All Entries Tagged With: "Nathan Cleverly"
Euro-Champ Malaise: The Growth of Boxing’s Protected Class
“The exploitation of naive, boxing-hungry fans is big business. There’s plenty of money to be had in filling arenas for bogus title fights where the fans don’t yet know enough about the sport to realize that their national hero is beating up a guy who should be teaching Tae Bo classes at the local ladies gym.”
Tavoris Cloud vs. Gabriel Campillo: The Boxing Tribune Preview
An in-depth look at Saturday’s IBF light heavyweight title bout at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas between defending champ, Tavoris Cloud (23-0, 19 KOs) and 8th ranked Gabriel Campillo (21-3-1, 8 KOs).
Nathan Cleverly – Calm and Calculating
The past, present, and future of Wales’ latest pride — Nathan Cleverly.
Nathan Cleverly Defends WBO Title Against Tommy Karpency February 25th
Undefeated Nathan Cleverly, Britain’s last remaining world champion, puts his WBO light-heavyweight title on the line when he defends against 25-year old American Tommy Karpency.
The British Boxing Year – Not So Much As A Bang But A Whimper…
UK Correspondent, Geoff Poundes reviews the year in British Boxing.
It’s the End of the Year as We Know It, and I Feel Fine (Part I); Magno’s Monday Rant
He’s the Santa Claus of pissed off, bomb-throwing boxing iconoclasts and he’s got a bulging sack full of nasty words for shills, hypocrites, and upwardly mobile swine. Read Magno’s Monday Rant, the only boxing column openly reviled by members of the Boxing Writers Association of America.
Cleverly Barely Edges Bellew in Liverpool
There could be no greater indictment of boxing’s sanctioning bodies than to see WBO light heavyweight champion of the world, Nathan Cleverly (23-0, 11 KOs), engaged in a back and forth, life and death battle with limited club fighter, Tony Bellew (16-1, 10 KOs).
Nathan Cleverly Takes on Tony Bellew in Questionable Title Defense, Saturday
24-year-old WBO light heavyweight titlist and Welsh fan favorite, Nathan Cleverly (22-0, 11 KOs) defends his belt against Tony Bellew (16-0, 10 KOs) this Saturday at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom.
Lowered Expectations: The Modus Operandi of the World Boxing Organization
Tim Harrison is back with Part 3 of his 4-part series about boxing’s nefarious sanctioning bodies.
Groves beats Degale, Cleverly Retains; Results from O2 Arena
O2 Arena, London, England– The blazing-hot out-of-ring rivalry between Olympic gold medalist, James Degale (10-1, 8 KOs) and George Groves (13-0, 10 KOs) resulted in a rather bland, uneventful twelve round majority decision in favor of Groves. DeGale came out boxing with swagger, stalking a passive Grove, who looked intimidated by the event. But, as [...]
DeGale and Groves Put Their Money Where Their Mouths Are
Olympic gold medalist, James DeGale (10-0, 8 KOs) and bitter rival, George Groves (12-0, 10 KOs) have taken their feud to an even higher level by agreeing to a “winner take all” side bet for their bout Saturday at the O2 Arena in London, England. The DeGale-Groves feud has been simmering for years, from the [...]
More London Drama– Bellew Out, Aleksy Kuziemski In for Cleverly
Commonwealth light heavyweight champ, Tony Bellew, who was to replace Juergen Braehmer in Saturday’s bout for Nathan Cleverly’s WBO light heavyweight title has been forced out of the contest due to weight issues. Cleverly will now be fighting Poland’s Aleksy Kuziemski (21-2, 5 KOs) at the O2 Arena in London, England. Kuziemski is actually a [...]
Bellew Replaces Braehmer in Cleverly Bout, This Saturday
After Juergen Braehmer abruptly pulled out of his WBO light heavyweight defense with Nathan Cleverly (21-0, 10 KOs) this week (and was subsequently stripped of the title), promoter Frank Warren was left with a spot to fill on his pay-per-view show at the O2 Arena in London, England. Tough regional champion, Tony Bellew (15-0, 10 [...]
36 Days of Glory: Light Heavyweights on Main Stage
Starting May 21st, just about every top light heavyweight will see action in a 36-day period that will shake the division and the sport.
Braehmer-Cleverly Set for April 2nd
WBO light heavyweight champ, Juergen Braehmer (36-2, 29 KOs), will defend his title against top challenger, Nathan Cleverly (21-0, 10 KOs), April 2nd at Wembley Arena in London, England. Braehmer, who was to meet WBA light heavyweight champ, Beibut Shumenov, in a unification bout in January was heavily criticized for pulling out of that contest, [...]
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