0 comments by Tim Starks on 11/11/2016
Maybe it’s no fair to evoke the “cherry picker” meme with Danny Garcia planning to face Keith Thurman next year, but for one more night, it’s legit. Danny Garcia vs Samuel Vargas, Saturday, Spike, Philadelphia. So, yeah, Garcia is facing a guy who was fed to a still-green welterweight Errol Spence, Jr. last year. And Spence, […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 9/11/2015
Errol Spence, Jr. throttled Chris Van Heerden Friday on Spike. He’s ready for a contender. Now. The young welterweight took on his best opponent and had almost no trouble. Van Heerden landed a couple body punches in the first few rounds, but before long Spence’s pinpoint power had almost completely closed Van Heerden’s right eye. […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 4/19/2015
(LAS VEGAS — Deontay Wilder poses by his corner after going 12 rounds with Bermane Stiverne during their fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Jan. 17 [Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Images]) With Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao right around the corner, there’s already been speculation about who, if anyone, is “next” in boxing, […]
0 comments by Alex McClintock on 6/24/2014
Boxing is back in the Midwest in a big way this weekend, with two televised shows coming from the Great Plains. In case you were wondering about the history of boxing in that part of the US, there’s plenty — the image above is of Joe Louis sparring with Private First Class Booker T. Laster […]
