by Dafs117In the first European Beat Report, we take a look at the upcoming fights around the continent. Former cruiserweight champion David Haye (22-1, 21 KOs)’s heavily hyped quest for heavyweight supremacy heats up this month as he challenges Russia’s Nikolay Valuev (50-1, 34 KOs) on November 7. In a bout that’s on Pay Per View and named David vs. Goliath for obvious … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2009
Camacho Jr. Beats Campas
Yawn....Hector Camacho Jr. (50-3-1, 27 KOs) beat Yory Boy Campas (92-15-1, 74 KOs) in a clinchy 10 round split decision...95-92, 96-91, 92-95.Apparently, Fernando Vargas is next in line for Camacho Jr. Yippeee... … [Read more...]
Puerto Rico vs. Philippines Final Round: COTTO VS. PACQUIAO
by OneKrazyRicanA highly unusual string of three championship fights in a period of three months matching high caliber fighters from both nations started last September. After splitting victories with Sonsona over Lopez and Calderon over Mayol, Miguel Cotto vs. Manny Pacquiao, the third and final round of this unofficial championship series ends up being the tie breaker. Not … [Read more...]
Maidana Homecoming, November 21
Marcos Rene Maidana will fight William Gonzalez in his homecoming fight on November 21. William Gonzalez is a Panamanian with 22 wins 5 defeats and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by knockout.Gonzalez has lost to Ameth Diaz via KO 3 and more recently Andreas Kotelnik via TKO 8. Maidana has just beaten Victor Ortiz in a thriller via TKO 6 and will eventually get a shot at Amir … [Read more...]
THIS SUMMER…IN A WORLD…ONE MAN…Thinking about Kelly Pavlik’s career as a movie.
by Charles R. HorganI come from a film background and am always bouncing ideas around in my head. Sometimes as an exercise, I think in screenwriting structure. I see stories and I break them down into acts, climaxes, points of no return and all of that good stuff. Kelly Pavlik’s story has been playing out every week in the Boxing Tribune’s message boards, and I end up breaking … [Read more...]