by Johnny Walker Boxing fans who have been whining about there not being enough "drama" in the heavyweight division can shut their yaps this week as plenty of dramatics were provided by a couple of the big boys, one of them still a viable contender of some sort, the other a washed-up ex-champion looking for some headlines. First off, we had Anglo-Irish contender Tyson … [Read more...]
Deontay Wilder: The Bronze Breeze KOs The Unknown Comic in Puerto Rico
By Johnny Walker We were supposed to learn something new about American heavyweight hopeful Deontay "The Bronze Bomber" Wilder when he took on fellow American, very close friend and supposed fighter Malik "King" Scott on Saturday night in Puerto Rico. Instead, what we learned was something one with eyes and ears could see and hear coming from the pre-fight presser--where … [Read more...]
Wild America: US Heavyweights Deontay Wilder and Malik Scott Look To Impress in Puerto Rico
by Johnny Walker It's not even fun anymore for the rest of us, watching American boxing fans squirm, make excuses for and even downright give up on what used to be called the sport's "glamor division." While many American boxing fans (and/or fans of American boxers) blame the Klitschko brothers for taking away what used to belong almost exclusively to them, the problem … [Read more...]
Heavyweight David Price Looking For Next Opponent After Headliner Marco Huck Breaks Thumb
by Johnny Walker David Price's recent "comeback" fight after two shocking back-yard losses to Tony Thompson last year in Liverpool was such a non-test of the giant man's abilities that he admitted he couldn't wait to get back in the ring and step up the level of his competition. Price's initial step back found him up against Istvan Ruzsinszky of Hungary, who came into … [Read more...]
Antonio Tarver: Jailed Former Light-Heavyweight Champion Continues His Downward Spiral
by Johnny Walker If there was a ever a fighter who seemed to have some idea of what to do when--as it always does--Father Time caught up to him and would allow him to box no longer, it was Antonio "Magic Man" Tarver. Achieving his greatest glory at light-heavyweight, with a KO win over the legendary Roy Jones Jr., Tarver, now 45, also went on to fight at cruiserweight and … [Read more...]