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...]
Really. F-ck you, Boxing; Magno’s Monday Rant
When is a win not a win? When you're not the house fighter and don't have a couple of million dollar fights on the horizon, that's when. Richard Abril was not signed to beat Brandon Rios on Saturday night. He was supposed to lose, lose spectacularly, and pave the way for the real fight on July 14 against PPV co-headliner, Juan Manuel Marquez. And when he showed some … [Read more...]
Never Leave It In The Hands Of The Judges
by Robert Ramos Most of those who watched Paul “The Punisher” Williams (40-2, 27 KOs) vs. Erislandy Lara (15-1-1, 10 KOs) during last Saturday's HBO televised WBC Jr. Middleweight Title Eliminator, have probably never witnessed such an odd judges' scorecard, one that allowed Williams to come out as the victor after being completely out boxed and outwitted by Lara, the … [Read more...]