0 comments by Patrick Connor on 4/14/2015
Word on the (absence of) street is that hole in the space-time continuum up there used to be the building where Lucas Matthysse and Ruslan Provodnikov signed their contracts to fight one another. It cannot be confirmed, however, as the Hounds of Hell now guard the area, per the instructions of Momma Provodnikov. More seriously, […]
0 comments by Patrick Connor on 4/10/2015
“As the heavyweights go, so goes boxing.” It would be convenient to look at the state of today’s heavyweight division and allow the whole sloppy lot of those fighters to shoulder the blame for boxing’s inability to compete for television time with more mainstream, or more marketable sports in the U.S. Whether or not it […]
0 comments by Patrick Connor on 4/8/2015
If airing promos where Danny Garcia looks into the camera and declares himself a ladies’ man several times an hour was Premier Boxing Champions’ push to have people dislike him even more than they already do, it was an award-winning triumph. Lamont Peterson likely gained a supporter or two as a result of Garcia’s appeal […]
0 comments by Patrick Connor on 3/9/2015
[UPDATED] Boxing returned to network television this past weekend, and everyone lived. There were no international incidents, no epiphanic guarantees of boxing’s survival, Casey Ryback didn’t need to be called… It was just boxing. Sure, there were things people didn’t seem to like (Hint:
0 comments by Patrick Connor on 3/8/2015
It was boxing’s big moment, and the first fight card cementing the deal between Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions and major television network NBC. And while neither Keith Thurman’s decision win over Robert Guerrero nor Adrien Broner’s decision win over John Molina, Jr. Saturday will be mistaken for actual “Fight of the Year” contenders, and […]
0 comments by Alex McClintock on 1/13/2015
Al Haymon’s plans for world domination appear close to fruition, with NBC is set to confirm a multi-year, prime-time deal with the controversial “advisor.” According to The New York Times, the deal will feature five prime time shows a year on the main network, along with six on Saturday afternoons. There will be an additional nine shows […]
