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Pernell Whitaker: “Fights are no tougher than what you make them. All of my fights, I thought were very easy and won them!”

10 Submitted by Jenna J on Thu, 04 April 2019, 07:35

Hall of Famer boxer Pernell Whitaker was known as “Sweet Pea” during his boxing career and amassed a professional record of 40-4-1 (17KOs). Whitaker was a former Olympic gold medalist and was a world champion in 4 weight classes, having won belts at lightweight, light welterweight, welterweight & light middleweight. He also fought all-time great fighters like Julio Caesar Chavez, Continue Reading...

Vanes Martirosyan: “If Al Haymon wants to accept me back, I would go to him immediately”

13 Submitted by Jenna J on Tue, 19 February 2019, 09:40

Junior middleweight contender Vanes Martirosyan has been speaking out of late when it comes to the subject of his treatment from promoter Don King. Vanes first spoke out on twitter and has kicked off an interesting discussion about the business side of boxing and what goes on behind the scenes. Besides being a fan favorite, Vanes was usually the odds on Continue Reading...

Vanes Martirosyan: “All of the years I’ve been in boxing, I’ve seen so much BS and corruption. I got fed up and I decided to retire”

22 Submitted by Jenna J on Thu, 14 February 2019, 00:09

Former world title challenger Vanes Martirosyan has a career boxing record of 36-4-1 with 21 KOs and has fought for a world title 3 times. While he has come up short in those bouts, at only 32 years old he remains a name fighter in the sport. Vanes surprised many of his fans when he recently announced on Twitter his retirement Continue Reading...

Al Bernstein: “Pacquiao is hoping for a dominant win over Broner, and that would market the Mayweather fight”

5 Submitted by Jenna J on Sat, 12 January 2019, 01:56

Showtime’s Al Bernstein has been in the business of boxing for over 40 years and is one of the most accomplished and recognized commentators in the history of the sport. He was elected in the international boxing hall of fame in 2012 and Bernstein is now entering his 16th year with Showtime’s championship boxing telecast. In part 2 of my Continue Reading...

Steve Farhood: “Manny Pacquiao will be fighting at forty years old for the first time and at some point he’s going to slow down”

13 Submitted by Jenna J on Thu, 03 January 2019, 01:23

The 2019 boxing year is about to start in a big way, as one of the biggest stars in the history of the sport is set to make his return to the ring on January 19th. Manny “PacMan” Pacquiao is an 8 division world champion and has accomplished almost every accomplishment in the sport, but is still fighting at age Continue Reading...