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Thoughts of a Boxing Hack #3 - Giovanni Segura is a Boxing Hero by RigordoAug 30, 2010 - My mind is weary, fogged, and boxing’s endless heap of smoking hot bullshit is not helping.So who gives a rat’s ass if Floyd Mayweather is eating Krispy Kreme on Monday night?  Twitter is the Devil’s work.I could care less when Manny Pacquiao arrives in the United States or the fact that he is fighting Antonio Margarito in November.  Does anyone remember Margarito got...View this article...

 

Toney Earned $260K, or MMA's Worthless Victory by Steve FradkinAug 30, 2010 - James Toney falling to Randy Couture in a UFC event is like Peyton Manning failing to pitch a victory against the New York Yankees.  It means nothing.  They are two entirely different sports. Like one writer said, asking if a boxer can beat a mixed martial artist is like asking if a shark can beat a bear: depends on where they fight.  So Couture beat Toney in the octagon. But do you...View this article...

 

The Boxing Truth Radio knocked down by Internet Outage... by Ricardo LoisAug 29, 2010 - The Boxing Truth Radio has been cancelled for this Sunday. An Internet outage has struck The Boxing Truth Radio's studio, causing the last minute cancellation. It might be a good timing for all listeners of the show to take a break from this crazy sport, breath, and enjoy life. We will return next week.View this article...

 

A Week Late, Dollar Short Nielsen Media Ratings for HBO & Friday Night Fights by John ChavezAug 25, 2010 - Sorry for the delay boxing fans... Here are the Nielsen Media Ratings for the most recent bouts to take place on Friday Night Fights as well as HBO World Championship Boxing: 8-13-2010 - ESPN2 Friday Night Fights - Chris Arreola vs. Manuel Quezada - 576,000 live viewers 8-14-2010 - HBO - Programming 30 minutes prior to Pascal-Dawson - 841,000 live viewers8-14-2010 - HBO - Jean Pascal vs. Chad D...View this article...

 

Legendary promoter Don Chargin talks the new era of boxing by Ricardo LoisAug 23, 2010 - The Boxing Truth Radio had the opportunity to speak with International Boxing Hall of Fame member Don Chargin regarding the state of boxing, matchmaking, his up and coming fighter Mercito Gesta, and his position with Golden Boy Promotions.A slow week of boxing is covered, along with a whirlwind through the headlines, and a few disgruntled boxing fans calling into the show.This podcast will also be...View this article...

 

Adamek Feeding on the Fringe by Steve FradkinAug 22, 2010 - Once again, Tomasz Adamek showed that he can fill Newark’s Prudential Center, aka The Rock, with raucous, mostly Polish fans, without fighting a credible opponent.  Once again, he showed great conditioning, improved movement, good tactics, sharp combination punching, a huge heart, and an obvious desire to please the crowd with a knockout. He also showed, again, that he is fairly easy to...View this article...

 

HBO would never let Andre Ward and Andre Dirrell fall apart by RigordoAug 20, 2010 - Dear Boxing Fan, On September 25, 2010, Andre Dirrell is supposed to fight Andre Ward as part of Showtime’s magnificent Super Six super middleweight boxing tournament, that is if you believe in Santa Clause and the Kebbler Elves.Considered one of the best things going in boxing, somehow, someway, this tournament is going to get all messed up by the two highest profile Americans in the serie...View this article...

 

The Story of Insanity in a Boxing Ring... Money Lost by John ChavezAug 18, 2010 - The year was 1959 and Don Chargin had yet to earn the nickname "War-a-week" from his long, uninterrupted stint as a match-maker at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. At this point in time, the young Chargin had been promoting in the San Francisco Bay Area for roughly 8 years and had hit a rough patch of health issues dealing with the painful year-long symptoms of dealing with...View this article...

 

Thoughts of a boxing hack - #2 by RigordoAug 17, 2010 -   Antonio Margarito goes before the California State Atheltic to try and get his boxing license back this week.  I am sick tired of being sick and tired of the entire Plaster Hands scandal and if it was up to me Margarito would never see the inside of a ring again.  That being said, the people of the United States love giving just about any scoundrel a second shot, a crack at redem...View this article...

