The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen 'Breadman' Edwards to discuss Gennady Golovkin vs. Kell Brook, Robert Easter vs. Richard Commey, Leo Santa Cruz, Sergey Kovalev vs. Andre Ward, and more.
HE'S THE FAIRYTALE MAN WHO GAVE US ALL HOPE AND BELIEF that dreams really can come true. He proved to the World, your heart is bigger than any punch. He gave hope that no matter how far down you are you can rise up and be some one.
Welterweight: Felix Diaz, who appeared to do more than enough to defeat Lamont Peterson in his lone loss, got the cards he deserved in a win over rated Sammy Vasquez. He takes over Vasquez’s spot in the top ten. Consideration was given to re-inserting Manny Pacquaio as champion given the brevity of his ‘retirement’ but the formal announcement is treated consistently with past similar decisions.
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - It’s a tasty time to be a boxing fan. Now that the gloved action at the Summer Olympics in Brazil has come and gone, the stage is cleared for a series of professional fights that’ll make the remainder of the year delicious. And thanks to the contented palate that appetizers like Golovkin-Brook, Kovalev-Ward and the return of Manny Pacquiao seem sure to create...
The televised opener likely didn’t feature fighters who one can expect to see in contention for titles any time soon. They probably fought for a fraction of a fraction of what even a modest name goes for these days. And yet, for eight rounds, they gave it everything they had in a raucous brawl.
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA — World Fighting Championships delivered yet another night of exciting, well-matched bouts in front of a sold-out crowd at The Meadows Racetrack & Casino, culminating in a unanimous decision win for “Lightening” Rod Salka, who faced a very game Justin Savi in an 8 round bout at lightweight. In what was widely considered fight of the night, Amonte Eberhardt knocked out Curtis Morton in the 6th round of their co-main event bout.
According to a report in the New York Post, local promoters in New York are putting together a formal response to the new laws governing mixed martial arts and boxing. There was a new legislation passed in April and signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The bill legalized MMA in the state for the first time since 1997 and also raised insurance requirements to levels boxing promoters say they can’t afford.
From a building in Manhattan's midtown, Roberto Duran and Edgar Ramirez can see Madison Square Garden. "The Garden, many good memories," says the Panamanian about the New York arena where he won two world titles: the first of his successful career in 1972 and his third in 1983.
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen 'Breadman' Edwards discusses topics such as Gennady Golovkin's issues securing a fight, the United States Olympic team, Andre Ward's current level, and more.
DALLAS — The Hall of Fame boxer Roberto Duran is widely considered one of the greatest pound-for-pound fighters in history, but his most famous association was his shocking surrender to fellow ring legend Sugar Ray Leonard in a November 25, 1980 rematch at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans.