0 comments by Alex McClintock on 1/19/2016
Boxing is picking up in 2016 where it left off in 2015 — with fights of questionable quality and possible hidden gems. The “biggest” fight of the week, Danny Garcia vs Robert Guerrero on “Premier Boxing Champions” on Fox, definitely falls into the former category, but there’s a few of the latter to read on about […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 6/21/2015
Sunday afternoon boxing on CBS delivered with its undercard fight, which was nice, because the main event was a one-sided fight that forecasted as such. Rances Barthelemy outclassed Antonio DeMarco in every round, only losing a point for low blows in the 9th round, drawing mysterious boos from the crowd, since he completely deserved it. […]
0 comments by Alex McClintock on 11/11/2014
Whoa, there’s lots of boxing on this week. It was a bit sad writing the schedule, though, because so few of the fights are likely to be competitive. At least the top dog of the heavyweight division (get it? Because the picture… it’s of dogs… never mind), Wladimir Klitschko will be on HBO again. Not […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 8/11/2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-vV0iqOtRk The above fight is one of two to get Fight of the Year buzz from this past weekend, buzz that was overshadowed by the absolute disgrace that was the Showtime tripleheader headlined by Danny Garcia vs. Rod Salka. For my money, the video of Francisco Rodriguez, Jr. vs. Katsunari Takayama doesn’t really start taking […]
0 comments by Matthew Paras on 8/8/2014
The decision to become a professional was never in doubt for welterweight Sammy Vasquez, Jr. Despite having an offer to be a reserve for the 2012 Olympics, Vasquez forewent the London Games. He viewed the offer as being nothing more than a sparring partner rather than getting a chance to compete for his country. Instead, […]
0 comments by Matthew Swain on 6/7/2014
(photo by Andy Newman, via Iron Mike Promotions) Cuba’s Yudel Jhonson (he’s not Jhonny Gonzalez’s son — apparently that naming thing only exists in Scandanavia) dropped Norberto Gonzalez twice en route to a dominant victory from the Turning Stone Casino in Verona, N.Y. Jhonson (16-1, 9 KO) was sharper throughout the 10 round junior middleweight […]
