by Fox Doucette Boxing is dead. Gale Van Hoy and Pierre Benoist and Jon Schorle and Bob Arum and the Klitschko brothers and the editorial staff of every boxing publication and I, Fox Doucette, your friendly neighborhood commentator, killed it. Any fisticuffs leading to profits being made from ESPN and HBO and Showtime and NBC Sports Network and any other company, entity, or … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2012
Linares Takes On Thompson This Saturday, Eyes Rematch with Demarco
by Gary Purfield This Saturday from the Oasis Hotel Complex in Cancun, Mexico, Jorge Linares 31-2 (20 KO) takes on Sergio Thompson 21-2 (19 KO) in a WBC Lightweight Title eliminator. Linares has more to lose on Saturday night than just the fight, as a win sends him into a rematch with Antonio Demarco, who won a bloody battle with Linares last October. Linares has long … [Read more...]
Cristian Mijares Takes On Cruz Carbajal This Saturday, Readies Himself for Nonito Donaire in July
With a pending date against Nonito Donaire in July, two-time super flyweight champ, Cristian Mijares (44-6-2, 20 KOs) will take on former bantmweight titlist, Cruz Carbajal (32-18-2, 26 KOs) in a twelve round junior featherweight contest this Saturday in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico. Mijares, who is making his official debut at the 122 lb. limit, fought his last two bouts at … [Read more...]
The Boxing Slave Trade: Prizefighting Glory or Indentured Servitude?
I've long asserted that the Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather saga is not about either fighter fearing or ducking the other. Rather, the mega-bout isn't happening because Bob Arum is deathly afraid of Pacquiao, or any of his fighters for that matter, catching a glimpse at how Mayweather adviser, Al Haymon, handles his clients. You see, Haymon may represent a lot of fighters, … [Read more...]
“King Arthur” makes First Defense of Regional Title on Saturday, March 31st
by R. McCarson Former IBF super middleweight champion and Super Six tournament participant, “King” Arthur Abraham (33-3, 27 KOs) will make his first defense of a regional title against Polish fighter Piotr Wilczewski (30-2, 10 KOs) on Saturday, March 31st. The bout will be featured as the main event with the Sparkassen-Arena hosting in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, … [Read more...]