Saoul Mamby boxed Duran on May 4, 1976 in Miami Beach, FL in a non-title fight. Duran was 24-years-old and in the midst of his reign as World Lightweight champion. From the Bronx, Mamby was 28, with an unspectacular record of 19-8-5, in his seventh year as a pro.
BoxingInsider: Were you intimidated going into the [...]
This is a piece I penned for www.BoxingInsider.com…
Andy Roddick recently befriended Tim Bradley at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament in Indian Wells, CA.
Roddick, the 2003 U.S. Open champion and a boxing fan, shared his views on what he thinks will happen when Manny Pacquiao clashes with Bradley on June 9. “I talked to (Bradley) [...]
The Filipino-American sensation who none other than Sergio Martinez last week firmly stated (exclusively to BoxingInsider.com) will be the future pound-for-pound #1 kingpin in boxing, Nonito Donaire discusses his unique style, his speed, the source of his power, and much more in this revealing and entertaining interview. 28-year-old Donaire, the WBC/WBO Bantamweight champion (26-1, 18 [...]
Talkin' Boxing with Wladimir KlitschkoWorld IBF/WBO/WBA/RING Heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko takes timeout in Kiev, Ukraine to share some final thoughts on his most recent match, his very first fight, the hardest part about boxing, and more…
BoxingInsider: Your comments from the world title unification victory against David Haye?
Wladimir Klitschko: ”I was disappointed that I didn’t knock him out. Very. [...]
June 11, 2005…most boxing fans will remember this night as the end of Mike Tyson’s boxing career, as he was defeated by Kevin McBride by TKO 6 in Washington DC at the MCI Center. It was an unexpected result as McBride was supposed to be a tune-up for the latest comeback of the once prolific [...]
[This article was orignally published in 2003 by Boxinginsider.com and Boxing Digest magazine. On Saturday night Hopkins will box a rematch with Roy Jones Jr., 17 years after their first contest which was won by Jones on points.]
“When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign: that the dunces [...]
I’m walking around between fights and out of nowhere pops old friend and former IBF Junior Middleweight champ, one of the nicest people and happiest spirits you will ever come across…the one and only Kassim Ouma. The man from Uganda wants to do an interview…
BoxingInsider: Fire away my man.
Kassim Ouma: “Kassim the Dream, I’m right here in [...]
[This two-week series of articles was originally published in March of 2006 at www.BoxingInsider.com Brooklyn born and raised boxer Zab Judah was defending his WBA/WBC Welterweight titles on January 7th at New York’s Madison Square Garden.
It was the homecoming of Zab “Super” Judah, one of the top pound-for-pound fighters on earth. It would be Zab’s first [...]
