The middleweight division has long been one of boxing's most resplendent. From the foray of double-hard blacksmith Bob Fitzsimmons in 1891 to the Africanized honey bee-like barrage of punches that Harry Greb was able to dispatch a hat-trick of decades later. From the irrepressible reign of consensus don Sugar Ray Robinson to the teak tough Tony Zale, the deadly dandy Carlos … [Read more...]
Anthony Ogogo Goes Under the Knife
Undefeated UK middleweight Anthony Ogogo (7-0, 4 KO's) has undergone surgery to relieve chronic Achilles pain in both of his tendons. The 2012 British Olympic bronze medalist has battled this ailment since 2010, originally noticing his condition during the Commonwealth Games in India. The pain worsened over time and became so bad that during the Olympic Games he was unable … [Read more...]
Gennady Golovkin Aims for Another X-rated Performance to Prove His Worth
There was a time, back in the good old days, when simply winning a world championship would serve to prove a boxer’s worth. This was back in the days when there was generally only one ‘world’ champion per division and boxers often had to be something special just to secure a title shot in the first place. Today it is sadly very different, with a multitude of so called ‘World … [Read more...]
Murray takes on Navarro for ‘Interim’ WBA Middleweight title
Fighting on Ricky Hatton's undercard at the MEN Arena, Manchester, this saturday night, Martin Murray has an opportunity to pick up an interim world title and push himself into contention for another crack at the full title. A year ago, almost to the day, Murray (24-0-1, 10 KOs) followed fellow Briton, Matt Macklin, into Felix Sturm's German den and very nearly came away … [Read more...]
Martinez-Chavez Jr., The Postmortem; Magno’s Monday Rant
I didn't have to see HBO's 24/7 to know that Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. was a petulant man-child and I sure as hell didn't buy the fake narratives peddled to the naive, jock-sniffing media members by Team Chavez prior to the big fight. On Saturday, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, we saw the real Chavez Jr. We saw the product of a fighter who hadn't learned some of … [Read more...]