Before I list my fight of the year, fighter of the year and knockout of the year, I leave you with the following caveat. All of the winners that were selected are limited to fights that I predicted in the past year. So if you see any notable omissions, based on my selections, you will […]
Archives for December 2010
Can Bernard Hopkins Turn Back The Clock Or Will He Get Clocked?
When I first found out that Bernard "the Executioner" Hopkins (51-5-1, 32 KOs) was fighting Jean Pascal (26-1, 16 KOs), the first question I asked was why did Hopkins never seem eager to fight Chad Dawson, when "Bad Chad" was the undisputed light heavyweight champion? After befuddling a seemingly uninterested Dawson in his title-claiming victory earlier […]
If His Chin Holds Up, The Wrath Of Khan Will Overwhelm Maidana
Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KOs) and Marcos Maidana (29-1, 27 KOs) meet on December 11 in arguably boxing’s most talent-rich division. The junior welterweight division is so talented that the Khan-Maidana fight will be preceded by another appetizing 140-pound matchup – Victor Ortiz (28-2-1, 22 KOs) vs Lamont Peterson (28-1, 14 KOs). That’s right, […]