WHY DO THE ALPHABETS THRIVE WHEN EVERYONE HATES THEM?
Pittsburgh, PA- How often do you hear nice things about the sanctioning bodies? The ratio of negative comments over positive ones has to be 1,000 to one, but yet, they’re as a whole stronger than ever. How did this...
Los Angeles, CA- Is 2004 Olympic gold medalist Andre “SOG” Ward (19-0, 12 KO’s) the real deal? Unfortunately the public won’t get to find that out Saturday as Ward looks to refine his skills in a tune-up bout against journeyman Shelby Pudwill (22-3-1, 9 KOs) on Showtime Saturday...
San Francisco, CA- As noted by historian “Sin City” Richey, today marks 26 years since the “straight” fight between Alexis Arguello and Aaron Pryor. The fight, well it wasn’t really a fight as Pryor “owned” Alexis before AA tapped out after being dropped in round ten. It...
THE RISE OF THE “SANCTIONING MOBS”
Pittsburgh, PA- In my earliest memory of a big fight, Larry Holmes stopped Gerry Cooney in defense of his heavyweight championship back when you knew who the champ – the singular champ – was. Only two years later, as a nine year old,...
New York, NY- As the former pound for pound king, Floyd Mayweather (39-0, 25 KOs) makes his return to the ring against Juan Manuel Marquez (50-4-1, 37 KOs) on September 19th, boxing fans have something to talk about. Whether you anticipate a rusty Mayweather who will catch his...
UPCOMING SERIES BY LAWYER INTERESTING
San Francisco, CA- In paraphrasing the late Howard Cosell with the article title, I have come to the realization and agree with Howard that boxing cannot be cleaned up. When the felonies that were perpetrated by those in the Top Rank offices in Las...
San Francisco, CA- Having grown up in a “Union” family, I watched my father negotiate contracts as the Shop Foreman between the company and Local 4 of the Painter’s Union. This assault, and I must say it has been successful to a great extent, against Unions by both...
TAKING THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND OFF
San Francisco, CA- “Ring Talk Radio” will RETURN Sunday with a new start time of 9 PM ET/6 PM PT on XTRA Sports 860 AM with LIVE streaming audio here at www.RingTalk.com.
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Saturday, September 5, 2009
Panama City, Panama- Luis Concepcion KO 12 Omar Salado: Interim WBA 112 title: Concepcion (18-1, 13 KOs) dominated Salado (21-2-2, 12 KOs) throughout before finally stopping him at 0:39 of the finale. ...
Casino Rama, Rama, Canada
Jose Lopez (39-7-2, 32 KOs) vs. Marvin Sonsona (13-0, 12 KOs) (WBO 115 lb. title) Odds/Prediction: Lopez 13-5. Filipino Sonsoma (from Manny Pacquiao’s hometown) will need to bring it here as Mexican champ holds the better hand.
Steve Molitor (29-1, 11 KOs) vs. Feliciano Ledezma (76-15-2,...
