By Gary Purfield Tony "Lightning" Luis (15-0, 7 KO) is a boxer from Cornwall, Ontario, Canada looking to make something of himself in pro boxing. Actually, he is looking to do more than make something of himself. He is looking to become a champion and to be a known boxer, in the States and around the world. Friday night the light welterweight prospect gets the … [Read more...]
Rosado wants Golovkin: Crazy like a fox or just crazy?
By Gary Purfield Saturday night, in the HBO Boxing After Dark co-headliner, Kazakhstan’s phenom Gennady Golovkin (24-0, 21 KO) faces Philadelphia upstart Gabriel Rosado (21-5, 13 KO) for Golovkin’s WBA Middleweight title. Golovkin and Rosado are the middle bout in a triple-header headlined by Orlando Salido vs. Mikey Garcia that takes place from the theater at Madison … [Read more...]
Steve Cunningham’s Christmas Nightmare, Drops Controversial Split Decision to Tomasz Adamek
Photos and Reports by Gary Purfield It was supposed to be an early Christmas present for boxing fans. It was an afternoon when their sport returned to the top of the sporting world with a date on network television. A chance to break back into the mainstream. Instead it turned into another lump of coal the boxing world offers up far too often and explains why it … [Read more...]
Adamek-Cunningham: Round 2 on NBC
Story and photos by Gary Purfield Here we go again, finally. It took four years for Tomasz Adamek (47-2, 29 KO) and Steve Cunningham (25-4, 12 KO) to have their rematch. When they first fought back in 2008 they put on a thrilling battle for Cunningham’s cruiserweight title and true supremacy of the division. The two talented and proud fighters put on a memorable bout … [Read more...]
Arce enters the arena against Donaire
By Gary Purfield Saturday night Jorge Arce (61-6-2, 46 KO) will march into the ring against the bigger, stronger, faster, younger, and more talented Nonito Donaire (30-1, 19 KO) at the Toyota Center in Houston, TX. Many are applauding this as a great match guaranteed to produce action. Someone has to ask the question. At what cost will we pay for some action and a bloody … [Read more...]