Alexis
Arguello, who fought in one of boxing's most classic brawls and reigned supreme
at 130 pounds, was found dead at his home early Wednesday.
Presidential
spokeswoman Rosario Murillo confirmed Arguello's death and an autopsy was
pending. The La Prensa newspaper reported Arguello -- elected mayor of
Managua last year -- was
found with a gunshot wound to the chest.
by bodysnatcher - Max
Kellerman put it nicely this past Saturday when he said "In our
sport, unlike other sports, we ask of our fighters to give more than is
reasonable." The reality is that we do expect more out of our athletes
than they do in other sports.
Tiger Woods
was called the toughest athlete recently because he had to walk a golf course
with a hurt leg, as fight fans we were outraged because fight fans could
provide multiple examples from our sport that would prove that Tiger might be a
tough golfer, but he has nothing on our boxing heroes.
We do ask
more than is reasonable and that's the reason we follow this sport so passionately,
that's the reason we're willing to shell out $50 for fights that sometimes do
not meet our expectations; because when they do, there's nothing better.
Two of the
hardest-hitting boxers in the world participated in a media conference call
Tuesday to discuss their upcoming world title fight on Saturday, July 11, live
on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast) from the BankAtlantic Center
in Sunrise, Fla. This fight is in the Liverpuncher Fantasy Boxing league and
you can get your predictions in here.
IBF
Bantamweight champion Joseph “King Kong” Agbeko and two division world champion
Vic “Raging Bull” Darchinyan both possess eye-popping knockout percentages.
Agbeko (26-1, 22 KOs) of Accra, Ghana, now fighting out of Bronx, N.Y., has
knocked out more than 81 percent of his opponents while Darchinyan (32-1, 26
KOs), of Sydney, Australia, by way of Armenia, is right behind him at 76
percent.
Darchinyan,
an Aussie bomber who is a four-time world champion at flyweight and super flyweight,
will leave his IBF, WBC and WBA titles at 115 pounds behind to move up to the
118-pound limit to face the dangerous Agbeko. If victorious, Darchinyan will become a three-division world champion.
The
following are highlights from what they had to say about their upcoming fight:
Undefeated
No. 1 ranked World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight Cristobal Arreola, his
promoter Dan Goossen and trainer Henry Ramirez hosted a press luncheon on
Tuesday to discuss his future plan and quest on becoming the first Mexican
fighter to become World Heavyweight Champion in the history of boxing.
Arreola,
whose parents were born in
Mexico,
lives in
Riverside by way of
East
Los Angeles. Tuesday, he expressed his feelings with the current
champions in the heavyweight division and their past and future challengers. He
stated that he continues to get stronger and better as they continue to fight
lesser opponents in
Europe.
Goossen
described his plans for Arreola to take his next fight in September in
Los Angeles and Ramirez
described Arreola’s new training regimen and the hiring of a strength and
conditioning coach to help prepare his fighter for the future.
A new
boxing star was born this weekend. Unfortunately
for the Golden boy, it was the wrong guy. This weekend was supposed to be a showcase fight. A fight in the
Mecca
of west coast boxing, the
StaplesCenter, with Victor Ortiz
to make his grand showing to the masses. Well it didn’t exactly work out that way. The KO loss this weekend of boxing's top
prospect showed that Ortiz is indeed human and posed lots of questions about
the future of the "heir apparent." Is
Victor Ortiz the next Golden boy or will he become the next Panchito Bojado?
LOS ANGELES -- Victor Ortiz's left eye was nearly swollen shut, and
his right eye was ringed by a deep cut. Bruises and abrasions covered
much of the rest of his face.
Nope, the Golden Boy's telegenic protege isn't quite ready for prime time.
Argentina's
Marcos Maidana stopped Ortiz early in the sixth round of an
action-packed fight Saturday night, leaving one of the sport's top
prospects pulverized and chastened.
Ignacio
"Nacho" Beristain, was quoted in Primera Hora news as saying Manny Pacquiao will stop Miguel Cotto within
six rounds. Beristain trained Juan Manuel Marquez for two fights with Pacquiao,
and trained Oscar De La Hoya to face Pacquiao as well which gives him a unique perspective on a potential fight with Cotto.
According
to "Nacho" Beristain Cotto has not been the same since he was knocked out by Antonio Margarito. Read on to
hear what he said…
Dutch boxer Esther Schouten, left, lands a punch during her WIBF world champion title fight against Germany's Bettina Voelker in Langenhagen, near Hanover, northern Germany, Friday, July 3, 2009. Schouten won after ten rounds by a point decision.
