Of course, all true boxing fans should care about Friday’s non-title, super middleweight battle between Ferocious Fernando Vargas and Ricardo El Matador Mayorga! The question is how much should we care? Despite the fact that both fighters will bring marquee names, large followings, and tons of bravado into the Staples Center on Friday night, they […]
Archives for November 2007
Boxing Stars Often Shine Brightest At Welterweight
If you read the title of this post and do not agree with it, you simply have not watched much boxing this year. Hearkening back to the golden age of the early 1980’s, when the best welterweights in the world seemed to face each other regularly, the division is once again sizzling. Future legends of […]
Why “Sugar” Shane Mosley Will Defeat Miguel Cotto
I have very high expectations for Saturday night. Tomorrow, I am going to order the pay-per-view broadcast a day early, send an email invitation to my boxing pals to stop by, pick up a few cases of beer, and have my phone set to speed dial the local Domino’s Pizza. When you are prepping for […]
What’s Next For Calzaghe And Marquez?
I’ll start with "Super" Joe Calzaghe. I now refer to him as "Super" because of his growing penchant for delivering his best performances in his biggest fights – first against Jeff Lacy nearly two years ago, and now against Mikkel Kessler. Now that he has snared the Ring super middleweight championship with this win and […]