(Editor's Note: The following piece was written as satire, mean and nasty satire, and should not be confused with the general boxing douchebaggery that actually does happen) by Charlie R. Horgan "Tonight is not another black eye for boxing" ~Larry Merchant, following Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.'s TKO of Andy Lee June 16, 2012. El Paso, Texas. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. … [Read more...]
Kronk Fight Night: Andy Lee vs. Alexis Camacho on Saturday, March 10th
by R. McCarson Middleweight Andy Lee (27-1, 19 KOs) and welterweight Alexis Camacho (17-3, 16 KOs) will headline the return of Emanuel Steward’s Kronk Fight Night. The card will be held at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Michigan on Saturday, March 10th. Doors open at 7:30PM CST with the first bout beginning an hour later. Reportedly, Lee is tentatively … [Read more...]
Cuban Missle Coming: Gamboa Brings in Steward
By Gary Purfield Cuban dynamo and rising star Yuriorkis Gamboa has brought in a new weapon. Well-known and respected trainer Emmanuel Steward will now work the speedy featherweight's corner. Gamboa, who climbed the ranks quickly with highlight reel wins and knockouts, had a paper title by his fifteenth fight and is currently ranked number one by the Boxing Tribune at … [Read more...]
Chad Dawson Brings in Emanuel Steward for Pascal Rematch
After a mostly lackluster, apathetic August performance against Jean Pascal which cost him his WBC light heavyweight title as well as a spot on the mythical pound-for-pound list, Chad Dawson has decided to bring in hired gun, Emanuel Steward, for his scheduled 2011 rematch with Pascal. Steward has trained 41 world champions, including Tommy Hearns, Lennox Lewis and Oscar De … [Read more...]