David Tua v. Shane Cameron (October 2009) "I know Shane Cameron has been banging the drum and wants to get it on with David, but from David's perspective, Shane is still on his way up the ladder and at the moment a fight between them would be of more benefit to Shane than David."—Tua’s advisor Inga Tuigamala "We'd fight Tua in a heartbeat, but you can see why Tua doesn't … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: November 20th – 26th, 2014
11/20 – Shawn Estrada (15-0, 13 KO’s) vs. Alfredo Contreras (13-17-2, 5 KO’s) - Sportsmans Lodge, Studio City, California, USA A 2008 U.S. Olympian, Estrada picks up a six rounder against the more experienced but not so dangerous Contreras, who has lost his last four bouts. 11/20 – Haskill Rhodes (22-0, 11 KO’s) vs. Miguel Angel Huerta (28-12-1, 18 KO’s) - Sportsmans Lodge, … [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...]
Night of the Living Underachievers: Tua, Harrison, Green Win Big
by Paul MagnoWhat do you do with a granite-chinned, iron-fisted Samoan who choked in his biggest fight, an Olympic Champion who can't even keep a regional title and a complete package who just can't put it all together? The answer's simple...You keep parading them into the ring until either good things happen or they run out of opportunities.Yesterday, we saw three talented, … [Read more...]