Knockout Nation: Hopkins Flops!

Hardcore boxing fans knew it was going to be ugly. The question was just how ugly. Despite suffering an early flash knockdown, Joe Calzaghe (45-0, 32 KOs) outworked a difficult Bernard Hopkins (48-5-1, 32 KOs) with a split decision to capture the linear light heavyweight title this past Saturday.                 About one minute into the […]

Knockout Nation: Cotto Crushin’/Margarito Mashin’/The Greatest of All Time!

Cotto and Margarito Deliver in Showcase Bouts   An uncharacteristically cocky Miguel Cotto (32-0, 26 KOs) brutalized overmatched Alfonso Gomez (18-4-2, 8 KOs) this past Saturday to retain his WBA welterweight title.   From the opening bell, Cotto showed he’s several classes above Gomez, ripping the brave Contender alum with thudding body hooks and jabs. […]