Jake Donovan ... at The Sweet Science

Jake Donovan has covered major fights in more than twenty states and in four countries.

Features by Jake Donovan

	[Jul 31, 2005] Lucia Rijker vs. Christy Martin: The Long Road to Nowhere The long-awaited bout between Christy Martin and Lucia Rijker was to headline a Showtime-PPV card in Las Vegas Saturday night.

	[Jul 22, 2005] Substance and Style on Display this Weekend on ShoBox Substance will be on display this Friday on ShoBox: The New Generation from the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California.

	[Jul 15, 2005] Still Waiting for Bernard Hopkins to Grow Old? The middleweight kingpin turned 40 this year, but it's the rest of the boxing world that has grown old waiting for Hopkins to start showing his age.

	[Jul 13, 2005] Sueños Dulces: Ouma Ready for Karmazian, HBO Latino Debut Kassim Ouma has plenty to be excited about heading into his mandatory title defense against Roman Karmazian this Thursday night.

	[Jul 9, 2005] Boxing in the Mid-South: Not your Grandfather's Boxing Scene The moment people hear that a fighter is from Tennessee, they automatically think he is some dumb, tough, unskilled hillbilly.

	[Jul 2, 2005] Taurus Sykes Bullish On Peter Principle Taurus Sykes is ready for his fight with Samuel Peter Saturday night on Showtime, live from Reno, Nevada.

	[Jun 28, 2005] Arturo Gatti ... Remembering the Warrior Watching Arturo "Thunder" Gatti cry in Buddy McGirt's arms while pleading for one more round against Floyd Mayweather was no easy sight.

	[Jun 23, 2005] Vivian Harris ... Three Years Later, A Vicious Televised Sighting He's known as "Vicious," but perhaps Vivian Harris would be better served to sport Glen Johnson's moniker "The Road Warrior."

	[Jun 21, 2005] For Joshua "Satan" Clottey, Career Progress Remains A Devilish Task One name that seems to be left out of the welterweight mix is Joshua Clottey.

	[Jun 19, 2005] Tarver Outworks Johnson to Regain Light Heavyweight Crown in Classic Sequel Tarver and Johnson gave the crowd plenty to cheer about in Memphis Saturday night.

	[Jun 18, 2005] "Megafight in Memphis" Notes and Quotes From The Scales On a picture perfect Friday afternoon in downtown Memphis, the weigh-in for the "Megafight in Memphis" took place.

	[Jun 17, 2005] Glen Johnson: 2004's Fighter of the Year Still Fights For Respect After a career full of frustration, Glen Johnson enjoyed a banner year in 2004, finally claiming light heavyweight supremecy.

[Jun 15, 2005]
Has The Hall of Fame Become The Hall of Very Good?
By the time this article goes to print, the International Boxing Hall of Fame will have wrapped up its annual enshrinement weekend. More ...

[Jun 12, 2005]
Cotto Defeats Abdullaev in Garden Debut
Abdullaev decided to make his exit 57 seconds into the ninth round, enabling Cotto to make the third defense of his WBO junior welterweight title. More ...

[Jun 10, 2005]
Mike Acri's Hall of Fame Career
Prior to Acri entering the mix, most Hall of Fame shows would comprise of sparring sessions and amateur bouts. More ...

[Jun 7, 2005]
Young and the Restless Julio Diaz Ready to Rumble
For former lightweight champion Julio Diaz, losing is not the hardest part. It's the downtime before the next fight after a loss that hurts the most. More ...

[Jun 5, 2005]
Hatton Stops Tszyu in Stunner
Many said that a Ricky Hatton win over Kostya Tszyu on June 4, 2005 could only happen once in a blue moon. More ...

[Jun 3, 2005]
The Junior Welter-WAIT Is Over
For the past two-and-a-half years or so, boxing pundits have been raving about the talent-laden junior welterweight division. More ...

