British and Commonwealth Heavyweight champion David Price (now 15-0 13 KOs) came through the challenge of veteran Matt Skelton (now 28-6) with a 2nd round stoppage to retain his titles. Skelton started aggressively in the first round charging his opponent and backing him onto the ropes. As he took a breather, Price started to box behind his jab and the action ebbed and … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2012
Joan Guzman vs. Khabib Allakhverdiev at “Beatdown 2012”: The Boxing Tribune Preview
Tomorrow night, the vacant WBA light welterweight championship will be on the line when two undefeated fighters meet in the main event at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida. Dominican born Brooklynite Joan Guzman (33-0-1, 1 NC, 20 KO’s) will meet Russian IBO light welterweight champion Khabib Allakhverdiev (17-0, 8 KO’s) in the main event of “Beatdown 2012”, an event … [Read more...]
Be What You Are, Ricky Hatton: The Southpaw
by Fox Doucette It does not take a Ph.D in psychology to know that when someone is forced to live against type, either by circumstance or exploitation, that's a recipe for crushing depression and ending up dead on railroad tracks. We have a deep, innate drive to be what we are, often to the detriment of our place in society. I thought of this as I watched Ricky Hatton get the … [Read more...]
Tyson Fury To Prove His Worth Versus Kingpin Johnson Saturday Night
By Geoff Poundes It's being billed as Tyson Fury's big international test this Saturday night, when the former British heavyweight champ supposedly steps up a level to accept the challenge of Kevin "Kingpin" Johnson at Belfast's Odyssey Arena. 24 year old Fury, 19-0, 14 KO’s, has blazed a trail through the domestic heavyweight ranks, and knocked over a couple of foreign … [Read more...]
Price looks to execute final domestic (small d) objective before setting sights on Fury.
British fight fans love a big domestic showdown. Especially when its the heavyweights. We only have to go back to July of this year for evidence of that when 30,000 turned up at Upton Park to watch David Haye demolish 'arch rival' Dereck Chisora in 5 rounds of a bout that mightn't have had the blessing of the British Boxing Board of Control but proved popular … [Read more...]