By Fox Doucette Before we begin, a disclaimer: It is the opinion of your friendly neighborhood commentator that you'd get a better value for your boxing dollar if you simply saved your money and spent this coming Saturday on YouTube watching Angulo-Kirkland again and stirring in the Ali-Frazier trilogy in honor of the late Smokin' Joe rather than watching the cavalcade of junk … [Read more...]
Top Rank and Tim Bradley Thinking Big
By Gary Purfield On Saturday, before Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez resume their battle, Tim Bradley will try to put a good ending on a difficult year. The past year has hardly been the highlight of Tim Bradley’s career. The young and talented Jr. Welterweight title holder has been more involved in business than boxing in a year that saw him make several big … [Read more...]
Timothy Bradley Signs with Top Rank; Lured with Promise of Pacquiao Fight?
Late yesterday, WBO junior welterweight champion, Timothy Bradley, announced that he had signed a promotional deal with Top Rank, further distancing himself from former co-promoters Gary Shaw and Thompson Boxing. Bradley, who is currently being sued for breach of contract stemming from his refusal to come to terms with Amir Khan over the Summer, has been inactive since … [Read more...]
Michael Grant, Joel Casamayor Victorious in Las Vegas
Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada-- After two close rounds, former world heavyweight title challenger, Michael Grant (47-4, 35 KOs) knocked out veteran Tye Fields (45-3, 41 KOs) in the third with a big, straight right hand that sent Fields to the canvas hard. Fields struggled to get up, but was obviously unable to go on, causing referee Joe Cortez to wave … [Read more...]
Michael Grant-Tye Fields This Friday, March 11th
Former heavyweight title challenger, Michael Grant (46-4, 34 KOs), is moving ahead with his comeback this Friday against the 6 ft 8 Tye Fields (45-2, 41 KOs). After taking nearly two years off between 2008 and 2010, the 6 ft 7 Grant made his comeback in May of 2010 against club fighter, Kevin Burnett and now will be entering the ring for the third time in ten months against … [Read more...]