APRIL 2005
Heavyweight Shakedown begins this Weekend
SAT Apr 30, by Jason Herron - The glamour division in boxing is about to enter the spotlight for the first time this year. James "Lights Out" Toney will challenge John
Ruiz for his WBA belt Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
TalkingBoxing with "THE GHOST"
THU Apr 28, by Julius Stecker - 22-year old NABF featherweight champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero has his eyes set on becoming a world champion soon and the has been nothing but impressive as of late.
TalkingBoxing with DaVARRYL WILLIAMSON
WED Apr 27, by Brian Skjold - On April 30, John Ruiz and James Toney are set to duel for Ruiz’s WBA title. This fight could go either way and has the potential to either be an exciting toe-to-toe brawl, or like most of Ruiz’s fights, a snoozer.
Jimmy Holmes: A Fighting School Teacher
FRI Apr 29, by Julius Stecker - The life of first grade teacher is supposed to be simple. You go to work, you teach the basics to the youth of America and you may have to discipline a few little rascals every now and then.
Stecker's Top 20 of The Last 20 Years
WED Apr 27, by Julius Stecker - Everybody has a list. So I thought I would come up with mine. Remember there is always room for debate and that is what makes these lists great.
Verdict Is Still Out, On Paper Klitschko Looks Good
TUE Apr 26, by Buster Paris - It was a fourth round knock out and he’s now 44 wins, 40 by KO with only 3 losses. On paper it looks great. On paper he looks great, but the verdict unfortunately is still out on if Wladimir Klitschko is great.
Middleweight Lightning to Strike Twice?
TUE Apr 26, by Garth Weaver - Well folks, here we are, just a week away from the eagerly anticipated match between WBA heavyweight champ John “The Quiet Man” Ruiz and former IBF middleweight, super-middleweight, and cruiserweight champ James “Lights Out” Toney at Madison Square Garden on April 30th.
Mosley Returns with a Victory, Margarito KO's Cintron
SAT Apr 24, by Luke Callahan - Caesars Palace, Las Vegas - A return to welterweight is just what the candy shoppe ordered for 'Sugar' Shane Mosley. Having gone 1-4 with a no-contest over his previous six fights, Mosley was again prime for the taking after choosing a rather difficult opponent last night.
TalkingBoxing with DANNY McDERMOTT FRI Apr 22, by Brian Skjold -Undefeated junior lightweight prospect, Danny McDermott doesn’t fit the usual mold. Many prospects these days are young, baby-faced kids, coming out of the Olympics or highly decorated amateurs with more titles than you can shake a stick at.
TalkingBoxing with DIEGO CORRALES
THU Apr 21, by Coyote Duran - Aren't second chances groovy? Don't answer that. You know they are. And they come in all varieties and degrees, too, for all kinds of folks.
Take for instance, super-cool, yet brooding actor David Caruso. One year into his gig as super-cool, yet brooding detective Jon Kelly on NYPD Blue...
TalkingBoxing with JEFF LACY
WED Apr 20, by Brian Skjold - That just about sums up IBF’s super middleweight champion, Jeff Lacy. He is willing to take and make the fights that are best for the sport. On August 6, in his hometown of Tampa, Florida, Lacy defends his title against former WBC super middleweight champ Robin Reid, on Showtime’s Championship Boxing Series.
