This past Saturday, April 22, in Legionowo, Poland, Krzysztof Zimnoch improved to 22-1-1 with a second round KO of 6’7” Michael “Big” Grant who is now 44 years-old. Grant (48-7) suffered his third straight loss -- all on European soil and all inside the distance Yes, this is the same Michael Grant who fought unified heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis 17 years ago at Madison … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: October 23rd – 26th, 2014
10/23 - Aaron Pryor Jr. (19-7, 12 KO’s) vs. Marcus Upshaw (17-13-2, 8 KO’s) - Renaissance Hotel, Washington, District of Columbia, USA After a four fight losing streak, Pryor comes in off three straight victories, winning the USNBC Silver super middleweight title in his last bout. Upshaw is 4-6 in his last 10, losing and eight round decision last time out. 10/24 – Manuel … [Read more...]
Botha These Guys Oughta Be Ashamed: The Southpaw
By Fox Doucette There have been some great fighters who have been champions after their fortieth birthday. George Foreman, Bernard Hopkins, and Vitali Klitschko come immediately to mind. All of the fighters mentioned won a recognized belt---WBA/IBF for Foreman, WBC/Ring Magazine for Hopkins, WBC for Klitschko. Turning 40 does not necessarily disqualify a great fighter from … [Read more...]
Tomasz Adamek must put the pieces together against Vitali Klitschko
In an unpopular heavyweight division starving for new talent, Cruiserweights David Haye and Tomasz Adamek moved up in hopes of bringing some excitement to a division ignored by American boxing fans. The Klitschko brothers – Vitali and Wladimir stand head and shoulders above the rest of the field and general interest in the division reached an all-time low. July’s Wladimir … [Read more...]
How to Make the Heavyweight Division Relevant Again
by Paul Magno There's a world heavyweight title defense this weekend between WBC champ, Vitali Klitschko and Olympic Gold Medalist, Odlanier Solis, and the silence is deafening. The apathy for the heavyweight division is nothing new. Except for a spike of interest brought about by the apparent signing of the long-overdue Wladimir Klitschko-David Haye bout earlier this … [Read more...]