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Written by Raymond Markarian
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Sunday, 21 April 2013 00:51
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 Canelo Alvarez and Austin Trout came to the Alamodome as undefeated fighters looking to prove their worth. It was the toughest test for both. The fight was close. But the scorecards showed different. Alvarez won a unanimous decision 115-112 116-111 and 118-109. TSS scored the bout 115-112 for Austin Trout. Trout controlled the action early with the jab while Canelo stayed on the outside looking for an avenue to get inside to throw power shots. Canelo came out with more aggression in Round three and connected with multiple right hands that found their way to the target. He closed the round with a good right cross to Trout's chest. At the beginning of Round seven, Canelo's overhand right sent Trout to the canvas for the first time in his career. Trout beat the count, gave Canelo a wink of approval for throwing a good... Read more...
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Written by Kelsey McCarson
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Sunday, 21 April 2013 00:32
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 In front of a raucous crowd of almost 40,000 fight fans at the Alamo Dome in San Antonio, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (42-0-1, 30 KOs) handed Austin "No Doubt" Trout (26-1, 14 KOs) his first professional loss. Judges at ringside scored the bout 115-112, 116-111 and 118-109 for the undefeated Mexican , who solidified himself as one of the top fighters in the sport. "I rose to the occasion and won the fight," said Alvarez after the win. Alvarez started the bout differently than most experts expected. The WBC titlist focused on timing Trout's long range punches from a distance. Canelo had his moments, but Trout took the round with a sharp, clean jab. In the second, Alvarez cut the distance. Trout tried to box but Alvarez was able to make him miss more than the New Mexican resident had hoped. A left hook and right uppercut combination... Read more...
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Written by Chris Wheat
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Saturday, 20 April 2013 22:07
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 The laws of physics came into play this afternoon at the Theater at Madison Square Garden. Britain's Tyson Fury (21-0, 15KO) stopped Philadelphia's Steve Cunningham (25-6, 12KO) with a right hook in the 7th round of their 12 round heavyweight eliminator. In the days leading up to the clash discussion centered around whether the smaller and lighter Cunningham (6ft 3, 210lbs) would be able to stand up to the taller and heavier Fury's (6ft 9, 254lbs) attack. Cunningham began the contest using his agility and movement to establish a pace and let his jab, both to the head and belly, help find range. Fury came forward and connected with some jabs but missed with his follow up punches. In the second round a right hand from Cunningham put Fury down. Fury rose and beat the count. As Cunningham continued to box and move with skill and precision,... Read more...
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Written by Chris Wheat
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Friday, 19 April 2013 19:34
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 As graduation day approached during his senior year of high school, Steve Cunningham realized he needed a plan. College was not an option and a hoped for acceptance to art school did not materialize. Cunningham was all too aware that if he didn't do something, the streets could soon come calling. A solution to his predicament arrived at school one day in the form of a Navy recruiter. Cunningham decided to meet with the recruiter. When told that life in the Navy would bring a steady paycheck, worldwide travel, and the opportunity to meet beautiful women in various ports of call, he signed on the dotted line. Navy life also provided Cunningham with the opportunity to begin his amateur boxing career as a member of the Navy boxing team. Cunningham logged many miles at sea in the Navy and many more as a professional... Read more...
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Written by David A. Avila
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Friday, 19 April 2013 15:33
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 It's the moment of truth for Saul "Canelo" Alvarez. Can Alvarez (41-0-1, 30 Kos) defeat a bona fide contender or a world titleholder like Austin "No Doubt" Trout (26-0, 14 Kos) on Saturday April 20, in San Antonio, Texas? The Alamodome awaits the outcome of the Showtime televised event. Ever since Alvarez began fighting on large fight cards the public outpour has been virtually split down the middle on the redhead. Can he fight or not? "He's a chingon," said Josesito Lopez who faced Alvarez the last time Canelo stepped in the ring. Basically Lopez said he's a badass. Others on the street claim the veneer of deception will be stripped by Trout. One thing is certain: more than 30,000 have purchased tickets to see the Golden Boy Promotions fight card. That's an incredible amount to see any prizefight. "Its crazy dog," said Tattoo, a well-known radio... Read more...
