0 comments by Scott Kraus on 7/13/2012
While the spineless, sniveling, myopic mass of incompetent boxing writers pathetically cower before the ills wrought upon this noble sport of boxing by the malevolent powers that be, your humble correspondent has dedicated his life and pen to exposing the corruption these lesser scribes are too impotent and ignorant to address. Though temptation and weak […]
0 comments by Mark Ortega on 7/12/2012
When the news broke that Dmitry Pirog would be unable to fight Gennady Golovkin on an Aug. 25 edition of HBO’s Boxing After Dark, hardcore boxing fans felt it was a devastating blow as that bout guaranteed action and intrigue. Fans can hold out hope that Golovkin will indeed be facing a step-up in competition […]
0 comments by Mark Ortega
Despite not being available in the same number of households or bringing the same kind of budget, the New York based premium network EPIX has, in a short amount of time, been able to make an impact on the boxing landscape by finding value where the “Big Two,” HBO and Showtime, don’t see any. A […]
0 comments by Alex McClintock on 7/11/2012
It’s the second week of July and the boxing schedule is even better and more packed than the first. If things keep going at this rate for the month, Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather will be fighting on network TV on the 28th, followed by a civilised panel discussion between Oscar De La Hoya and […]
0 comments by Tim Starks
For a couple hours, it looked like maybe Golden Boy Promotions would beat Main Events to one of the big four networks after all, and the vehicle was to be the back of that freckled, red-headed Mexican kewpie doll Canelo Alvarez. ESPN’s Dan Rafael quoted unnamed sources saying Alvarez-Josesito Lopez was “likely” to be on […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 7/10/2012
Somehow I overlooked that fine illustration of Floyd Mayweather being frightened by prison food several days back when it appeared in The Las Vegas Review Journal. Only when I was tweeted it by @LoNeRaNgEr100 did I notice it, so we made it the boxing tweet of the week over at our Facebook page. I have […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 7/9/2012
Q: What does Javier Fortuna have in common with Greta Garbo and Norma Shearer? A: Garbo and Shearer were nominated for best actress Academy Awards twice each because of their work in four separate movies in 1930, and Javier Fortuna now has a pair of Knockout of the Year candidates in 2012, meaning he’s competing […]
0 comments by Patrick Connor on 7/8/2012
The last few weeks of boxing have served as a sort of prelude to what most expect to be an excellent next few months for the sport. Last weekend’s three-bout exhibition on Showtime about lived up to expectations, which were understandably low, though Friday Night Fights filled in some gaps with solid action a few weeks in a […]
0 comments by Mark Ortega on 7/7/2012
Saturday on terrestrial TV in the U.K. and in the U.S. on WealthTV (a newcomer to the boxing game), Tyson Fury (19-0, 14 KOs) took a sideways step in his quest to become a legitimate player in the heavyweight division, stopping Vinny Maddalone (35-8, 26 KOs) of Queens, New York in round 5 via technical […]
0 comments by Tim Starks
Wladimir Klitschko continued his machinelike demolition of the heavyweight division, knocking out Tony Thompson in the 6th round in a rematch in Berne, Switzerland to maintain his stranglehold on the heavyweight championship. A crushing right hand from Klitschko in the 5th round dropped Thompson in a heap, but Thompson demonstrated heart and determination that far […]
0 comments by Mark Ortega
In an intriguing doubleheader on ESPN2 Friday Night Fights from Las Vegas, we learned a couple of new things about a few young fighters that share the oversight of Sampson Lewkowicz, who manages both A-side fighters in each bout and is largely responsible for their rise. In the main event, 22-year-old Javier Fortuna of the […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 7/6/2012
Amateur boxing doesn’t get a whole lot of love from fans of the professional side of the sport. Words like “boring,” “mechanical” and “pitty-pat punching” tend to get thrown around a fair bit. Not that “Pitty-pat punching” is a word, in the strictest sense. Fans don’t like the headgear, they don’t like the scoring system […]
0 comments by Tim Starks
These two fights on HBO Saturday night — Nonito Donaire-Jeffrey Mathebula, Kelly Pavlik-Will Rosinsky — weren’t on anyone’s wish list, but they do serve their purposes. Donaire, one of the best boxers in the world of any weight, and Pavlik, the fallen middleweight champion, get something out of this, and so do we, even if […]
0 comments by Mark Ortega
On May 12 in Woodland, Calif., San Francisco’s Denis Madriz and Fresno’s Luis Villagomez were two fighters looking for their first professional victory off-TV on the Solo Boxeo undercard of Vicente Escobedo versus Juan Ruiz. Their scheduled four-round featherweight bout was considered by many in attendance the best fight of the night. Unfortunately, the 4th […]
0 comments by Scott Kraus
Kathy Duva, president of the promotional firm Main Events, announced today that the Fight Night boxing card scheduled to air on NBC in December will be sponsored by 10-10-220, the long distance telephone service. “Who better to support boxing’s return to network television than a company that hasn’t been relevant since the time when being […]