 

James Kirkland set to return in November by RigordoAug 16, 2010 - The Boxing Truth Radio returned to the internet airwaves with Texas lawyer Michael Miller who works with James Kirkland, Nonito Donaire, and others.  Miller shares some information on the future return of James Kirkland and Nonito Donaire's non-participation in the Showtime 118 pound tournament. Michael Marley of The Examiner, stopped by to discuss the business of Chad Dawson and Al...View this article...

 

A Complete Fighter Can Adjust by Steve FradkinAug 14, 2010 - It’s round 6 of Dawson-Pascal and the problem with Chad Dawson is unfolding before our eyes:  he seems to think he can win a fight with effective defense.  Why else would he spend most of each round either covering up/blocking Pascal’s rapid but rather ineffectual attacks or stalking slowly with a pawing jab?  When he attacks, sharp punches land cleanly. But he attacks a...View this article...

 

Thoughts of boxing hack - August 12, 2010 by RigordoAug 12, 2010 - So Julio Cesar Chavez Junior is going to straight to a December fight with Miguel Cotto and by passing Poland’s proud gladiator Pawel Wolak.  Word is that Chavez Junior had not been in the gym getting ready for the September fight and the Pole took roughly $75,000 in step-aside money.  So much for Chavez Junior earning that shot against Cotto by beating Wolak, or atleast that is ...View this article...

 

Angulo lets another one bite the dust for 2010 by Ricardo LoisAug 12, 2010 - Another potentially exciting boxing match falls by the wayside, are we to be surprised in the year of what could have been?Reports from ESPN and Boxingscene inform us that Mexican Alfredo “El Perro” Angulo has passed up an opportunity to fight with the middleweight champion Sergio Martinez.Apparently $750,000 is not enough for Angulo to sign on the dotted line and battle one of the b...View this article...

 

Television Ratings for ESPN Friday Night Fights and HBO's Alexander-Kotelnik by John ChavezAug 12, 2010 - Ratings are a fairly good measuring stick as to the popularity of a television program.   While the Nielsen Media company doesn't provide an exact number as to the amount of live viewers tuning into a broadcast, they give a solid rough estimate of the overall figure.   This week The Boxing Truth releases some additional figures to the usual ratings numbers for the most recent ESPN Fr...View this article...

 

Don't chase a name, chase a fight Mr. Katsidis by Ricardo LoisAug 10, 2010 - There are reports, rumors, and buzz indicating that promising Filipino prospect Mercito Gesta is hunting a fight with Australian banger Michael Katsidis.Currently Katsidis is doing everything within his power to catch fading Mexican ring general Juan Manuel Marquez inside of a ring.Realistically Marquez - in the final moments of a top notch career - is unlikely to agree to a fight with the excit...View this article...

 

Michael Marley reports Mayweather signing with King for $100 million by John ChavezAug 08, 2010 - The Boxing Truth Radio returned to the internet airwaves with junior welterweight champion, Devon Alexander. The pride of St. Louis discussed his HBO performance against Dmitry Kotelnik on Saturday night and his future bout with Timothy Bradley.Michael Marley of The Examiner, stopped by to discuss a report of Floyd Mayweather Junior signing a deal with Don King.Boxing fans called in with thei...View this article...

 

10 Weeks of Boxing Triple-Headers if I Ran Boxing by John ChavezAug 05, 2010 - I got rid of all the junior divisions in boxing and went back to the original 8 since the boxing talent pool is no where deep enough to support the excessive amount of weight classes we currently have. I then made matches that I found interesting as a hardcore fan... some more interesting and exciting than others but they do have some sort of meaning as it pertains to the rankings. Some fights are...View this article...

 

Ross Greenburg is Inept by John ChavezAug 04, 2010 - Fighthype.com just recently informed the boxing world that HBO will now be producing and distributing the not so highly anticipated bout between Shane Mosley vs. Sergio Mora.This is a perfect example of Ross Greenburg's ineptness as a leader for boxing in the United States of America. He has no idea what the HBO subscribing boxing fan wants and he's inept in numerous manners as it pertains to the...View this article...

 

Amir Khan has his target on Marquez by John ChavezAug 02, 2010 - The Boxing Truth Radio returned to the internet airwaves with junior welterweight champion, Amir "King" Khan. The potential superstar discussed his after thoughts on Juan Manuel Marquez-Juan Diaz part II, the Timothy Bradley Twitter fiasco, and fellow contenders Marcos Maidana & Devon Alexander. Khan seems quite urgent in taking the 140 pound weight class by storm taking on all the top opposit...View this article...