Mayweather and Canelo win decisions
By Tom Donelson (Boxing Writers Assc.) On Cinco de Mayo, Mexican upcoming star Saul Canelo Alvarez faced Shane Mosley, the old veteran. The first round was a feeling around round as Mosley managed to get off punches a little quicker while Alvarez waited nearly half of the round to throw his first punch.
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In the fifty years I have been connected to boxing, I have been blessed to have met some wonderful people in the sport and Eddie Perkins is one of those wonderful people. Eddie passed away on the evening of May 10, 2012 at his home surrounded by family; he was 75. I had the esteemed honor to be chosen to be Eddie's presenter when he was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame on October 14, 2006.
Rusty Rubin is a veteran boxing writer First I’d like to wish a speedy and full recovery to Oscar de la Hoya and Mia St. John who are both undergoing rehab treatment.*** Floyd Mayweather Jr. is planning a return to the ring in September against quick, but somewhat feint-hearted Victor Ortiz. It’s a [...]
Rusty Rubin is a veteran boxing writer Just another reminder: That the annual induction of the boxing greats will be held at the International Boxing Hall of Fame on June 9 -12, in Canastota NY. Among those expected to be inducted are Mike Tyson, Julio Cesar Chavez, Kostya Tszyu, referee Joe Cortez and a few [...]
Rusty Rubin is a veteran boxing writer Just a reminder: The annual induction of the greats at the International Boxing Hall of Fame will be on June 9 -12, in Canastota NY. Among those expected to be inducted are Mike Tyson, Julio Cesar Chavez, Kostya Tszyu, referee Joe Cortez and a few others. [...]
Rusty Rubin is a veteran boxing writer Reminder: The annual induction of the greats at the International Boxing Hall of Fame will be on June 9 -12, in Canastota NY. Among those expected to be inducted are Mike Tyson, Julio Cesar Chavez, Kostya Tszyu, referee Joe Cortez and a few others. For event information check [...]
Rusty Rubin is a veteran boxing writer This week, on April 9th, we have a classic showdown at the MGM in Vegas between two outstanding fighters for the WBA/WBO interim lightweight crown. This bout features southpaw Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero taking on Michael Katsidis. Guerrero, 28, brings a 28-1 (18) record into this fray, and [...]
Rusty Rubin is a veteran boxing writer Don’t forget the annual induction of the greats at the International Boxing Hall of Fame on June 9 -12, in Canastota NY. Among those expected to be on hand are Mike Tyson, Julio Cesar Chavez, Kostya Tszyu, referee Joe Cortez and others. For event information [...]
Rusty Rubin is a veteran boxing writer Don’t forget the annual induction of the greats at the International Boxing Hall of Fame on June 9 -12, in Canastota NY. Among those expected to be on hand are Mike Tyson, Julio Cesar Chavez, Kostya Tszyu, referee Joe Cortez and others. For event information check out www. [...]
Rusty Rubin is a veteran boxing writer Sometimes, when picking out a fight to make a prediction on, many things come into play. This week I chose the WBA title fight between Anselmo Moreno and Lorenzo Parra, taking place in Moreno’s native country, Panama. One of the things that make this fight interesting and difficult [...]
Rusty Rubin is a veteran boxing writer An important, interesting and probably very exciting fight taking place this Saturday night at the Silver Dome in Pontiac, Michigan. This fight will be shown on HBO and should be exciting to watch. This is a fight that can help a depressed State, like Michigan, but will it [...]
Rusty Rubin is a veteran boxing writer Glad to see that the baseball writers have shown some balls and said no to the admission of performance enhancement drug users into the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. The clowns involved have already robbed enough money from the team owners that paid them as well as the [...]