If you believed that David Lemieux had a ghost of a whisper of a chance on Saturday night against Gennady Golovkin, the kindest thing I can call you is an eternal optimist. The truth is that if the Montreal native and IBF middleweight paper champ had a prayer, Golovkin would not have been positioned to fight him and/or Lemieux's team would not have allowed their guy to take the … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2015
Golovkin, Lemieux and You; The Sunday Brunch
Hola familia y amigos, welcome to a horse meat and pickled pigs dick-scented edition of Panama City's highest rated, most money-spinning proper pugilistic paper, The Sunday Brunch - We know that you have a stylish Gennady Golovkin themed Trapper Keeper. This week we're taking a quick gummy dinosaur-sized peek at some of the events that transpired over the weekend. We will give … [Read more...]
Historical Fight Night: Wilfred Benitez vs. Mike McCallum
by Fox Doucette Wilfred Benitez was a master of defense, they say. Better than Mayweather, better than Whitaker, the equal of Pep or Greb. If that’s the case, then why did it always look like he was easy to hit? Why did Sugar Ray Leonard drag him into one of the most epic three-minute wars the sport has seen in the 15th round of their championship fight? … [Read more...]
This Week in Boxing History: October 12th – October 18th
October 12 1895: Masbeth, NY. Kid Lavigne D 20 Young Griffo. 1926: Brooklyn, NY. Jack Sharkey WDisq 12 Harry Wills. 1965: Henry Akinwande born in London, England. 1969: Inglewood, CA. World Welterweight Championship. Jose Napoles W 15 Emile Griffith. Retains title. 1975: Tokyo, Japan. WBA Featherweight Championship. Alexis Arguello KO 5 Royal Kobayashi. Retains … [Read more...]
Love Letters to Gennady Golovkin; Magno’s Monday Rant
It's not that I dislike Gennady Golovkin. Contrary to what is said by the talking muscle spasms in the brains of my googlie-eyed stalkers, when it comes to fighters, I've never let my likes and dislikes color my honest analysis of a situation. And this is the case because, well, nobody cares who I like or dislike, personally, and nobody give a damn about what style of … [Read more...]