0 comments by Alex McClintock on 4/20/2016
Gennady Golovkin is back! The mere mention of the Kazakh knockout artist’s name used to send fans in paroxysms of joy, but it seems things are a bit more subdued this time around. There’s only so many times you can get excited for GGG vs Some Guy, I guess. Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez is the support […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 4/16/2016
Errol Spence didn’t look like hype. Now we know he isn’t. The top prospect in the world in any division stepped up big-time in competition to face Chris Algieri (above right), and handled him like a bulldog on a Beanie Baby. Algieri lasted the distance against Manny Pacquiao, gave Amir Khan all he could handle […]
NEW YORK, NY – DECEMBER 05: Marcus Browne prepares for his Cruiserweight bout against Francisco Sierra of Mexico on December 5, 2015 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
0 comments by Tim Starks
Radivoje Kalajdzic deserved to leave the ring Saturday after getting his hand held up by the referee. Instead, the institution-backed guy — U.S. Olympian light heavyweight Marcus Browne — walked away the victor in their NBC-televised bout. First, it took a bunk 1st round knockdown for Browne to even get the win, because otherwise he […]
0 comments by Tim Starks
It’s so often the same story for Steve Cunningham: He will fight so well, and then something pivotal doesn’t go his way. Sometimes it’s been dubious decisions. Usually, it’s that he gets dropped just as his momentum is chugging along. Saturday on NBC, Krzysztof Glowacki put him on the ground a whopping four times en route […]
0 comments by Andrew Ryan on 4/15/2016
A plank of wood is an unexpected start to “I Am The Greatest,” the much-hyped Muhammad Ali exhibition at London’s O2 Arena. It’s the door header from 3302 Grand Avenue in Louisville, Ali’s childhood home and the label suggests that a teenage Ali would surely have reached up and touched it on coming home from […]
0 comments by Alex McClintock on 4/13/2016
Whoa, there’s a lot of boxing on this week. After a slow start to the year, things are looking up. Yew! Errol Spence, Jr. vs Chris Algieri, Saturday, NBC, New York. A solid network TV card here, headlined welterweights Spence and Algieri. Spence, graduating from prospect status, seems to be the whole package but Algieri’s movement […]
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – APRIL 09: Manny Pacquiao celebrates at the end of the 12th round of his welterweight fight against Timothy Bradley Jr. on April 9, 2016 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Pacquiao won by unanimous decision. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
0 comments by Lou Catalano on 4/12/2016
The great Larry Merchant liked to remark that boxing is the “theater of the unexpected.” And for the most part, it is. Fights that look like snoozers on paper turn out to be barn-burners. Underdogs score huge upsets. Refs have bad nights. Judges have very, very bad nights. ESPN analyst Brian Kenny’s hair goes from […]
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – APRIL 09: Manny Pacquiao (L) throws a left against Timothy Bradley Jr. during their welterweight championship fight on April 9, 2016 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
0 comments by Tim Starks on 4/10/2016
Manny Pacquiao, if he ended his career Saturday night, did it on a high note. Looking excellent physically and like he was truly enjoying himself after a couple years of declining exuberance, Pacquiao again defeated rival Timothy Bradley, decisioning him and dropping him twice despite Bradley coming in with a solid game plan. It was a history-making […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 4/9/2016
Keep coming back here for a running tally of Pacquiao vs Bradley 3 results for the undercard on HBO Pay-Per-View. It kicks off with Jose Ramirez vs Manny Perez at junior welterweight; moves to Oscar Valdez vs Evgeny Gradovich at featherweight; and concludes with Arthur Abraham vs Gilberto Ramirez at super middleweight. Then it’s on […]
0 comments by Ryan Agius
Somewhere it is written that sons will suffer the sins of their fathers. And I don’t think anything reflects the wisdom of the ages better than the sport of boxing. In this, I’m not saying anything particularly new. Just read Mark Kriegel’s excellent sports bios and his most germane to the sport of boxing, “The […]
0 comments by Tim Starks
Anthony Joshua really could be the future of boxing at heavyweight, and as of Saturday, he creeped into the present of the division. “Creeped” probably isn’t the right word considering the demolition job he did on Charles Martin, but there’s still cause for caution. Analysts and fans were rightly worried after Joshua’s showing against Dillian […]
official weigh-in at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 8, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
0 comments by Alex McClintock on 4/8/2016
It’s a big(ish) fight week so we’ve done what we always do, and got the team together for a big chat about it. Pacquiao vs Bradley III might have all the buzz of a fart in a bathtub, but we’re on it anyway. Are you at all interested in Pacquiao vs Bradley III? Sam Sheppard: Yes, […]
0 comments by Tim Starks
Make a checklist of the elements of a great fight, and out of context, Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley sounds terrific. Both have delivered their fair share of blistering action. They’re the two best welterweights in the world, which means when they meet they’ll crown a new, authentic champion — and give Pacquiao a chance to […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 4/5/2016
Four months into the year and we’re starting to get some decent fights. Sure, there’s only two cards of note this weekend, but they’re both intriguing in different ways. First up, chronologically speaking, is a clash of heavyweight up-and-comers Anthony Joshua (pictured, in cringeworthy tattoo form) and Charles Martin on Showtime. Then, later the same day, […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 4/3/2016
Jesus, it looks like Amir Khan thought he was fighting at light heavyweight against Canelo Alvarez, not 155 pounds. Maybe he’s preparing for a job as a bouncer at a bar after his boxing career is up. This fight doesn’t enthuse your humble blogger — a shaky chin is a shaky chin, no matter how […]
