San Francisco, CA- Although emotion is in the air seeing his funeral was yesterday, there has been a lot of talk about Arturo Gatti’s place in history. In other words, are Gatti’s accomplishments worthy of the hall of fame? Without any doubt! Although he held two alphabetical titles, Gatti’s...
ESPN 2 FIGHTS WERE IN SIN CITY
Las Vegas, NV- Miguel Vazquez W10 Breidis Prescott: Tall lightweights faced off with the man that KO’d Amir Khan, Breidis Prescott (21-1-0-18 KOs) getting the better of the tough Miguel Vazquez (25-3-0-12 KOs) during the early going. However Vazquez overcame a first round...
Las Vegas, NV- The Miguel Cotto-Manny Pacquiao fight is set for 145 lbs. on November 14, as predicted here a month ago. Pac, 47-3-2, 37 KOs, a Filipino phenomenon, will meet Puerto Rico’s Cotto (31-1, 27 KOs). At this weight, I think Manny’s in water deep enough...
Montreal, Canada- Having dealt with death more often than I’d like to admit, it takes me a while to emotionally react to it. This may have a lot to do with the training one receives in a California Police Officers Standards & Training (POST) law enforcement academy. If the...
GATTI HAD BALLS BOTH IN & OUT OF RING
New York, NY- A 6’5” Los Angeles based talk show host named Tariq “King Flex” Nasheed recently made mention of a physical encounter he had with the late Arturo Gatti. Gatti was only 5’7” but apparently was not diminutive in heart...
FIGHT SHOW HAS BEEN ON THE AIR 24+ YEARS
San Francisco, CA- Find out why the other boxing shows don’t compare with “Ring Talk Worldwide.” Guests include the man who has televised more fights than any other person in history, Colonel Bob Sheridan. Writer Brian Gorman joins the mix and...
DEATH OF BOXER A THREE-RING BRAZILIAN CIRCUS
Sao Paulo, Brazil- The following link is to an Associated Press news video that is the latest involving the death of Arturo “Thunder” Gatti, the 37-year old former boxing champion who was found dead in Brazil last week. What is interesting here...
Friday, July 17, 2009
Planet Hollywood Casino, Las Vegas, NV- (ESPN 2) Breidis Prescott (21-0, 18 KOs) vs. Miguel Vazquez (24-3, 12 KOs) Odds/Prediction: Prescott, KO winner over Amir Khan is 14-5 here. Favorite looks to be far better and should prevail with stoppage.
Erislandy Lara (6-0, 4 KOs) vs. Darnell...
Las Vegas, NV- Finally, it looks as if Fedor Emelianenko (30-1, 7 KOs, 16 SUBs) is headed to a Ultimate Fighting Championships title shot. Now that Brock Lesnar (4-1, 2 KOs, 1 SUB) has avenged his loss against Frank Mir (12-4, 2 KOs, 7 SUBs), he will be looking...
CRONKITE WAS MOST TRUSTED MAN IN AMERICA
New York, NY- The life of all great men are celebrated at their death. That being said, let us that knew him rejoice in the fact that Walter Cronkite, host of the CBS evening news from 1962 to 1981, was a man of...
