Welcome back to Pound 4 Pound, Fight Game Media's Boxing podcast, hosted by Robert Silva. On this episode, Robert discusses the following: Referees Tony Weeks' and Jack Reiss' abysmal refereeing in the Romero-Barroso and Alimkhanuly-Butler fights Robert's prediction on Saturday night's fight between Devin Haney and Vasyl Lomachenko The weekly Q&A session Robert's historical overview…
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There hasn’t been too many fighters in the history of boxing that combined ability, charisma and a personal story greater than James Toney. Toney was one of the nation’s top high school quarterbacks in the mid 1980s while attending Huron High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan. While starring on his high school football squad, he…
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In the history of boxing, there aren’t many legendary fighters more underrated than Jamaican native Mike McCallum. McCallum’s ability to skillfully fight both inside and outside was rare. He was a master boxer who was also one of the greatest body punchers who ever lived. I will detail in full why McCallum is the best…
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Robert Silva is counting down the greatest knockouts of all-time. Here are the previous lists in case you need to catch up: 50-46 45-41 40-36 35-31 30-26 Onto the top 25… 25: James Toney Vs Michael Nunn May 10, 1991 Davenport, Iowa Venue: John O’Donnell Stadium Going into his fifth defense of his IBF world…
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13. James Toney Vs Vasilliy Jirov April 26, 2003 Ledyard, Connecticut Foxwoods Casino After losing his IBF Super Middleweight title to Roy Jones, Jr. in 1994, James Toney became stagnant. He would lose three very questionable decisions in the next three years before disappearing from the sport in the summer of 1997. He would make…
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35. Jeff Harding Vs Dennis Andries I June 24, 1989 Atlantic City, New Jersey Venue: Trump Plaza If ever two fighters were made to fight each, Dennis Andries and Jeff Harding were those fighters. Both men stood in the pocket and used no lateral movement whatsoever. The Guyanese born Andries was first seen nationally in…
Read MoreUFC 118 was more sizzle than steak. It is interesting to look back at what made the previous two shows so compelling. UFC 116 and 117 created so much buzz based on how great the stories and fights were with seemingly invincible champions having to come back to defend their titles. UFC 118 tried to…
Read MoreI’ll be posting predictions from folks who are in the house watching the fight. Those of us on the site gave our predictions yesterday, which you can read. Predictions: Dave – Diaz by 2nd round submission (guillotine) Daniel – Diaz by 3rd round submission Mike L. – Diaz by 2nd round TKO Mike S. –…
Read MorePer Bryan Alvarez from F4WOnline/Wrestling Observer: Amicar Alves 171 Mike Pierce 171 Nick Osipczak 171 Greg Soto 170 John Salter 185 Dan Miller 185 Andre Winner 154 Nik Lentz 155 Gabe Ruediger 155 Joe Lauzon 156 Mario Miranda 185 Demian Maia 184 Nate Diaz 171 Marcus Davis 170 Gray Maynard 156 Kenny Florian 156 James…
Read MoreThis is an oddly balanced show, but one that should be very successful. There are fights that should appease the appetites of the hardcore UFC fanbase such as the actual main event between BJ Penn and Frankie Edgar. There are also fights like Gray Maynard vs. Kenny Florian and Nate Diaz vs. Marcus Davis that…
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