Hall of Fame 2014: Tito Trinidad – Favorite son
From the pages of THE RING Magazine: Felix “Tito” Trinidad, perhaps the most popular fighter to ever emerge from the fertile island of Puerto Rico, will be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame on June 9, 2014.
read moreLem’s latest: Fox Deportes to air Golden Boy classics
Fox Deportes will air classic Golden Boy Promotions fights involving Floyd Mayweather Jr., Oscar De La Hoya, Felix Trindad, Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez, among others on Dec. 23 and Dec. 29.
read moreWeigh-in has alien, short cake, kick-ass threats
Bernard Hopkins vows to march on at 48 years old against Karo Murat, Deontay Wilder tries to earn his 30th knockout without a loss, and Peter Quillin and Gabriel Rosado trash talk in advance of Showtime’s Saturday tripleheader.
read moreHopkins ‘craves’ KO versus Murat, shot at Mayweather
Bernard Hopkins on Karo Murat: “I need a stoppage, definitely. I haven’t had a knockout since 2004.”
read moreGarcia set to rise after ‘signature’ victory over Matthysse
Danny Garcia on his imminent rise from 140 to 147 pounds: “I beat the best fighters at 140. What else do you want me to do?”
read moreHopper, King part ways
Longtime publicist Alan Hopper on promoter Don King: “I was always straight with Don and he was always straight with me.”
read moreCan Macklin stop Golovkin? The experts weigh in
Gennady Golovkin will be after his 14th straight stoppage victory against Matthew Macklin, who many believe is the toughest opponent the WBA middleweight titleholder has faced to day, when they fight on Saturday in Mashantucket, Conn.
read moreLem’s lastest: Macklin vows a beat-down for Golovkin
Middleweight contender Matthew Macklin claims that he will handle unbeaten WBA titleholder Gennady Golovkin in similar fashion to how Bernard Hopkins knocked out then-undefeated Felix Trinindad in the 12th round.
read moreRichardson: Hopkins ‘smells blood’ versus Cloud
Trainer Naazim Richardson on Bernard Hopkins: “I told him we’ve got to bring the Executioner back for this one. I’ve started to see that mindset again.”
read moreDe La Hoya: Alvarez, Guerrero will beat Trout, Mayweather
Oscar De La Hoya is picking Robert Guerrero to upset Floyd Mayweather and Canelo Alvarez to possibly stop Austin Trout in their upcoming fights.
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