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Now that Showtime has managed to salvage its Super Six Super Middleweight tournament, group stage III is scheduled to get underway on November 27 with a double header no less! Thus far this super middleweight tournament has offered lots of drama, controversy, and excitement. Admittedly it has also had its fair share of disappointments, delays, [...]

On August 3rd, 2008 after knocking Enzo Maccarinelli out, WBA title holder David Haye proclaimed in a post fight interview that was just as exciting as the preceding fight,  that he was moving up to heavyweight where he vowed to clean out the garbage and put an end to boring fights and end the era [...]

I’ve been following boxing for 23 years and while I would consider myself a hardcore boxing enthusiast there have only been a few fighters that capture and hold my attention to the point that I would never route against them. David Haye is one of these rare fighters for me and the first since Mike [...]

Graceful Exits

Posted: November 9, 2008 in Boxing
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When word first broke that Roy Jones Jr. would be fighting England’s Joe Calzaghe I felt both excitement and apprehension.  Excitement because Roy Jones Jr. ranks 2nd on my list of all time favorite fighters.  Apprehension because judging by Roy’s recent performances I felt that he’d be dominated in this fight. In actuality I needed [...]

Earlier today I posted something in a boxing forum which I thought should have been on my blog.  Everyone knows I’m a huge David Haye fan and today I got tired of listening to unfair criticisms of the fighter and fired back with my own thoughts for a change, and here’s what I had to [...]

A Bit About Boxing

Posted: March 13, 2008 in Boxing

I’ve been a huge fan of boxing since the age of 12 when I began watching Sugar Ray Leonard and Mike Tyson destroy everyone they fought.  That said I’ve never enjoyed it as much as I do now.  I saw a really good fight last night on Showtime which featured England’s David Haye take on [...]