After getting shocked during his last title fight, Jermain "Bad Intentions" Taylor (27-1-1, 17 KO's) of Little Rock, Arkansas goes up against the same fighter that gave him his first taste of defeat. And that elusive retribution that Taylor is seeking for will come at a catch weight of 166 pounds.
The first fight ended in a controversial draw. The Pacquiao camp insisted that they won the fight if not for the "faulty" scoring of one the judges, while the Marquez camp thought that they outboxed the Filipino icon and won most of the rounds. On March 15, 2008 at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, fight fans will witness an epic battle that is 4-years long overdue. Marquez holds the WBC Super Featherweight belt, but Pacquiao is considered as the 2nd best pound-for-pound fighter today. Who will win? Who will get the chance to finish off some "Unfinished Business"?
For several years, fight fans have looked forward to the day when the heavyweight championship of the world would be unified and one man would reign boxing's glamor division. On Saturday, February 23rd, at "the mecca of boxing", New York City's Madison Square Garden, that day will be one step closer when IBF & IBO Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko and WBO Heavyweight Champion Sultan Ibragimov meet to unify their titles in a bout destined to bring prominence to the heavyweights once again.
I earlier wrote that the first De La Hoya-Mayweather bout was bad for boxing. Now that it appears there is a rematch in place for later this year, I'll simply reiterate my earlier claim. Before I trash this potential matchup, I have to acknowledge that for both men, the fight is a no-brainer, financially at least.
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Free live boxing is in demand right across the internet. Many people are after watching it live because knowing that the fight could go either way is much better than watching a replay on television when you know who wins. The most popular sought after live fights involve the top ranked pound for pound fighters in the world.