American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida, United States Odlanier Solis (17-0, 12 KOs) DQ10 Ray Austin (28-5-4, 18 KOs) Recap-- Former Cuban amateur star, Odlanier Solis, looked like a seasoned pro against veteran contender, Ray Austin, on Friday night. Solis walked down the 6 ft 6 Austin, picking his spots and firing educated counters behind a high guard. In the fifth, an … [Read more...]
The Weekly Weigh-In
by Chris Milton New Zealand Rugby international, Sonny Williams has been given the blessing of the New Zealand Rugby board to fight on January 29th. Lets hope he is not another Anthony Mundine. If there is anyone out there who still questions Amir Khans’s chin or heart, they really need to stop reading the Boxing Scene forums and get a grip on reality. Victor Ortiz has … [Read more...]
He Said What? The Boxing Week in Quotes
“Pascal challenged me. Pascal called me out. He is risking his belt, and I am going to make him wish he hadn’t...The pressure is more on him than on me. I am going to dissect this guy. I am going to take him apart." --Bernard Hopkins “I know very well who was doing the head butting the night of October the 31st (2009). I know Agbeko was a great fighter, but I want him to … [Read more...]
Boxing and the Mismatch
by Paul Magno My vacation over the last two weeks shielded me from ugly, live action mismatches featuring two important figures of the sport. Vitali Klitschko brutalized Shannon Briggs over twelve one-sided rounds, many of which could've been scored 10-7 despite no knockdowns. Then there was Lucian Bute, who toyed with tough, but very limited, Jesse Brinkley before … [Read more...]
Target: The Klitschkos
by Paul Magno Nobody would blame the boxing public if they just gave up hope and decided to declare the Klitschko Brothers champs for life, or at the very least, champs until retirement. Wladimir and Vitali have dominated the division to such an extent that there are almost literally no challengers left to oppose them. Detractors may say that the reigning WBO, IBF and WBC … [Read more...]