Denis Lebedev (25-2, 19KOs) came into Friday nights fight against Guillermo Jones (39-3-2, 31KOs) a heavy favorite. At age 41 and looking out of shape, Jones seemed to have no chance. In an all out brawl, that should have been stopped rounds earlier, Guillermo Jones stood through the punishment of Lebedev and scored an 11th [...]

  With no major bout being showcased on either HBO or Showtime on Saturday night, that left the “Hit the Mitts” crew with lots of breaking news and rumors to play with. First the news: Shortly after Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s, it was announced that Manny Pacquiao will make his return to the ring against Brandon [...]

Ricky Burns (36-2, 11KOs) outlasted Jose Gonzalez (22-1, 17KOs) in Scotland on Saturday night to earn the RTD win and retain his WBO lightweight title. The differences in ability and style between the two men created one of the best fights this year though it ended both excitingly and disappointingly. In an unusually exciting first [...]

Lost in the shuffle of Floyd Mayweather’s predictable brilliance was a similar show of force in Germany.  While Floyd attracted all available attention for his undressing of Robert Guerrero, Wladimir Klitschko dispatched Francesco Pianeta with similar alacrity and ease.  If you missed the fight, it was fairly similar to the other Wladimir Klitschko fights over [...]

Well after the brutal knockout that Manny Pacquiao suffered from Juan Manuel Marquez many fans were wondering where does Manny Pacquiao go from here? Most fans said Manny Pacquiao vs Juan Manuel Marquez V. Others said let him get his vengeance on Timothy Bradley on the bunk decision. Those seemed like the only two options [...]

Robert Guerrero is one of the lesser known fighters that Floyd Mayweather has faced in years. In the first round of tonights WBC welterweight championship bout Guerrero showed everyone why he was in this fight. Of course, Mayweather did what he does and earned the unanimous decision, 117-111 on all cards, but Guerrero showed himself [...]

Tyson Fury has been calling out fellow British heavyweight David Haye ever since Haye announced his reentry into boxing. After over a month Haye is now talking back. The 32-year-old former cruiserweight world champ stated recently that Fury is just using him for promotion and has no interest in actually fighting. “We contacted his people [...]

Oscar De La Hoya: figurehead of Golden Boy Promotions, revered Mexican-American boxer, surefire Hall-of-Famer. Ricky Hatton: most beloved Briton boxer in a era, generator of one of the most raucous fight atmospheres in Vegas history. Juan Manuel Marquez: heir to De La Hoya’s throne of “greatest active Mexican boxer,” co-author of a legendary four fight [...]

It was a huge fight weekend with big time boxing happening all around the world. Each main event came down to the wire.Danny Garcia vs. Zab Judah, Amir Khan vs. Julio Diaz, and Sergio Martinez vs. Martin Murray were all competitive fights and a ton of fun to watch. A loaded night kept fight fans [...]

If there is one thing that can definitively be said about Amir Khan its that he makes exciting fights. Saturday’s 142-lb fight against Julio Diaz was no different. The two scrapped for 12 thrilling rounds after which both men seemed victorious. In the end Khan did more to win it, improving to 28-3 with the [...]