glenn wilson

Boxing's Three-peat, Trilogy Or Tragedy

Some things are naturally linked together throughout boxing history. Ali-Frazier, Duran-DeJesus, Barrera-Morales and Gatti-Ward. While there are certainly others that can easily make the list, these are some of the more recognizable trilogies in the...

Collazo-Hatton: The Battle For Respect

The WBA Welterweight title will be on the line Saturday night when Luis Collazo defends his WBA Welterweight title against World Junior Welterweight Champion Ricky Hatton, not only will the WBA belt be up for grabs, but more importantly each fighter...

The Shoot, Scattered Thoughts

Working a lovely job that keeps me underpaid and overworked, with the occasional hours of 6 AM to 8 PM, and told that I will be working even later at the last minute, I find that my personal life really takes a hit, whether it's visiting the parents...

Boxing's Alphabet Soup

WBA,WBC,IBF,IBO and WBO, now as the song says E-I-E-I-O, because following boxing is sometimes like living on Old McDonald's farm, only on boxing's farm we have five roosters for one little henhouse.

Counterpoint, Hatton Was The Right Man

One of the greatest things about being a sports fan is the ability to debate the greatness of teams, players, fighters or events. Growing up a diehard baseball fan, I would read stories comparing the '27 Yankees to the team of '72 or to the '74 Oakla...

The Fight Everyone Wants: Barrera-Pacquiao 2

WBC President Jose Sulaiman announced this week that Manny Pacquiao has been given one week to accept a fight with Marco Antonio Barrera or forfeit his shot at Barrera, at least for the time being. This comes at the same time as the start of Team Pac...

Upcoming Bouts Should Organize The Heavyweights

When Hasim Rahman and James Toney square off this weekend, the clouds that have darkened the Heavyweight skies for the last six months should begin to clear off, and hopefully the Heavyweight picture will become a little clearer for the world of boxi...

Calzaghe Made Me A Believer

The party was starting before the scorecards were even read, a mere formality, it wasn't a matter of if Joe Calzaghe had beat Jeff Lacy, but rather by how much. The scores told the story, a complete shutout except for a point deduction late in the fi...

My Dad And Me, And Our Boxing Bond

One of the greatest thrills I have ever had in my life was seeing my first story appear on BoxingScene. It was a story about Ricky Hatton getting ready to fight in America, while it was just a few lines on my favorite fighter, it made me understand w...

Is Cotto Battle Tested Or Battle Scarred

WBO Junior Welterweight Champion Miguel Cotto was on the fast track to super stardom, wins over quality fighters with names like Bazan, Maussa, Sosa, N'Dou, Pinto and Bailey only furthered his growing legend. The Puerto Rican star showed poise beyond...

Vernon Forrest; A Class Act

Class is that intangible that a person either has or he doesn't, it isn't bought with jewelry, houses or cars. Class is what every parent wants their child to grow up to have. Class is a combination of respect, pride, integrity, acceptance of one's p...

Tua: Ready To Pull The Trigger

Power is a dangerous thing in boxing, a well timed, well placed punch can end a fight in a split second. There are times when a hurt fighter can survive for one more round if his opponent is aware of the dangers that the hurt fighter possesses, the a...

Five Destined For Hall Could Be Best Class Ever

February is not even halfway over and I find myself searching schedules and websites for upcoming fights, the anticipation I have for certain fights and fighters, Lacy-Calzaghe, Castillo-Corrales 3, Hatton fighting in America, is tempered somewhat wh...

Antonio Margarito: Patiently Waiting

One by one the excuses begin, "no one wants to see that fight", "who has he fought" or " no one knows who he is". The excuses are like bricks that eventually build up into a wall-a wall that would make a lesser man give up any hope of possibly gettin...

Super Middleweights Finally In The Spotlight

When the bell sounds for round one of the Joe Calzaghe-Jeff Lacy fight on March 4, the super middleweight division will finally get the chance to shine and show the world that they are a division that is ready to be considered among the best in boxin...