- by Anson Wainwright on 17 March 2010
Q & A with Ivan “Iron Boy” Calderon
Arguably the best pure boxer in the game today Ivan “Iron Boy” Calderon 33-0-1(6) will look to end his 9 month hiatus from the ring when he reappears on 29 May in Bayamon, Puerto Rico against WBO Interim champion Johnriel Casimero 14-0(8). The fight will be Calderon’s 6th defence of the WBO Light Flyweight title [...]
Read more- by Anson Wainwright on 16 March 2010
Q & A with Nathan Cleverly
While the Light Heavyweight division is largely dominated by 40+ year old veteran’s in the shape of Bernard Hopkins, Roy Jones Jnr, Antonio Tarver & Glen Johnson there are a few younger guys who are looking to break through. One of these is Welshman Nathan Cleverly who is a former protege of Joe Calzaghe having [...]
Read more- by Matt Yanofsky on 15 March 2010
Shamone Alvarez “Bring on Whoever!”
Shamone “The Truth” Alvarez is looking to get back into contention following his impressive 7th round TKO victory over hard hitting Alexis Camacho March 6 in his hometown of AC. Alvarez, now 21-2 with 12 KO’s, is looking hungry as ever to prove that he belongs among the upper echelon welterweights, even though both of [...]
Read more- by Bart Barry on 14 March 2010
Manny, Joshua and the rays come down from Jerrytron
GRAPEVINE, Tex. – To look across the atrium of the Gaylord Texan resort on a Sunday morning – Alamo replica here, River Walk replica there – is to wonder: How did this place get built between Dallas and Fort Worth and not Mandalay Bay and MGM Grand? It would work well on the Strip; [...]
Read more- by Norm Frauenheim on 13 March 2010
No knockout for Pacquiao, but Cowboys Stadium scores one instead
ARLINGTON, Tex. – Manny Pacquiao trainer Freddie Roach promised a stoppage. Pacquiao couldn’t deliver. He didn’t have to. The building did it for him.
Read more- by Marc Abrams on 13 March 2010
15rounds.com Pacquiao - Clottey staff picks
Marc Abrams
We always see something new from Pacquiao. Being that Clottey has a strong and is a very good fighter. he will competitive early until he gets stopped with a body shot in round eleven.
- by Norm Frauenheim on 13 March 2010
Clottey’s comedy corner turns weigh-in into laugh-in
ARLINGTON, Tex. – Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey tried to play it straight when they were asked to pose. The stare-down is supposed to be serious stuff. One blink signals fear. But Pacquiao and Clottey laughed like kids at play. They couldn’t stop laughing.
Read more- by Norm Frauenheim on 12 March 2010
Margarito in Texas with a plan and a familiar denial
GRAPEVINE, Tex. – Antonio Margarito had hoped to fight Saturday night in Texas. He won’t. But he did show up Thursday night at the official hotel for the Manny Pacquiao-Joshua Clottey fight Saturday night and talked about his comeback in Mexico, his hopes for a fight in the United States and said again that he [...]
Read more- by Norm Frauenheim on 11 March 2010
Pacquiao-Clottey is all about location, location, location
ARLINGTON, Tex. – It’s all about the building. Cowboys Stadium is the main event. It sits there, below a flight path to a Dallas-Fort Worth runway, rising toward the Texas sky like a giant tent. It’s the big top, a technical marvel that sometimes sounds as if it could be a ride at Disney World.
Read more- by Brett Mauren on 10 March 2010
Manny Pacquiao-Joshua Clottey: The Prefight Breakdown
This Saturday night, Manny Pacquiao will put his streak of brilliance on the line in one of the world’s most remarkable buildings. Four months ago the Dallas Cowboys’ brand new billion dollar stadium was poised to hold the long awaited showdown between Pacquiao and Mayweather, but it was not to be. While boxing fans [...]
Read more- by Anson Wainwright on 9 March 2010
From Olympic champion to world champion
Much is made of Boxers fight at the Olympics and using them as a spring board to monetary gain once they opt to make there way in to the proffessional sport. Here’s a look at the guys who have won gold at a said Olympics and then gone on to enjoy further success in the [...]
Read more- by Bart Barry on 7 March 2010
Anonymity and the Lone Star streak
First, an anecdote. The night before Ghana’s Joshua Clottey fought Miguel Cotto, we took a cab from the BWAA awards dinner to Times Square. The driver was a Ghanaian. When I told him we were in town for Saturday’s big match at Madison Square Garden, he said, “Who’s fighting?”
Read more- by Brett Mauren on 7 March 2010
Boxing’s Finest Sound Off on Pacquiao vs Clottey
On the cusp of boxing’s super-season the world’s focus remains on Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather. While we await their hopeful showdown both men have tall tasks in front of them this spring. Mayweather will face Shane Mosley on May 1, a bout that will be touched off on in the coming weeks, while Pacquiao [...]
Read more- by Anson Wainwright on 5 March 2010
Q & A with Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez
One of the most underrated boxers in world Boxing Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez 44-2-2(24) is just six weeks from the biggest fight of his career when he challenge’s Kelly Pavlik for his WBC/WBO Middleweight titles. Originally from one of the tough suburbs of Buenos Aires in Argentina Martinez has carefully honed his skills since making his [...]
Read more- by Norm Frauenheim on 4 March 2010
Political game is the wrong ring for Pacquiao to prove he is special
It’s hard to know when Manny Pacquiao got interested in politics. Maybe, it happened at about the time he added a right to his left. It’s also hard to understand why. But Pacquiao is serious, even after he lost by a reported 37,000-to-38,000 votes in his last and only run in 2007 for an anonymous [...]
