‘If you wish to be a success in the world,promise everything, deliver nothing.’ Napoleon The old general would have made a decent boxing promoter by the...
I think Andrew Golota has a very good chance of finally realizing his dream of becoming a world titleholder. Based on his performance and his condition...
One of the most exciting aspects of the Olympic Games is seeing people from clear across the world competing against each other in their chosen sports....
According to The Ring magazine and a few prominent boxing websites, Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins is the current pound for pound champion of the world. The...
Weighing a portly 253 pounds, former middleweight champion of the world James “Lights Out” Toney looks like he spent his seven months of rehab standing in...
After watching the first two days of the boxing competition at the 2004 Summer Games, I've come to two conclusions. They are etched solidly in my...
As the curtain was set to come down on the month of July, two big heavyweight matches loomed. One was Danny Williams vs. Mike Tyson. You...
Fighters aren't the only people in boxing with a lot of heart. There is one week of my life I can guarantee you I'll never forget....
With WBC #1 ranked pretender ‘Baby’ Joe Mesi in heavyweight limbo due to concerns about concussions suffered in the ring, the WBC was forced to go...
There used to be a time in the United States that if you wanted to see boxing's future champions and stars, you'd watch the Summer Olympics....
This past Saturday Acelino ‘Popo’ Freitas quit in a fight he was within a point or two – according to the scorecards at the time –...
What do Lennox Lewis, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Wladimir Klitscko and Felix Savon have in common? They are all former Olympic boxing gold medal winners. While...
Missing: one tiny heart, last seen beating in the chest of lightweight contender and fallen hero Acelino “Popo” Freitas. Organ mysteriously disappeared late Saturday night following...
This past weekend Acelino Freitas did the unforgivable in the game of boxing. He quit. After taking his third knockdown from a hard-charging Diego Corrales, Freitas,...
As a long time critic of Roy Jones, I finally started to accept that maybe I was missing it on him and he really is an...
Sharmba ‘Little Big Man’ Mitchell keeps busy, keeps winning and keeps sharp as his inevitable date with Kostya Tszyu creeps closer. And with each time out...
Philadelphia, Pa. – Prior to Friday night's opening bell Greg Robinson and his Power Productions had reason for concern. The hard working promoter's top fighter, Luis...
I’ve never shaken hands with either Diego Corrales or Acelino Freitas. I’ve never put a bet down on either fighter, watched them workout or asked them...
According to any governing body in boxing without a financial bias towards a particular fighter, Acelino ‘Popo’ Freitas is The Man at 135 pounds. With all...
Major props must go out to British Heavyweight, Danny Williams. Until his stunning upset over former Heavyweight champ Mike Tyson this past July 30th, Williams had...
