Best Punch I Ever LandedWe posed this question to several fighters including Wladimir Klitschko, Tito Trinidad, Mitch ‘Blood’ Green, Arturo Gatti, Antonio Tarver, Winky Wright, among others: You have thrown thousands maybe millions of punches in your life. Is there a particular one that stands out as the best, most memorable punch you ever landed?
Wladimir Klitschko: “In the [...]
How does American boxing rebuild itself, from these dismal days of Floyd Mayweather running from $50 million and James Kirkland getting knocked out by a Japanese journeyman, to the golden days of Leonard, Hearns, Hagler, Tyson, Holmes, Holyfield? Fans and insiders offer their suggestions and inputs…
Earl Lee Riser: American boxing doesn’t need to rebuild. [...]
Status: Three-time boxing champion. Professional boxer for 15 years. Former cover girl for Playboy magazine.
Education: Cal-State Northridge University BA Psychology.
Age: 43.
Place of Birth: San Francisco, CA
First boxing memory: Getting my ass kicked in sparring in 1996.
Boxing inspirations: Oscar De La Hoya, because he is such a smart business man and has a good heart. Not [...]
Status: WBC Light Heavyweight champion. His record is 26-1 (16 KO’s).
Ht: 5-11 Wt: 175
DOB: October 28, 1982 In: Port Au Prince, Haiti
Resides: Laval, Quebec
First Boxing Memory: “Was when I get in the gym in Montreal and it was my brother who brought me to the gym. He was the Golden Gloves champion. [...]
Status: Former Pride Heavyweight champion is a Mixed Martial Arts legend.
Ht: 6-0 Wt: 233
DOB: Sept. 28, 1976 In: Rubeshnoe Lugansk, Russia
Childhood Hero: “Yuri Vlasov — Olympic champion (weight-lifting in super heavyweight division in 1960).”
Inspiration: “The biggest inspiration is that I represent my country and the sport. I help people see that I fight for my [...]