[May 29, 2005]
Chavez and Son Win Big in LA
Legendary former three-division world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. promised to come into his "Adios" fight with Ivan Robinson in top physical condition. He made good on his word. More ...

[May 28, 2005]
Can Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. and Jr. avoid the father-son pitfalls?
With Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. kicking off his US farewell tour tonight, he has brought son Julio Jr. along for the ride. More ...

[May 27, 2005]
Adios...y Bienvenidos: The Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. and Jr. Tour
This weekend, a boxing legend will partake in what is billed as his farewell fight. Stop me if you have heard this one before. More ...

[May 26, 2005]
The Dream Becomes a Network Nightmare: What More Can Be Asked of Kassim Ouma?
Kassim Ouma has never met a challenge he didn't like. Not in Uganda. Not in the USA. More ...

[May 22, 2005]
Third Time's A Harm: Brewster blasts Golota in less than a minute
Before the fight Lamon Brewster said: "When God is with me, can't no man beat me." All he needed was a minute to live up to his word. More ...

[May 20, 2005]
O'Neil Bell Ready to Take On Dale Brown, Cruiserweight Division
While the path which led to this fight is anything but cut and dry, O'Neil "Give 'Em Hell" Bell plans to clear things up in a hurry. More ...

[May 19, 2005]
Lamon Aimin' for Respectability
It's not much fun being a heavyweight titlist these days. Long considered the glamour division of boxing, today's model is hardly appealing. More ...

[May 16, 2005]
Jose Navarro: An uncrowned champ returns
Jose Navarro believed that he could head to Japan and become the second member of the 2000 U.S. Olympic team to win a world title. More ...

[May 13, 2005]
Celaya-Webb on ESPN2: Old Friends Meet at The Crossroads
ESPN2 has offered a major upgrade in terms of competitive matchups for its Friday Night Fights series this year. More ...

[May 12, 2005]
Winky Ready for Wright of Passage
You have to hand it to Winky Wright. Very few have exuded as much patience as has the consensus junior middleweight champion. More ...

[May 7, 2005]
Castillo-Corrales: A Lightweight Fight with Heavyweight Implications
The WBC/WBO unification match date falls on the Cinco de Mayo weekend and the fight figures to be far more fiesta than siesta. More ...

[Apr 9, 2005]
Marco Antonio Barrera: What's Done . . . What's Left To Do
After 15 years and 60 pro fights, most fighters would be winding down their careers, and reflecting on all that they accomplished. More ...

[Apr 3, 2005]
April Showers . . . But it's Not Rain HBO Sprinkles on Us
For years HBO lashed out against the sanctioning bodies. Not every fighter agreed. Marco Antonio Barrera was one of the exceptions. More ...

[Mar 24, 2005]
A Week Full of Shenanigans/A Weekend Full of Memories
Even with St. Patrick's Day landing on Thursday last week, little transpired to cause us to believe we would be blessed with the luck of the Irish. More ...

[Mar 12, 2005]
The Best Damn Comeback, Period - Or So Team Bowe Hopes
"I have a chance at once again becoming undisputed heavyweight champion. Look at these cats today," Bowe said. "I mean, c'mon man." More ...

[Mar 3, 2005]
2005 Mission Statement for Team Lacy: Clean House
Jeff Lacy looks to clean out the super middleweight division, starting with Rubin Williams this Saturday night on Showtime. More ...

[Feb 24, 2005]
Gerald McClellan: A Fallen Warrior In Need of Forgiveness and Support
If not for the medical staff at the London Arena that night, we would be discussing the ten year "anniversary" of McClellan's death. More ...

[Feb 20, 2005]
Jesse James Leija Has No Regrets
Though he ended the game with a loss, Leija is proud that he ended it fighting for a world title, and not as a doormat for lesser opposition. More ...

[Feb 10, 2005]
Laila Ali Keeps Women's Boxing Stuck in Neutral
When you talk to Laila Ali long enough and one sentence is all it takes to understand and appreciate her sincerity you know that she wants more. More ...

