Raymundo Beltran (28-6-1, 17 KO’s) vs. Arash Usmanee (20-1-1, 10 KO’s) Raymundo Beltran should have been the lightweight champion of the world, but a bum decision in Scotland last September left him with a disputed draw with WBO lightweight champ Ricky Burns. Burns has since lost the title to Terence Crawford and Beltran has the opportunity to grab the WBO NABF lightweight … [Read more...]
What Makes a Great Chin?
by Hans Olson In the final scene of the 1973 film Magnum Force, Clint Eastwood’s character Harry Callahan famously stated that “man’s got to know his limitations.” In boxing, truer wisdom can’t be spoken as it relates to a fighter and his chin. So what makes a great chin? Since fistic time immemorial, it’s a question asked by fighters, fans, journalists, and just about … [Read more...]
The Truth About Reform in Boxing: Magno’s Monday Rant
I always find it quaint when I come across a newbie boxing writer who has suddenly become aware of the fact that boxing's underlying structure is as rotten and diseased as the couch cushion in a Tijuana whore house. Invariably, these guys attempt to rally the "troops" for support and they go through painstaking efforts to identify and then eliminate the scoundrels. And what … [Read more...]
Degrees of Robbery and Boxing’s Moral Relativism: Magno’s Monday Rant
For some reason, ESPN in Mexico has decided to air Friday Night Fights on Saturday, so I had to wait a full twenty-four hours to see for myself whether Friday's Arash Usmanee--Rances Barthelemy bout from the Magic City Casino in Miami, Florida was petty theft or grand larceny. I scored the fight 115-113 for Usmanee-- Hardly the worst decision I've seen and I was tempted to … [Read more...]
Arash Usmanee Wins Fight, Loses Decision to Rances Barthelemy
by Fox Doucette Arash Usmanee (20-1, 10 KOs) joined the ranks of boxers robbed by corrupt idiot judges in a hometown fighter's backyard, beating the snot out of Rances Barthelemy (18-0, 11 KOs) en route to a unanimous decision loss. Usmanee joins an illustrious cast of characters of guys who have been robbed in states with weak commissions on national television. Everyone who … [Read more...]