by Fox Doucette 2014 middleweight Boxcino champion and ranked contender by the WBA and WBO, Willie Monroe Jr. (19-1, 6 KOs) continued his rise at 160 pounds, putting on a boxing clinic while beating gatekeeper Bryan Vera (23-9, 14 KOs) in the main event of ESPN2 Friday Night Fights. In the co-feature, runner-up in that same middleweight tournament Brandon Adams (15-1, 10 KOs) … [Read more...]
Lundy-Petrov Off FNF; Lundy A Disgrace to the Sport?
by Fox Doucette Say it ain't so, Hank. Say you didn't blow your last chance at professional relevance over 16 good cheeseburgers' worth of weight on the scale. That's a hell of a way to get to Palookaville, champ. ESPN's Dan Rafael reports tonight that Hank Lundy (25-4-1, 12 KOs) weighed in at 139 pounds for his lightweight clash on Friday Night Fights with Petr Petrov … [Read more...]
Matthysse-Provodnikov, 2015 Fight of the Year: The Southpaw
by Fox Doucette Welcome to The Southpaw, the column that would never have coffee with Bill Cosby: Rumors have begun to float around the edges of the boxing world that Lucas Matthysse (36-3, 34 KOs) may be set to fight Ruslan Provodnikov (24-3, 17 KOs) later this year, and on the list of fights that are only rumors this year but would be awesome if they happened, a … [Read more...]
Vera, Lundy On The Comeback Trail? Friday Night Fights Preview
by Fox Doucette It's a new year, and with the new year comes resolution time. This time, the resolutions will be made at the Turning Stone Casino in Verona, New York on ESPN2's Friday Night Fights. For Bryan Vera (23-8, 14 KOs) and Hammerin' Hank Lundy (25-4-1, 12 KOs), that means getting off the train to Palookaville and back on the waterfront looking out at the endless sea … [Read more...]
What If’s Excellent Heavyweight Adventure Part 13: Blood For The Blood God
Welcome to another edition of What If?, as the first round of the heavyweight tournament group stage continues. Read the intro and method here. Catch up with the '40s and '80s groups in Episodes 5 and 9. Previously, on What If: The 1980s group is decided in terms of who the participants will be in the perhaps to-be-aptly-named knockout stages of the tournament to come; … [Read more...]