On a fairly slow news week, let's see what comes out of my trembling, bulging mail sack... "Bradley-Guerrero-Mayweather?" Hey Paul.. My question is regarding the rumored fight between Tim Bradley and Gilroy's Robert Guererro. Do you think that if the fight were to happen, is it too far-fetched to say the winner gets Mayweather? I think Guerrero gets Bradley … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2012
Hatton, Senchenko & Ortiz. Plus The Living Fossil Record With Hasim Rahman; The Sunday Brunch
by Jesse Ian Lardies The Ghost of Hasim Rahman made his (hopefully) final appearance within the confines of a professional boxing ring this past Saturday against the undefeated Russian, Alexander Povetkin. Let's just say at age 39, The Rock hasn't aged as gracefully as some other fighters have. A painful loss was imminent and it was blatantly obvious from Rahman's abysmal … [Read more...]
Rodriguez, Darchinyan, and Decarie victorious in uneven HBO BAD card.
MGM Grand at Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut-- In the main event of an HBO Boxing After Dark triple-header, Edwin Rodriguez (22-0, 15 KOs) battered Jason Escalera (13-1-1, 12 KOs) around the ring for eight rounds of heavy bag practice before referee Steve Smoger saw fit to mercifully call an end to the bout. Rodriguez landed hard and heavy in the first round, … [Read more...]
Povetkin Smashes Rahman in Two Rounds, Pulev Stops Ustinov
Sporthalle, Alsterdorf, Hamburg, Germany-- It was hard to tell if Alexander Povetkin (25-0, 17 KOs) was that good, Hasim Rahman (50-8-2, 41 KOs) was that bad, or if it was a combination of both, but the defending WBA "regular" heavyweight champ had no trouble walking through the 40-year-old former world titlist en route to his third defense of the WBA's paper title. Russia's … [Read more...]
Arroyo Brothers, Bopp Victorious in San Juan
By James McGrady Hometown favorites McJoe Arroyo and his brother McWilliams did their share to please the fans earlier tonight as both scored TKO wins in San Juan, Puerto Rico on a card promoted by PR Best Boxing Promotions. McJoe Arroyo (10-0, 5 KOs) took a step up in competition by meeting former WBO titlist Jose Lopez (39-10-2, 32 KOs) of Trijillo Alto, PR. Arroyo … [Read more...]