Nov

Dougie’s Monday mailbag

Fans share their thoughts on this past Saturday’s HBO Boxing After Dark show, Mikey Garcia, Nonito Donaire and Demetrius Andrade, as well as the Carl Froch-George Groves showdown and the divide between boxing purists and “blood thristy ghouls” in this week’s Monday mailbag. Enjoy!

Nov

Mikey Garcia impresses, Nonito Donaire inspires

by Doug Fischer

Featherweight standout Mikey Garcia made his junior lightweight debut a successful one by getting up from an early knockdown and dominating Rocky Martinez to an eighth-round KO on Saturday in Corpus Christi, Texas. In the co-featured bout of the show, Nonito Donaire scored a come-from-behind ninth-round stoppage of old rival Vic Darchinyan.

Nov

WBC names mandatory challenges for its titleholders

by Doug Fischer

The World Boxing Council worked out the various mandatory title challenges for its titleholders in the 17 weight classes at its 51st convention, which took place over the past week in Bangkok, Thailand.

Nov

Commentary: One boxing fan’s crisis of confidence

by Doug Fischer

The recent death of Francisco Leal and life-threatening head injury suffered by Magomed Abdusalamov prompted RingTV.com’s resident historian Lee Groves to recall how the 2008 fight between Delvin Rodriguez and Oscar Diaz, for which he was at ringside, caused him to question, then reconfirm, his love for boxing.

Nov

Dougie’s Friday mailbag

by Doug Fischer

Readers share their emotional thoughts on the condition of Magomed Abdusalamov and professional boxing, the appreciation of defensive fighters and ring warriors, Gennady Golovkin’s “hype” and potential fights, and the Segura-Marquez war in this week’s Friday mailbag.

Nov

Column: Head injuries are part of boxing but so is skill, defense

by Doug Fischer

Sometimes serious head injuries, such as the brain bleed that still-comatose heavyweight Magomed Abdusalamov suffered during his fight with Mike Perez, are unavoidable in the brutal sport of professional boxing but trainers could do more to teach their boxers to avoid dangerous head punches.

Nov

Ring Ratings Update: Giovani Segura crashes flyweight rankings

by Doug Fischer

Former junior flyweight champ Giovani Segura broke into THE RING’s flyweight rankings by stopping No. 3-rated Hernan Marquez in the 12th round of a Fight of the Year candidate.

Nov

Travelin’ Man returns to Atlantic City – Part II

by Doug Fischer

Lee Groves was on hand in Atlantic City to witness “The Alien” Bernard Hopkins add another layer to his already “otherworldly” accomplishments by decisioning Karo Murat. The Travelin’ Man provides a fascinating historical and statistical analysis of Hopkins’ latest victory and legendary career.

Nov

Chris John to face Simpiwe Vetyeka on Dec. 6 in Australia

by Doug Fischer

Chris John will defend his WBA featherweight title against Simpiwe Vetyeka on Dec. 6 at Metro City, Perth, Australia. John is looking to tie the division title defense record of 19 against the South African veteran.

Nov

Dougie’s Monday mailbag

by Doug Fischer

Read on for a ton of fan feedback on Gennady Golovkin’s eighth-round stoppage of Curtis Stevens in this week’s Monday mailbag. Some fans were impressed with GGG, others think he’ll prove to be vulnerable against elite boxers such as Sergio Martinez and Andre Ward. Enjoy!