Carl Froch (left) hopes to fight his way onto the pound-for-pound charts with a victory over Lucian Bute (right) this weekend.Scott Heavey/Getty Images NOTTINGHAM, England -- Carl Froch climbed the stairs to the press conference table slowly, a pair of designer sunglasses dangling from his t-shirt, a cocky smirk creasing his face. This was his show. Six months after dropping a career-defining fight against Andre Ward, Froch was back, in another big fight, against Lucian Bute, for another big payday with another chance to put his name in the mix for the top super middleweights in the sport Which of course begs the question: Who exactly won the Super Six? Officially, Ward is the Super Six champ. Last December in Atlantic City, Ward punctuated an ... Continue reading →
After their sideline dustup in a 94--75 loss at Indiana last Thursday, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra and Dwyane Wade met privately at the team hotel to hash out their differences and cook up ways to get the struggling Wade better looks. We need you, Spoelstra told Wade. On Sunday, Wade delivered with 30 points, nine rebounds and six assists, helping Miami tie the second-round series at 2--all with a 101--93 win. Wade and Spoelstra are cool, which is good because the Heat can't survive without a major contribution from its 6'4" shooting guard. The absence of Chris Bosh, out indefinitely with an abdominal strain, has made superlative performances from Wade and LeBron James—whose stunning line on Sunday included 40 points, 18 rebounds and nine assists—mandatory. ... Continue reading →
Carl Froch (left) hopes to fight his way onto the pound-for-pound charts with a victory over Lucian Bute (right) this weekend.Scott Heavey/Getty Images NOTTINGHAM, England -- Carl Froch climbed the stairs to the press conference table slowly, a pair of designer sunglasses dangling from his t-shirt, a cocky smirk creasing his face. This was his show. Six months after dropping a career-defining fight against Andre Ward, Froch was back, in another big fight, against Lucian Bute, for another big payday with another chance to put his name in the mix for the top super middleweights in the sport Which of course begs the question: Who exactly won the Super Six? Officially, Ward is the Super Six champ. Last December in Atlantic City, Ward punctuated an ... Continue reading →
Juan Manuel Marquez was slated to fight in July.(REUTERS) Interim junior welterweight titleholder Juan Manuel Marquez, who had been planning to return to the ring in July at Cowboys Stadium, will not fight again until November, multiple sources told SI.com, when he could be in line for a fourth fight with Manny Pacquiao. Marquez, 38, has been penciled into the July date since April, when he defeated Sergey Fedchenko to win the interim WBO title. The original plan was for Marquez to face former lightweight titleholder Brandon Rios, who was the co-feature on Marquez’s card and would move up to 140-pounds. However Rios’s issues making weight — he failed to make the 135-pound limit in each of his last two fights — concerned Marquez, who ... Continue reading →
