This Weekend, Bet On Boxing: Kessler-Lucas

Mikkel Kessler 36-0 (27) and Eric Lucas 38-6-3 (14) will spend Saturday night beating on one another in Copenhagen in a super middleweight title bout. Intertops likes Kessler enough to offer 4-1 odds.
What, you don’t follow boxing much and you’ve never heard of Kessler or Lucas? No problem. Mikkel Kessler is Danish and also happens […]

Difficult Math Sinks Taylor-Wright

Fight fans anxiously awaiting a showdown between Jermain Taylor and Winky Wright will have to wait a bit longer, as negotiations are apparently in the crapper.

Wright’s promoter, Gary Shaw, wants to split the purse 50-50. Lou DiBella wants 60-40 for Taylor. Though splitting the difference seems a workable solution to many, the two mathematicians insist […]

Why Do I love James Toney?

I could go into a big song and dance about Toney’s vast ring skills, predict that he’ll be the next WBC heavyweight champ, or point out the wisdom behind his choice of Freddie Roach as a trainer. Really, though, this picture says it all. They guy just makes me laugh again and again.
Check out www.jamestoney.com […]

Jones-Hopkins II: Two Old Guys Get in a Fight

Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones Jr. have agreed on a rematch of their 1993 fight for the middleweight belt. Jones won that bout in a unanimous decision and went on to claim titles in the super middleweight, light heavyweight, and heavyweight divisions. Hopkins remained a middleweight and ruled the division for a long, long […]

What’s Next for the Beast From the East?

Nicolay “The Beast From The East” Valuev managed to score a controversial majority decision over John “The Quiet Man” Ruiz on Saturday. The win gives Valuev, also known as “The Big Russian,” the WBC heavyweight championship belt.
Ruiz has already called for a rematch. Unfortunately for Ruiz, his manager is Don King, and I doubt we […]

Valuev-Ruiz Weigh-In

As reported earlier, Nicolay Valuev and John Ruiz will be fighting this weekend. The Beast From The East climbed out of his home this morning to attend the weigh-in. Then, before Nicolay hit the scales, John Ruiz climbed out of him so the two could pose for photos.

Nicolay Valuev: Just How Big Is The Beast From the East?

Remember the Ivan Drago character in Rocky IV? A lot bigger than that.
If you’re not into tracking meaningless fights between mediocre fighters, you might be unaware that John “The Quiet Man” Ruiz will be taking on Nicolay Valuev, aka the Beast From The East, this Saturday in Germany. As you might have guessed from the […]

Klitschko in ‘06

ESPN is reporting that Vitali Klitschko will run in Ukraine’s parliamentary elections in March, and a press release on the Klitschko brothers’ site reports that the former heavyweight champ isn’t ruling out running for the mayorship of Kiev.
It also states that “he achieved all his goals, and was at the top […]

Bet on Boxing: Taylor-Hopkins II

ACC, Big 12, and SEC championships, USC-UCLA, and a great fight tonight — the sports gods are indeed smiling upon us. You can find a breakdown of the fight here. You know what makes a great fight even more exciting? Cash on the line, money.
Intertops
Taylor-115
Hopkins-110
Draw+1800
Distance proposition: Over 10.5 -222, Under 10.5 +155

Fernando Vargas vs. Sean John

Light middleweight favorite Fernando Vargas has created his own clothing line called Nawshish. If you’re wondering why it’s called Nawshish, El Feroz is kind enough to provide an explanation: It’s Sick!

Indeed.
I don’t know where he finds the time, what with preparing to take on the likes of Sugar Shane Mosley (more like Molasses Shane Mosley […]