Despite reports that David Haye was angling for a fight against Vitali Klitschko, it appears that Haye has instead decided to retire on his 31st birthday just as he promised himself. While many fight fans might be glad to see the brash-mouthed Haye’s boxing career go gentle into that good night, he was at minimum a fighter who brought attention to a sport and a division that … [Read more...]
How to Make the Heavyweight Division Relevant Again
by Paul Magno There's a world heavyweight title defense this weekend between WBC champ, Vitali Klitschko and Olympic Gold Medalist, Odlanier Solis, and the silence is deafening. The apathy for the heavyweight division is nothing new. Except for a spike of interest brought about by the apparent signing of the long-overdue Wladimir Klitschko-David Haye bout earlier this … [Read more...]
Ramos and Decarie Do Enough; The Rest of Friday’s Action
Bally's Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey-- Rico Ramos (19-0, 10 KOs) showed the raw skills and abilities of a top prospect against the rugged Alejandro Valdez (23-5-3, 17 KOs) on Showtime's ShoBox program, but didn't shine the way many had anticipated. Ramos controlled the first half of the ten-rounder with his speed and athleticism, but Valdez slowly worked his way … [Read more...]
Chambers-Rossy in IBF Eliminator, 2/11
In a February 11th IBF eliminator at Bally's Atlantic City, heavyweights Eddie Chambers (35-2, 18 KOs) and Derrick Rossy (25-2, 14 KOs) will meet in a rematch of their 2007 encounter. In their first bout, Chambers stopped Rossy via TKO in the seventh round. Since that defeat, Rossy has gone 10-1, with his lone defeat coming via TKO 5 to Alexander Dimitrenko in 2008. In that … [Read more...]
All Hail PFP King Wlad?
by Christopher Mooney Wladimir Klitschko is a pound-for-pound top 10 boxer. Or, if you’re a fan of Jeopardy, “sentences about boxing rankings, that you thought you’d never utter in your own lifetime?” The big Russian sneaked into the fabled list this weekend - which probably says more for the lack of bankable superstar fighters in the sport at the minute (lots of … [Read more...]