between Christian Mijares (36-3-2, 15 [...]