0 comments by Alex McClintock on 3/15/2016
The image accompanying this week’s schedule is not only quite funny, it’s topical too. The extremely hairy boxer pictured is Levan Ghvamichava, who headlines Tuesday’s PBC on Fox card. His nickname is “The Wolf” and, well, there’s not much more I can say. There are a few other cards happening around the place, though the […]
0 comments by Jonathan Moreland on 3/13/2016
We all can agree that the organizational side of boxing is a mess. Politics stymie matchmaking. The term “titleholder” has been watered down by an endless supply of spin-off belts churned out by suspect sanctioning bodies. For every meaningful unification bout, there are dozens of mandatories against no-name challengers, forfeitures on the scale, or big […]
LAS VEGAS, NV – MARCH 5: Nate Diaz applies a choke hold to win by submission against Conor McGregor during UFC 196 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on March 5, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images)
0 comments by Tim Starks on 3/9/2016
There’s some hand-wringing over in the mixed martial arts world about last weekend’s losses, which spoiled some of the UFC’s plans for some of its biggest stars. MMA friends, some unsolicited counsel, from a long-suffering boxing fan: Don’t panic, and don’t criticize the UFC for being too aggressive in its matchmaking for its stars. For […]
0 comments by Alex McClintock on 3/8/2016
My man David Lemieux (pictured) is back after getting beaten down by Gennady Golovkin last year. That’s good news, because the dude is exciting and pretty game. In action elsewhere is the husk of Zab Judah. Guillermo Rigondeaux was meant to be fighting the outclassed James Dickens on the other side of the pond in what […]
WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 05: Sadam Ali falls to the mat after taking a punch from Jessie Vargas in their vacant WBO welterweight title match at the DC Armory on March 5, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
0 comments by Tim Starks on 3/6/2016
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Let’s do something we don’t do often around these parts. Let’s ask you to set aside the truth of the matter about HBO’s main event Saturday night, which is that it was lackluster matchmaking that wasn’t really worthy of main event status on even a lesser network. Acknowledge the dark truth of it, […]
0 comments by Alex McClintock on 3/1/2016
No, it’s not the Eye of Sauron, it’s just Antonio Margarito. Don’t worry, though, the eye is TOTALLY HEALTHY according to Mexican doctors, and Margarito has been cleared to fight on Saturday night. That sordid affair won’t be the only fight on this week, though. The other names in the headline are in action on HBO […]
NEW YORK, NY – FEBRUARY 27: Terence Crawford (R) punches Henry Lundy (L) during their WBO World Championship bout at Madison Square Garden on February 27, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
0 comments by Jonathan Moreland on 2/28/2016
“Speak softly and carry a big stick; you’ll go far.” In Terence Crawford’s case, no stick is necessary — just a big left hand and absolutely lethal boxing abilities. Crawford (28-0, 20 KO) successfully defended his junior welterweight title — and squashed an awful lot of pre-fight trash talk — with an impressive 5th round […]
ANAHEIM, CA – FEBRUARY 27: Leo Santa Cruz reacts to his fifth round TKO of Kiko Martinez to retain his WBA Featherweight Super title at Honda Center on February 27, 2016 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
0 comments by Alex McClintock on 2/27/2016
Featherweights Kiko Martinez and Leo Santa Cruz threw more than 1,000 punches in less than five rounds in Anaheim on Saturday. Unfortunately for Martinez, Santa Cruz’s were harder. From the beginning, Santa Cruz (32-0-1, 18 KO) looked enormous next to his diminutive Spanish opponent, who was fighting at the 126 pound limit for just the […]
during their World Super-Bantamweight title contest at Manchester Arena on February 27, 2016 in Manchester, England.
0 comments by Alex McClintock
Months of expectation, build-up and acrimony very nearly came to nothing on Saturday night as Carl Frampton and Scott Quigg took half a fight to warm up. Thankfully a late charge from Quigg (31-1-2, 23 KO) gave the raucous Manchester crowd their money’s worth, but it was too little, too late for the Englishman and Frampton (22-0, 14 KO) […]
0 comments by Alex McClintock on 2/22/2016
It’s boxing, so of course after weeks and week of virtually nothing on television, there are head-to-head cards on the two major premium cable networks this weekend. When it rains… Carl Frampton vs Scott Quigg, Saturday, Showtime Extreme, Manchester. This long-awaited match-up of British junior featherweight contenders is easily the fight of the week, and thankfully Showtime have picked […]
0 comments by Andrew Ryan on 2/21/2016
Head past a scrubby little park named Paradise Gardens, past a couple of railway arches reinvented as voguish bars, past a ropey East End boozer still defying gentrification. Then, amidst the grey of a grim winter night, you see those bright red art deco letters shining out: YORK HALL. With the grand entrance, elegant staircases […]
GENERAL SANTOS, PHILIPPINES – JANUARY 28: Manny Pacquiao trains at Pedro Acharon Sports Complex on January 28, 2016 in General Santos, Philippines. Pacquiao faces Timothy Bradley in the world welterweight championship bout at the MGM Grand casino on April 9 in Las Vegas. (Photo by Jeoffrey Maitem/Getty Images)
0 comments by Tim Starks
There are a couple remarkable things about Manny Pacquiao’s recent remarks on homosexuality. His views in opposition to gay marriage were already well-known; that’s not new, and it’s not cool, nor has it ever been. No, what’s remarkable is the virulent nature of how he’s expressed those views lately, and how unrelenting he has been in […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 2/20/2016
We might not have seen a top prospect on ShoBox Friday night. Instead we got one nice fight among the bunch with some uneven performances, and some sordid scorecards. The most sordid scorecards came after lightweight Christopher Brooker dominated John Magda, only to suffer a draw. Brooker won clearly, even easily; he was more aggressive, […]
0 comments by Ryan Agius on 2/18/2016
NEW YORK CITY — With the blizzard that was Jonas and the day known as Valentine’s both come and gone, something else was sure to bring the fire and ice. We are in NYC after all, a city that no one, no matter how well-heeled nor how wily, could ever figure or wear out. Seems […]
NEWARK, NJ – AUGUST 14: Steve Cunningham and Antonio Tarver exchange punches during the Premier Boxing Champions Heavyweight bout at the Prudential Center on August 14, 2015 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
0 comments by Sam Sheppard on 2/16/2016
Boxing reached a new low this week, and for once it wasn’t Roy Jones, Jr. or Floyd Mayweather leading the charge. It may seem incredible, but in a week which saw Jones offer to fight a fan for a $100,000 prize, Mayweather tour the U.K. and charge £70 for a photo and Manny Pacquiao compare […]
