Lies are part of the boxing business. If one cares to pay attention, not a day goes by without a hearty helping of bullshit. From publicist spin to fake job offers from wannabe power brokers, I deal with lies just about every waking moment as a boxing writer. Somebody's always selling something or trying to hustle you or leech from you. The useful idiots in our business … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2015
Algieri Freed, Joshua Crushes, And Pacquiao’s Future: The Sunday Brunch
Hola familia y amigos, welcome to a crisp and refreshing Long Island ice tea flavored edition of Panama City's highest rated, most money-spinning proper pugilistic paper, The Sunday Brunch - We are the people who drop a really offensive and disrespectful Bill Cosby meme right in the middle of a heartfelt Facebook post of yours. This week we received an overwhelming amount of … [Read more...]
Mexican Amateur Boxing (And Where It’s Headed)
Professional boxing in Mexico gives one satisfaction after another. With a prideful tradition that spans almost a century, Mexico has produced over 150 world champions, more than any country other than the United States. You’d think a nation with this much success in professional boxing would have similar results in its amateur counterpart, but Mexico has historically struggled … [Read more...]
Historical Fight Night: Tony Canzoneri vs. Julio Cesar Chavez
by Fox Doucette Tonight, for episode 2 of Historical Fight Night, we've got a doozy of a main event, as a man renowned for being able to fight any style anywhere any time, the man regarded by many boxing historians as the greatest lightweight ever to lace up the gloves, Tony Canzoneri takes on the guy who best exemplifies the old-school Mexican slugger's approach to the Sweet … [Read more...]
What If: One Champ Per Weight, Part 1: Death of the WBC
by Fox Doucette We're all familiar as modern fight fans with the problem of four major sanctioning bodies recognizing as many as three different “world champions” across 17 weight divisions---at any given moment, there may be as many as a hundred fighters calling themselves the champion of the world. Contrast the old days, when you had at most two competing organizations (the … [Read more...]