Before an estimated U.K. crowd of 55,000, Manchester hero Ricky Hatton got wobbled twice by Juan Lazcano. He got hit cleanly to an alarming degree for a top-level boxer. But he recovered from his rough moments, and was in control the rest of the time, enough to pull out a dominant win on the scorecards […]

Let this be a lesson to all you aspiring fighters out there, keep your damn hands up!¬† To those who just got finished watching Friday Night Fights and witnessed cruiserweight prospect Aaron Williams get his bell rung by the unheralded Jose Luis Herrera let that be the example.¬† I really like Williams.¬† Think he has […]

Some quick thoughts below, mentioning the following fighters: Oscar De La Hoya, Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, Ricky Hatton, Miguel Cotto, Juan Manuel Marquez, Israel Vazquez, Rafael Marquez, Winky Wright, Cristian Mijares, Joel Casamayor, Nate Campbell, Joan Guzman, Antonio Margarito, Paulie Malignaggi and others. It’s like a salad bar, but with fists.

Getting knocked out, even when one is an elite, beloved, undefeated fighter who merely ran into the best fighter alive, is no fun. We know this all the more intimately today thanks to the post-KO emotional trauma of Ricky Hatton, who is colorful, charming and confessional in addition to his having been a consensus top-10 […]

Stupid declaration #1: “Floyd [Mayweather] has fought the best, and he has beaten them all. He fought Oscar (De La Hoya), when everybody thought that Oscar would murder him‚Ķand he beat him.” — Jose Sulaiman, WBC president Um, no. Nobody thought Oscar would murder Floyd. Floyd was the heavy betting favorite. We’ve all come to […]

It was quite a busy weekend in terms of meaningful boxing matches on almost every network.¬† I will confess to skipping both PPV offerings from Mexico as I just didn’t see the necessity given HBO’s excellent card on the same night.¬† For detailed accounts of the past weekend fights I implore you to check out […]

Yup, Yuriorkis Gamboa finally got tested. My favorite prospect completely dominated Darling Jimenez at junior lightweight (130 lbs.), flashing all his uncanny natural ability and skill in a unanimous decision win, but got legitimately knocked down for the first time in his career and showed holes in his defense that now are definitively cause for […]

Thankfully, former heavyweight great Chris Byrd is all but certain to call it a day after his failed experiment at light heavyweight (175 lbs.) ended with a knockout, severe shoulder injury and a frightening encounter in the hospital. Byrd would retire with wins over Evander Holyfield, Vitali Klitschko, David Tua, Andrew Golota, Jameel McCline DaVarryl […]

You know, it was worth a try. Chris Byrd was an overachieving heavyweight who got by on character, smarts and speed, where he had a great career, so why not give a go at fighting men his own size? It just didn’t work. Byrd at light heavyweight (175 lbs.), at 37, had to deal with […]

In case you missed the announcement earlier we here at the Ring Report have officially designated this week to have been “Yuriorkis Gamboa Week” in honor of the Cuban Olympic standout who will headline HBO’s Boxing After Dark card this Saturday night. My trusted college Tim has already shared his adulation of the Cuban pug […]

There are a couple developments on the horizon that could make the second half of 2008 almost as good as the first. On the down side, there are also a few big-name ex-boxers nearing 50 years old who may well soon fight each other. There are even some very awesome fighters rumbling besides my boy […]

Bronx, NY based jr. welterweight prospect/contender Francisco “El Gato” Figueroa scored a wide unanimous decision over Mexican unknown Luis Rodriguez last night on ESPN’s Wednesday Night Fights.¬† I am not exactly sure where I stand on Figueroa.¬† He fights with a lot of swagger and bravado but in my opinion has not been tested inside […]

I know by now this is nothing but rehashed news but I continue to find humor in lightweight champion Nate Campbell’s various postings on a couple of boxing websites.¬†

I’m high enough on Yuriorkis Gamboa that I’m not even going to make you search on YouTube to see him prior to Saturday night’s appearance on HBO’s “Boxing After Dark.” It’s “Yuriorkis Gamboa Week” at Ring Report, suckas! Put this in your eye socket:

My utterly shameless promotion of Yuriorkis Gamboa in the form of “Yuriorkis Gamboa Week” continues, to the point that you might soon wonder whether I’m getting paid to do it. Non, monsieur. (Ou madame/mademoiselle.) Here’s the thing: Gamboa’s such a complete package and exciting performer that he inspires gushing from a great many cynical boxing […]