0 comments by Alex McClintock on 4/3/2013
When HBO and Golden Boy Promotions went their separate ways earlier this month, to the tune of a thousand violins, it was noted by many that boxing now has two separate leagues. Golden Boy fighters will fight on Showtime, while boxers with the other big promoter, Top Rank, will fight on HBO. The Tim Starks […]
0 comments by Alex McClintock
It might be late – but that, my friends, is the greatest Easter cartoon known to man. Take a moment to savour it, along with the amazing weekend of boxing we just had. If you missed that amazing weekend, then my main men Tim Starks, Patrick Connor and Andrew Harrison have you covered. This weekend is […]
0 comments by Alex McClintock on 3/27/2013
“So this is what history looks like, a century of dominance reduced to a medal-less pile of rubble.”So Sports Illustrated boxing columnist Chris Mannix described the U.S. boxing team’s performance at the London Olympics. He wasn’t the only big sportswriter to say so. Except the “pile of rubble” wasn’t medal-less. There was a gold medal […]
0 comments by Alex McClintock on 3/25/2013
If you’re a boxing fan then chances are you’re already excited just seeing those three names in the headline. If you’re not a serious fan, then hopefully I can explain to you why Rios, Alvarado and Golovkin are the power rangers of boxing — synonymous with blood, sweat and action. There are a few other intriguing […]
0 comments by Alex McClintock on 3/20/2013
Well that’s just cruel — kind of like coming off the Timothy Bradley/Ruslan Provodnikov high into a week without much on. Mind you, if old Ruslan taught us anything, it’s that we shouldn’t underestimate the potential of fights before they happen. That’s easier said than done and rather invalidates the whole point of the schedule, […]
0 comments by Alex McClintock on 3/13/2013
It’s just three days since 2013’s “boxing season” began in earnest, and the networks are of the impression that we haven’t realised that there’s not much on this week. Oh, we have. We’re just desperate after the long winter of boxing. Winter is a metaphor, because even though it actually was winter, it also wasn’t […]
0 comments by Alex McClintock on 3/6/2013
HBO’s new mini-documentary focusing on boxing’s out of the ring personalities, “Cornered,” debuted earlier in the week. The first instalment focused on Mr “let’s get ready to rumble” himself, ring announcer Michael Buffer. The Buff (as I will now call him) seems like an interesting guy. His chiselled jawline and John Boehneresque complexion certainly belie […]
0 comments by Alex McClintock
Looks like meat’s back on the menu boys! And by meat, I mean big time boxing. The main meal is the juicy HBO doubleheader headlined by a light heavyweight fight between Bernard Hopkins and Tavoris Cloud. There are other interesting titbits here and there that can serve as appetisers, and an excellent fight on HBO […]
0 comments by Alex McClintock on 2/27/2013
The schedule is headlined by a boxing video for once. Don’t get excited. It’s not because it’s going to be a great week of boxing. There will most likely be a very cool ring walk, but that’s all I can guarantee you, folks. That might be a bit harsh. There’s a decent lightweight fight on […]
0 comments by Alex McClintock on 2/20/2013
I’m getting old and grumpy. I don’t understand this “Harlem Shuffle” or “Harlem Shake” or whatever the kids are doing these days. I do understand Azealia Banks, though. She’s almost enough to cheer me up. I warned you last week that you might have to put up with my carping about the lack of good […]
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0 comments by Alex McClintock on 2/13/2013
I don’t have anything nice to say about this week’s boxing schedule. So the Emily Flake cartoon is quite appropriate. Stand by for the clever but devastating one liners. My problem this week (get used to the carping, there’s nothing good coming up for a while) is that there’s virtually nothing to watch but […]
0 comments by Alex McClintock on 2/7/2013
(Tent owner Jimmy Sharman, Jr. with his boxers) “It was the easiest thing in the world for an Aborigine to get into a boxing troupe. They would grab them before they’d grab a white bloke. They were a drawcard. You know, you see Aboriginals on the Board and then a lot of people would […]
0 comments by Alex McClintock on 2/6/2013
I don't know what it means to sob mathematically, but I'm sobbing pugilistically this week. There's virtually nothing on unless you're a fan of boxers who are well past their best, such as lightweight turned welterweight Nate Campbell. I know I'm not. There's an Australian rugby player freak show on Friday night and some rumblings […]
0 comments by Alex McClintock on 2/1/2013
“You know, in life you get knocked down from time to time. Sometimes you don’t know its coming.” Hillary Clinton, March 2008, Youngstown Ohio Boxers are defined by their geography. The late Joe Frazier wasn’t just a Philadelphia fighter, he was Philadelphia in a fighter. Juan Manuel Marquez is Mexico City’s Aztec pride and its […]
0 comments by Alex McClintock on 1/30/2013
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — Daniel Geale dominated Anthony Mundine over 12 rounds at the Sydney Entertainment Centre Wednesday, winning a wide unanimous decision in their middleweight rematch. With his victory, by scores of 116-112 and 117-111 twice, Geale (29-1, 15 KO) erases the only loss on his ledger and proves himself the #1 contender to Sergio […]
