By Gary Purfield Friday night on the undercard of Jermain Taylor’s return, Super Middleweight and former Super Six competitor Andre Dirrell, 19-1 (13 KO), makes his return to the ring after twenty-one months out of the ring. Dirrell takes on Darryl Cunningham 24-2 (10 KO) in a ten round bout from the Morongo Casino Resort and Spa in Cabazon, California on a special edition … [Read more...]
Jermain Taylor and Andre Dirrell Make Ring Returns
By Gary Purfield This Friday night from the Morongo Casino Resort and Spa in Cabazon California, two of the Super Six participants that dropped out early in the tournament will make their returns to the ring in separate bouts aired on Showtime. Jermain Taylor and Andre Dirrell had to take time off and re-think their careers after each suffered head trauma during their last … [Read more...]
Will The True Super Middleweight Boxing King Please Stand Up?
by Robert Ramos With numerous boxers’ in the division to choose from, who can rightfully be called king of the super middleweights? In boxing, one punch can make a difference in any boxer’s career. Look at former champion Jermain Taylor, whose career is over due to his two consecutive twelve round, devastating knockout losses to Arthur Abraham and Carl Froch in 2009. That … [Read more...]
Is The Amateur Boxing System Making Our Fighters “Weak?”
by Paul Magno It's easy to blame boxing's substantial problems on greedy promoters, crooked governing bodies, clueless TV networks, and a mainstream media full of shills and self-congratulatory egomaniacs. There are valid points to be made against all of these offenders. The biggest culprit, though, may be none other than the very amateur system that is supposed to take … [Read more...]
War in Helsinki: Froch and Abraham Battle for Supremacy
by Paul Magno Two warriors stand in the rubble of the Super Six World Boxing Classic, both looking to salvage their reputations while the tournament crumbles all around them. Andre Dirrell and Mikkel Kessler have opted out, Jermain Taylor and Allan Green were forced out, and the 41-year old Glen Johnson, a natural 175-pounder who hadn't fought at the 168 lb limit in over a … [Read more...]