Proving once again that Boxing is either the most forgiving or the most severely retarded sport in the world, here's a news roundup concerning some familiar names:...Pop Diva, Roy Jones, is still acting like he has a career. In the last several weeks, following his rancid exhibition against Omar Sheika, Jones has interjected himself into rumors concerning fights with Anderson Silva, Tomasz Adamek, and, most recently, a rematch with Clinton Woods. Ok, we get it...Let's all pay attention to Roy...
...This Friday,"The White Buffalo," Frans Botha, defends his WBF Heavyweight "Title" against "worthy" "contender" Timo Hoffmann. The only word in the previous sentence that doesn't deserve the sarcastic air quotes is "Heavyweight." Botha is most definitely a Heavyweight...
..."Dancing Destroyer" Herbie Hide has been bumped up to the #1 spot in the WBC Cruiserweight division. Kudos to the WBC for having the skill to assign rankings based on name alone, without all the messiness of making the contenders actually fight their ways to the top...
...If Jones/Woods II doesn't erupt, expect Clinton Woods to be fighting for the IBF Light Heavyweight title soon. Woods sits in the #2 spot of the IBF rankings after his Title Eliminator with, (deep sigh), Elvir Muriqi in February. If Chad Dawson opts to vacate the belt for a run at 168, expect, well, you know what to expect...
...Byron Mitchell lost the first fight of his comeback effort to some stiff in Eastern Europe. It's good to see Mitchell pick up right where he left off...
I have a headache.
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