The comeback continues for disgraced former Welterweight champion Antonio Margarito after he defeated journeyman Carson Jones via technical decision after a series of bizarre events in Mexico. Cut in the second round over his surgically repaired and retirement-inducing right eye, it was beginning to look like a long night as Jones started battering Margarito from pillar to … [Read more...]
Historical Fight Night: Antonio Tarver vs. Eddie Mustafa Muhammad
by Fox Doucette What happens when you put Criminally Overrated in against Never Quite Good Enough? Antonio Tarver went through a career of scoring improbable knockouts in fights in which he was getting his ass kicked (the second Eric Harding fight, after Harding actually did kick Tarver's ass in their first go-round) and landing lucky shots (the second Roy Jones fight, one of … [Read more...]
Santa Cruz Punches, Mares Whiffs And Rafael’s Still Fat: The Sunday Brunch
Hola familia y amigos, welcome to a carne al pastor and tacos de lengua flavored edition of Central America's number one source for semi-satirical boxing commentary, Hawaiian skin on skin street justice and astrophysical journal reviews, The Sunday Brunch - We're writing for your website, misspelling words and contextually butchering the English language. This week we're taking … [Read more...]
Miguel Cotto: The Boricua Diva
In a world of perfect boxing continuity, WBC and true lineal middleweight champ, Miguel Cotto, would meet his destiny and pass the torch to the best middleweight, Gennady Golovkin, in a winner-take-all contest to bring order to the division. Except, Cotto and just about everyone who knows boxing understands that Cotto-Golovkin is less scrap and more thrashing machine … [Read more...]
Boxing’s 10 Biggest Scandals
Boxing has been called the Red Light District of sports-- and with good reason. Scandal and controversy have become synonymous with boxing and, despite attempts to "move into the light," the sport, lacking a centralized authority and truly independent, transparent regulation, continues to produce shady occurrences. With that in mind, here's a look at the worst of the worst-- … [Read more...]