Archive for May, 2008

KLITSCHKO vs HAYE : MR.HAYE MAY GET BLOWN AWAY !

Friday, May 30th, 2008

I recently caught a clip of cruiserweight champion David Haye calling out heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko at a shopping mall. Wladimir looked to be rather amused by Haye’s bold challenge. He had a ” you’ve got to be kidding me ‘ look on his face. Wlad said something to the effect that David needed [...]

CHICAGO TICKET ALERT

Friday, May 30th, 2008

CHICAGO, IL (MAY 29, 2008)Tickets are now on sale for THE RETURN OF THE POLISH WARRIOR, the Chicago July 11th cruiserweight showdown between former light heavyweight world champion and IBF # 1 Mandatory Challenger Tomasz Adamek and veteran brawler Gary Gomez at the Aragon Ballroom. Tickets are $100, $75, $50 and $30 and can be [...]

FORMER MIDDLEWEIGHT CONTENDER TONY LICATA PASSES AWAY.

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

One of the better middleweights of the 1970’s died recently. Tony Licata was a victim of a heart attack at the age of 56. The smooth boxing Licata turned professional in 1969 and was undefeated in his first 52 fights. ( 49-0-3 ). During that streak he defeated the likes of Mike Pusateri, Luis [...]

Roy Jones Jr.-vs- The 70’s and 80’s by Jim Amato

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Author’s note;
This article was first published after Roy’s wins over Lou Del Valle and Virgil Hill.
This is what I thought about Roy then and my opinion has not changed in light
of his losses to Antonio Tarver and Glencoffe Johnson.
Roy Jones Jr., by far the class of the 175 pound weight division at this time. His [...]

ERNIE TERRELL ; A GIANT IN THE SHADOW OF ALI

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

Who was the second best heavyweight around during the first title reign of Muhammad Ali ? A strong argument could be made for Chicago’s Ernie Terrell. Why ? Because he earned it. He was even good enough to hold the WBA version of the heavyweight title but everyone knew who the ” real ” champ [...]

Book Review: MY VIEW FROM THE CORNER ” BY ANGELO DUNDEE WITH BERT RANDOLPH SUGAR.

Saturday, May 17th, 2008

BOOK REVIEW ; ” MY VIEW FROM THE CORNER ” BY ANGELO DUNDEE WITH BERT RANDOLPH SUGAR. ( FOREWARD BY MUHAMMAD ALI ).
I started following boxing with the emergence of Cassius Clay in the early 1960’s. Whether you liked Clay or not he must be given credit for revamping the business of boxing. He was [...]

RESULTS BATTLE FOR PRIDE CICERO STADIUM MAY 9, 2008

Saturday, May 10th, 2008

RESULTS BATTLE FOR PRIDE
8 COUNT PRODUCTIONS
CICERO STADIUM
FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2008
Derrick Findley 11-2, UD8 Miguel Hernandez 20-8 (80-72, 80-72, 79-73)
Francisco Rodriguez, 12-2, TKO3 (2:23), Angel Priolo, 30-7
Henry Coyle, 7-1, TKO3 (1:18), Ben Aragon, 7-10-2
Gadiel Andaluz, 3-0, MD4, Jose Madujano, 2-1 (38-38, 39-37, 39-37)
Eric Estrada, 4-0, TKO2 (1:58) Tim Carrizales, 4-8-1
Bernie Bahrmasel

Martin “EL GALLO” Castillo has retired!

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (MAY 7, 2008) Former super flyweight world champion Martin “EL GALLO” Castillo has retired from boxing, it was announced today by his longtime manager Frank Espinoza.
“We’ve talked numerous times over the last couple of weeks and Martin has concluded that this is the end of the line for him. He didn’t [...]