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Marquez Knocks Out Casamayor In the Eleventh
Juan Manuel Marquez is the new linear champion of the lightweight division after dominating Ring Magazine champ Joel Casamayor last night in Las Vegas. Once the 35 year-old got comfortable in the ring you never would have known he was coming up in weight to challenge the division's champion. Marque...
Guzman-Campbell Reportedly Called Off
Boxingscene.com is reporting that tonight's Showtime main event between Nate Campbell and Joan Guzman has been called off. Earlier Guzman failed to make the 135 pound weight limit, leading to reports that the two would fight without the Campbell's titles at stake. What's especially odd about the sit...
Casamayor and Marquez Clash For the Title, Guzman Fails to Make Weight
For the second straight Saturday night the spotlight shines on the always entertaining lightweight division with what was supposed to be a pair of title fights. Unfortunately Joan Guzman was unable to make weight in his quest to unseat Nate Campbell. The two will still headline Showtime's impressiv...
Jeff Monson Would Like To Engage You In Thoughtful Political Debate
Jeff "The Snowman" Monson is the only Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt I know who also holds a Masters Degree in psychology. He's also an MMA fighter who has fought for Ultimate Fighting Championship titles on two occasions, and is really into politics. In fact, he took a little trip to Minneapolis-St...
The Baby Bull Dispatches of the Action Hero
Juan Diaz won last night's battle for reclamation with a controversial split-decision win over fellow one-loss fighter Michael Katsidis. If you ask the Katsidis camp (or just Michael's delusional manager) they'll contend that they won the fight, however the only real controversy was over what that ...
Boxing Is Back With Katsidis vs. Diaz
After a long month off from boxing it's great to have the sport back, especially when we're welcomed back with a fight that's pretty much guaranteed to be fucking great. Juan Diaz recently lost his impressive collection of lightweight title belts in a tough decision to Nate Campbell, and now he's p...
Floyd Mayweather Missing $7 Million In Jewelry After Robbery
Which is a real shame because Mayweather was using the $7 million in jewelry as a hedge against inflationary pressures brought on by the falling dollar and the continuing mortgage crisis. That or it was just sitting around in his house on the night of August 17th between 7 and 9 when it suddenly di...
CBS' MMA Property Might Get KTFO
It's common sense that any sports league needs the cash and exposure that come from being on television, and while the big sports have tidy, lucrative TV deals in place, there's one league that's still sorting out its path to the living rooms of America. No, NHL, we're not talking about you. UFC, th...
The Farce of the Year
After weeks of speculation and negotiation the match has finally been made between the consensus pound-for-pound champion Manny Pacquiao and boxing's Golden Boy, Oscar De La Hoya. While this certainly qualifies as a "mega-fight" it is not to be confused with the Fight of the Year or the Mayweather-D...
So About Those Judged Olympic Sports We All Love...
Rudel Obreja, a Romanian technical official for the international amateur boxing body (AIBA), was suspended Friday for holding an "unauthorized" press conference Friday. This is AIBA/IOC terminology for "talking too much", especially considering the topic Obreja chose: "That One Time a Couple High-R...
Taking Bite Out Of Glorious Nation Of Kazakhstan
So when did Olympic boxing become a Three Stooges short? Dzhakhon Kurbanov, a light heavyweight from Tajikistan, was disqualified for biting opponent Yerkebulan Shynaliyevon of Kazakhstan on the shoulder in a quarterfinal bout, but won't face further sanctions from the International Boxing Associati...
Boo Boo Is On His Way
Olympic boxing is by no means an indicator of future success at the sport's professional level, although often times it does serves as a showcase for an elite athlete's rise to prominence. The biggest name to arise from the '04 Olympics was England's young lightweight sliver medalist Amir Khan, who...
St. Pierre Busts Up Fitch, Retains Title
Last night's UFC 87 matches were some of the best of the year. There was blood, tears, and a 12 second knockout. And when all was said and done in the marquee match there stood two winners, one winner with a title and one winner who took the beating of his life and made it to the end. The blood that...
Much, Much More Trouble for 'Rampage' Jackson
Terribly sad news in light of MMA star Quinton "Rampage" Jackson's arrest from a couple of weeks ago. You might recall, "Rampage" was taken into custody for driving recklessly and striking several vehicles in the process. After his arrest, no drugs or alcohol were found in his system, and police rel...
Another Unfortunate Night For Super Judah
Personally, I blame Affliction. That douchey brand is intent on draping every fighter in that crap, and now it's forced Zab Judah's signature Star of David to a small space near the inseam of his shorts. And now Super Judah's career as a title contender is almost certainly over. Of course some crap...
Antonio Margarito Is More Machine Than Man
He's also the new welterweight champion of the world after a stunning 11th round stoppage over previously undefeated superstar Miguel Cotto. And let me just say, holy fucking shit! That was a fight was one of the finest displays of boxing I've ever seen, and it's the unquestionable choice for Fight...
Put Your Money On the Pride of PR
If you, like me, are paying $50 ($60 for HD) for tonight's fight then you might as make things more interesting with a small wager. Obviously I'm taking Cotto for the win, but when and by what means make all the difference. Continue after the jump where I'll break down all of the possible betting a...
The Only Fight That Matters
We are now just hours away from the most eagerly anticipated boxing match since Mayweather-De La Hoya between Mexico's Antonio Margarito and the biggest emerging star in boxing, Puerto Rico's Miguel Cotto. Everything about this match-up leads me to believe that we're about to witness one of the mos...
Boxer Remains in Critical Condition After Surgery to Relieve Brain Swelling
Oscar Diaz, who collapsed after a 10th round TKO loss on Wednesday night, is currently in critical condition in a San Antonio area hospital. Diaz's welterweight fight was televised on ESPN2 Wednesday night. Anyone who has ever strapped on a pair of boxing gloves knows how insanely brave you have to ...
Now You Can Own A Piece Of Rampage Jackson's Shredded Dignity
If one good thing came out of Quintin "Rampage" Jackson's police chase drama on Tuesday, it's that he's giving the SoCal economy a much-needed boost. First an enterprising young man snapped photos of the arrest in front of his house, and sold them to TMZ. And now it turns out that a guy grabbed the ...