I have no new boxing news for you today but since we are about to close out 2007, I thought I would try to name the best fight of 2007. If you feel that there was a better bout this year, leave your response in the comments section.
Boxing news in 2007 was chalked full of amazing fights. We were really lucky this year to see so many. There was a bout that featured Israel... Read More with Video
As expected pretty boy, Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been named the Fighter of the Year by Tim Smith a writer for the Daily News. It's not hard to figure out why Mayweather is considered by many as the best fighter of 2007. He participated in two of the most anticipated boxing news bouts all year and won them both against De La Hoya and Hatton. Not only that but his extreme... Read More
Here's another fight that HBO Boxing is replaying in the next couple of days. This awesome bout will air at ! This fight took place almost a year ago now so I will really enjoy this one! I remember all the publicity this fight got. HBO Boxing is really plugging this one, and for good reason. Everybody was split as to who would win. Both seemed to have it all.... Read More with Video
As I mentioned earlier, the 2007 Best Fight Reviews just started on HBO Boxing yesterday. I was unhappy about there not being a fight until the end of January, now I am pretty cool with it. Tonight on HBO Boxing they are showing the fight between Joe Calzaghe vs. Mikkel Kessler. Of course I just saw this fight, but I will watch it again. It is kind of a shame to already... Read More
I have watched great HBO boxing fights for years before and I really want to do it again. There really seems to be a void in the scheduling. Did I miss a big one? The next big fight isn't until the end of January. I think they have it scheduled for January 19th or something with Trinidad verses Jones Jr. on pay-per-view. I wanted to enjoy a good fight over the holiday. I go... Read More
I have some sad boxing news for you today. It appears that Choi Yo-Sam, a South Korean flyweight boxing champion, went into a coma after winning a fight earlier in the week. From the boxing news that I have seen, he went into a coma after being punched in the jaw with only seconds remaining in the 12th round. The judges did make the decision that he won the overall fight... Read More
Hey--it's not too late to make your own special, and welcome, brand of boxing news this holiday season. Especially if you have a close friend that loves boxing. There are quite a few options open to you--options to help you gift in a very personal way. You can do it old school, and find out the dates and locations of some boxing events, purchase the tickets, and then... Read More
Danny Green, an Australian native faced Stipe Drews, a Croatian this past Sunday for the WBA light heavyweight title. Stipe Drews held the title coming into the fight but did not leave the ring with it according to recent boxing news. Danny Green managed to take the title with a unanimous decision over Drews. Green has been a fighter more used to the super middleweight... Read More with Video
While the Mayweather-Hatton bout may have taken place over a week ago, the results for how it faired in a media standpoint are just rolling in. Around 850,000 people purchased the match on Pay-Per-View. Think about that considering the bout cost 55 dollars to order. The fight also created 47 million dollars in TV revenue according to boxing news from HBO boxing. To put... Read More
Hank Kaplan was entered into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2006. He made his start in the boxing world during the 1950's. He made past boxing news when he began Boxing Digest, kept historical boxing journals and also wrote for The Ring magazine. According to boxing news, Hank Kaplan has died at the age of 88 after a fight with cancer. Kaplan was regarded as one... Read More
I've been spending a bunch of time lately cruising around the Internet, checking out the latest on boxing news. What I've found are lots of reports on young fighters, on women's boxing fighters, and lots of pictures on international boxers. As well, what I've found in the boxing news are a lot of pictures of fighters' faces, and it doesn't appear to me that too much time... Read More
In today's boxing news, the IOC or Olympic Games Commission decided to release almost half a million dollars in frozen funds back to the international boxing federation. 410,000 dollars had been with held by the IOC because the international boxing federation had not reformed its scoring and judging rules. Now they have so they get the money. This is big for boxing news... Read More
In boxing news tonight, a new kind of boxing news has been made. This is very different news from the news made last night when Mayweather won his fight in style in the tenth. Moreover, if you've ever watched television game shows, or if you like the big new game shows that offer millions of dollars in prizes, you may have been introduced this evening to a totally... Read More
Well, the latest in greatly anticipated fights is now over and a victor has been declared. Boxing news is full of the story about the battle between these two famous champions. Boxing monthly updates for the last few weeks has focused on the individual personality and talents of both Mayweather and Hatton. Both of these athletes have impressive records and have frequently... Read More
By now most everyone who is interested has heard the boxing news about the results of the bout between Mayweather and Hatton. Unfortunately I did not get to watch the fight as it was in process but I waited with anticipation for the boxing news clips of the action after the fight was over. I am so impressed with the technical skills and agility of both of these athletes. I... Read More
This is a boxing news update on the Mayweather versus Hatton fight. As I wrote in an earlier boxing news post, I had hoped Hatton would win the fight. Therefore, I'm disappointed this morning. According to a boxing news article on the CNN website, Hatton only won only two of ten rounds. I really wanted Hatton to win the fight both because he is a fellow Brit and because he... Read More
In a clever public relations move, HBO boxing is capitalizing on a long climb up to the fight tonight between Mayweather and Hatton. Running on the coat-tails of the immense popularity of Dancing With the Stars, HBO boxing is show-casing the darling of the boxers, Mayweather, in the match tonight. It's no secret that a huge percentage of women love the dancing show, and... Read More
With the recent resurgence in boxing, why aren't there a lot more articles on women's boxing? In proportion, men's boxing still rates far more press. Why is that? Is it because, at some level, men's boxing is more ferocious, more gut-wrenching and primal? I've watched women's boxing, and some of the girls in the sport can really move, great technical boxers, and they can... Read More