By Fox Doucette Some of the decisions that boxing matchmakers and promoters come up with when programming a fight card leave me and a fair few others scratching our heads. Like the title of Saturday night's pay-per-view, just for starters. Trying to trace the line of thinking from Ripley and/or George Costanza and/or The Greatest American Hero to a Bernard Hopkins fight is a … [Read more...]
Believe It Or Not: The Only Preview You Need (Part Two)
By Fox Doucette A defensive, low-action boxing fight is often referred to generically as a “chess match”. Well, Saturday night on pay-per-view, fans will get the Sweet Science's answer to Garry Kasparov vs. one of those IBM-built chess computers that will enslave the human race once they become sentient. Chad Dawson is playing the human here, while the role of our new robot … [Read more...]
Danny Garcia and Kendall Holt in WBC/IBF Title Eliminator
By Fox Doucette On the list of reasons to buy the Believe It or Not PPV this Saturday night, October 15, a fight with significant impact on the future of the junior welterweight division might just be second to the main event itself. Kendall Holt (27-4, 15 KOs) continues the resurrection of his career while Danny Garcia (21-0, 14 KOs) seeks to keep his unbeaten record … [Read more...]
Collazo-Hernandez to Fight Off-Air on Hopkins Undercard
By Fox Doucette Call this one the Battle of the Bridesmaids. Luis Collazo (31-4, 16 KOs) and Freddy Hernandez (29-2, 20 KOs) have between them lost to some very good competition. Andre Berto has beaten both men, and Collazo has lost to Shane Mosley and Ricky Hatton. Both men have fought for world titles; only Collazo has worn the belt, having once held the WBA 147-pound … [Read more...]
Believe it or Not: The Only Preview You Need (Part One)
Don't expect Gatti-Ward or, for that matter, even Gatti-Baldomir. It's almost mathematically impossible for Hopkins-Dawson to be anything other than a tactical chess match. However, the match-up between the 46-year-old, age-defying master and his consensus top challenger is the fight to make at light heavyweight and the logical progression of events if fans are to … [Read more...]