Friday night fisticuffs don't fail to fascinate
Pop quiz time: What were there more of on Friday night’s Spike TV Premier Boxing Champions broadcast from Biloxi, Mississippi: Rounds of boxing, knockdowns or fur boots abandoned mid-fight?
Julian Williams studies the old masters to hone fundamentals
Julian Williams stands in front of Luciano Cuello, his feet placed slightly wider than his shoulders, almost imperceptibly bent forward at the waist. When he moves in and out, his feet barely come off the canvas as he glides toward and away from his opponent. It’s like watching Michael Jackson in a dance-off with Frankenstein.
Edwin Rodriguez takes out Michael Seals in iron-willed, iron-fisted performance
Trainer Ronnie Shields wasn’t nervous after Edwin Rodriguez was knocked down by Michael Seals for the first time in the first round. After all, Rodriguez had already dropped Seals himself, so this was just a little tit-for-tat.
Thomas Williams Jr. blasts Humberto Savigne for second-round TKO
Humberto Savigne came out Friday night with the kind of game plan that made it clear that the best defense is a good offense.
Edwin Rodriguez focused on handing yet another fighter his first loss when he takes on Michael Seals
Edwin Rodriguez is talking about the psyche of an undefeated fighter: It’s a thing devoid of horizons and limits, ceilings and borders, a great expanse of even greater expectations where a man looks in the mirror and sees a lion. And that’s where Rodriguez comes in, to make his fists the fence posts that corral all those dreams.
Thomas Williams Jr. ready to fight fire with fire in clash against attacking Humberto Savigne
Of the 14 fights Humberto Savigne has logged as a pro, 11 have concluded before the final bell (including two losses). So one need not possess a Ph.D. to decode the Cuba native’s game plan heading into tonight's 175-pound battle with Thomas Williams Jr.
Humberto Savigne ready for breakout performance at 175 pounds
Ask Humberto Savigne who the biggest threat in the 175-pound division is, and he laughs his gravel-in-a-blender laugh.
Rances Barthelemy to take aim at 135-pound title when he battles Denis Shafikov on December 18
Rances Barthelemy knows the euphoria that comes with being a world champion, having claimed a 130-pound title 16 months ago. Now the undefeated Cuban is looking to experience boxing bliss again—this time at a higher weight class.
