Friday, December 20, 2013

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

The Dream Fight between Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao

           
       After Manny Pacquiao bounced back from his devastating KO loss with a big win over Brandon Rios, interest for a Pacquiao/ Mayweather fight has resurfaced. Not too long ago, before Manny lost a controversial decision loss to Timothy Bradley and before a vicious KO loss to Juan Manual Marquez, fight fans debated who would win between the two best pound for pound fighters in the world. At the time both fighters were in their prime, beating multiple champions in multiple weightclasses and both seemed unbeatable. They both share victories over Juan Manual Marquez, Ricky Hatton, Shane Mosley, Miguel Cotto, and Oscar De La Hoya who are all future Hall Of Famers.

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Manny proves he's still boxing's elite by dominating Bam Bam

Manny  Pacquiao
After Saturday night’s dominant win over Brandon "Bam Bam" Rios in Macau, China, Manny Pacquiao has proven he is still among boxing’s elite. Manny’s last fight almost a year ago, was a brutal 1punch knockout, by the right hand of Juan Manuel Marquez in their 4th fight together. The knockout he suffered, are the type of knockouts that change a fighter; change their aggressiveness in the ring, change their ability to absorb punishment and change a fighter’s confidence all together. Not all these question marks were answered because it wasn’t a close fight, but Manny beat a good, tough, durable fighter very convincingly.

Thursday, November 21, 2013

Why Championship Boxing Isn't What It Used To Be

Sergio Martinez
With over 17 weightclasses and 4 sanctioning bodies awarding world champions in each, there are currently 68 world champions in boxing today.  A champion by definition is one that comes in first place in competition, who has surpassed all rivals. With four world champions per weightclass, do these champions define the true meaning? Are both teams that compete in the Superbowl, world champions? Does the World Cup award more than 1 world champion? The answer to these questions are no. A world champion is a competitor that has beaten the best, to be declared the best. To be champion in any sport it takes dedication, and superior skill and it is a prestigious honor to earn a championship. To declare 4 world champions per weightclass, cheapens the value of the word “champion” in boxing.  

Saturday, November 9, 2013

Reigning light welterweight champ Danny Garcia should fight....

           
Danny Garcia landing a right hand
             
                Even though Danny Garcia was the reigning light welterweight champ when defending his title, he was still viewed as the underdog. As expected Lucas came charging at Garcia throwing bombs like a mad terrorist, but Garcia stayed calm, took some hard shots well and weathered the storm. As the middle rounds approached, Lucas’ shots lost a little mustard and Garcia picked up his worked rate unleashing hard effective combinations on Matthysse.  Garcia won the championship rounds, including an 11th round knockdown which secured his unanimous decision win. After beating a hard charging Lucas Matthysse to defend his title, many fans are debating who Danny should face next.

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

The Biggest Pound for Pound Punchers in Boxing Today

Lucas Matthysse

This is a list of the 3 biggest punchers in boxing pound for pound today.This list isn't in specific order, but fighters are judged on their fighting record, knockout ratio, level of oppostion, and their highlight reel. These fighters have demonstrated that they can knockout any opponent with just one punch. These are today's boxing knockout kings.

Thursday, October 24, 2013

Hopkins headlines upcoming fightcard this Saturday!

Bernard Hopkins

Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin (29-0, 21 KO) Vs. Gabriel Rosado (21-6, 13 KO)

This Saturday, October 26th, on the Hopkins vs. Murat undercard, WBO middleweight champ Peter Quillin will be defending his championship against Gabriel Rosado. Expect this fight to be more competitive and exciting than the main event. Quillin is a young fighter on the rise, his resume includes wins over an over-the-hill Winky Wright, The Contender star Jesse Brinkley, and most recently defended his belt by knocking out the undefeated Fernando Guerrero.
This is Gabriel Rosado's second fight at middleweight. His first fight at middleweight was against Golovkin, and he got dominated than stopped in the 7th round. Rosado's biggest wins are his stoppages of Powell and the always tough Soto-Karass.
Quillin has the speed, power advantage and has the better resume. Rosado is the underdog, and he deserves to be. Don't count Rosado out though, he does have knockout power and he has a lot of heart and anything could happen!

