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...]
He said what? The Boxing Week in Quotes
“He had no amateur career to speak of and had to learn as a professional which is hard enough. Now he is coming into his own and is a late bloomer. Matthew has achieved more than anybody could have envisaged in their wildest dreams. He is physically stronger and looks the part now.If he won a world title I would be as proud as I was myself everytime I won a big fight.”-- … [Read more...]
Hasegawa, Aoh win gold in Japan
Courtesy of Fightnews.com Hasegawa wins WBC feather belt By Joe Koizumi Former WBC bantam champ Hozumi Hasegawa (29-3, 12 KOs), 125.75, acquired the vacant WBC featherweight belt as he jumped up two divisions and defeated previously unbeaten Mexican Juan Carlos Burgos (25-1, 18 KOs), 125.75, by a unanimous decision (117-110 twice and 116-111) over twelve hard-fought … [Read more...]