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IBF middleweight titlist Arthur Abraham, hot off his electric knockout over Edison Miranda back in June, is now getting ready to defend his title for the eighth time against veteran former 154-pound titlist Raul Marquez on October 4th in Germany.
James Toney turns 40-years young on Sunday, but that doesn't keep him from reliving the old days. 'Lights Out' claims that "back in the day" (around 1986) he had a minor altercation with football and baseball star 'Neon' Deion Sanders at a Michigan university football camp for promising high school football stars.
by T.K. Stewart - Serious training will begin first thing Monday morning in the ramshackle Newbridge, Wales gym where raindrops drip through holes in the tin roof. Joe Calzaghe can afford better, but he likes it there. And besides, it might be the the final time that Joe Calzaghe goes into heavy training inside the crooked walls of the only gym he has ever known and with the only trainer he has ever had - his father Enzo. On November 8th at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Calzaghe will take on Roy Jones, Jr. in a fight that 'The Pride of Wales" says might be the last time he will ever lace up a pair of boxing gloves and hit another man for money. "Well, at the moment, I'm definitely going to retire," said Calzaghe on Thursday from Cardiff, Wales. "As long as I win the fight and as long as I win the fight in a style I like, it will be my last fight." Calzaghe is a sure-fire first ballot Hall of Famer and he has been stellar in an undefeated professional career that has seen him as a world titlist for eleven straight years while running his record to 45-0 (32KO). It came as somewhat of a surprise then, when he cavalierly proclaimed that Roy Jones, Jr. will be his last fight, especially in light of the fact that several big fights are looming on the horizon should he make it by Jones. But Calzaghe explained, that as far as boxing is concerned, there are no more mountains left for him to climb.
by T.K. Stewart - Ricky Hatton recently split with his longtime trainer Billy Graham, and 'The Hitman' is keeping the decision as to who will assume the role of chief second for his November 22nd fight against IBF titlist Paulie Malignaggi a secret.
Ricardo "El Matador" Mayorga says when it comes to fighting Shane Mosley next month that the losses he has endured in the past mean nothing to him and it's only what happens when he is in the ring with Mosley that matters now.
The life story of World Middleweight Champion Bernard Hopkins has been well documented. Born and reared of a hardscrabble existence in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania he is a man of deep convictions who has gone from ex-con to dishwasher to the precipice of one of the largest money fights in boxing history.
WBO Welterweight titlist Paul "The Punisher" Williams, 34-1 (25)KO, is looking for someone, anyone, that is willing to fight him. Williams' obvious preference is a rematch with WBA titlist Antonio Margarito whom he beat last summer by unanimous decision. But so far, tall Paul, who stands 6'1" with an 82' reach, hasn't been able to get Margarito's attention. Instead Margarito keeps calling out Oscar De La Hoya's name. But Williams says that's not a match that the people or real boxing fans want to see.
Vernon Forrest faded badly in the second half of his fight with Sergio Mora on June 7th at the Mohegan Sun Casino. Forrest lost his WBC Super Welterweight title to his younger challenger and by the end of the fight he looked every minute of his 37 years.
In what was already a bad week for the Puerto Rico boxing community with the upset knockout loss suffered by Miguel Cotto at the hands of Antonio Margarito, is now the sad news that the mother of hall of famer Wilfed Benitez has suddenly passed away. Clara Rosa Medina, Benitez' 81 year-old mother died of unknown causes late last week. She had been in good health and aside from suffering from high blood pressure, there were no other known medical issues, so her demise came as a shock to the Benitez family.
The old saying in boxing is that "Late money is smart money" so it's interesting to note that with the Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito WBA welterweight title fight a only a day away that a recent and notable amount of money has begun to come in on the underdog, Margarito.