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Q & A with Urbano Antillon
Having gone taken part in one of the fights of 2010 Urbano Antillon earned a well deserved break over Christmas having gone life an...
Q & A with Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley
As Tim Bradley's nickname "Desert Storm" suggests he's a trooper. He's one of Boxing's blue collar fighters, he's never had anything given to him...
Can’t stop, won’t stop
Evander Holyfield had just finished working out at New York City's Church Street gym Tuesday morning when he sat on the ringside steps and...
Q & A with Devon Alexander “The Great”
St Louis is a Sporting town they have three major franchises The Blues, The Rams & The Cardinals with the later being very successful....
Pontiac in January
Much has been made about poor ticket sales for Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley versus Devon Alexander “The Great.” The venue, Silverdome – originally...
Q & A with Jerry “The Corpus Christie Kid” Belmontes
If the rumors had been true Jerry "The Corpus Christi Kid" Belmontes 14-0(5) would be just weeks away from what he hoped would be...
Looking for hope and finding some in an Arizona gym
PHOENIX – The calls have been coming from everywhere, from old friends and family. What the hell is wrong with Arizona?
I’m...
“King Kenny” I am one of the best teachers ever
Back in May of 2010 Kenny Adams was proudly inaugurated into the St Louis Hall of Fame. It represented a very special moment for...
Lights Out Review
Whether you realize it or not, FX has been a power-player in network television for the better part of a decade. Since 2002,...
Q & A with Florante “Mini Pacquiao” Condes
Filipino Boxer Florante Condes 25-5-1(21) came from nowhere in 2007 to rest the IBF Strawweight title from battle hardened Mohammad Rachman in Rachman's home...
Integrity’s integral part in prizefighting
“I cannot find language of sufficient energy to convey my sense of the sacredness of private integrity. . . . With so much awe,...
2010 15rounds.com Staff Awards
Fight of the Year: Amir Khan UD12 Marcos Maidana
For the last year and a half, boxing scribes were accusing “glass chinned” Amir Khan of...
Blame is everywhere, even on a ballot, for no Pacquiao-Marquez rematch
As criticism of Bob Arum’s decision to go with Shane Mosley instead of Juan Manuel Marquez for Manny Pacquiao’s next fight on May 7...
Northern California Notebook
Few prospects in boxing today have had a more difficult four-fight run at the same stage of their professional careers than the recent schedule...
Q & A with Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade
Having won Gold in Chicago at the World Championships the future seemed bright for Demetrius "Boo Boo" Andrade. There were high expectation's that he...
Keep the ball rollin’
The beginning of 2011 looks promising for the sweet science. Moreso than the beginning of 2010, at least.
After a late rally...
Q & A with Lateef “Power” Kayode
A few years back Lateef "Power" Kayode decided he needed to come to America to make it big. He knew he needed to meet...
A mosaicked revisit to last year’s most interesting fight – Parts 1 & 2
Authors Note – In previous years, I’ve broken these treatments into two parts because we needed original content. Kyle Kinder and Anson Wainwright...
A few picks, but no promises, for 2011
Predictions are a lot like contract clauses, which is to say they are hard to fulfill. They fall apart faster than Jean Pascal. So...
Review of 10 prospects for 2010 and 10 for 2011
Last year we picked 10 prospects who were a little under the radar, here we review how their 2010 went.
Kubrat Pulev 10-0(5) -...
2010 Garden State Boxing Awards!
The last 365 days of New Jersey boxing have been entertaining to say the least. We witnessed both fights that made Sergio Martinez into...
Q & A with Kaizer Mabuza
Last September Kaizer Mabuza left his homeland South Africa and headed to the Ukraine to fight then unbeaten Serhiy Fedchenko. He proved his mettle...
The Spaniard after whom our gym is named
“In order to allow our employees to spend time with their families, we will be closed on Christmas Day.” Is any sign so...
Say goodbye and good riddance to 2010
It will be remembered for what didn’t happen instead of what did and for a self-proclaimed face of the game seen more often in...
Execution Postponed
Jean Pascal may have escaped Quebec City’s Pepsi Coliseum with his championship belts last weekend, but he didn’t escape his execution, he simply postponed...
Q & A with Jhonny Gonzalez
Several years ago Jhonny Gonzalez 47-7(41) won the WBO Bantamweight title he defeated Marc Johnson & Fernando Montiel and the future appeared rosey. He...
An unironical look at what happened in Pascal-Hopkins I
There’s irony in every Bernard Hopkins controversy. No one, that is, means exactly what he says. Hopkins talks and talks and sees...
Ageless: Hopkins Beats Down Pascal
Last Tuesday, Bernard Hopkins walked through Quebec City’s airport wearing a hunting cap with ear flaps, his face exposed the way it was never...
The unabridged Hopkins faces a last stand at adding another chapter to a long...
A conference call with Bernard Hopkins is a lot like his career. It goes on forever, which is one way of saying he has...
Q & A with Odlanier Solis
Through out the 1950 Cuba was undergoing their Revolution, in the early 1960's they imposed an embargo that is still in operation today with...
