Opinion Articles

By Reni M. Valenzuela Lest they forget, boxing is first a sport (not business) before all else. However I look at it, HBO’s sudden dumping of Golden Boy Promotions is a big, reckless disservice to the sport, with HBO’s management allowing personal and/or professional rift among “cats and dogs” in the business side of boxing to get in the way of sanity. HBO acted naively, … [Read more...] about HBO’S CHILDISH MOVE “VERSUS” GOLDEN BOY TO “KO” BOXING

By Aldo Filomeno The Filipino Flash has one the most powerful punches, with lightning speed and topnotch footwork. An extraordinary and intelligent pugilist, he can switch anytime from an orthodox to southpaw, to confuse an enemy. … [Read more...] about Will Nonito Donaire Stop Guillermo Rigondeaux?

I believe it needs a governing body, like FIFA for soccer. But more importantly, in all honesty, if the game is suffering it's suffering from a lack of ostensible controversy and intensity. Like Tyson, Nigel and myself and Naseem used to do - remember how you just HAD to watch our fights, even your friends and acquaintances who weren't boxing followers. … [Read more...] about Chris Eubank on Boxing Politics

By Reni M. Valenzuela Interesting but only for two reasons is Timothy Bradley’s upcoming defense of his WBO Welterweight “synthetic” belt against Ruslan Provodnikov. … [Read more...] about BOXING AND PRINCIPLE: BRADLEY VS. PROVODNIKOV

By Lester Salvador Since Manny Pacquiao was exposed and beaten by Timothy Bradley and Juan Manuel Marquez, he is no longer considered a top pound for pound boxer. The real truth is he was never a pound for pound boxer in the first place, just a hype job and media creation. When a boxer gets put on a pedestal by the media the way Pacquiao was, the masses buy into the hype, … [Read more...] about Manny Pacquiao Will Be A Stepping Stone For Up And Coming Boxers

By Chevy Jackson I genuinely believe that the main reason Floyd Mayweather Jr. never made the fight with Manny Pacquiao is that he didn't want to hurt him. All of the drug testing and money issues were just a smoke screen. … [Read more...] about Mayweather hasn’t fought Pacquiao because he doesn’t want to hurt him

By Reni M. Valenzuela Floyd Mayweather Jr. could be worse than a boxer who fought a hundred times and lost a hundred times. An outstanding record of an athlete can only be as true as his courage to compete with the toughest and the best. … [Read more...] about MAYWEATHER IS RIPE AND READY TO LOSE AND IT’S GOOD FOR HIM AND BOXING

By Albert Benson Tonight on HBO, Adrien "The Problem" Broner showed why he a problem for anyone faces in the ring, he systematically broke down and punished tough former light welterweight champion Gavin Rees and dropped him with a powerful right uppercut in the fourth round, followed up in fifth round with a powerful left hook to the body that dropped Rees, and right after … [Read more...] about Adrien Broner is the next boxing superstar after Mayweather and Pacquiao

By Chevy Jackson When a fighter gets exposed the way Manny Pacquiao did against Juan Manuel Marquez, it makes that fighter much easier target to beat in his next fight. … [Read more...] about Manny Pacquiao better stay retired or else he will suffer another humiliating KO loss

By Reni M. Valenzuela Sponge Bob is square and just a cartoon character, but the man is obviously possessed, sufficiently enough and perfectly shaped to absorb an entire Pacific ocean. Top Rank honcho Bob Arum has achieved so much but against boxing as a game of competition. Arum’s immense contributions are to himself and his own interests. … [Read more...] about ARUM IS NO DICTATOR BUT WHAT IF BOXING IS WITHOUT A PROMOTER LIKE HIM

By Reni M. Valenzuela While it is day in your boxing career, Pacman, though the sun is about to set sooner than what your ambitious mind may think, come to grips with the “calling” wherewithal you are called and destined for greatness. … [Read more...] about PACQUIAO TO GET OUT OF POLITICS OR POLITICS WILL GET HIM OUT OF BOXING

By Reni M. Valenzuela A man is better known by the odds he surmounted in as much as the measure of an athlete is determined by the opponents he conquered. Going by the correct standard, a certain boxing “sensation” today wears a kind of crown not his own and receives accolades he doesn’t deserve. … [Read more...] about THE MEASURE OF “JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ” APART FROM PACQUIAO

By Lou "Cinder" Block Manny Pacquiao and the Pacmania craze of casual boxing fans has finally come to an end. This is a breath of fresh air for boxing, many true boxing fans like myself had to endure so many years of having to hear people who knew jack about boxing telling us how great Manny Pacquiao was and how he would destroy Floyd Mayweather Jr., we destroyed their … [Read more...] about The Manny Pacquiao KO Is A Victory For Mayweather, Marquez, And True Boxing Fans