Olimpiyskiy, Moscow, Russia – WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (45-2, 41 KOs) stopped an outclassed Manuel Charr (21-1, 11 KOs) on cuts, when a bad cut over the right eyelid forced the stoppage of the fight in the fourth round. This fight was a departure from the lead-up to the fight, in which many felt Charr had the tools to mimic the game plan of Derrick Chisora … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune Fight Previews (Ward-Dawson, DeMarco-Molina, Rubio-Baldomir, Bellew-Miranda, Adamek-Walker…more)
Andre Ward (25-0, 13 KOs) vs. Chad Dawson (31-1, 17 KOs) Oracle Arena, Oakland, California For better or worse, this is as close to an All-American mega-bout as we're going to get these days. From a curiosity standpoint, alone, fans have to be looking forward to this defense of Ward's WBC/WBA world super middleweight titles. Both fighters do frustrate, though. Ward looks … [Read more...]
Roy Jones Survives Knockdown, Takes Controversial Decision Over Glazewski; More Results from Poland
Atlas Arena, Lodz, Poland-- At this point, it's a cliche to say that watching a faded Roy Jones Jr. in the ring at 43 years of age is a sad affair. The hand speed is no longer super human, the reflexes are gone, the legs are stiff, and punch resistance is growing weaker with each performance. With this in mind, Roy Jones was still expected to cruise to a victory against … [Read more...]