HBO SHOULD KNOW STARS ARE BUILT IN THE RING!
Los Angeles, CA- I feel obliged to take those overpaid suits at HBO and boxing manager Al Hayman to task here. With all due respect to their subscribers (some who pay as high as $18 dollars a month, many who...
STRIKFORCE LOOKS TO CHALLENGE UFC
Las Vegas, NV- For whatever reason, Strikeforce chieftain Scott Coker and his crew have decided to hold a live card tonight from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. This midweek action will air on Showtime and features a few good scraps. The main event is...
NOVEMBER BOUT SEEMS CERTAIN TO HAPPEN
San Francisco, CA- Although neither side is saying much, promoter Oscar De La Hoya, he of Golden Boy Promotions, told ESPN this week that the fight between rivals Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather is close! One of my sources on the inside is...
WARD AND GREEN CERTAIN FIREWORKS!
Los Angeles, CA-Andre Ward (21-0, 13 KOs) faces a stern test in Allan Green (29-1, 20 KOs) Saturday at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, CA, in defense of his WBA super middleweight (168) crown. Odds makers have Andre favored by as much as 6-1. While Green is...
CHAMP SAYS HE’S TOTALLY FOCUSED ON ALLAN GREEN
San Francisco, CA- Listen to Sunday’s show featuring unbeaten World & WBA super middleweight (168 lbs) champion Andre Ward just a few days away from defending against Allan Green. In addition, unbeaten welterweight Karim Mayfield, once licked jr. welter Steve Chambers,...
Lorraine Chargin circa 2007TOUGH TASK TO WRITE ABOUT “DRAGON LADY”
San Francisco, CA– With the memory of Cambria, CA, the beautiful California coastal town where legendary boxing promoter Lorraine Chargin lived until her recent passing still visually etched in my mind from her services, I have had a writing block...
WARD, GOOSSEN, MAYFIELD, CHAMBERS, SEYMOUR & MORE!
San Francisco, CA- World super middleweight champ Andre Ward, now 21 & zip with 13 whacks, unbeaten welter Karim Mayfield (13-01, 9 KOs), once licked jr. welter Steve Chambers (21-1-, 6 KOs), promoter Dan Goossen, MMA scribe Matt Grizzle, Examiner.com writer Colin Seymour,...
ALEXANDER SAYS BRADLEY IS RUNNING FROM HIM!
San Francisco, CA- With an HBO date coming up in August, one of the fighters most avoided today, Devon Alexander, speaks his mind on his upcoming match and the fight that he really wants with Tim Bradley.
Ring Talk (RT) – On...
PART I OF SERIES ON DRUGS & NEVADA
San Francisco, CA- Having been on the subject of “steroids in boxing” since 2004 when I broke a story that exposed Shane Mosley as at the very least a liar, this after Shane told the world he had never taken steroids. ...
Saturday, June 12, 2010
FOX SPORTS NET SHOWCASED “LITTLE IVAN”
New York, NY- Ivan Calderon, 106, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico UD 12 Jesus Iribe, 106, Culiacan, Sinaloa, MX (WBO 108 lb. title) Calderon (31-0-1, 6 KOs) survived a scary round two when limited but scrappy challenger Iribe (16-7-5, 10 KOs) scored...
