MAY, 2008
Talking Boxing with WBO Champion Carlos Quintana
FRI May 30, JAMES STILLERMAN - WBO welterweight champion Carlos Quintana, 25-1, is less than two weeks away from a highly anticipated rematch with Paul Williams on Showtime Championship Boxing, June 7th at 9PM/EST. Quintana, in his biggest win to date, won the WBO crown with a 12-round unanimous decision over Williams back on February 9th. Quintana, who feels he still isn't receiving the proper credit for his title winning effort, is gracious enough to give Williams the first crack at the title. The second fight between these top five Ring Magazine rated welterweights will be taking place in Connecticut at the Mohegan Sun Arena in what should be another great fight.
Hatton and Malignaggi survive tune-up Bouts, Almost Ruin Fall Match up
TUE May 27, ANDRES ANTONIO CARRIEDO - Ricky Hatton and Paulie Malignaggi have plans to fight each other. If they'd been ready to do so they'd have probably fought each other on HBO's World Championship Boxing series last Saturday night in what would have been a much anticipated fight pitting arguably the top two 140 lb. fighters in the world. Hatton's need for a tune-up fight, in the wake of his KO loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr. last December, and Malignaggi's contractual obligation to grant a rematch to Lovemore Ndou prevented that fight from happening just yet.
> Carriedo: Williams Suffers Loss, Estrada Gets Rare Stoppage
Hatton's Last Hurrah?
MON May 26, FRANK GONZALEZ JR. - In 2005, after retiring Kostya Tszyu after 11 rounds, Ricky Hatton was on top of the World. He was at his best. After Tszyu, Hatton fought Carlos Maussa (20-2) and won by TKO in nine. When Ricky Hatton fought Luis Collazo two years ago, he had some difficulties dealing with the technically sound Collazo. It was a close fight in many rounds. The Judges gave it to Hatton unanimously. Arguments could be made that Hatton did beat Collazo. He definitely out-hustled him...
The Angulo-Kikrland Crop: Plant Now, Harvest Later
THU May 22, CLIFF ROLD - Having seventeen weight divisions in Boxing is a blessing and a curse. It�s a curse when it waters things down, creating pockets of fighters whose incentives are not always in facing the best around them. Where once there might only have been only one champion, or even a 1970s two, every ten to fifteen pounds, now there can be upwards of twelve within the same scale span... [Link Requires You To Become a Member at MaxBoxing.com]
In with the New...
TUE May 20, ANDRES ANTONIO CARRIEDO - Yuriorkis Gamboa, Alfredo Angulo and James Kirkland all scored impressive victories on HBO's "Night of the Rising Stars" card at the Buffalo Bills Hotel in Primm, NV on Saturday night. They joined fellow undefeated prospects, contenders and titlists, Andre Dirrell, Mike Alvarado, Tim Bradley and Carl Froch in scoring televised career best victories during the month of May...
Favorites Win On HBO's Triple Header
MON May 19, FRANK GONZALEZ JR. - HBO's Boxing After Dark series featured three prospects in fights against three, "respectable opponents" Saturday night. First up was a Jr. Middleweight contest starring James Kirkland (22-0, 19 KO's), who scored a first round KO over Eromosele Albert (22-1, 10 KO's). Not much of a fight there. Albert came into the ring with....
Mijares-Munoz: Saturday's Best Fight Seeks an Audience
WED May 14, CLIFF ROLD - Two of the three best fighters in one of Boxing's two or three best divisions, gloved up and ready to throw. That should be all a Boxing fan need hear to be ready to plop down on the sofa, sacrificing another Saturday night. Sometimes, for whatever reason, it's not all that's needed. If this Saturday is one of those cases, it would be a shame because the Cristian Mijares-Alexander Munoz Jr. Bantamweight (115 lb.) unification clash... [Link Takes You To MaxBoxing.com]
Nate Campbell: Louder Than a Bomb
MON May 12, MICHAEL HERRON - Since his defeat over lightweight champion Juan "The Baby Bull" Diaz earlier this year, Nate Campbell, the new IBF, WBA, WBO lightweight champion, has been on a verbal rampage that has sent shockwaves throughout the industry. By utilizing sources mainly found on the internet, Campbell has gotten the word out that he won�t be denied the respect and priority he deserves as a champion...
Upstart Tim Bradley Takes WBC Title from Junior Witter
MON May 12, FRAMK GONZALEZ JR. - Congratulations to young Timothy Bradley (22-0, 11 KO's), who went to Nottingham England as the WBC's #1 contender and took Junior Witter's (36-2-2, 21 KO's) WBC Super Lightweight Title by a Split Decision victory. The twilight zone official scores were 115-113 for Witter, 114-113 and 115-113 for Bradley. I had it a blowout for Bradley.
Being Unbeaten Is Over Rated | Arnaoutis Beats Tyner
SAT May 10, FRANK GONZALEZ JR. - Friday night in Atlantic City N.J., formerly unbeaten Light Welterweight, Lanardo Tyner (19-1, 11 KO's) saw his 0 go after stepping up and finally facing his first respectable opponent (in his 20th professional fight) against "Mighty" Mike Arnaoutis (19-2-2, 9 KO's). This 12 round fight was for the USBA Light Welterweight Title. Tyner had never been past ten rounds as most of his fights ended by early KO's.
Ishe Smith: Too Young to Fight Old
WED May 7, MICHAEL HERRON - At the height of Michael Jordan's career in the NBA, quite a few youngsters wanted to "Be Like Mike," it can be argued that Kobe Bryant and Lebron James have been successful in emulating his style. In boxing, however, you can't always "Be Like Mike" (Tyson, or Spinks, Moorer, Carbajal, or Arnaoutis etc...); Simply put, "you got to be you and do what you do."
On Angels, Halos and Golden Parachutes
WED May 7, CLIFF ROLD - We got our infomercial; now tune in for As the World Turns or whatever it is Mayweather Beats De La Hoya II is going to be promoted as. "How will Floyd react with his Dad on the other side of the ring?" - "Will the brothers Mayweather, Roger and Floyd Sr., spill into the action?" - "Will Brenda find out about Dylan and Kelly?" [Link Takes You To MaxBoxing.com]
Andre Dirrell TKO's Tony Hanshaw in Five on ShoBox
MON May 5, FRANK GONZALEZ JR. - Friday night in Santa Ynez California, Super Middleweight contender Anthony Hanshaw (21-2-1, 14 KO's), made his return to the ring since losing a decision to Roy Jones Jr. in July of last year. Hanshaw gave a good account of himself against Jones until getting floored in the eleventh round. After a long lay off, this was an opportunity to bounce back and work his way back towards the limelight of the division.
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