For the first time in his career, former three division world champion “Sugar” Shane Mosley (47-9-1,39 KO's) couldn’t last the distance. Headlining the card at the Allphones Arena in Sydney, Australia, Mosley was forced to quit on his stool when he faced hometown fighter and former world super middleweight champion Anthony “The Man” Mundine (45-5, 27 KO’s) for the vacant WBA … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2013
Tarver Stops Sheppard: The Tuesday Night Wrap
In tonight’s main event at the BB&t Center in Sunrise, Florida, former world light heavyweight and cruiserweight champion Antonio Tarver (30-6, 21 KO’s) returned to the ring, this time as a heavyweight, to score a fourth round stoppage over journeyman Mike Sheppard (21-16-1, 9 KO’s) in what was scheduled as a 10 round contest for the interim NABA heavyweight title on Golden Boy … [Read more...]
The Pacquiao-Rios Postmortem; Magno’s Monday Rant
To answer Brandon Rios' post-fight question to Max Kellerman: Yes, "Bam Bam" you were a punching bag Saturday night against Manny Pacquiao. I mean, that's why Brandon Rios was selected for this co-starring slot in the first place, right? Brandon Rios is Brandon Rios and that will never change. An "A" fighter in the pocket; A "C-" fighter in every other situation, the … [Read more...]
Froch Retains World Title With A Dubious Stoppage Win Over Groves
Carl Froch (32-2, 23 KOs) retained his WBA and IBF World Super-Middleweight titles against George Groves (19-1, 15 KOs) last night, after a epic fight that fully lived up to its billing of ’The Battle Of Britain’ and equaled the classic Eubank vs. Benn fights of the 90s for action and drama, and finally controversy. It was a fight which displayed boxing at its best, speed, … [Read more...]
Mayweather Versus Pacquaio – Also, Rios and Froch talk: This Is The Sunday Brunch
Hello family, welcome back to another heartwarming, cinnamon and brown sugar spiced edition of the Sunday Brunch – the highest rated weekly pugilistic paper amongst both migrant Chinese railroad workers and wealthy Triad gangsters. This week, we’re taking our usual boxing coverage and kicking it in the chest, then we’re going to post it all over social media for ‘likes’ and … [Read more...]