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...]
What If Golden Boy Wins Its Lawsuit Against Al Haymon?
by Fox Doucette (author's note: I know I said I was doing a May-Pac parody with Rocky Marciano and Ezzard Charles as the players in the tale---trouble was, the jokes, which were film noir inspired, just weren't working, and the fight action itself...well, I've done that twice before. So, on short notice, you get a much shorter and less historical edition of this column---on the … [Read more...]
Mayweather-Pacquiao: Is The Fix In? Magno’s Monday Rant
Back when George Foreman was making his infamous comeback, a teenage me approached my boxing mentor after hearing that some of Big George's early opponents had been accused of taking a dive. "I don't see it," said a wide-eyed me. "There's too much money involved to have these fights fixed." The response I got stuck with me. "There's too much money in play for them NOT … [Read more...]
The Real Problem With Premier Boxing Champions; Magno’s Monday Rant
We're a little over one month into the Premier Boxing Champions movement and things are going fairly well...right now. So far, with the exception of a so-so Adonis Stevenson-Sakio Bika Quebec main event and a dreary Broner-Molina undercard feature on the Vegas debut show, the actual quality of the boxing has been pretty good. The production values and overall presentation … [Read more...]
Soldiers Of Fortune; Magno’s Monday Rant
So much about boxing is subjective and it's this aspect of the sport that leads to double standards galore. If, for whatever reason, you have an agenda against a specific fighter, a case can be made for him ducking and dodging his mightiest competitor en route to the top. And this is a safe finger to point because everyone at or near the top has left behind at least a name … [Read more...]