by Fox Doucette We're breaking all the rules in this week's edition of Historical Fight Night. Unlike most fights, which exist in vacuums, involve mind-wipes of the participants so they have no memory of what took place in what is to them the future, and otherwise work from clean slates, this time we're doing things a little different. See, this is the second fight between … [Read more...]
Historical Fight Night: Oscar De La Hoya vs. Roberto Duran
by Fox Doucette The best part about a De La Hoya-Duran matchup is that both guys could come into the fight just about anywhere on the scale, from lightweight to middleweight, and if you did the fight three times, you might well get three different results. Indeed, consider this the opening act for a trilogy between the two men; we're starting at 135, and future installments … [Read more...]
Tarver-Kayode Ends in a Draw, Quillin Beats Wright, The Rest of Showtime’s “Four Warned” Results
Home Depot Center, Carson, California – Antonio “Magic Man” Tarver (29-6-1, 20 KOs) retained his IBO cruiserweight “world” title against Lateef “Power” Kayode (18-0-1, 14 KOs) on Saturday night. In a tale of two fights, Tarver started out slowly while Kayode piled up points in the early rounds and the 43-year-old Tarver’s experience carried him through the late rounds. Most … [Read more...]
Tarver-Kayode and Wright-Quillin: Out With the Old, In With the New
In another age and time the passing of the guard was a major part of the sport of boxing. The cagey old veterans fought the young upstarts – sometimes emerging with a win and sometimes being sent off to retirement. It was the way careers were capped, legacies written, and stars built. Near the end of his career and after he had already dropped the heavyweight title to Ezzard … [Read more...]
Four Warned is Forearmed, But Will The Fans Forsake It?
For those fans clamoring for bigger cards, better match-ups, and a more fan-friendly attitude to promotion in boxing, this Saturday will be their chance to bask in the glow of a well-constructed televised card. Not only will Showtime's "Four Warned" show at The Home Depot Center in Carson, California feature four quality, meaningful bouts, but there will also be an internet … [Read more...]