Stadion Miejski, Wroclaw, Poland-- Pure domination would be the word to describe Vitali Klitschko's (43-2, 40 KOs) seventh straight WBC heavyweight title defense against Poland's Tomasz Adamek (44-2, 28 KOs). From the opening bell to the ref's merciful decision to stop the contest in the 10th, nothing varied from the typical Vitali Klitschko script. The defending champ … [Read more...]
Focus on The Cruiserweights
by Paul Magno The cruiserweight division in boxing has been compared to purgatory-- neither hear nor there, neither heaven nor hell. Lost between the glamor divisions of heavyweight and light heavyweight and with a disproportionate amount of talent coming from Eastern Europe, the cruisers often get overlooked in the US. However, no other division features as many top 20 … [Read more...]
2009 Cruiserweight Report
by Dafs117Let’s get real. The 200 pound division is a bitch of a division. A tease. Whenever the division finds a talented titleholder, he bottles it to heavyweight. That’s been the case for years. Recently, newly crowned Cruiserweight king Tomasz Adamek made the move up to heavyweight, leaving the division in desperate need for a new champion. Bernard Hopkins has hinted many … [Read more...]
The Best of the Rest: A Recap of Saturday’s Other Action
Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico Saul Alvarez UD 12 Lanardo TynerMontreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaJoachim Alcine UD 12 Christophe CanclauxTroy Ross KO1 Daniel BispoArena, Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMarco Huck UD 12 Ola Afolabi (WBO Cruiserweight Title)Alexander Povetkin KO 3 Leo NolanNational Stadium, Dublin, IrelandMatthew Macklin PTS 10 Rafael Sosa PintosBoardwalk … [Read more...]