By Pj De Best
George Foreman is one of boxings greatest Heavyweight champions of all time. Born on the 10th of January, 1949, in Marshal, Texas, USA; George started the sport as a young juvenile delinquent with bad intentions. He loved the hurt game so much that he became a great amateur fighter; so great that [...]

The Easy Beat – Poem: By Pj Magno De Best
With one quick glance,
I can already see,
This cat across the ring,
Is ready to dance with me.
The ref gives the rules,
In the center of the ring.
We both touch gloves,
And the bell goes DING!
He pops a few jabs,
And I pop them right back.
He loads up to the body,
And [...]

By Pj De Best
Gleasons Gym has always been mentioned by the prize fighting community as one of the greatest boxing gyms in the world. It has been the home to hundreds of amateur champions, well over 100 professional world champions (the first being Jake La Motta), and a couple of Olympic Gold medalists.
Gleasons boxing gym [...]

Below is a list of the Amateur Boxing Divisions associated with the Olympics and regular Amateur leagues and associations worldwide. These are the standard generic weight classes for both Male and Female.
Mens Amateur Divisions:
Super Heavyweight – 91+ Kg
Heavyweight – 91Kg
Light Heavyweight – 81Kg
Middleweight – 75Kg
Welterweight – 69Kg
Light Welterweight – 64Kg
Lightweight – 60Kg
Featherweight – 57Kg
Bantamweight – [...]

By Pj De Best
Despite the disappointing result in the Beijing Olympics by their standards; the Cuban Amateur boxing team remain a powerhouse in the amateur boxing ranks. People say that the defected stars Odlanier Solis, Yuriorkis Gamboa and Yan Bartelemí had a lot to do with the lack of firepower within the team, which may [...]

BOXING RULES
The boxing rules that govern boxing fights vary throughout the different states and territories around the globe depending on where you fight and what governing body is sanctioning the fight. There is a basic generic set of boxing rules that most governing bodies adhere to. Though some rules may vary a little depending on [...]

Anthony Mundine Poem: By Pj Magno De Best
One way traffic,
in the ring tonight.
Choc Mundine firing jabs,
at the speed of light.
Playa hatin’ critics,
just can’t stand the sight.
They don’t realize that,
this kid was born to fight.
With supreme defense,
and abs so tight.
He catches punches with ease,
and counters with a right.
If ya’ don’t bring ya’ A game,
it’ll be an [...]

By Pj De Best
Julio Cesar Chavez is regarded as the greatest Mexican boxer of all time by many boxing experts and fans for his amazing achievements inside the square ring. Chavez not only achieved legendary status in the boxing ring but became a hero to the Mexican people. He won 91 fights in a row [...]

By Pj De Best
There have been many famous boxing fights throughout the history of the sport. Fights that have turned less fortunate young fighters into universal hero’s. Legendary bouts such as the “Rumble in the jungle” will forever be remembered throughout history.
Though there are countless nights of legendary performances made available for the world to [...]

By Pj De Best
On the 12th of July, 1985, the Australian public were treated to one of the most fierce and memorable prize fights the country has ever witnessed. 15 grueling rounds between two of their very own boys at one of the most famous boxing venues in the country; Melbourne’s Festival Hall.
The local derby [...]

By Pj De Best
Amateur boxing is an extremely competitive sport that brings out the best characteristics in the youth of today. In order to be a good amateur boxer, a young fighter must have drive, discipline and determination. The drive to accomplish something great; the discipline to train as hard as they can, day in [...]

By Pj De Best
Most people in this world including myself would rather experience the great things that life has to offer other than the bad. We as people sometimes fail to realize that all things in the universe exist for a reason and the truth is that without tragedies in our lives, how would we [...]

By Pj De Best
The ALA Boxing Gym, situated in Cebu City, The Philippines, was the creation of a Filipino hero. His name is Antonio Lopez Aldeguer and he’s a very well respected Filipino businessman, philanthropist and sportsman. In fact I would go so far as to say that he’s a living Filipino legend. Not only [...]

By Pj De Best
Boxing training programs are a great way for everyday people to get fit, lose weight and tone up; it’s also an essential way of life for aspiring boxers, contenders and world champions. I often say to people that fitness and a healthy lifestyle isn’t something that can be bought or given to [...]

By Pj De Best
When I first heard about the fight between our very own Manny Pacquiao and Oscar De La Hoya, I must admit I was very cynical about the possibility of a victory over the Goldenboy. I am a Filipino that would quietly back a fellow Filipino boxer in any bout they took but [...]

By Pj De Best
After hearing about Gerry Peñalosa’s public challenge to Juan Manuel Lopez, a sudden rush of excitement from within came over me. This is a fight that is good for boxing. This is a fight that puts two of the best against each other to find out who the man really is. Although [...]

By Pj De Best
It was always going to be an interesting Light Heavyweight match up between the undefeated challenger Chad Dawson and the established veteran champion Antonio Tarver, but not too many insiders would have expected Tarver to come forward and press the action against his undefeated foe. Many pundits expected Tarver’s 39 year old [...]

By Pj De Best
The good old saying that prize fighters love,”It isn’t the size of the dog in the fight; it’s the size of the fight in the dog” may well ring true with regards to battle, in fact it does. History shows fights were smaller men in size but not in heart or ability [...]

By Pj De Best
When two former world champions meet, there is usually an entertaining fight at hand. This was to happen in patches during Saturday nights mostly scrappy Junior Middleweight clash between “Sugar” Shane Mosley (45-5, 38 KOs) and Ricardo “El Matador” Mayorga (28-7-1, 22 KOs) at the Home Depot Center in California.
Mayorga looked bigger [...]

By Pj De Best
The Ali vs Foreman super fight known simply as The Rumble In The Jungle, will go down in history as one of the greatest boxing matches to ever take place. The fight took place in Kinshasha, Zaire on the 30th of October, 1974.
The defending world heavyweight champion, George Foreman was a feared [...]