By Joe Stevens, Posted May 12th, 2008 Comments (2) Topic: Boxing News, General News

Apparently, “Smokin’” Joe Frazier’s Philadelphia Gym is now up for sale for a massive $2.4 million.
The boxing gym is being advertised as “a chance to own a piece of history” and pieces of history don’t come much greater than this, especially in Philadelphia (read more…)
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By James Russell, Posted May 12th, 2008 Comments (0) Topic: Boxing News, General News

In recent months we have seen two British world boxing champions loses their titles as both Clinton Woods and Junior Witter were defeated in the ring.
Can Witter and Woods make a comeback?
There are probably two main factors (read more…)
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By Robert Westwood, Posted May 11th, 2008 Comments (0) Topic: Boxing News, Fight Previews

After his victory over Junior Witter, American boxer Timothy Bradley wants to face another British welterweight, but one of a much higher calibre.
In an interview after the fight, Bradley said (read more…)
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By Joe Stevens, Posted May 11th, 2008 Comments (0) Topic: Boxing News, General News

Suriya Prasathinpimai, an Olympic boxing bronze medallist, has been banned from the ring for a year after he tested positive for banned substances.
The middleweight boxer, Suriya Prasathinpimai, was one of Thailand’s top amateur boxers but (read more…)
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By Robert Westwood, Posted May 11th, 2008 Comments (1) Topic: Boxing News, Fight Previews
The young British boxing prospect Amir Khan is ready to face Michael Gomez on the 21st June in Birmingham, UK.

This is another stepping stone for Amir Khan on his way to a world title challenge. Khan is currently ranked in the top ten of all major boxing bodies at lightweight, but this does not mean Gomaz will be an easy fight.
Gomez has (read more…)
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By James Russell, Posted May 11th, 2008 Comments (0) Topic: Boxing News, Fight Previews
Junior Witter has lost his title to a mandatory challenger, Timothy Bradley.

Witter had talked of fighting Ricky Hatton, but it doesn’t look like this will happen now!
Well, maybe there is still a chance at glory, but Witter will have to start over after being sent to the canvas by Bradley and (read more…)
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By James Russell, Posted May 4th, 2008 Comments (3) Topic: Boxing News, Fight Reviews
Boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya won a unanimous points victory over Steve Forbes in a bout that many have said is simply a warm up for a Floyd Mayweather - Oscar De La Hoya fight in September.

Two of the boxing judges gave De La Hoya the fight by 119 points to 109 with the other giving him the verdict 120-108.
What did you think of Oscar De La Hoya? Was Oscar De La Hoya at his best in this fight?
Oscar De La Hoya said (read more…)
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By Joe Stevens, Posted May 2nd, 2008 Comments (6) Topic: Boxers
We haven’t done a list of who we consider as the top pound for pound boxers in a while, so here’s the update.

Feel free to agree or disagree, and please post any comments you have on the list at the bottom of the article (read more…)
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By Robert Westwood, Posted April 29th, 2008 Comments (3) Topic: Boxing Equipment, Boxing Protection

When buying boxing equipment, I tend to favour the traditional boxing brands like Everlast, Lonsdale and Title. However generic sports names such as Adidas can sometimes do the job just as well.
This adidas boxing ‘ADISTAR’ Pro Head Guard is CE approved and so at least has the piece of paper saying it works (read more…)
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By Joe Stevens, Posted April 28th, 2008 Comments (1) Topic: Boxing News, Fight Previews
Joe Calzaghe wants to break a record set by Muhammad Ali, probably the greatest name in boxing history.

After his win against Bernard Hopkins, Joe Calzaghe is looking to fight Roy Jones in Cardiff and attempt to beat the record set by Ali (read more…)
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