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Written by David A. Avila
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Thursday, 18 April 2013 13:23
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 LAS VEGAS-Maybe it was more restricted, or maybe it was simply access to Floyd Mayweather's media day was unnecessary, but fewer reporters appeared at the Las Vegas boxing gym located in Chinatown on Wednesday. Flanked by some of the biggest bodyguards seen since, well, since Mayweather (43-0, 26 Kos) fought Juan Manuel Marquez. The fighter known as "Money" entered the gym to the spectacle of a couple dozen cameras and video recorders with the usual readiness before a big fight. It's Mayweather time. Mayweather, 36, faces Northern California's Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero (31-1-1, 18 Kos) on May 4, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. More than a few experts recognize the speedy prizefighter as the top professional boxer in the world today. Some expect another humdrum victory and others expect Mayweather's toughest fight to date. More... Read more...
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Written by David A. Avila
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Tuesday, 16 April 2013 19:24
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 LAS VEGAS-Spur of the moment drug testing delayed the media day festivities of Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero on Tuesday at the IBA gym. More than 100 reporters mulled around the fair-sized boxing gym waiting for the arrival of Team Guerrero past the 12 noon scheduled time. Camera men and women toted their massive cameras and microphones around the facility looking for people to interview. It’s less than three weeks before Guerrero (31-1-1, 18 Kos) and Floyd Mayweather (43-0, 26 Kos) meet at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas for their battle of pound for pounders. The hometown fighter Mayweather remains a big favorite to win. More than a few reporters expressed their surprise at the one-sided odds favoring Mayweather. Slowly, in the past month, the odds have been dropping. Many expect the California boxing crowd to tip the odds to a more reasonable balance.... Read more...
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Written by Bernard Fernandez
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Monday, 15 April 2013 14:14
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 Spanish philosopher/poet George Santayana once observed that "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." He meant it as a warning to future generations, that no mistake from another time should be expected to be forever corrected. But the past is repeated, more often than we might think, because there are only so many sets of circumstances that it probably is inevitable that what goes around, probably will come around again with a new set of characters. And so it is with Saturday night's super welterweight unification showdown of WBC champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (41-0-1, 30 KOs) and WBA titlist Austin Trout (26-0, 14 KOs), in San Antonio's Alamodome. Does that matchup remind a lot of you of what took place, in the same city and stadium, the night of Sept. 10, 1993? Nearly 20 years have passed, and here boxing fans are, with... Read more...
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Written by Kelsey McCarson
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Monday, 15 April 2013 08:50
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 As another Texas-sized boxing event approaches with Saul “Canelo” Alvarez vs. Austin Trout, TSS looks back at last year’s middleweight battle between Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. and Andy Lee. Did the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation’s Combative Sports division do their job? Did journalists do any better? Is there anything we can learn from what did (or didn’t) happen last summer in El Paso? Last summer, middleweights Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. and Andy Lee agreed to face each other in El Paso, Texas in a 12-round bout for Chavez’s WBC middleweight title belt. The contest would help determine which talented up-and-comer would earn a lucrative opportunity against linear champion and pound-for-pound superstar, Sergio Martinez. What ended up happening in Texas that summer was more than just a fight. What happened... Read more...
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Written by Springs Toledo
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Monday, 15 April 2013 00:00
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 When Nonito Donaire left his corner to face Guillermo "El Chacal" Rigondeaux at the first bell, he took two steps forward and spread his legs. That was the first hint as to what he was in for. The Boxing Writers Association of America's 2012 Fighter of the Year fought more like John "the Beast" Mugabi than the celebrated boxer-puncher he is. In failing to apply an intelligent strategy or a sustained attack, he was undone. The Jr. Featherweight throne, which is set above the belts and the nonsense by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, has been seized by a master counterpuncher. That wide stance you saw Donaire assume in round one indicated primitive thinking. When Mugabi tried to seize the throne of Marvelous Marvin Hagler back in 1986, Mugabi stood pat as if to say "move me." Hagler, his bald head steaming under... Read more...
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