Wednesday night in New York City, the Roseland Ballroom once again plays host to Lou DiBella’s Broadway boxing. The loaded 10 bout card is headlined by former world champion Yuri Foreman (30-2, 8 KO’s) taking on Jamaal Davis (14-9, 6 KO’s) in a scheduled eight round contest. Tomorrow’s bout will be Foreman’s third in his comeback after two consecutive losses and knee surgery … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2013
Yuri Foreman: “The Fighting Rabbi” Fights On
by Phil Rivera 14 years ago, on his first jog through Shore Road, Brooklyn, Yuri Foreman was in awe of the city’s large landscapes. Across the Hudson, the Twin Towers seemed within reach, so he headed in that direction, but quickly realized the city wasn’t as close as it seemed. Since that moment, when it comes to success in the ring, Foreman’s run laps around the city, … [Read more...]
Chisora Back With A Controversial Bang
Dereck ’Del Boy’ Chisora 17-4 (11kos)-4 got his career back on track on Saturday, when he ended the unbeaten record of American Malik Scott 35-1-1(12kos), at London’s Wembley Arena, but his victory was overshadowed by a controversial ending to what had been building into a absorbing contest. ‘Del Boy’seems to travel about with a cloud of controversy never far away from him, but … [Read more...]
Montoya, Interbox, and The Twisting Ties That Bind; Magno’s Monday Rant
In late May an anonymous source sent me a recorded phone conversation of Max Boxing writer Gabriel Montoya crowing about his status as a secret PEDs testing consultant for the Jean Pascal-Lucian Bute bout in Canada and other materials related to his relationship with certain individuals in the PED testing arena. Obviously, a journalist serving as secret consultant for a … [Read more...]
Dereck Chisora beat Malik Scott? Floyd Mayweather signs Pacquiao? This is the Sunday Brunch
Hello team and welcome to a bite-sized, easy-to swallow dinosaur shaped episode of Boxing’s Sunday Brunch. This week we are going to be delving into some of the hot topics swirling around the sport’s landscape, notably Floyd Mayweather offering to sign Manny Pacquiao to TMT promotions in exchange for rights to several of Pacquiao’s future bouts. We’ll also be taking a glimpse … [Read more...]