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By Jackie Kallen I guess every boxing fan has certain matches in their head that they’d like to see for one reason or another. I have compiled a list this morning of the fights that I’d like to see if …
By Jackie Kallen I guess every boxing fan has certain matches in their head that they’d like to see for one reason or another. I have compiled a list this morning of the fights that I’d like to see if …
38 minutes ago
By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of May 13th to May 20th covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Will Tomlinson Retains IBO Super Featherweight …
By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of May 13th to May 20th covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Will Tomlinson Retains IBO Super Featherweight …
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By Matthew O’Brien “Are you gonna give me a ring about this training then or what?” called out the coach, across the noisy gym through the swinging bags. “You give me a ring – and I’ll make you famous&...
By Matthew O’Brien “Are you gonna give me a ring about this training then or what?” called out the coach, across the noisy gym through the swinging bags. “You give me a ring – and I’ll make you famous” shot …
about 1 hour ago
Congratulations to MmaJunki, the new BLH Pick'em Champion! In what was a tricky season to score points - only 14 players totaled more than 100 - our new title holder posted a whopping 246.5 points, thanks to a huge final week tally of 9...
Congratulations to MmaJunki, the new BLH Pick'em Champion! In what was a tricky season to score points - only 14 players totaled more than 100 - our new title holder posted a whopping 246.5 points, thanks to a huge final week tally of 93. The big week, featured 5 successful doubles (Matthysse to win, Porter to win, Mosley to win, Sosa to win & Camacho to win) along with 2 triples (Matthysse by stoppage and the Under 11 1/2 in Matthysse-Peterson). It was the first 90+ point total of the 2013 season (notclements, Hoosier and cylee1180 all posted 90+ scores in 2012) Last season's champion motowneast had another very strong 10 weeks to finish in second with 176. In third was sp0rtsfan86 with 156, followed by DerGergis in fourth with 155.5 and the TheGunslinger27 in fifth at 151.5. The rest of the top ten had HandsOfStone98 with 139.5, AGLA 129.5, bigmac10 127, Skeletor1982 121.5 and Corey Erdman with 116.5. ****The top 40 players all received Player of the Year points. Scroll down to the bottom for those standings.**** MmaJunki (7 & for 9, 5 doubles & 2 triples) grabbed weekly honors to go along with the Season 16 title. In second place this week was mrhidley (7 for 10, 2 doubles) with a strong 56 point tally and also posting a good number was bigmac10 (5 for 11, 1 double & 1 triple) in third with 48. Fourth spot went to sp0rtsfan86 (6 for 9, 3 triples) at 49.5, while TheGunslinger27 (6 for 11, 3 doubles) took fifth with 26.5. Rounding out the weekly top ten were TheMysticalNinja at 20.5, JayJayDean 19, serge campbell 15, MorganPcampbell 14.5 and cheetahpants with 12. Final Season 16 Overall Standings (doubles/triples left) MmaJunki … ( 1 - 0 ) ………. 246.5 motowneast … ( 0 - 0 ) ………. 176 sp0rtsfan86 … ( 0 - 0 ) ………. 156 DerGergis … ( 0 - 0 ) ………. 155.5 TheGunslinger27 … ( 0 - 0 ) ………. 151.5 HandsOfStone98 … ( 2 - 1 ) ………. 139.5 AGLA … ( 0 - 0 ) ………. 129.5 bigmac10 … ( 0 - 0 ) ………. 127 Skeletor1982 … ( 3 - 1 ) ………. 121.5 Corey Erdman … ( 2 - 0 ) ………. 116.5 serge campbell … ( 0 - 0 ) ………. 115 MorganPcampbell … ( 6 - 0 ) ………. 109.5 BrianBrock … ( 0 - 0 ) ………. 106.5 Hoosier … ( 0 - 1 ) ………. 102 haer10 … ( -2 - 1 ) ………. 99 knibilnats … ( 4 - 1 ) ………. 97 Sam5001 … ( 2 - 3 ) ………. 90.5 JayJayDean … ( -2 - 0 ) ………. 83.5 RyanSexton … ( 0 - 0 ) ………. 80.5 mrhidley … ( 4 - 0 ) ………. 80 Saint Santos … ( 0 - 0 ) ………. 69 DrHenrik … ( 0 - 0 ) ………. 68.5 skupinra … ( 3 - 3 ) ………. 57 ulises solis … ( 0 - 0 ) ………. 56 SilkyJohnson001 … ( 1 - 0 ) ………. 51.5 wtbofffey32 … ( 9 - 5 ) ………. 50.5 A.F. … ( 2 - 0 ) ………. 49.5 usethejab … ( 2 - 0 ) ………. 49.5 Radu … ( 0 - 0 ) ………. 45.5 BoxAnne … ( 2 - 0 ) ………. 39.5 WeirdBehavior … ( 6 - 5 ) ………. 38 Brickhaus … ( 7 - 5 ) ………. 30.5 molsondet … ( 2 - 0 ) ………. 30 KidSleez … ( 0 - 0 ) ………. 29.5 tylerj19 … ( 9 - 5 ) ………. 29.5 Red T … ( 8 - 4 ) ……&he
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Happy Tuesday, fans! Welcome to this week’s edition of “The Barbershop,” a column designed to give you a forum to speak your mind about our question(s) of the week or any boxing...
Happy Tuesday, fans! Welcome to this week’s edition of “The Barbershop,” a column designed to give you a forum to speak your mind about our question(s) of the week or any boxing...
about 3 hours ago
By Gabriel Montoya: A rematch of a fight as savage and closely contested as the April 24, 2010 fight between Denmark’s Mikkel “The Viking Warrior” Kessler, 46-2-0 (35), and Nottingham, U.K.’s Carl “The Cobra” Froch, 30-2 (22), begs many ...
