...Starting the week pissed and building from there... Rant #1-- This Saturday's Randy Couture-James Toney UFC showdown/farce is about as absurd as Magic Johnson playing half-court one-on-one with Reggie Jackson to see whether basketball or baseball is better. The only thing this proves is that Dana White, UFC head carnival barker and Joe Rogan gimp master, is obsessed … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2010
Rubio Makes Zertuche Quit; Rigondeaux Impresses in Mexico
Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico-- In a rematch of their hotly-contested 2008 brawl, middleweights, Marco Antonio Rubio (48-5-1, 41 KOs) and Jose Luis Zertuche (21-7-3, 16 KOs) would pick up right where they left off. Fighting in his home state of Guanajuato, Zertuche came out hard and strong, bulling his way inside and firing some powerful shots to Rubio's head and body. … [Read more...]
Adamek Beats Grant
The Prudential Center in Newark, NJ-- In a better than anticipated heavyweight clash, Tomasz Adamek (42-1, 27 KOs) took a unanimous decision over former world title challenger, 6 ft 7, Michael Grant (46-4, 34 KOs). Adamek used his superior speed, footwork and conditioning to hit and run against Grant and would pretty much stick to this game plan throughout the bout. … [Read more...]
In Defense Of…
by Paul Magno I take a lot of swipes at people and lob a lot of bombs. Basically, I don't feel the need to play the nice guy and I don't worry about networking myself to bigger and better writing gigs. I just call 'em as I see 'em and if I burn a few bridges along the way, so be it. Honestly, if more writers concerned themselves with telling the truth rather than making … [Read more...]
Margarito’s Actions Speak Louder Than Words
by Paul Magno Guilt was never the issue. The California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) had established Antonio Margarito's guilt for wearing illegally altered hand wraps during his initial hearing in February of 2009. Overturning the decision of the commission is to be handled via the appeals process, something already initiated by Margarito and his people. The purpose of … [Read more...]