By Sergio Martinez - On July 14, 2007, HBO brings us a tripleheader featuring three completely different pugs in three completely different fights as Antonio “Tony” Margarito, Kermit “Killer” Cintron, and Arturo “Thunder” Gatti all will lace up their...
This was a common utterance many made in 2006 when former nineties star, “Sugar” Shane Mosley destroyed another nineties icon, popular boxing warrior “El Feroz” Fernando Vargas, twice last year. After those two encounters most observers noted that Mo...
“Boxing’s Evil Empire” is a term I use to refer to fighters that are beyond comprehension regarding their lust for pain and larger than life personas. There are few fighters throughout history that have had this kind of combination which qualify them...
As Pink Floyd’s classic tune, “Comfortably Numb” so eerily asked: “Is there anybody out there?” so too should boxing’s community regarding our youth. One after another, young fighters carrying this era’s “Golden Boy” moniker have fallen and displayed...
This coming Saturday, November 18, 2006, on the under-card of the Erik Morales-Manny Pacquiao rubber-match, “Mighty” Mike Arnaoutis and Ricardo Torres face off for the vacant WBO 140-pound title. Because of the styles involved this contest should be...
I don’t care what you read out there, Mark “Poison” Suarez was not a buried treasure in the welterweight division and his five-round technical knockout loss to Kermit Cintron was expected. The only rationale behind his “007” identity is simple: Prior...
On November 2, 2006, Top Rank is presenting a fight card from Youngstown, Ohio, featuring their 160-pound prospect Kelly Pavlik fighting in his hometown. On the under-card, another young and strong middleweight prospect, Don “Da Bomb” George looks to...