Weekend Preview: 23/03/12

If there’s one theme running throughout many of the fights going on this weekend, the one which keeps popping up is a need to prove oneself. Whether that is done through continuing a rise to the top of your division, in the case of Diego Magdaleno, or re-establishing yourself as one of the best in your division, in the case of Zab Judah, or simply reminding people you are just as good as you were once thought to be, in the case of James Kirkland, the boxing ring provides no better an opportunity to do so. Life is black and white once you step into that ring. There is nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, you need to stand toe to toe with your opponent if you want to prove yourself. Judges may be able to skew a decision in your favour, but what you cannot have influenced by any other outside factor is what the fans see and the opinions your performance leads them to form about your ability.

Weekend Preview: 2/24/12

First things first, let’s get something out of the way: we know we made a huge mistake in not providing a weekend preview for last weekends eventful day full of boxing. We dropped the ball in not covering and previewing the Dereck Chisora/Vitali Klitschko, Cloud/Campillo and Williams/Ishida fights. Chisora put in an effort very few would have thought him capable of before the fight, with Vitali beginning to show his age. They can’t all be Bernard Hopkins now can they? Tavoris Cloud certainly stole one from Campillo, another case of ludicrous judging in the State of Texas. While we had it a close fight, the sheer volume of punches and crisp combinations landed by Campillo had him leading on our own scorecard as well as many others. The knockdowns in round one weren’t enough to convince us of a Cloud win, and certainly not by the 116-110 scorecard presented by one judge. Finally, Paul “The Punisher” Williams made a successful comeback with fleeting glimpses of the sort of style which at one time had many fight fans claiming he was one of the most ducked fighters in the sport. Points to Ishida for withstanding a pounding.

Maidana Is A Bad Dude

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Marcos Maidana fights next weekend in a highly anticipated bout with Devon Alexander. We’ll be doing a preview next week for that night of fights, but in the meantime you should do yourself a favour and watch the Argentinian warrior lay a beating on some cats. Shouldn’t be hard to figure out why he’s one of our favorite fighters right now.