A teaser poster circulated on social media by McGregor when the fight was still theoretical.
0 comments by Steve Zemach on 6/15/2017
The Irish culture dictates that if you are not interested in school you must find a trade and begin the working life. The trade Conor McGregor pursued was already built into his DNA. The Irish have a strong affection for the fight game, but none have been able to rise to the level of Conor […]
0 comments by Steve Zemach on 6/4/2016
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Lightweight Rances Barthelemy (25-0, 13 KOs) looks poised to step up in weight after his split decision victory over Mickey Bey (22-2-10, 10KOs). Two ringside judges turned in correct, respectable scorecards, 117-110 and 116-111. Judge Hilton Whitaker III turned in a bogus 117-110 scorecard for Mickey Bey. The cards were expected to […]
0 comments by Steve Zemach on 5/1/2015
Last June standing in the lobby of a New York City hotel, a few days prior to the Miguel Cotto vs Sergio Martinez fight at Madison Square Garden, Freddie Roach stared me in the eyes and said, “We’re going to knock this guy out.” He continued with, “Have you ever been in the ring? What […]
0 comments by Steve Zemach on 4/10/2014
LAS VEGAS — Timothy Bradley’s trainer Joel Diaz spoke assertively during his roundtable discussion inside the MGM Grand media center Thursday morning: “I’m telling you right now,” Diaz said while flaring his arms like an Italian trying to punctuate an expression. “Tim Bradley is 100 percent ready mentally and physically to show that what happened […]
0 comments by Steve Zemach on 10/12/2013
In June 2012, at the conclusion of Timothy Bradley-Manny Pacquiao, I paced swiftly up and down press row asking anyone in view how they had scored the fight. At the time, I could find only one person who had scored the fight for Bradley. As I walked through the doors of the MGM Grand’s media […]
0 comments by Steve Zemach on 1/20/2013
NEW YORK CITY — Steve Zemach is ringside in Madison Square Garden, covering the off-TV undercard for Saturday’s HBO show headlined by Orlando Salido vs. Miguel Angel Garcia. Results for that fight plus Gennady Golovkin vs. Gabriel Rosado and Roman Martinez vs. Juan Carlos Burgos will come in a subsequent post. Read here for what […]
0 comments by Steve Zemach on 11/17/2012
(Photo credit: Tom Casino, Showtime) HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Don King Promotions assembled only the second outdoor boxing ground at Hallandale Beach’s Gulf Stream Park for Friday’s edition of ShoBox “The New Generation.” And, in a symbol of the bad luck that befell the card, it rained on the gathered crowd. The original scheduled main […]
0 comments by Steve Zemach on 10/20/2012
(Devon Alexander, left; Randall Bailey, right) When Randall Bailey walked back to his corner after the 8th round of his fight with Mike Jones, his long time trainer John David Jackson wasn’t in the center of his corner, it was his cut man, Chico Rivas. Bailey needed a knockout to win, and his corner aware […]
0 comments by Steve Zemach on 6/24/2012
(Omar Henry at Friday’s weigh-in; photo via Don King Productions) HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – Don King returned to the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, Florida for the second edition of “Viva Don King.” The main event featured Connecticut’s hard punching Tony Grano against veteran DeVarryl Williamson. The main event began with two lackluster rounds. There […]
0 comments by Steve Zemach on 4/23/2012
“Where I come from, you can’t be laying on the floor saying you still want to fight.” Those are the words of John Scully, Chad Dawson’s trainer. Scully, for the second straight fight, will be training Dawson as he sets his sights on capturing the legitimate light heavyweight title this weekend on HBO. Bernard Hopkins […]
