Vasyl Lomachenko Delivers Expected Outclassing On ESPN

0 comments by Tim Starks on 8/6/2017

Vasyl Lomachenko showcased himself Saturday in a rare performance off pay TV, dominating Miguel Marriaga on ESPN before stopping his outclassed showcase-friendly opponent. Lomachenko is technically brilliant, so you can substitute most names for Marriaga and it would still be an outclassing. And Marriaga had his moments, especially early, bruising Lomachenko’s right eye and doing […]

Rearviewmirror: A Look Back At Boxing In 2015

0 comments by Lou Catalano on 1/1/2016

2015 was a strange year for boxing. Like “Charles In Charge,” we took a lot of “bad” to go with the “good.” We got huge fights like Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao, free fights like Keith Thurman vs Robert Guerrero, and no fights like Showtime. New stars emerged, while some faded away before our eyes. Lineal […]

Nicholas Walters, Felix Verdejo Win One-Sided, Yet Competitive, Decisions

0 comments by Tim Starks on 6/13/2015

Nicholas Walters and Felix Verdejo fought mystery opponents Saturday night on HBO, in that both were undefeated yet unproven. Both put up resistance, winning a round or two each, ultimately succumbing on the scorecards to more experienced and classier opposition. Verdejo was up first, and boy howdy did he get a dandy of a hummer […]

The Week’s Boxing Schedule, Featuring Erislandy Lara, Delvin Rodriguez And Nicholas Walters

0 comments by Alex McClintock on 6/8/2015

In my time doing this weekly schedule (more than two years), I can’t recall a stretch where high level boxing has been on TV as consistently as it has in the last month. I use the term “high level” fairly loosely — if you look at this week’s fights, there are a lot of big […]

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