2005 was another great year in boxing. Sure we had our share of bad decision and tragedy. But new stars were born and great fights were seen such as the memorable Castillo-Corrales wars. With as many good fights as we saw this past year, 2006 … [Read more...]
ANGELO DUNDEE: TRAINER OF CHAMPIONS
December 29, 2005 By
Angelo Dundee didn’t just train fighters, he trained stars. His impressive list of 15 world champions, [Carmen Basillio, Sugar Ramos, Luis Rodriguez, Ralph Dupas, Willie Pastrano, Muhammad Ali, Jimmy Ellis, Jose Napoles, Sugar Ray Leonard, Pinklon … [Read more...]
DON KING KONG
December 27, 2005 By
I’ve always suspected that, deep down inside, Don King aspired to become Carl Denham. Now that his new protégé, hirsute giant Nicolay Valuev, has wrapped his massive paws around the WBA heavyweight championship, His Hairness appears to … [Read more...]
No stop to the glop
December 20, 2005 By
Controversy in boxing is sort of like the congealed glop that passes for melted cheese when you go to a movie and order those overpriced concession-stand nachos. Said glop is not good for your health (neither are the nachos) and you’re virtually … [Read more...]
BOBBY MAGRUDER’S OCTOBERFEST
December 15, 2005 By
Every fall Bobby Magruder stages his annual pro boxing show at the Jaycees Community Center in Waldorf Maryland. The fighters are gritty and exciting, if not particularly skilled in a technical sense, and put on a great show for the bargain price of … [Read more...]
Wins for Green and Mundine
December 11, 2005 By
Tonight at the Challenge Stadium, Perth, Super Middleweights Anthony "The Man" Mundine and Danny Green, appearing on the same card for the first time, both won their fights against 2nd or 3rd tier opposition. … [Read more...]
“BOX LIKE THE PROS”
November 7, 2005 By
Anyway you cut it, Joe Frazier is boxing royalty, an Olympic Gold Medallist and a World Heavyweight Champion from 1970-1973. Frazier fought during arguably the most illustrious period of heavyweight competition and is on most experts’ lists of the … [Read more...]
Check, Mate?
October 10, 2005 By
In an exclusive interview with 15 Rounds .com, Gary Shaw clarified much of the behind the scenes scuttlebutt that has created a buzz in the boxing world in the past week. … [Read more...]
The Boxing Channel – Part 3
September 22, 2005 By
On September 10th, HBO Championship Boxing featured a double header of Erik “El Terrible” Morales vs. Zahir Raheem and Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao vs. Hector Velasquez. Aside from making money, the idea of this promotion was to showcase … [Read more...]
The Boxing Channel: SHOWTIME VS. HBO THE KING IS DEAD? – Part 2
September 19, 2005 By
Continuation from Part 1 Our June Edition of The Boxing Channel chronicled Showtime’s steady march toward becoming the premiere boxing network. The race is tightening, not surprising because trying to defeat HBO in boxing is akin to conquering … [Read more...]
THE BOXING CHANNEL
September 18, 2005 By
When we last visited our ongoing series on fistic entertainment, we reviewed highlights of the first half of the year. After a busy summer, it seems appropriate to take another look at the sublime and the ridiculous that we enjoyed/endured during the … [Read more...]
THE BOXING CHANNEL
June 20, 2005 By
There seems to be reason for optimism for the status of The Sweet Science to rise from one step above mountaineering back to its former prominence as a major sport. Boxing has been represented well of late with the Academy Award winning Million … [Read more...]
THE “IT” FACTOR
June 6, 2005 By
Winky Wright is deserving of every accolade that he receives for his near shutout victory over Felix “Tito” Trinidad this past May 14th at the MGM GRAND In Las Vegas. Not only was it almost a shutout - Tito won a grand total of two rounds from … [Read more...]
WINKY’S VIRTUOSO PERFORMANCE
May 15, 2005 By
It was there at the weigh-in; it was there as the fighters began their march to the ring. Felix “Tito” Trinidad is one of the very few boxing superstars. In Hollywood, they would say that he has the “It Factor.” Fans lined up along the … [Read more...]
Judah Sharp in Workout
May 10, 2005 By
Before today’s workout, Jab Judah didn’t try to evade questions in the fashion that he so ably slips punches. Before displaying his skills for the media, Jab took time to discuss his future, possible opponents, last week’s Corrales-Castillo … [Read more...]
The Boxing Writers Association of America 80th Annual Awards Dinner
May 7, 2005 By
Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, LasVegas, NV (Friday May 6, 2005)--The atmosphere at last night’s BWAA annual dinner, the first ever to be held here in Vegas was a star-studded affair, comparable to The Academy Awards, complete with red carpet. The … [Read more...]
Castillo-Corrales Press Conference
May 6, 2005 By
WBC Lightweight Champion Jose Luis Castillo vs. WBO Champion Diego Corrales meet on Saturday May 7 in Long Awaited Matchup … [Read more...]
Castillo-Corrales Weigh-In
May 6, 2005 By
JOSE LUIS CASTILLO 135 lbs. vs. DIEGO CORRALES 135 lbs. JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ 125 lbs. vs. VICTOR POLO 126 lbs. RAMANZEN PALYANI 135 lbs. vs. RAFAEL ORTIZ 137 lbs. CARLOS DELEON JR 160 ½ lbs. vs. MARCOS PRIMERA 161 … [Read more...]
NIGHT OF THE SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS Henry Buchanan Continues Knockout Streak In The Ballroom; Dirrell Brothers Impressive
March 11, 2005 By
Glen Burnie, Md.--On a night in which only five bouts, four of them scheduled four rounders, were contested due to a last minute cancellation, boxing fans in Glen Burnie still left the Michael’s Eighth Avenue Ballroom feeling that they received … [Read more...]
Dirrell Brothers Impressive in Debut
January 28, 2005 By
From Glen Burnie, Maryland … [Read more...]
