29.05.08 - by James Slater : The best way a fighter can make a statement when he moves into a new weight class is by wining via an impressive KO when he makes his move.
Imagine you're a boxer. Your opponent walks to centre ring with his gloves by his side and his chin thrust firmly forward. It's a properly sanctioned bout and the bell's gone.
WBC #35 bantam Fahpetchnoi Sor Chitpattana (19-3, 13 KOs) stopped Dragon Zheng (4-5-1, 3 KOs) to capture the WBC Youth interim 118lb title in the main event on Friday at Suanlum Night Bazaar in Bangkok, Thailand.
30.05.08 - by James Slater : Expert trainer Ronnie Shields was the main man in Juan Lazcano's corner last Saturday, as the 33-year-old Lazcano battled Manchester's Ricky Hatton.
Joey Hernandez wants his six-round bouts to be but a brief experiment. Hernandez's first eight fights were scheduled for four rounds, and six lasted the distance. The Miami native prefers more rounds in this phase of his career.
FIRED-UP John Simpson last night vowed to slap the bravado back down the throat of cocky kid Paul Appleby in their titanic Tartan battle for the British title.
HARTFORD (May 29, 2008) -- WBC World Youth featherweight champion Matt “Sharp Shooter” Remillard makes his first title defense on June 13, practically in his backyard at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, against Mexican challenger Jose Magallon in the 10-round main event headlining “Connecticut Conquest..
by James Slater : When first reading the above title to this article, many fight fans will possibly cry out, "Yes, of course!" But technically, the question is a valid one. Isn't Floyd Mayweather, the so called pound-for-pound king in all of boxing, the lineal welterweight champion of the world?
by James Slater : It seems many fans are convinced Ricky Hatton was very possibly "saved" from a KO defeat in his fight with Juan Lazcano last night. Indeed, this writer has been criticised for not mentioning in more detail the incident in question that occurred in round number ten.
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