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...]
Duh, Boxing! Martinez & Cotto Have Tiger Blood, Adonis DNA; Magno’s Monday Rant
(Photo by Chris Cozzone) Welcome to Magno's Monday Rant, the boxing column that so desperately wanted to tie in with the latest Charlie Sheen fad. --Make no mistake about it, boxing is a vast wasteland of fakes, phonies, crooks, and cronies...Guys who are looking to prey on the good nature of athletes who, literally, risk their lives to make a better life … [Read more...]
Vitali Klitschko-Odlanier Solis Set for March 19th in Germany
WBC heavyweight champion, Vitali Klitschko (41-2, 38 KOs), will make the sixth defense of the belt he took from Samuel Peter in 2008 against Cuban Olympic gold medalist, Odlanier Solis (17-0, 12 KOs) in Cologne, Germany on March 19th. Klitschko's last bout was a one-sided beating of former champ, Shannon Briggs, in October of 2010 while Solis is coming off a December DQ 10 … [Read more...]
The Weekly Weigh In
by Chris Milton A happy new year to you all, welcome back to the weekly weigh inn. Normally around this time of year boxing fans are salivating at the thought of several big fights that are due in the coming months. This year we have barely anything to look forward to. Sure we have Bradley v Alexander and Montiel v Donaire, but what else is there? The Boxing landscape is … [Read more...]