It’s been called the fight that defined the 90’s. Today is its 20-year anniversary. Nigel Benn and Gerald McClellan faced off on February 25th 1995 at the New London Arena in Millwall, London, United Kingdom in front of over 10,000 fans and millions more watching on live TV worldwide. The event, co-promoted by Don King and Frank Warren was dubbed “Sudden Impact”. At risk … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2015
Cletus Seldin Takes On Johnny Garcia: Friday Night Fights Preview
by Fox Doucette Cletus “The Hebrew Hammer” Seldin (15-0, 12 KOs) looks to continue his tear through the working class of boxing's junior welter and welterweight divisions as he goes down to 140 pounds for the second fight in a row to take on Johnny Garcia (19-2-1, 11 KOs), who has designs of his own on graduating out of the realm of the club fighter and into the realm of the … [Read more...]
What If’s Excellent Heavyweight Adventure Epilogue: The Dream Fight!
Welcome back to an encore for What If's Excellent Heavyweight Adventure, where sometimes your columnist just wants to cut loose a little and have some fun. Everything you see here that I lifted from somewhere else is used for parody purposes only: Previously, on What If: Joe Louis won the Fight of the Ages against Ezzard Charles, unloading a miracle punch at the end of the … [Read more...]
Ring Muggings: Part 17
Beterbiev vs. Cloud (September 27, 2014) Most of the fights featured in this series have occurred a few years in the past, but this one happened recently and warrants top billing. Artur Beterbiev (7-0) is yet another decorated amateur from Eastern Europe who competed at the 2012 Olympic Games as a heavyweight, losing to eventual gold medalist Oleksandr Usyk. The Russian … [Read more...]
“Mighty” Melissa McMorrow: The Boxing Tribune Interview
There’s no quit in Melissa McMorrow. This Saturday, February 28th, the former world flyweight champ will go south of the border for the third straight time to face undefeated WBO flyweight champion Kenia Enriquez (13-0, 6 KO’s). At just 21 years old, Enriquez is one of the top rising stars in female boxing and is making the first defense of the title she won just … [Read more...]