If there is one chink in Joe Calazaghe’s ‘Hall of Fame career’ armour it’s that of the quality of opposition he faced through much of his career. The staunchest of detractors say that Jeff Lacy was just a hype job. His supporters say that he just got totally undone by a masterclass from the Welshman. Nothing can be taken away from his display against Mikkel Kessler, … [Read more...]
Seoul Food on ESPN2 as Ji-Hoon Kim Headlines: FNF Preview
by Fox Doucette The land of dog soup, Starcraft-as-religion, and women's golf champions, South Korea, has its pugilistic native son Ji-Hoon Kim (23-7, 18 KOs) in action against Alisher Rahimov (23-0, 12 KOs) of Uzbekistan in a lightweight contest headlining ESPN2 Friday Night Fights. The co-featured events are twofold, an unusual combination of a six- and eight-rounder since … [Read more...]
Alexander and Cloud Win in Very Different Fashion on HBO’s BAD
Family Arena, Saint Charles, Missouri -- In a "must win" contest in the rough jr. welterweight division, St. Louis native, Devon Alexander (22-1, 13 KOs) came away with a 10-round split decision victory over Argentina's heavy-handed Lucas Matthysse (28-2, 26 KOs) The fight, an HBO Boxing After Dark feature, played out pretty much true to form, with the mobile southpaw, … [Read more...]