(Fall 2016 Edition)
As Fall is now here, it is time again to say thank you to a group of people that kindly contribute to this website. They are: John Boitnott (Web Master), Bob Quackenbush (Proof Reader and Photo Editing ), Kathy Kraft (Proof Reader), Tom Donelson (Author, Member Boxing Writers Association of America), Jim Amato (Senior Boxing Writer), Harold Lederman (HBO World Championship Boxing / Hey Harold!), Adam Pollock (Book Reviews), Steve Corbo (Advisor and Guest Post), and in memory of a man and a friend that we all miss, the former editor of Ring Sports Magazine – and at the birth of this website in July 2007, my first contributor – Rusty Rubin (In Rusty’s Corner and Glove2Glove). May his soul rest peacefully in Heaven with the Lord.
I also want to thank the lovely ladies that display my website products – these girls are not professional models but are my friends who add their beauty in contributing.
I have many that write to me with comments and questions or with personal concerns and I honor your input with the fullest respect.
I have many that write to me with comments and questions or with personal concerns and I honor your input with the fullest respect.
Recently a boxer / friend, Bobby Chacon, passed away. Many have written in on his behalf with prayers and concern. This has to be the greatest tribute coming from his fans and peers in boxing. For those that might have missed my article piece on Bobby Chacon, R.I.P., published on this website September 10, 2016, I will repost it in memory of Bobby for viewing in three weeks. I also want to acknowledge some people that were a huge part of Bobby’s life in a loving, caring way: Rosie Legaspi, Mad Michael Donohue, and Laura Busic Carlson – thank you!
In a big superfight on the horizon – I can’t wait for the WBA / WBO / IBF light heavyweight championship: Segery Kolvec (30-0-1 / 26 by KO) vs. Andre Ward ( 29-0 / 15 by KO), scheduled for 12 rounds. It is set for November 19, 2016 in Las Vegas at the T-Mobile Arena and will air on HBO Pay-Per-View.
As a boxing beat writer back in the seventies and eighties reporting for my local Santa Barbara News-Press, I used to give out my fight predictions. I have since abandoned that format, but for this fight because so many have asked me, I will let my prediction be known – I like Ward by a close, but unanimous, decision. When people ask me why – I make myself brief by simply saying “I wouldn’t bet against Andre Ward if you held a gun to my head.” This fight is a fight fan’s dream fight – both are unbeaten, both are ranked on everybody’s top pound-for-pound list in boxing, and with the outcome anybody’s 50-50 guess?
In other boxing news, please don’t forget the upcoming California Boxing Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. President Don Fraser does a wonderful job hosting this annual gala event which is just a month away on Saturday October 22, 2016. This year a special induction is current unbeaten WBA / WBC / IBF middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin, plus other outstanding inductees will also be honored. For information contact Don Fraser at (818) 761-4887 or by email neicyrox@sbcglobal.net
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Here’s a look at my top dozen “pound-for-pound” boxers as of September 23, 2016:
1) Roman Gonzalez (46-0 / 38 by KO)
2) Gennady Golovkin (36-0 / 33 by KO)
3) Segey Kovalev (30-0-1 / 26 by KO)
4) Terrance Crawford (29-0 / 20 by KO)
5) Andre Ward (29-0 / 15 by KO)
6) Canelo Alvarez (48-1-1 / 34 by KO)
7) Guillermo Rigondeaux (17-0 / 11 by KO)
8) Vasyl Lomachenko (6-1 / 4 by KO)
9) Shinsuke Yamanaka (26-0-2 / 18 by KO)
10) Naoya Inoue (11-0 / 9 by KO)
11) Danny Garcia (32-0 / 18 by KO)
12) Carl Frampton (23-0 / 14 by KO)
2) Gennady Golovkin (36-0 / 33 by KO)
3) Segey Kovalev (30-0-1 / 26 by KO)
4) Terrance Crawford (29-0 / 20 by KO)
5) Andre Ward (29-0 / 15 by KO)
6) Canelo Alvarez (48-1-1 / 34 by KO)
7) Guillermo Rigondeaux (17-0 / 11 by KO)
8) Vasyl Lomachenko (6-1 / 4 by KO)
9) Shinsuke Yamanaka (26-0-2 / 18 by KO)
10) Naoya Inoue (11-0 / 9 by KO)
11) Danny Garcia (32-0 / 18 by KO)
12) Carl Frampton (23-0 / 14 by KO)
Honorable Mention (in order) are: Carlos Cuadras, Juan Francisco Estrada, Erislandy Lara, Kell Brook, Leo Santa Cruz, and Donnie Nietes.