ALTONA, HAMBURG -In Germany Shannon Briggs hospitalization subsequent to absorbing 36 minutes, or quite possibly a lifetimes worth of heavy leather was a major headline of...
I might have been born in Liverpool, but I grew up in Hamburg —John Lennon ALONG THE REEPERBAHN, HAMBURG- Some might say that since boxing isknown...
Had you swum the length and breadth of the ocean And seen the boundlessness out there Still youd have seen the waves come on and on,...
LOCAL LEGEND LAND – Once upon a time there were two boxing brothers who became globally gloved citizens and found themselves lost amidst the tall forest...
KOLN – It was definitely Felix Sturms hometown, but there was no hometown decision about it. Sturm, 159,took some good shots but adjusted to a bruising...
ERFURT, GERMANY – They checked Marco Hucks gloves and wraps before the fight.Only his bare hands and legal padding were applied. Thats all Huck needed to...
39 year old Klitschko, 40-2 (38),will be mocked for facing an unworthy challenger. Meanwhile, long shot, almost off the radarBriggs, 51-5-1 (45),is in a comfortableduke out...
GUTCHECK CITY – Ready and able are still question marks for Samuel Peter against heavyweight honcho Wladimir Klitschko, but theres no doubt about the willing factor....
More than just styles make fights. Often its the natural ability, or physical attributes gained throughpractice or bestowed by fateupon the individual contestants. Sometimes heart, other...
UP SIDE OF THE SCALE – Tomasz Adamek had both more to gain and more to lose than Cristobal Arreola on Saturday night.By dismantling the tough,...