Boxing Links (12-30-11)
Boxing’s 11 greatest misses of 2011 ESPN (blog) By Brian Campbell As we enter the championship rounds of 2011 and reflect back on what went right over the past year in boxing, we’d be remiss to neglect what went dreadfully wrong. To be fair, even a part-time admirer of a sport so honest in concept … See all […]
JERMAIN TAYLOR AND JESSIE NICKLOW, ANDRE DIRRELL & DARRYL CUNNINGHAM, LUIS GARCIA & ALEXANDER JOHNSON TRIPLEHEADER FINAL QUOTES
Thursday, Dec. 29, Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, Cabazon, Calif. Special Edition Of ShoBox: The New Generation Tomorrow/Friday, Dec. 30, Live on SHOWTIME® at 11 p.m. ET/PT CABAZON, Calif. (Dec. 29, 2011) – Two of the most recognizable names in boxing will make their long-awaited returns to the ring tomorrow, Dec. 30, when Jermain Taylor and Andre Dirrell are featured in separate 10-round fights on […]
WORLD CHAMPION ANDRE WARD PRESS CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
Andre Ward (25-0, 13 KOs), who just weeks removed from a dominant Super Six Tournament Final victory over the gritty and brash-talking Brit, Carl Froch (28-2, 20 KOs), retained his WBA belt, while also capturing the WBC, Ring and the inaugural SHOWTIME Super Six World Boxing Classic Cup. In addition, Ward, who was recently named ESPN and Sports Illustrated’s Fighter […]
JERMAIN TAYLOR & ANDRE DIRRELL & JESSIE NICKLOW CONFERENCE CALL HIGHLIGHTS
Former World Champ Taylor, at right against Arthur Abraham, Faces Nicklow at Middleweight; Super Middleweight Dirrell, at left, Makes Return Against Darryl Cunningham; Unbeaten Light Heavyweights Luis Garcia and Alexander Johnson Round Out Tripleheader Friday Night Live on a Special Edition of ShoBox: The New Generation On SHOWTIME® NEW YORK (Dec. 28, 2011) – Two Super Six […]
Boxing Links (12-24-11)
Andre Ward, Super Six Revisited BlackAthlete.net It marked the climax of what was a lengthy, grueling, and drawn out tournament called the Super Six World Boxing Classic featuring six (or eight) of the world’s best at 168 pounds. Not only did Ward unify the WBA/WBC championships, the Ring Magazine … See all stories on this topic » […]
Boxing Links (12-22-11)
Boxer Mayweather gets 90 jail days in Vegas case Finger Lakes Times LAS VEGAS (AP) – Boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. is a perfect 42-0 in the ring and has dodged significant jail time several times in domestic violence cases in Las Vegas and Michigan. But his courtroom streak came to an end Wednesday when a Las … See […]
Boxing Links (12-21-11)
Floyd Mayweather Jr. reportedly plans to accept plea bargain | Boxing The Seattle Times Undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. reportedly will accept a plea bargain to avoid a felony conviction for his alleged role in a 2010 domestic-violence episode involving the mother of three of his children, The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. … See all stories on this topic […]
Boxing Links (12-20-11)
No doubt about it: Ward is Super Six champ: Boxing Insider Plain Dealer By Peter Zicari, The Plain Dealer Enlarge Peter Zicari, The Plain Dealer Carl Froch, left, of England battles Andre Ward in the 12th round of the Super Six super middleweight tournament boxing final in Atlantic City NJ, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011. … See all stories on this […]
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