The early aughts saw champions-in-the-making Victor Ortiz, Steven Luevano, and Brandon Rios all begin their ascent up the pro ranks, yet it was fellow southern Californian Jose Miguel Aguiniga who many experts predicted would first reach the peak. In box

Pacquiao got what a lot of boxing fans saw as a gift decision over Juan Manuel Marquez last November. The thing of it is this was the second time that Pacquiao got a controversial decision over Marquez. He did the same thing in 2008, and many people thou

The undefeated Mayweather (42-0, 26 KO’s) wants more than a 50-50 deal, whereas Pacquiao says he’ll accept nothing less than a 50-50 offer or else he won’t take the fight. It sounds like a fairly simple thing to solve. However, does Pacquiao even deserve

Dan Henderson is a three-division world champion—a former Pride welterweight and middleweight champion as well as a Strikeforce light heavyweight titlist, a belt he relinquished prior to moving to the UFC. Despite having an impressive background in wrest

BOXING legend Marco Antonio Barrera is to visit Tyneside to front a dinner at the beginning of March. The Mexican (above) twice held the WBO super bantamweight crown as well as picking up world titles at featherweight and super feather. He enjoyed a succ

(James Kirkland, with trainer Ann Wolfe) Every couple years, boxing types get worried about whether there are new young stars in the pipeline to take over once the current standard-bearers depart, particularly here in America. There always seem to be, so