Prediction: Quillin will punish Rosado through 7 rounds before scoring the TKO. This win will set up a big fight for Quillin in a loaded middleweight division. Some possible future opponents for Quillin include; Golovkin, Stevens or Martinez.

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Boxing Needs A Super Heavyweight Division!

 Klitschko brothers

The heavyweight division was once a legenday division with the likes of Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, and George Foreman in the heavyweight's "Golden Era" to even Larry Holmes, Evander Holyfield, and  Mike Tyson in the 80's and 90's. What do all these heavyweights have in common? They were all under 225 lbs. in their prime. Since Lennox Lewis beat Holyfield in '99, there hasn't been a real legit heavyweight champ under  225 pounds. Since Lewis retired after his win over Vitali Klitschko, Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko have dominated the heavyweight division under the coaching of the late great Manny Steward.

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Miguel Cotto: Boxing legend that did it the hard way

Miguel Cotto is a throwback fighter. He stalks opponents aggressively but intelligently, like a wolf hunting its prey displaying power, speed and skill. Don't get it twisted though, Cotto is a brawler by nature but he is not a 1-dimensional fighter. Miguel has proven to change his game plan from fight to fight and mid-fight, from fighting from the inside to boxing on the outside. Cotto has fought the best fighters of his era, a list that includes Judah, Mosley, Mayweather, Pacquiao, Margarito, and Malignaggi. The following are a few fights that really cemented his legacy.

Thursday, September 26, 2013

The Future of Boxing

Adrien " The Problem" Broner


He's young, he's arrogant, and he got talent! Adrien Broner has been a problem for all 27 of his opponents, knocking out 22 of them. At only 24 years old, Broner is a 3-time world Champion in 3 divisions. Adrian has lightning quick hands, punching power, and an aggressive crowd pleasing style. His last fight he jumped 2 weightclasses to beat welterweight champ Paulie Malignaggi. Not only does Adrian win in impressive fashion, his post-fight interviews are very popular too. Adrian has often been compared to a young Floyd Mayweather with his fast hands and big mouth, only time will tell if those comparisons will continue throughout his career.

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

THE BIGGE$T FIGHT IN HISTORY: CONCLUSION

The One

On Saturday, September 14, 2013, Floyd "Money" Mayweather Jr and Saul "Canelo" Alvarez fought in front of a sold out crowd in the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Walking into the ring with an entourage that included Justin Bieber and Lil Wayne, Floyd built even more hype to this already super hyped up event. In 12 beautifully fought rounds, Mayweather fought circles around Canelo for the controversial majority desicion win. The win was controversial because one of the judges C.J Ross scored the fight a draw, but most fans as well as the other judges saw Floyd consistently win every round. Maybe for argument sake,one can say Canelo won a round or two, but only because a round or two might have been close, but Floyd was the clear cut winner. Take nothing away from Canelo, he fought like a warrior, and still has many convinced that he is the future of boxing.

Saturday, September 14, 2013

THE BIGGE$T FIGHT IN HISTORY

The Hype

    The biggest fight in history is taking place this Saturday, September the 14th at the sold out MGM Grand in Las Vegas between welterweight champ Floyd "Money" Mayweather Jr and light middleweight champ Saul "Canelo" Alvarez. They will be fighting at a catch weight of 152 lbs., 2 lbs. under the light middleweight limit and 5 lbs. over the welterweight limit. This will be one of Money Mayweather's toughest challenges in a while and the fans think so too. According to Forbes, tickets were sold out in less than 24 hours they went on sale, with a record gate sale of $19.9 Million, breaking the previous record held by Mayweather vs. De La Hoya in 2007 with $18.4 million. Showtime has been promoting the big event with their popular All Access series which shows an inside look at how both fighters prepare for their big bout. According to Golden Boy Promotions chief executive Richard Schaefer (Canelo’s promoter) ticket sales are always an indicator of Pay-Per-View sales.  If this trend proves correct, this fight labelled "The One" will be a PPV blockbuster. This fight is expected to beat Mayweather vs. De La Hoya's 2007 record of 2.44 million PPV buys.