Three popular British / Northern Irish prizefighters kicked off their debut outing of 2015 with thumping victories as Chris Eubank Jnr bounced back from a recent loss by bullying Dmitry Chudinov, Tyson Fury nailed Christian Hammer and Carl Frampton stopped Chris Avalos in an early contender for performance of the year. Both Eubank Jnr and Fury boxed in South London at the … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2015
Cletus Seldin Destroys Johnny Garcia: ESPN Friday Night Fights Recap
by Fox Doucette When is a victory not a victory? There was one potential and one definitive answer to the question between the two fights on ESPN2 at the Paramount Theatre in Huntington, NY on Friday night. Cletus Seldin (16-0, 13 KOs) drew derision from some in the social media audience for being a dirty fighter, but the punches that did the real damage were as clean as you … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: February 27th – 28th, 2015
2/27 – Odlanier Solis (20-2, 13 KO’s) vs. Tony Thompson (39-5, 26 KO’s) - Gloria Sports Arena, Gloria Hotels and Resorts, Antalya, Turkey The 43 year old “Tiger” keeps his career going on the road with this rematch. A year ago he won the vacant WBC International heavyweight title with a close decision over Solis. Solis hasn’t fought since, while Thompson lost a … [Read more...]
Mayweather vs. Pacquiao: Part One
"You have“to fight him [Mayweather} dirty; he’s just too good…” -- Mike Tyson "Pacquiao will definitely win." -- Nacho Beristein In my view, Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s aura of invincibility was somewhat depleted after the first Maidana fight while Manny Pacquiao’s gravitas remained very much intact, and off their last fights, the contention that Manny just might have a solid … [Read more...]
Floyd Mayweather Will Beat Manny Pacquiao: The Southpaw
by Fox Doucette Welcome to The Southpaw, a column which once instructed Pacland to “tell me how my ass tastes”: I wish I could say I had news to report in this column, a fresh perspective, something that would blow the doors wide open on the Pacquiao-Mayweather discussion now that the fight's finally been signed (I feel shortchanged, since I was on record as saying that Kat … [Read more...]