Fight Review

Last weekend Roy Jones Jr. and Felix Trinidad both proved they still have a lot of boxing left in them. Both fighters are future hall of fame boxers who, most thought, were far removed from their primes and rather than fight on and possibly tarnish their legacy, they should retire.

However, the two fighters showed they had a lot left in the tank as they fought through all twelve rounds with Jones Jr. coming out as the victor. Although Tito won most of the rounds early in the fight, Jones was able to score two knockdowns to secure the win and sets the stage for a possible mega-fight with the Super Middleweight Champ Joe Calzaghe. Trinidad, although fighting at the heavyest weight of his career, was able to go toe to toe with Jones Jr. and even though he lost, he could still be a factor in a lighter weight class.

It's ironic that a fight between two of the most electrifying fighters of this generation, would be trumped by a fight that featured Andrew Golota. Golota who has been a heavyweight title contender for more than a decade, is best known for having two fight fights with Riddick Bowe stopped because Golota repeatedly threw low blows. The last time he had fought a big-time heavyweight contender was against Lamon Brewster, who proceeded to knock him out in the first round. However, tonight against an up and coming heavyweight, Golota showed the one thing that seemed to be lacking in all his other fights, heart.

Golota fought through an eye that was swollen shut, and a very game opponent to win a fight and could propel him into a couple of meaningful heavyweight fights.

Groundbreaking Heavyweight

Since we are only a few days removed from Martin Luther King day I felt it would be fitting to give mention to a man who broke color barriers in the sport of boxing. Jack Johnson (not the singer), pictured above, was the first ever black heavyweight champion of the world, in a time when boxing was one of the three most popular sports in the United States. For years he was the target of vicious racism, after he had reached the pinacle of what was seen as a "white man's sport". However, Johnson persevered and in the face of tremendous adversity he is remembered not only as one of the best boxers ever, but as the man who paved the way for the likes of Muhammed Ali, George Foreman, and Floyd Mayweather.

Roy Jones Jr. vs. Felix Trinidad

The first installment of my boxing blog comes on the eve of a great fight between two future hall of fame boxers. Saturday night Roy Jones Jr. (50-4) faces Puerto Rican Felix "Tito" Trinidad (42-2) at Madison Square Garden in New York City, in what promises to be an exciting fight.

Roy Jones Jr. was once regarded as the pound for pound best boxer in the world. However, after two brutal knockouts, one to Antonio Tarver and the other to Glenn Johnson, Jones doesn't nearly look as invincible as he did earlier in his career. Jones, who went into a short lived retirement following the loss to Johnson has been on the comeback trail, fighting against little known boxers. (A little off topic but Jones is also a rapper, so if you happen to like that genre of music I suggest you look up a couple of his songs)

Felix Trinidad, like Jones, was once widely regarded as one of the best fighters in boxing. He will go down in history as one of the best power punchers ever, with the majority of his wins coming back knockout. Trinidad's star has also faded after losses against Benard Hopkins and Winky Wright.

Prediction: Due to the fight being held at the 170 pounds, I think Trinidad, a naturally smaller fighter than Jones Jr. will have trouble with stamina throughout the fight and it might take a little off his heralded punching power.

Roy Jones Jr. wins by KO

"The Windmill"

Believe it or not, I was at one time a boxer.....


I had a three year career in the sport and had many hardfought matches. My opponents might have been my friends and the ring might have been my neighbor's driveway, but that's neither here nor there. Beginning my freshman year in high school my friends got the brilliant idea to buy two sets of boxing gloves and hold monthly matches in my culd-a-sac. After my first fight I earned the nickname "the windmill" due to my patented overhand punch that was highly unsuccessful and according to my friends humorous to behold. For three years my friends and I fought against each other after school and order pay-per-view boxing matches on the weekends.


I decided to go into retirement from boxing after one of our friends broke his nose in a match. That and the fact that I was absolutely terrible at boxing. Even though I didn't turn boxing into a profession, I still watch matches frequently to this day. During the course of this semester I'm going to update this blog with the latest boxing news and reviews of major fights. Hopefully after reading this you will learn to love boxing as I have.