On Saturday, June 29th WBA & IBA Middleweight Champion, Gennady “GGG” Golovkin will defend his titles against Britain’s Matthew “The Mack Knife” Macklin. The scheduled 12-round bout will be aired on HBO’s Boxing After Dark series beginning at 6:45 PM/PST live from the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut. Golovkin(26-0, 23 KO’s) will be fighting for … [Read more...]
Martinez Survives 12th Round Surge, Outclasses Chavez Jr. in Unanimous Decision Win
There's a reason champions are made in the ring and not in a board room or media center. Sergio Martinez (50-2-2, 28 KOs) beat the man who beat the man. He was the consensus world middleweight champion and acknowledged as such by everyone who really mattered. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (46-1-1, 32 KOs) was pushed and guided into his spot as WBC middleweight champ and, … [Read more...]
Top 20 Active British Boxers
Ben Randall and Geoff Poundes independently ranked their top 20 active British boxers and then consolidated their lists into the one below. Both agreed that to be eligible for consideration the boxer needed to hold a current, valid boxers licence from the British Boxing Board of Control. 1. Carl Froch Ben says: Earned his place at the top of the pile by putting his … [Read more...]
Notes from the Underground; Magno’s Monday Rant
First, before I go any further, I have to acknowledge the fact that I "ripped off" the title of this week's Rant from Fyodor Dostoevsky, the 19th Century Russian writer. You see, whenever I use "Notes from the Underground," some fake mean blogger who obsessively watches my every move goes into a tizzy and gets his man-tits all sore. Now, he can breathe easy and keep … [Read more...]
Martinez Stops Macklin in Eleven, Rodriguez Beats George
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York-- Sergio Martinez (49-2-2, 28 KOs) made the fourth defense of his title as uncrowned, consensus middleweight champ with an eleventh round RTD victory over tough Irishman, Matthew Macklin (28-4, 19 KOs) in front of a mostly pro-Macklin St. Patrick's Day crowd at Madison Square Garden and on HBO World Championship Boxing. Macklin … [Read more...]