Well not down, but Howard Eastman — who’d never been knocked out in more than 40 fights — was finally stopped on Friday night in an IBF title eliminator against Edison Miranda . The young Colombian won a 7th round TKO, forcing the stoppage with a vicious combination.
It was a classic clash between youth and […]
Stupid me, I couldn’t imagine a negative outcome before this bout. If Toney pulled off a win, he’d establish himself as a legitimate heavyweight, of which the division is in short supply. If Rahman came out victorious, he’d prove that he deserves the belt he inherited and clearly stand as the man to beat among […]
Sweet fancy Moses, a decent heavyweight match-up?! It’s true. Hasim “The Rock” Rahman 41-5-1 (33) will defend his hardly-earned WBC title against James “Lights Out” Toney 69-4-2 (43) tonight in Atlantic City.
I say “hardly-earned” not to take a shot at Rahman, it’s just that he gained the belt by default when Vitali Klitschko retired — […]
Playing catch-up tonight. I’m late to write any post-fight analysis of Lacy-Calzaghe, but what is there to say that hasn’t been said. Lacy was taken to school, and with him many a boxing writer and fan. Plenty of educated journalists picked Left Hook and just got it wrong, but count me among the many fans […]
Coming into ‘06 the fight I was most excited about was Barrera-Chavez. That one’s off, but Saturday night’s main event has me almost as jazzed. It has the makings of a classic match-up. Coming off impressive knock-out wins over Robin Reid and Scott Pemberton, the undefeated Lacy’s about as hot as a fighter can […]
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