September 25, 2008
I'm really not sure how excited I am about this fight, but it has the potential to be pretty good. I might plan to hit a bar and watch it. Here's the fight info from HBO:
Expect a September heat wave when former lightweight, welterweight and junior middleweight champion "Sugar" Shane Mosley (44-5, 37 KOS) stands toe-to-toe with Ricardo "El Matador" Mayorga (28-6-1, 22 KOS), one of boxing's most animated fighters, in a 12-round junior middleweight bout. In his first fight in Southern California since 2000, Pomona, Cal., native Mosley returns to the ring in search of another title shot. A native of Managua, Nicaragua, Mayorga hasn't fought since handling Fernando Vargas last November. He's never ducked a challenge, having tangled with Vernon Forrest, Felix Trinidad and Oscar De La Hoya.
In the opening bout, newly crowned welterweight titleholder Andre Berto (22-0, 19 KOS) defends his belt against crafty veteran Steve Forbes (33-6, 9 KOS) in a 12-round, 147-pound tilt. Florida native Berto captured his first title by defeating never-before KO'd Miki Rodriguez in June, scoring his 19th knockout in just 22 fights. Las Vegas resident Forbes is a formidable contender who elevated his status significantly last May when he went the distance against Oscar De La Hoya.
The fight is on regular HBO this Saturday September 27th at 10:30pm.
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September 15, 2008
On the Satuday night PPV, Marquez beat Casamayor with a KO in the eleventh round, and Forrest beat Mora with a unanimous decision, 118-109, 117-110, and 119-108.
You can read a breakdown of both fights over at East Side Boxing HERE.
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September 12, 2008
Casamayor vs. Marquez fight this Saturday night for a Lightweight title, with an undercard of Forrest vs. Mora. Should be a pretty good night of boxing. Here's the details and hype from HBO:
Casamayor vs. Marquez, a 12-round bout for Casamayor's Ring Magazine World Lightweight Championship, will headline a night of world-class professional boxing. The world title bout will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and will be distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View, beginning at 9 PM ET/6 PM PT.
"I'm very excited for this great fight and I'm happy that Golden Boy gave me this opportunity," said Casamayor. "It is going to be a war between two legends but one of us will be finished after this and I know I'm going to retire Juan Manuel Marquez on September 13."
Marquez commented, "This is the most important fight of my life because I'm putting my career on the line to go up in weight to fight Joel. He is the best at 135 and a very dangerous fighter. It's a huge fight for me and I'm very excited to fight in front of all of my loyal fans in Las Vegas on Mexican Independence Day weekend."
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September 5, 2008
HBO Boxing After Dark has two matches this weekend. Here's the official word on it from the HBO site:
In the evening's main event, two former world champions - Houston's Juan Diaz (33-1, 17 KOs) and Australia's Michael Katsidis (23-1, 20 KOs) - meet in a scheduled 12-round, 135-pound contest. The engaging Diaz became a world champion at age 20, thanks to an exceptionally quick pair of hands. Outside the ring, Diaz is a college student, a community activist and one of the city's most celebrated personalities. With an extensive resume of thrilling fights, Katsidis is an exciting, all-action fighter who has scored 20 knockouts in 24 bouts, forging a reputation as one of the biggest, most relentless punchers in the lightweight division.
The evening's co-feature highlights two ambitious contenders, as Houston's Rocky Juarez (27-4, 19 KOs) squares off against hard-punching former champion Jorge Barrios (47-3-1, 34 KOs), of Tigre, Argentina, in a 12-round junior lightweight bout. Juarez is a 2000 Olympic silver medalist and hometown favorite looking to rebound after losing to Juan Manuel Marquez last November. Barrios is an experienced and exciting fighter who is hungry to regain his title.
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August 14, 2008
The De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao sounds like it might be an entertaining evening, but it looks like it might not happen.
The sticking point is, of course, over money. Pacquiao wants a 60-40 split, and De La Hoya doesn't seem to want to budge from the 70-30 split that he offered Pacquiao. You would think that they would just meet in the middle and do a 35-65 split, but that doesn't seem to be the case.
Pacquiao has now walked away from the negotiations, and De La Hoya might already be looking around for someone else. Kind of disappointing, because that might have been a pretty good fight to watch.
You can read all of the details over at East Side Boxing HERE.
