Former featherweight champion Robert Guerrero is getting ready to return to the ring and make an appearance on ESPN2 for Friday Night Fights. Once again he will be fighting out of his hometown of San Jose. I spoke with him about his expectations for the fight as well as his last performance. More... »
It only took two rounds. Two rounds was all that Manny Pacquiao needed in order to completely obliterate Ricky Hatton and his hopes at conquering the pound for pound champion.
Nothing can be taken away from Pacquiao's performance this time. There was no old legend that had to cut more weight than he was accustomed to. What stood in Pacquiao's way was the reigning junior welterweight champion. A fighter renowned for his strength and his power. And he was completely outmatched against the pound for pound king. More... »
On May 2nd in Las Vegas, shown on HBO Pay-Per-View, Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton will finally meet each other in the ring. There will have been months of hype and buzz about the fight, including a four part 24/7 series on HBO.
The beautiful thing about a fight, however, is that come fight night all of the hype can be put aside. There's no more time for life stories and goals. No more time for big mouthed trainers. It's just two men staring each other down in that ring. The better man will almost always emerge. More... »
Besides the possible retirement of Oscar De La Hoya one of the other questions on the minds of boxing enthusiasts is whether or not Floyd Mayweather will return from his retirement. The undefeated former pound for pound champion left the sport on a high note, winning Fighter of the Year after besting both Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton in 2007. More... »
The last time I made a pound for pound top 10 boxers list was in September. But as we know, the boxing landscape can change rapidly, and as such, pound for pound lists need to be constantly updated. There have been several major fights since that list, and in fact, the majority of the fighters in that pound for pound list have fought since then.
Manny Pacquiao moved up to welterweight and dominated Oscar De La Hoya, Joe Calzaghe bested a faded Roy Jones Jr., Bernard Hopkins routed Kelly Pavlik in an upset and more. With all of those big names fighting, I'm sure there are some changes brewing in the pound for pound top 10 boxers list! More... »
I can officially say that I am surprised and humbled by the TKO victory for Manny Pacquiao over Oscar De La Hoya. Let's get this straight right now if you didn't see the fight: this wasn't a close, back and forth battle that eventually went to the younger lion. This was a complete and utter domination by the energetic, youthful, speedy and powerful Manny Pacquiao over the aged, slow and trigger-shy Oscar De La Hoya. More... »
This weekend on HBO features a showdown of the top two junior welterweights in the world, Ricky Hatton (43 [31 KOs] - 1) and Paulie Malignaggi ( 23 [5 KOs] - 1). Traveling over from the other side of the pond will be Ricky Hatton, looking to make a better showing of himself than his last Las Vegas appearance, a knockout loss to then pound for pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. Paulie Malignaggi is also looking for a win in what is likely the biggest fight of his career. More... »