Read more- by Anson Wainwright on 4 March 2010
Q & A with James “Lights Out” Toney
One of Boxing most outspoken characters James “Lights Out” Toney 72-6-3(44) took time out from training to speak with us earlier this week. Originally from the tough streets of Grand Rapids, MI, Toney was brought up the hard way first entering the ring as a pro in 1988 now a full 22 years later he’s [...]
Read more- by Brett Mauren on 3 March 2010
Bobby Gunn Gears up for the Future
In the biggest fight of his life Bobby Gunn showed up, fought his heart out, and was told he had had enough. With a world title opportunity lost, at age 35 it may have looked as though Bobby Gunn was finished, He’d like people to know he is far from.
Read more- by Matt Yanofsky on 3 March 2010
New Jersey Pound for Pound top-10
15rounds in association with Gardenstatefightscene.com brings you our inaugural New Jersey pound for pound list, which will be updated on a regular basis. Unlike regular P4P lists, this one was a bit tricky, as many fighters are at different stages. In compiling the list, we factored resume with potential and what each fighter has left. [...]
Read more- by Anson Wainwright on 2 March 2010
Q & A with Dean “Irish Lightning” Byrne
When you think of the Wild Card in Los Angeles you think of Manny Pacquiao first and formost, however there are fighters behind the scene’s who though only fledgling pro’s would appear to have obvious talent. One of those guys is Dean “The Irish Lightening” Byrne 11-0(4). Bryne 25, hails from Crumlin in The Republic [...]
Read more- by Bart Barry on 28 February 2010
Friends like these
“Regard friendship as the greatest thing in the world; for there is nothing which so fits in with our nature, or is so exactly what we want in prosperity or adversity. But I must at the very beginning lay down this principle: Friendship can only exist between good men.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero, “Treatises [...]
Read more- by Anson Wainwright on 26 February 2010
Q & A with Edison “Pantera” Miranda
When Edison “Pantera” Miranda 33-4(29) steps into the ring next month and will try to win a world title at the second attempt when he faces Lucian Bute for Bute’s IBF Super Middleweight title. The fight will take place on home territory for Bute in Montreal. Miranda hopes capitalise on this fantastic opportunity which goes [...]
Read more- by Norm Frauenheim on 25 February 2010
He’s not Mayweather, but Joshua Clottey might be good enough
Timing and circumstances haven’t been kind to Joshua Clottey. He isn’t Floyd Mayweather, Jr., the welterweight everybody wanted to see against Manny Pacquiao on March 13.
Read more- by Troy Maxwell on 25 February 2010
Troy Maxwell Final Training Blog
It’s Thursday now, 2 days to the fight. I can honestly say I am in the best shape I’ve ever been in for a fight thus far in my life. I am already on weight! You know someone recently asked me, what’s the difference from fighting in MMA? Why did you start boxing? See in [...]
Read more- by Alejandro Echevarria on 24 February 2010
Making History for Puerto Rican and Filipino Boxing
“Marvelous” Marvin Sonsona (14-0-1 12KO’s) and Wilfredo “Papito” Vazquez Jr. (17-0-1 14KO’s) will be looking to make history and add to the brewing rivalry between Puerto Rico and the Phillipines come Saturday night. The two undefeated boxers will square off for the WBO super bantamweight title at the Rubén Rodríguez Coliseum in Bayamón Puerto Rico.
Read more- by Anson Wainwright on 24 February 2010
Q & A with Craig McEwan
Scotland’s Craig McEwan has made his home in Los Angeles, Ca since turning pro 3 and a half years ago where he has run his record to an impressive 17-0(9). The 27 year old originally hails from a tough part of Edinburgh. He had an impressive amateur career that got the attention of Freddie [...]
Read more- by Anson Wainwright on 23 February 2010
Q & A with Steve O’Meara
This Friday marks the return of the hugely popular Prize-Fighter in Britain. This time it’s the turn of the Light Middleweight’s. It starts with 8 men who fight over 3×3 minute rounds with the winner advancing to the next round until one man is left standing. One man hoping that is him is Londoner Steve [...]
Read more- by Colin Linwebber on 22 February 2010
A tribute to Rocky Marciano’s legendary boxing trainer, Allie Colombo
A tribute to Rocky Marciano’s legendary boxing trainer, Allie Colombo, will be held tomorrow night at Joe Angelo’s Café in Brockton.
Read more- by Bart Barry on 21 February 2010
SubUrbano blight
The second event I covered was a Top Rank card on May 6, 2005 at Fort McDowell Casino in Fountain Hills, Ariz. Televised on “Solo Boxeo,” the marquee comprised Mexican prospects like Giovanni Segura, Mike Alvarado, Jesus Soto Karass and Jesus Gonzales. But that night no one stood out like Urbano Antillon.
Read more- by Colin Linwebber on 21 February 2010
Jewish champ will lose to Puerto Rican icon at Yankee Stadium
Provided that a bar mitzvah doesn’t prohibit it from occurring, WBA super welterweight champion Yuri Foreman is expected to defend his crown against former WBO welterweight titlist Miguel Cotto on June 5 at Yankee Stadium.
Read more- by Colin Linwebber on 20 February 2010
Former heavyweight champ Oliver McCall needs help or he’ll be dead within five years
Former WBC heavyweight champion Oliver “The Atomic Bull” McCall was arrested on Saturday night for possession of cocaine and a crack pipe in Fort Lauderdale Saturday.
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