PEDs busting is sexy. It's the quickest road to a feel good moment in boxing journalism-- It's also one of the easiest and safest roads to travel. But one has to ask whether any of this recent rash of whistle blowing does anything other than inflate egos and produce better paying gigs for the journalists who engage in it. When it comes to the actual "outing" of the fighters, … [Read more...]
Hopkins Ready for Dawson, Winky, and a Technical Fight
By Gary Purfield The ageless wonder, Bernard Hopkins 52-5-2 (35 KO) will continue his hall of fame career on Saturday when he defends his light heavyweight titles (WBC and Ring Magazine) against Chad Dawson 30-1 (17 KO) from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Hopkins became the oldest man to win a major title when he won a decision over Jean Pascal earlier this year. Now … [Read more...]
Wright Withdraws from Macklin Bout
Citing a hand injury suffered in training, former jr. middleweight world champion, Winky Wright, has pulled out of his April 9th middleweight contest with the UK's Matthew Macklin. Wright-Macklin was to play support to the Marcos Maidana-Erik Morales pay-per-view main event and would've been Wright's first bout since losing to Paul Williams in April, 2009. The bout also … [Read more...]
Winky Wright Returns Against Matthew Macklin, April 9th
After two years of inactivity, former 3-belt jr. middleweight champ, Ronald "Winky" Wright (51-5-1, 25 KOs) is set to return to the ring on April 9th against the UK's Matthew Macklin (28-2, 19 KOs) in a middleweight contest. The bout will serve as chief support to the Juan Manuel Marquez-Erik Morales main event on pay-per-view in Las Vegas. In Wright's last contest, in April … [Read more...]
Dissecting The Decade
by Dafs117When deciding pound-4-pound rankings, minor details make the difference between making the cut, or just missing out. The depth of the division, performances against the highest calibre of opponents, and the fighters’ defects on the big stage are just some of the things someone should take into consideration when rating and separating the best from the rest. In boxing, … [Read more...]