by Fox Doucette Repeat after me: Styles. Make. Fights. Tonight, we've put Miguel Cotto into the time machine fresh off one of his best wins, an eleven-round smackdown of Zab Judah where Cotto beat the fight out of Zab en route to that late stoppage. He faces Pipino Cuevas, who comes to us from his pasting of Harold Volbrecht in 1980, a five-round ass-whipping that saw Cuevas … [Read more...]
Zab Judah: Overcoming a history of incomplete brilliance
by Tim Harrison When Zab Judah landed a hard left uppercut on the chin of Kostya Tszyu in the first round of their 2001 jr. welterweight title unification bout, causing the Russia-born Aussie to go into full retreat, it looked as though his speed and athleticism would make quick work of Tszyu. After dominating the first round, Judah moved around the ring in the second, … [Read more...]
He’s In The Hall of Fame? Dear Gods, I’m Old!
by Fox Doucette There comes a time in a man's life when he has to take a look at the world around him and realize that he is no longer an up-and-coming young buck but has rather crossed the boundary between youth and middle age. With my 34th birthday coming up next month, I knew I couldn't put this moment off forever. But one thing on this week's boxing news agenda made it … [Read more...]
Kostya Tszyu: Hall of Fame Profile
Former undisputed junior welterweight champion Kostya “Thunder From Down Under” Tszyu (31-2, 25 KO) was one of the five living inductees selected to be elected into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, New York. Hall of Fame weekend activities begin on Thursday, June 9, and continue through the induction ceremony on Sunday, June 12. Induction ceremonies begin at … [Read more...]
Tyson, Chavez, Stallone Among List of Hall of Fame Inductees
Former heavyweight champion, Mike Tyson, Mexican boxing legend, Julio Cesar Chavez, and actor, Sylvester Stallone, are the biggest names among the list of inductees for the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, NY this year. Mike Tyson, the youngest fighter ever to win the world heavyweight title, brought massive attention to the sport throughout his 20-year career … [Read more...]