Orlando, Florida--- In a battle of undefeated light heavyweight prospects broadcast on ESPN2's Friday Night Fights, the Ukraine's Ismayl Sillakh (15-0, 12 KOs) proved to be more poised and more polished than Cuban defector Yordanis Despaigne (8-1, 4 KOs). Over ten relatively one-sided rounds Sillakh constantly beat his opponent to the punch and pretty much dictated the pace … [Read more...]
The Weekly Weigh-in
by Chris Milton Allan Green is appealing his KO loss to Glen Johnson because of a supposed illegal punch. Maybe if Green actually bothered to keep his eyes on Johnson the whole thing would never have happened. You can not blame Johnson for something that was entirely Green's fault. Kudos to good old Glengoffe for finally removing the disease that is Allan Green from my TV … [Read more...]
A Star is Born: Juanma Finishes Marquez; The Rest of Saturday’s Action
Welcome to the latest edition of "Late Stoppage," the boxing recap that puts it all into perspective: The MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada Juan Manuel Lopez (30-0, 27 KOs) RTD 8 Rafael Marquez (39-6, 35 KOs) Recap: Marquez was far from being the shot warhorse that some predicted. As a matter of fact, Marquez had quite a few quality moments and even came very close to … [Read more...]
The Weekly Weigh-in
by Chris Milton Ross Greenburg apparently doesn’t know why Floyd Mayweather would not sign to fight Manny Pacquiao. Maybe he needs to watch 24/7 where Pacquiao’s own advisor admits they would only agree to testing up to seven days before the fight. That’s not quite what uncle Bob has been telling us, is it? Check out the Super 6 tournament leader board. It seems as though … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune’s World Rankings: A Look at the Lightweights
As detailed earlier, The Boxing Tribune World Rankings offer a fair and accurate look at each of boxing's seventeen weight classes. Using a unique formulaic criteria based on activity and level of opposition within a fighter's own division, The Boxing Tribune stands firmly behind it's world rankings and hopes that others will use them as a standard of fairness in the … [Read more...]