There are a number of countries which have developed reputations that if you’re fighting the hometown boy you had better knock him out or be prepared...
Boxing fans arriving early to the ‘Trailblazers’ event at the Nottingham Arena on July 9th co-headlined by Carl Froch and Junior Witter will see an extra –...
Watching Arturo “Thunder” Gatti cry in Buddy McGirt’s arms while pleading for one more round against Floyd Mayweather was no easy sight for any diehard Thunder...
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (June 27, 2005) — Undisputed world welterweight champion Zab “Super” Judah extended his congratulations to “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather today after his dominating performance...
TEWKSBURY, Massachusetts – Paulie Malignaggi – aka “The Magic Man” – plans on returning to action in late August with a repaired right hand and a new...
Oleg Maskaev, 31-5 (25 KOs), scored a 3rd round knockout over Livin Castillo, 13-4 (7 KOs), in Atlantic City’s Trump Taj Mahal in what amounted to...
TAMPA, FL (June 27, 2005) – Three-time world title contender and the pride of St. Petersburg, FL, “Diamond” David Santos, has announced that his fight on...
The boxing world was on its feet that night, that May 7th evening in Las Vegas. Boxing fans anywhere and everywhere fell in love with a...
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The difficulty in watching an icon fall, before his legion of worshippers, in such definitive fashion, was evident in the misty eyes...
What is past is prologue. It was 10 years ago this weekend that Roy Jones Jr. put on a virtuoso performance against Vinny Pazienza – a...
Undefeated virtuoso “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 139, 34-0 (23 KOs), forced defending WBC super lightweight champion Arturo Gatti’s trainer Buddy McGirt to stop...
With unbeaten Jermain Taylor – a rising star with credentials – taking on Bernard Hopkins – the long-reigning middleweight champion who is considered by most to...
In boxing, it seems that an attempt to measure toughness is a redundancy. Aren't all boxers tough? Of course they are. But Arturo Gatti's toughness resides...
Al Certisimo was a professional lightweight boxer from Hoboken, New Jersey, who compiled a 9-1 (4 KOs) professional record between 1953 and 1954. All of his...
Weather reports indicate some dramatic meteorological action Saturday night in Atlantic City. The prediction is for “Thunder and Lightning,” which is shorthand for Floyd Mayweather Jr. challenges...
The man works in the background, far from the glare of center ring. But he is linked irrevocably to that ring. And his career has spanned...
NEW YORK (June 23, 2005) – With a world title unification showdown against World Boxing Organization (WBO) 168-pound titleholder Joe Calzaghe all but set for later...
While growing up in the Sugar Hill section of Harlem, New York, in the forties and fifties, Sigmund Wortherly had no shortage of positive role models....
He’s known as “Vicious,” but perhaps Vivian Harris would be better served to sport Glen Johnson’s moniker “The Road Warrior.” Ever since his title-winning knockout of...
The only thing Arturo Gatti is missing is a white hat, a trusty sidekick and a faithful horse that comes when he whistles. In another time...
