By Marc Livitz: Can it really be nearly twenty years since Julio Cesar Chavez was awarded a gift draw in front of nearly 60,000 crazed spectators at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas? The Mexican icon’s bout versus pound for pound great Pernell “Sweet Pea” Whitaker is still a major talking point amongst boxing fans.
By Matthew Hurley: As Timothy Bradley awaited the judge’s decision after his gut-wrenching battle with Ruslan Provodnikov, conflicting emotions must have been running through his admittedly cluttered mind. As honest a fighter as there is in boxing, Bradley has suffered for respect and his dignity for the past year.
Emmanuel Taylor (17-1, 12 KO) climbed off the canvas and eventually stopped Victor Cayo (31-4, 22 KO) in the eighth round of a back and forth battle in Atlantic City.
By: Marc Livitz: The city of angels has probably been more than a refreshing change for Ruslan Provodnikov. When the sheer differences in climate between Los Angeles and Beryozovo, Siberia, Russia are considered, there’s no contest to be had. One locale is constant sunshine, while the other rarely sees temperatures rise beyond the level of freezing.
By Steve Kim: Michael Katsidis was scheduled to make his next outing later this month. The fan-friendly fighter was to have faced Weng Haya on February 21st but on early Tuesday morning, a press release was sent out to various members of the boxing media.
By Lovemore Ndou: It is no secret that boxing attracts beautiful women. On a particular fight night anywhere around the world one would think it just rained beautiful women. Beautiful women in all colours come out to watch fights.
By Jason Pribila: On June 11, 2005, Don King brought his traveling circus to the MCI Center in Washington DC, and 15,472 fans made P.T. Barnum’s quote about a sucker being born every minute prophetic. The marquee read that former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson would be in the ring, but those who witnessed the end of his career soon found out that he no longer able to fight.
By Alex Luce: The never-ending yet ever-enduring career of Bernard "The Executioner (of Father Time)" Hopkins seems like the stuff of legend.
By Peter Lim: Omar Henry, 12-0-1 (9 KOs) was unanimously described by all the friends and gym-mates I spoke to as a fun guy to be around. It dawned on me that two of the leads I had the most fun writing for The Houston Chronicle were for features about Omar early in his career.
