Tim Harrison
108 articles · FightHype.com
-
2011 MAY FINALLY BRING A MEANINGFUL FIGHT TO DONAIRE
By Tim Harrison
Top Rank CEO Bob Arum?s recent announcement that Nonito ?Filipino Flash? Donaire (24-1, 16 KO), has signed a contract stipulating that he and Fernando Montiel (43-2-2, 33 KO) will finally meet in…
-
FOR DONYIL LIVINGSTON, THE WAITING IS THE HARDEST PART
By Tim Harrison
The road to glory in boxing is paved differently for different travelers. Many of the more fortunate individuals tear through the amateur ranks and are snapped up by a promoter at a…
-
UPON FURTHER REVIEW: DONAIRE VS SYDORENKO
By Tim Harrison
Nonito Donaire (24-1, 16 KO) burst onto the scene in 2007 with a scorching knockout of (then) undefeated brawler Vic Darchinyan. Donaire, a natural super flyweight came down one division to challenge…
-
WILL DARCHINYAN FIND HIS POWER AT BANTAMWEIGHT?
By Tim Harrison
Vic Darchinyan might be one of the hardest pound-for-pound punchers in the sport. As a flyweight and super flyweight (112 and 115 pounds), he racked up an impressive twenty-eight knockouts in his…
-
MALIGNAGGI SHOULD LOOK AT HIMSELF TO FIND THE CAUSE OF HIS FAILURES
By Tim Harrison
It?s not every day that you?ll see me go to bat for a boxing promoter. They make plenty of money, have lawyers, publicists, and marketing consultants that do just that for them.…
-
KELLY PAVLIK HAS COME TO A CROSSROAD
By Tim Harrison
Nearly three years ago, Kelly ?The Ghost? Pavlik (36-2, 30 KO) shocked the world with a memorable seventh-round knockout win over middleweight king Jermain Taylor, running his impressive record to 32-0, with…
-
PACQUIAO VS MARGARITO NO LONGER THE LONE STAR FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER
By Tim Harrison
Just three short weeks ago, the upcoming pay-per-view fight between Manny Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 KO) and Antonio Margarito (38-6, 27 KO) was dominating the headlines. Coverage of the three-stop press tour to…
-
COTTO PONDERS PACQUIAO, MARGARITO, CHAVEZ JR. FOR 2011 RETURN
By Tim Harrison
WBA jr. middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (35-2, 28 KO) has big plans for 2011. After turning down potential December 4, 2011 matchups with Vanes Martirosyan and Kermit Cintron, Cotto decided to return…
-
HATTON FINED, LOSES TWO BOXING LICENSES
By Tim Harrison
The British Boxing Board of Control fined troubled boxer Ricky Hatton, and revoked two of his three boxing licenses for, ?bringing the sport into disrepute.? Hatton is now down ?20,000 pounds ($31,388)…
-
SHOWTIME LEARNS FROM ITS MISTAKES, TAKES SECOND SHOT AT A TOURNAMENT
By Tim Harrison
Showtime?s Super Six World Boxing Classic was supposed to breathe some life back into boxing. Showtime took six of the best Super Middleweights in the world; Arthur Abraham, Andre Dirrell, Carl Froch,…
-
ORTIZ VERSUS HARRIS: ONE WON’T WALK AWAY AS VICIOUS AS HE WALKED IN
By Tim Harrison
Two fighters with a lot to prove will meet in the ring on the undercard of Saturday night?s HBO pay-per-view event featuring ?Sugar? Shane Mosley and Sergio ?The Latin Snake? Mora. ?Vicious?…
-
ARUM SHOWS A SOFT HEART IN COMMENTS ABOUT MAYWEATHER
By Tim Harrison
Top Rank front man Bob Arum recently commented on the unfortunate string of incidents that have plagued Floyd Mayweather over the last two weeks. Arum, who promoted Mayweather until Al Haymon was…
-
WHO’S THE REAL KING AT JUNIOR WELTER?
By Tim Harrison
"Who is the king of the Junior Welterweight division?" It's a question that many are likely asking after WBC & IBF champion Devon Alexander squeaked by Andriy Kotelnik this past Saturday night.…
-
WHAT ABOUT BOB? HAS ARUM REACHED HIS BREAKING POINT?
By Tim Harrison
Bob Arum is a legend in the boxing game. He's been around the sport since the days of Ali, Norton, Frazier, and Foreman. He orchestrated such classics as Hagler-Hearns, and Hagler-Leonard, and…
-
RAUL MARTINEZ: “A GREAT CHAMPION LIKE DONAIRE…I’M READY TO FIGHT ANYBODY”
By Tim Harrison
"I'm ready to fight anybody. If it would be Donaire, then I would have to get ready; just be ready as I did for the last fight against him. I prepared myself…
-
RAFAEL MARQUEZ VS. JUAN MANUEL LOPEZ SET FOR SEPTEMBER 18
By Tim Harrison
ESPN Deportes anchor Jorge Sanchez recently broke the news [via promoter Fernando Beltran] that former Bantamweight and Super Bantamweight champion Rafael Marquez (39-5, 34 KO) has agreed in principle to take on…
-
COTTO LOOKS TO WRITE A NEW CHAPTER IN HIS CAREER, STARTING WITH FOREMAN
By Tim Harrison
Miguel Cotto's comeback from a 12-round TKO loss to Manny Pacquiao is already in full swing. The former 140 and 147-pound champion is only days away from challenging for his fourth world…
-
KLITSCHKO-SOSNOWSKI INDICATIVE OF THE SAD STATE OF THE HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION
By Tim Harrison
While Quinton Jackson and Rashad Evans will dominate the headlines of this weekend's fight action, flying quietly under the radar will be WBC Heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko's (39-2, 37 KO) title defense…
-
MARQUEZ EVENS THE SCORE; STOPS VAZQUEZ IN 3
By Tim Harrison
After starting off as another classic back-and-forth battle, Rafael Marquez was able to even the score against Israel Vazquez, defeating him via 3rd round stoppage and now tieing the series at 2-2.…
-
BOTH VAZQUEZ AND MARQUEZ READY TO HAVE ANOTHER FIGHT OF THE YEAR
By Tim Harrison
Saturday May 22 marks the fourth time that 3-time world champion Israel Vazquez and former Bantamweight and Super Bantamweight Champion Rafael Marquez will shed blood together. Their first three fights took place…