Anyway; HBO seems to be struggling with its boxing programming. Your ratings for boxing last year looked like polls tracking the national approval rating for George Bush’s handling of the economy. So I thought I’d pass along a few thoughts.
Darchinyan, Bika Workout in Sydney Heatwave
By Paul Upham in Marrickville: There were two reasons WBC/WBA/IBF 115lbs boxing world title holder Vic Darchinyan could have missed his Wednesday gym workout. First, it was 40 degrees Celsius in the searing summer heat. The second, January 7, 2009 was his 33rd birthday. But neither excuse was acceptable to the “Raging Bull”, who pushed himself through a two-hour workout alongside IBO super middleweight champion Sakio Bika.
Gleason’s Gym Dedicates Club Show to Aide Genaro Hernandez
Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn, NY, will hold an amateur boxing club show this Saturday, January 10, to be dedicated to former WBA & WBC 130 lbs. world champion Genaro "Chicanito" Hernandez. A percentage of the gate will be donated to help defray some of the medical expenses incurred as Hernandez battles cancer.
Darchinyan Check weigh-in
Vic "Raging Bull" Darchinyan weighed in at 123.6 pounds for his World Boxing Council-mandated 30-day weigh-in, well below the maximum limit of 127 pounds.
Klitschko vs Gomez Close To Deal
According to Vitali Klitschko’s manager Bernd Bonte, the WBC heavyweight king is close to a deal to face Cuban ace Juan Carlos Gomez in Hamburg or Stuttgart,Germany on March 21.
Mack And Henry Clash Feb 6
Light-heavyweight contenders Yusef Mack and Chris Henry clash for the NABA and NABF titles at the Wicomico Civic Center, Salisbury, Maryland on February 6 in what could prove a career defining fight for both men.
Heavyweights Kauffman-Murphy Underneath Miranda-Soto, Jan. 16
Heavyweight prospect Travis Kauffman will face his most experienced opponent to date when he takes on Ken Murphy, January 16, at the Million Dollar Elm Casino in Tulsa, OK. WBA # 4 rated Leonilo Miranda boxes fellow undefeated featherweight Orlando Soto in the ten round main event.
Don’t think just yet that Vic “Raging Bull” Darchinyan’s vicious knockout win over Cristian Mijares in November will be the highpoint of his career. The WBC/WBA/IBF junior bantamweight boxing world title holder is promising to maintain the rage in 2009. First up is Mexican Jorge Arce on February 7 on Showtime Championship Boxing.
Vanes Martirosyan: 2009 and Beyond
By Derek Bonnett: In July 2008, Vanes “The Nightmare” Martirosyan, 22, was counted among the top four Armenian-born fighters in the world of boxing in my Each Nation’s Best article focusing on Armenia.
Solis-Meza Clay IBF 126 Eliminator, Jan. 31
World-rated featherweights Jorge Solis and Monty Meza-Clay will reportedly square off January 31 in Guadalajara, Mexico, in an IBF eliminator. The winner will become the mandatory challenger for reigning IBF 126 lbs. world champion Christobal Cruz.
SecondsOut Yearly Awards History 2000-2008
For nine consecutive years from 2000 to 2008 SecondsOut.com has issued its yearly awards to the very best and most significant in boxing. The many superstars of the sport have been rightfully recognised each year by the readers and staff writers of SecondsOut.
Cincinnati Homecoming for Williams, Jan. 31
2000 US Olympian Ricardo Williams will make his first local appearance in five years on Saturday, January 31st in the main event at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio, presented by TMAX Events and TKO Boxing Promotions.
2008, The Year That Was - Part One: January to June
By Andrew Wake: 2007 was the year that boxing fought back against MMA and fans were treated to a series of great fighters featuring the world’s best competitors. Thankfully 2008 followed on from its predecessor in brilliant fashion as again superfights featuring the likes of Oscar De La Hoya, Miguel Cotto, Manny Pacquaio, Roy Jones, Antonio Margarito and Joe Calzaghe were made.
SecondsOut Fighter Of The Year: Manny Pacquiao
By Clive Bernath: One could argue that any one of three boxers could lay claim to be named SecondsOut Fighter of the Year. After all, who could argue with Joe Calzaghe’s points wins over Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones Jr or indeed Hopkins’s impressive boxing victory over the previously undefeated Kelly Pavlik?
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When last we saw Shane Mosley he was capping off a sloppy fight against unorthodox Ricardo Mayorga with a wicked last ditch assault that saw him knock out the wild swinging Nicaraguan with a vicious left hook at the one second mark of the final round.
There have been a lot of criticisms about the various boxing organizations that provide championships and rankings, so much so that many boxing publications and television stations have been promoting the idea that we ignore these organizations.
One of the joys in covering a big fight is that I never know what “extras” fight night will bring. Earlier this year, I was in the press room at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City readying for Kelly Pavlik vs. Bernard Hopkins when Joe Frazier came in.
Event Horizon
By John Lumpkin: There have been several articles floating around criticizing Oscar De La Hoya’s recent escapades; describing him as an “Event Fighter” in reference to his rather sporadic schedule. It is an accurate criticism, but somewhat unfair because boxing today is an event sport.
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