by Fox Doucette The quarterfinal round of the Boxcino junior middleweight tournament is in the books. Four men advanced; four men went home. The biggest punch of the night was the last, as pre-event favorite Brandon Adams (16-1, 11 KOs) fired off a right hook that matched his nickname of “The Cannon” to blast Alex Perez (18-2, 10 KOs) out in the fifth round. The other big KO … [Read more...]
The Myth of “Effective Aggression”: The Southpaw
by Fox Doucette Welcome to The Southpaw, the column that throws punches in bunches and tips the cards its way every time: Last week on Friday Night Fights, we saw Abie Han nearly steal a split decision from Sergio Mora despite most of his punching hitting either Mora's gloves or nothing but thin air. It was one of those cases where there was a big divide between the scorecard … [Read more...]
ESPN Friday Night Fights Preview: Boxcino Returns
by Fox Doucette Live from the Mohegan Sun casino in Uncasville, CT, the junior middleweights get their turn as the Boxcino tournament on Friday Night Fights pits up-and-coming fighters against each other to crown a new star contender in an already very deep 154-pound division. No main events (unless you count the favorite getting a good test), no co-features as such, just … [Read more...]
What If’s Excellent Heavyweight Adventure Part 17: Echoes And Lessons
Welcome to another episode of What If's Excellent Heavyweight Adventure, where only two shall remain. We're almost to the finish line: Previously, on What If: Three of our four combatants are, in the grand scheme of things, not terribly surprising entrants in the semifinals. Joe Louis and Muhammad Ali were pre-tournament favorites. Ezzard Charles, once he figured out that he … [Read more...]
Sergio Mora Beats Abie Han By Close Split Decision: Friday Night Fights Recap
by Fox Doucette “Latin Snake” Sergio Mora (28-3-2, 9 KOs) grabbed the USBA middleweight belt with a split decision win over Abie Han (23-2, 14 KOs) that shed a lot of light on the different facets of boxing judging. In the co-feature, Erickson Lubin (9-0, 6 KOs) picked up a very easy unanimous decision win against Michael Finney (12-2-1, 10 KOs), who set the theme of fighters … [Read more...]