According to Boxing Scene, legendary fighter Roberto Duran recently gave some opinions on Floyd Mayweather. Manos de Piedra said that in his day, guys were used to taking on fighters like Mayweather.
It wasn't all that long ago. Five years, one month and eight days, to be exact. Andre Berto was an undefeated welterweight prospect, and, thanks to the impromptu retirement of WBC welterweight kingpin Floyd Mayweather Jr., he was getting a chance to fight for a vacant championship belt on a Saturday night HBO show from Memphis, Tenn.
La mexiquense Yessica "Kika" Chávez venció por decisión unánime a la japonesa Tenkai Tsunami, en combate a 10 rounds en peso mosca, ante un lleno en El Palenque de la Feria de Chihuahua, México.
Guillermo “El Chacal” Rigondeaux is facing the biggest opponent of his boxing career. Although he sits on the throne at 122 pounds, the world of boxing may not be ready to embrace his reign. The opponent which he is now forced to face is the business of boxing.
Manny Pacquiao had several options for his upcoming November 2013 fight. You will recall, everybody from Juan Manuel Marquez to Timothy Bradley to Mike Alvarado was discussed as a potential foe. In the end, though, after Marquez and Bradley decided to fight one another, Pacquiao settled on Brandon Rios. His rationale for picking the 27-year-old up-and-comer was pretty clear: He felt like this was the most winnable bout available.
For months, boxing fans were desperate to see Danny Garcia fight Lucas Matthysse in what projected to be a violent slugfest.
Knockout Kings II photos from Andre Berto vs. Jesus Soto Karass. Click or drag large image to see next photo. All photos by Naoki Fukuda.
Knockout Kings II photos from Omar Figueroa vs. Nihito Arakawa. Click or drag large image to see next photo. All photos by Naoki Fukuda.
Knockout Kings II photos from Keith Thurman vs. Diego Chaves. All photos by Naoki Fukuda.
Not only does THE RING's No. 1-rated junior welterweight, Lucas Matthysse, believe that he can take out RING champion Danny Garcia in their a Sept. 14 Showtime Pay Per View-televised battle on the undercard to the main event featuring Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Canelo Alvarez at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, but he also believes that his power will carry into the welterweight division should he receive a desired shot at Mayweather.
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A little more than halfway through the year, boxing fans have gotten a steady dose of exciting fights on both HBO and Showtime. RBRBoxing would like to know, which network is putting on the best fights for the fans?
There are few, if any, sports more dramatic than professional boxing. In baseball, you know you're going to need to settle in for nine innings. In football, the clock is going to run for 60 minutes. In basketball, you're going four quarters no matter what happens.
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Round By Round Boxing Featherweight Rankings.