[Feb 9, 2005]
Wayne McCullough's Last Chance at Boxing Gold
Wayne McCullough challenges Oscar Larios for the WBC super bantamweight title tonight on Fox Sports. More ...

[Feb 3, 2005]
Cory Spinks' Historic Homecoming
Appreciation has become an understatement, as a sold out Savvis Center has already been announced for the first world championship card in 2005 for Showtime. More ...

[Jan 27, 2005]
The War at 154: Ouma and Jantuah Ready to Battle
The occasion is rare in boxing that a co-feature bout is more anticipated than the main event. More ...

[Jan 20, 2005]
Floyd Mayweather Jr. Still Searching For Superstardom
It was a little over six years ago when Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and greatness started to get mentioned in the same sentence. More ...

[Jan 20, 2005]
Boxing Predictions: The Weekend Fights
Jake Donovan weighs in with his predictions for this weekend's featured bouts. More ...

[Jan 14, 2005]
Zab Judah's Last Chance at Lasting Impression
This is the one where he promises to finally put it all together. The rematch with Cory Spinks will reveal the true Zab "Super" Judah. More ...

[Jan 6, 2005]
Gary Shaw, Jim Wilkes Reach out to Tsunami Victims
On Boxing Day a massive earthquake and tsunami wiped out a large portion of Southern Asia and parts of Eastern Africa. More ...

[Dec 25, 2004]
Glen Johnson deserves to be Fighter of the Year
The only thing left for this year is to determine whether Glen Johnson did enough to win Fighter of the Year honors. More ...

[Dec 17, 2004]
Glen Johnson - Losing No Longer Possible
Antonio Tarver should expect a tought fight as Glen Johnson believes he no longer has it in him to lose. More ...

[Dec 9, 2004]
Boxing Good Guy Carlos Hernandez Returns
For Carlos "Famoso" Hernandez, it's how he prefers to live his life. More ...

[Dec 4, 2004]
Jermain Taylor steamrolls William Joppy
Jermain Taylor steamrolled William Joppy tonight en route to unanimous decision in Little Rock, Arkansas. More ...

[Dec 2, 2004]
Juarez, Guinn in Search of Redemption
Dominick Guinn and Rocky Juarez leave their respective hometowns and share the bill Friday on an ESPN-televised card. More ...

[Nov 25, 2004]
Ricky Hatton: Tszyu in his future, Oliveira in his face
Ricky Hatton speaks to TheSweetScience.com about his upcoming bout with Ray Oliveira and about the prospect of facing Kostya Tszyu one day. More ...

[Nov 20, 2004]
Sugar Shane Mosley Sweet, but Wright Call in End
"Sugar" Shane Mosley made all of the necessary adjustments from the first fight, but still managed to come up short. More ...

[Nov 19, 2004]
Winky Wright's Long Road to the Top
It's been a long and well-traveled journey for consensus world junior middleweight champion Ronald "Winky" Wright. More ...

[Nov 12, 2004]
Tonight's Fights A ton of fun or heavyweight implosion
The theme for the big fight card tonight is 'Rendezvous with Destiny: Battle for Supremacy.' More ...

[Nov 6, 2004]
Lord of the Ring: Kostya Tszyu stops Mitchell in three
For two years, many have contended that Kostya Tszyu's absence from the ring had kept the rest of the junior welterweight division on hold. More ...

[Oct 28, 2004]
Sharmba Mitchell Braces for Shot at Redemption
In the nearly four years since Sharmba Mitchell and reigning consensus Light Welterweight champion Kostya Tszyu last squared off, a lot has changed in boxing. More ...

[Oct 21, 2004]
Division Open, but Doors Shut for Riddick Bowe
When Riddick Bowe made the decision to return to the ring, he figured the likes of Klitschko and Ruiz would be his stiffest competition. More ...