There is a sense of foreboding in the air this month. Chances are you probably feel it as a fight fan being that two of the most critical bouts to be had this year are separated by mere weeks and could level the boxing landscape in a huge way. Danny Garcia and Gennady Golovkin are two fighters on opposing fields of popularity in the sport, and the two are going forward with … [Read more...]
Jack Upsets Listless Dirrell, Jacobs Stops Truax in Twelve
UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois-- In a major upset, Mayweather Promotions' Badou Jack (19-1-1, 12 KOs) beat heavily-favored Anthony Dirrell (27-1-1, 22 KOs) to take the WBC super middleweight title Friday night via majority decision on Spike TV. The bout started out as expected, with defending champ Dirrell proving himself too quick and talented for the crude and … [Read more...]
Friday’s Dirrell-Jacobs PBC Spike TV Show Likely To Disappoint
Barring something truly bizarre happening Friday night at Chicago's UIC Pavillion, Anthony Dirrell and Daniel Jacobs will leave the Windy City with victories. The story for Spike TV audiences will not be the challengers placed before them in the Premiere Boxing Champions event, but, rather, the battle each has already won. Aside from being young world champions holding … [Read more...]
Matchmaker’s Corner: Kid Chocolate vs. The Golden Child
"Yeah I'm out that Brooklyn, now I'm down in Tribeca Right next to DeNiro, but I'll be hood forever I'm the new Sinatra, and since I made it here I can make it anywhere, yeah, they love me everywhere" -- Jay Z, "Empire State of Mind", The a Blueprint 3, 2009. Just imagine, The Barcalay Center, filled to the rafters. Brooklyn born, Daniel Jacobs walking to the ring, … [Read more...]
What’s Next for Jermain Taylor?
Against the odds and against the best wishes of many concerned fight fans, Jermain Taylor pulled off the upset Wednesday night and defeated defending IBF middleweight titlist, Sam Soliman. The title fight, broadcast by ESPN2, was hardly a boxing classic as a stiff, mechanical, and at times hesitant Taylor defeated a Soliman who was, pretty much literally, a one-legged … [Read more...]