From the very beginning, the expectation was that unless the very best version of Adrien Broner showed up to face Adrian Granados, “The Problem” was going to take a debilitating loss that would likely affect his career in a big way. True to form, Granados brought all the hell in the world to Broner in their 10-round Welterweight brawl, but Broner dug deep and fought back … [Read more...]
Adonis Stevenson vs. Jean Pascal in the Haymon Vortex
Six months ago, Adonis Stevenson was ruling the light heavyweight roost, the biggest and baddest 175 lb. fighter in the world and advisor Al Haymon's second hottest property behind Floyd Mayweather. However, with one flick of a pen by Bernard Hopkins, Stevenson instantly became just another big talent, big ego fighter waiting for something big to come along. When the wily … [Read more...]
Tarver Stops Sheppard: The Tuesday Night Wrap
In tonight’s main event at the BB&t Center in Sunrise, Florida, former world light heavyweight and cruiserweight champion Antonio Tarver (30-6, 21 KO’s) returned to the ring, this time as a heavyweight, to score a fourth round stoppage over journeyman Mike Sheppard (21-16-1, 9 KO’s) in what was scheduled as a 10 round contest for the interim NABA heavyweight title on Golden Boy … [Read more...]