by Johnny Walker Tonight at the Galen Center in Los Angeles, Haitian-Canadian (and soon to be American) Bermane Stiverne fought a strategic, patient fight against a very game Californian in Cristobal Arreola, knocking him out in round six of their rematch to become the WBC heavyweight champion, supplanting the now retired Vitali Klitschko of Ukraine. The first round of … [Read more...]
Heavyweight Preview: Chris Arreola Strives For Redemption In Title Clash With Bermane Stiverne
By Johnny Walker A cyber-tour of some online boxing forums, something this writer usually undertakes before big fights, reveals an unhealthy level of cynicism regarding this Saturday's WBC Heavyweight Title fight, a rematch between Haitian-Canadian Bermane "B. Ware" Stiverne (23-1-1, 20 KOs) and Mexican-American Cristobal ("Chris) "The Nightmare" Arreola (36-3, 31 KOs), … [Read more...]
Wladimir Klitschko To Take on Alex Leapai — and Shannon Briggs? — On Saturday
by Johnny Walker World heavyweight champion and owner of every significant belt aside from the WBC strap vacated by his older brother Vitali, Wladimir Klitschko (61-3, 51 KOs), returns to action on the main American TV network of ESPN this weekend to take on Australian hopeful Alex Leapai....and the way things have been going, he may also have to knock out former heavyweight … [Read more...]
Heavyweight Scene: David Price’s Redemption Tour Continues Saturday: Hughie Fury, Manuel Charr Also In Action
by Johnny Walker UK heavyweight giant David Price of Liverpool was, at this time last year, still reeling from being knocked off of his perch as "the next heavyweight champion of the world" after American veteran Tony Thompson shockingly stopped him in the second round of what was supposed to be another routine KO for the massive Scouse fighter. The disastrous decision to … [Read more...]
Veteran Heavyweights In Action This Weekend: Tony Thompson 264, vs Odlanier Solis, 255
by Johnny Walker At the age of 41, US heavyweight veteran Tony Thompson had a resurgent year in 2013, making the trip to Liverpool, the back yard of 6' 9" heavyweight giant David Price twice to stop the man many had already anointed as the successor to the world champion Klitschko brothers, at least in the UK. Thompson then decided to make a move designed to get him a … [Read more...]