Welcome back to an encore for What If's Excellent Heavyweight Adventure, where sometimes your columnist just wants to cut loose a little and have some fun. Everything you see here that I lifted from somewhere else is used for parody purposes only: Previously, on What If: Joe Louis won the Fight of the Ages against Ezzard Charles, unloading a miracle punch at the end of the … [Read more...]
Fedosov and the Who-Dats: ESPN Friday Night Fights Recap
by Fox Doucette ESPN2's Boxcino heavyweight tournament got off to a bit of a lackluster start this week, as there were three unsatisfying fights along with a monster knockout in what proved to be a complete mismatch. Andrey Fedosov (26-3, 21 KOs) smashed Nat Heaven (9-2, 7 KOs) in a single round. In additional action, Steve Vukosa (10-1, 4 KOs) got a swan song for his boxing … [Read more...]
Al Haymon, Racketeer: The Southpaw
by Fox Doucette Over at The Sweet Science, Michael Woods is reporting that Al Haymon's attempt to corner the boxing television market may claim a casualty near and dear to your columnist's heart. ESPN may sign a deal with Haymon wherein the “adviser” (read: racketeer who has exempted himself from the Muhammad Ali Act by claiming to be neither a manager nor a promoter while in … [Read more...]
Boxcino Goes Heavyweight: ESPN Friday Night Fights Preview
by Fox Doucette From Turning Stone Resort and Casino in Verona, New York, ESPN2 presents the quarterfinal round of Boxcino for the heavyweight division, four six-round fights for your viewing pleasure on Friday Night Fights. While none of these guys involved are going to be beating Wladimir Klitschko any time soon, there is some history between a few of these guys, and much … [Read more...]
What If’s Excellent Heavyweight Adventure Part 18: Fight to the Last
Welcome back to What If's Excellent Heavyweight Adventure, where four months of action has finally brought us to the ultimate showdown: Previously, on What If: Two men took very different paths to get to where we are now. For Joe Louis, the path has been one of the legendary feared steamroller, as he tore through the group stages with two wins over Max Baer and Primo Carnera … [Read more...]