If 2013 was considered a fan's year in terms of matchmaking and entertainment, 2014 has to be seen as a frustrating disappointment in those same areas. Although we did get served a nice portion of quality action over the course of the year, 2014 will go down as the year many of boxing's top stars decided to forego large chunks of career in exchange for more favorable business … [Read more...]
Ted the Bull’s Boxing Awards for 2014
"Terence Crawford is the nearest thing we will get to Floyd once he leaves."—Alan Peddie "Lomachenko is a guy who makes you believe that you're watching something out of the ordinary when you see him fight."—Max Kellerman "When I first met him [Anthony Joshua] I couldn’t believe he was bigger than me – an inch taller at 6ft 6in. I thought oh my God. Then I thought oh … [Read more...]
War in Mexico: Salido vs. Kokietgym
by Ted Sares "...Sit back, watch this, and the next time someone says “boxing is in decline,” smack ‘em!” --Springs Toledo On Saturday, September 20, 2014, a war took place at the Auditorio Municipal Fausto Gutiérrez Moreno, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. Orlando “Seri” Salido (42-12-2) took on mini-bomber Terdsak Koketgum (53-4-1 coming in) for the interim WBO … [Read more...]
It’s Do or Die for Orlando Salido This Saturday in Tijuana
The last time fight fans saw Orlando Salido (41-12-2, 28 KOs), he was limping to the finish line with just enough of a points lead to decision mega-Olympian Vasyl Lomachenko last March. Despite taking home the victory in the bout, the 31-year-old looked to be the loser in every other aspect. Not only did he look dead tired and desperate at the very end of the Lomachenko … [Read more...]
Yamanaka upsets Darchinyan; Ao, Hasegawa victorious
Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan-- Japan's Shinsuke Yamanaka (16-0-2, 11 KOs) upset former flyweight and super flyweight world champ, Vic Darchinyan (37-5-1, 27 KOs) in a bout for the WBC bantamweight title via unanimous decision. The judges' scores were: 117-111, 116-112, and 116-112. Hometown fighter, Takahiro Ao (23-2-1, 10 KOs) made the third defense of his WBC … [Read more...]