Oscar De La Hoya Speaks, Finally

By Tim Starks

It hasn’t gotten a ton of attention yet, but Oscar De La Hoya, on the Ring magazine website, has finally talked about his devastating loss to Manny Pacquiao in a welterweight (147 lbs.) bout in December.

It’s a sad sort of interview. He talks about wishing that Pacquiao would land one shot that would knock him out and “take me out of my misery.” He acknowledges the obvious role that weight played in the fight. He says Manny “didn’t hit hard,” which is insanity. read more

Filed under: Floyd Mayweather, Freddie Roach, Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao, Manny Pacquiao, Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Oscar de la Hoya

Boxing’s Renaissance

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By John Wight

So come May 14 the Pac-Man and Ricky Hatton will walk to the centre of the ring, listen to the referee’s instructions, touch gloves, and then retreat to their respective corners with seconds left before what is sure to be one of the classic fights of the decade begins. read moreer

Filed under: Battle of East and West, Erik Morales, George Foreman, Joe Frazier, Manny Pacquiao, Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Oscar de la Hoya, Ricky Hatton

IF WE HAD MORE STARS LIKE PACQUIAO, WOULD BOXING BE BIG TODAY?

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by Pedro Fernandez

DREAMS OF THE LAST GOLDEN ERA PERSIST!

San Francisco, CA- Rarely does a day go by where I don’t think a bit about the last golden era of boxing, that being the late 1970s to the late 1980s, just before the light began to dim circa 1991-92. This time period had Roberto Duran, Ray Leonard, Larry Holmes, Thomas Hearns, Mike McCallum, Aaron Pryor, Alexis Arguello, Salvador Sanchez, Carlos Zarate, and of course Mike Tyson, these were just some of the leading actors. With supporting cast members like Davey Moore, Pipino Cuevas, Wilfred Benitez, Gerry Cooney, Wilfred Benitez, Alfonso Zamora, Lupe Pintor, Alfredo Escalera, and Donald Curry, “superfights” were often the rule and not the exception! read more

Filed under: Aaron Pryor, Alexis Arguello, Carlos Zarate, Larry Holmes, Manny Pacquiao, Mike McCallum, Mike Tyson, Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran, Salvador Sanchez, Thomas Hearns, Wilfred Benitez