by Fox Doucette Triple G hasn't fared well on this show. When he fought Marcel Cerdan, the Frenchman stopped him in seven. When Golovkin faced off against John "The Beast" Mugabi, the Beast shredded him in three. The consensus of the Temporal Commission is that we're going to go steadily down the ranks of middleweight quality opposition until we find a guy Golovkin can beat, … [Read more...]
Historical Fight Night: Joe Calzaghe vs. Nigel Benn
by Fox Doucette Tonight's show features two of the more polarizing Hall of Fame figures in boxing, guys who have their fans who think they're all-time greats and their detractors who think they're massively overrated. In the main event, Joe Calzaghe, who was accused more than once of never fighting the best fighters (since apparently Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones Jr. are … [Read more...]
Prince Naseem Hamed, Ray Mancini, and Riddick Bowe Top the 2015 International Boxing Hall of Fame Induction Class
"Prince" Naseem Hamed, Riddick "Big Daddy" Bowe, and Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini herald in the 2015 IBHOF class, as results were announced earlier yesterday. The induction ceremony will be held on June 14, 2015, in Canastota, New York other selections: Yuko Gushiken (23-1, 15 KO), a former dominant junior flyweight champion from 1976-81 ... Masao Oba (35-2-1, 16 KO), former … [Read more...]
Bowe, Hamed, Mancini, Lampley Head Hall of Fame Class of 2015
Press Release from the International Boxing Hall of Fame: CANASTOTA, NY – DECEMBER 4, 2014 – The International Boxing Hall of Fame and Museum announced today the newest class of inductees to enter the Hall. Living inductees include heavyweight champion Riddick “Big Daddy” Bowe, featherweight champion “Prince” Naseem Hamed and lightweight champion Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini in … [Read more...]
Sharif Bogere and the Legends of the Ring Walk: The Southpaw
By Fox Doucette In the lead-up to his getting his ass kicked by a guy with a busted shoulder last week, Dereck Chisora complained that the Klitschko media empire wanted him to walk to the ring with “some Euro trash music like 'The Final Countdown'” as his entrance music. While it is true that nobody does (or ever has done) the ring entrance quite like professional … [Read more...]