We said Floyd Mayweather looked great against weak competition. We said he’s never faced an elite welterweight. We said he was too passive in the ring.. We can’t say it anymore. Saturday night Floyd Mayweather put on one of the best performances of his career against an elite fighter at 147. After being rocked in the [...]
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This week’s KTFO comes from 2008 when Mikkel Kessler knocked out some dude named Danilo Haussler in three rounds. I remember when I first saw this knockout, I must have watched Kessler’s crisp combo a dozen times in a row. It’s hypnotizing. Kessler fights Carl Froch this weekend on Showtime in the second round fo [...]
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If you know me or you read my stuff here at Summer & Main, you should know that my two favorite sports are professional basketball and boxing. Needless to say, this was an entertaining weekend for your boy. A lot on my mind, so I’ll try to pack it into this post. -I feel for [...]
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Gonna make this quick. Pavlik makes his return this Saturday on HBO. He’s fighting Sergio Martinez, his toughest championship test to date. This is my favorite knockout from Youngstown’s finest. Enjoy.
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On the undercard of the Andre Berto vs. Carlos Quintana fight, Celestino Caballero dominated Daud Yordan over 12 rounds live on HBO. It was the majority of viewers’ first look at the Panamanian and he put on a solid performance. In the end, Caballero put together 1,248 punches, the third most in a compubox followed fight in [...]
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So this weeks knockout of the week was a bit difficult. I like to go historical or showcase a boxer who is fighting that week. Today is Benny Leonard’s birthday, but when you win your championship in 1917 there aren’t going to be a lot of YouTube videos of your fights. So I was left [...]
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So we are coming off one of the biggest boxing weekends of the year and headed straight for a brick wall. This Saturday Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones will face off 17 years after their first clash. It was a dull fight between two rising stars on the undercard of a Riddick Bowe match. Roy [...]
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Ok, EASY pick this week. Even though there are 10 significant cards this weekend I have to go with a history lesson for you casual fans. Today is the 35th anniversary of Ali’s TKO victory over Chuck Wepner. It was an easy victory for Ali, but it will go down as a defining moment [...]
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For the fans who can’t get enough boxing, this weekend is one of the year’s best. Nine significant fights will be held in five different countries Saturday. Some will be on television and some will have to caught on Youtube, God’s gift to fight freaks. On top of this jam packed Saturday, there is a [...]
Filed under: Boxing, Magic Fanatic's Posts | Tagged: Abner Mares, Ali Funeka, Anselmo Moreno, David Tua, Felipe Almanza, Friday Ahunanya, Giovani Segura, Joan Guzman, Marcos Maidana, Nehomar Cermeno, Victor Cayo, Walter Ramos | Leave a Comment »
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