As for upcoming fights, here's a list of the major names and fight dates:
August 30 Nikolai Valuev - John Ruiz
Sept 6 (HBO) Juan Diaz - Michael Katsidis
Sept 13 (HBO) - Joel Casamayor - Juan Manuel Marquez
Sept 13 (SHO) - Nate Campbell - Joan Guzman
October 11 - Chad Dawson - Antonio Tarver
October 11 - Vitali Klitschko - Samuel Peter
October 11 (HBO) - Shane Mosley - Ricardo Mayorga
October (?) - Kelly Pavlik - Bernard Hopkins
October 24 - Lucian Bute - Librado Andrade
Nov 8 (HBO) - Joe Calzage - Roy Jones Jr
Nov 22 - Paulie Malignaggi - Ricky Hatton
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August 6, 2008
I'm not sure how I feel about this fight. Overall though, I think it's a bit of a bad idea. Money wise I bet it probably looks pretty good, and you do have to strike while the iron is hot, and all of that. I've always been a big Hopkins fan, and I've become somewhat of a Pavlik since his last couple of fights. I just think that Hopkins has sort of sleep walked though his last three or four fights, and this one will probably be no different. On the flip side, I can't see Pavlik really getting anything out of the fight but the payday. Don't get me wrong, I still love B-Hop, but I just think he's lost that fire that made him such a great fighter through the years. He fell into the trap a lot of fighters do, in that he got to the top of his game, and lost that hunger to prove himself.
Who knows, maybe it'll be a good fight to watch, but I think Pavlik could have gone after a lot better opponent. Which actually hurts me to say so. Here's the details:
Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik faces Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins in a light heavyweight battle at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall on Saturday October 18 in a bout presented by Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions, in association with Caesars Atlantic City. The fight will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View, beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
Tickets, priced at $700, $500, $350, $200, $100 and $75, go on sale Friday, August 8 at 12 Noon ET and can be purchased at the Boardwalk Hall box office, by calling Ticketmaster (800) 736-1420 or online at www.Ticketmaster.com.
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July 30, 2008
From HBO (with a little editing by me):
For 11 rounds at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Margarito stalked the WBA welterweight champion, taking all Cotto threw at him and matching it with a relentlessness that broke Cotto down. It was evident by midway in the fight that was close on the scorecards but not if you looked at Cotto's face. It was bloodied early and badly swollen late as Margarito kept beating him down until the champion Cotto took a knee twice in the 11th round until his uncle and trainer, Evangelista, leapt onto the ring apron and stopped the bout.
You can read more on the HBO site HERE, or over at East Side Boxing HERE and HERE. Sounds like it was one hell of a fight. Good enough that HBO is reshowing it this Saturday AUG. 2 at 9:30 p.m. on HBO.
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July 25, 2008
The fight will be held live tomorrow night, Saturday July 26th, at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.
They're hyping this one up to be a good fight, and I think that's going to be the case. Both fighters aren't the type of boxer to sit back and let the other guy do all the work. I'm not sure what type of fight this is going to be, but I can see it turning into a slug-fest from time to time. be sure to catch it if you have the chance.
You can read more about the two boxers over at East Side Boxing with these articles:
Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito - I pick …….. to win! (HERE)
Sharkies Machine: Cotto Margarito Preview. (HERE)
Cotto-Margarito: Great Moments Of Triumph In The Face Of Adversity.(HERE)
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July 17, 2008
This might be a pretty good fight. I'll be out of town that weekend, but I might have to make it a point to hit someplace that's showing it.
Cotto (32-0, 26 KOs), from Caguas, Puerto Rico, a two-division world champion, won the WBO junior welterweight championship in September 2004, knocking out undefeated contender Kelson Pinto for the vacant title. He successfully defended the belt six times during his two-year reign, before vacating it to challenge undefeated contender Carlos Quintana. He stopped him in the fifth round to capture the WBA welterweight crown in December 2006. Cotto has successfully defended it four times, going the distance only once.
Margarito (36-5, 26 KOs), from Tijuana, Mexico, is a two-time welterweight champion. He knocked out Antonio Diaz in the 10th round to capture the vacant WBO title in March 2002. He successfully defended it seven times during his five-year reign before losing it to Paul Williams in July 2007 via a close 12-round decision. He captured the IBF title in his most recent fight on April 12, knocking out defending champion Kermit Cintron in the sixth round.
The Cotto vs. Margarito pay-per-view telecast, beginning at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT, has a suggested retail price of $49.95
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July 14, 2008
Wladimir Klitschko knocked out Tony Thompson at 1:22 of the eleventh round to retain the his IBF, WBO & IBO Heavyweight Titles Saturday night.
You can read a breakdown of the fight over at East Side Boxing HERE who described as one-sided and Klitschko's performance questionable, HERE with an overview of what happened in the fight, and HERE who said it was a good win for Klitschko.
There's also a nice photo gallery of the fight that you can look though HERE.
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