By Gabriel Montoya: A rematch of a fight as savage and closely contested as the April 24, 2010 fight between Denmark’s Mikkel “The Viking Warrior” Kessler, 46-2-0 (35), and Nottingham, U.K.’s Carl “The Cobra” Froch, 30-2 (22), begs many questions. Who will improve since the first fight? Who took more damage and how well did he heal since? How will the fighters react when the home canvas advantage is switched? In order to succeed in Saturday’s rematch - his first - Kessler hopes to have...
about 3 hours ago
George Groves has defended his sparring sessions with Mikkel Kessler saying it was an opportunity he couldn't refuse.
George Groves has defended his sparring sessions with Mikkel Kessler saying it was an opportunity he couldn't refuse.
about 6 hours ago
In the world of great reaction shots to someone getting knocked out as everyone else around them goes nuts, Marco Antonio Barrera witnessing Manny Pacquiao get KO'd > Danny Garcia witnessing Lamont Peterson get KO'd by Lucas Matt...
In the world of great reaction shots to someone getting knocked out as everyone else around them goes nuts, Marco Antonio Barrera witnessing Manny Pacquiao get KO'd > Danny Garcia witnessing Lamont Peterson get KO'd by Lucas Matthysse Saturday. Matthysse, who might face Garcia next for junior welterweight supremacy, said he thought Garcia looked worried. You decide (via). My own view is that he didn't look especialy worried in the initial shots, maybe a touch nervous, but he was still at least putting on a front like he was eager for the fight, pointing at his chest and all that. My other view is that his outfit was the worst outfit any human being has ever worn. If you look simultaneously like a Grateful Dead fan and a Jersey Shore douche, your closet needs a controlled burn. Garcia-Matthysse is still next on deck, according to Golden Boy's Richard Schaefer, on Sept. 7. It's the fight Matthysse wants. It's hard to imagine it happening. I'd dig it if Garcia took the fight even after Matthysse turned in a bone-chilling performance, and Garcia would take a pasting among fans if he avoided it. But I couldn't blame Garcia too much for being scared, if he is. It's not that I'd give him a pass. It's just that I'd understand. Besides the subjects in the headline of this edition of Weekend Afterthoughts, we'll also look at what's next for the likes of Lamont Peterson and Devon Alexander, review the latest wins by Shane Mosley and Edgar Sosa and more. Matthysse's future. No matter the comparisons Schaefer was pushing about Matthysse being the next Manny Pacquiao (yes, he is explosive) or the next Arturo Gatti (yes, he is automatic for action in Atlantic City) it's still too early to say much about him other than that he's the best power puncher in the world not named Gennady Golovkin, and I'd put Matthysse above the middleweight because he's knocking out better competition. (Best comparison I've seen for Matthysse is Kostya Tszyu, because of his combination of solid skill and big power and rat tails, even if Matthysse hasn't been rocking his lately.) I've seen him called special, and there are glimpses of it. The one thing that is without a doubt special is his power -- he can land glancing shots and people go down. That might be enough. It's certainly enough to make it so a great many fewer fans are willing to pick Garcia over Matthysse now, myself included. It's also enough to make it so he'd be a big favorite against anyone at 140; Matthysse fights will be interesting primarily for the "When will there be a knockout?" effect until he moves to 147, when his power will be second-guessed until he proves it. He's angling for a Mayweather fight, and he instantly has become the most promising potential opponent after Canelo Alvarez because of his raw power, although he'll be much more promising and have a bigger profile if he gets Garcia, and his profile is still pretty low, judging by that audience in Atlantic City. Whatever misgivings you have about crowning him the Next Great Thing, you'd have to be pretty jaded not to be excited about Matthysse's future after a performance like this one, one that was so eye-opening it didn't bother anyone that it didn't deliver the expected Fight of the Year contender. Peterson's future. The plan for Peterson is to put him in against Zab Judah on the undercard of Matthysse-Garca in a junior welterweight doubleheader in Washington, D.C. Sept. 7. Some think the Barclays Center in Brooklyn is a better option, but Schaefer said it was booked that day. Main thing is, even if D.C. fans didn't come up in droves to A.C. to support Peterson, he is the biggest proven regional draw, and it's not like Judah's Brooklyn and Garcia's Philly are so far away as to make it a bad location. Here's a very encouraging thing about Peterson coming
about 11 hours ago
By Gabriel F. Cordero Sources in Panama have made it known that it looks like WBA bantamweight world super champion Anselmo ‘Chemito’ Moreno is no longer promoted by Golden Boy Promotions. Moreno fought three times under the ...
By Gabriel F. Cordero Sources in Panama have made it known that it looks like WBA bantamweight world super champion Anselmo ‘Chemito’ Moreno is no longer promoted by Golden Boy Promotions. Moreno fought three times under the Golden Boy banner … Continue reading →
about 12 hours ago
By Jeff Zimmerman Photo by Robert Hughes Undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) featherweight champion Mikey Garcia (31-0, 26 KOs) of Oxnard, California discusses his June 15 showdown with former WBO junior featherweight and WBO feat...
By Jeff Zimmerman Photo by Robert Hughes Undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) featherweight champion Mikey Garcia (31-0, 26 KOs) of Oxnard, California discusses his June 15 showdown with former WBO junior featherweight and WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel “Juanma” Lopez … Continue reading →
about 13 hours ago