First, I owe a major thank you to Tim Harrison for stepping in and taking over the Monday Rant as well as the day to day stuff here at the Tribune while I was on vacation. Guys like Tim-- honest and competent non-douchebags-- are hard to find in this business. Tim deserves the big señorita and tequila party I will someday throw for him. I had the misfortune of spending my … [Read more...]
10 Stupid Things Boxing Writers Can’t Help But Write; Magno’s Monday Rant
From what I've been told, readers go ape shit over Top 10 lists. So, let's give the people what they want, Rant-Style: 10 Stupid Things Boxing Writers Can't Help But Write Floyd Mayweather vs. Andre Ward OK, now what if Ward lopped off a leg and Mayweather agreed to grow out his afro and beard until he looked like black Santa Claus? That would probably be the only way … [Read more...]
A New Year’s Kind of F*ck You; Magno’s Monday Rant
Unlike a lot of people who start writing about boxing, I was not a boxing trivia nerd having impure thoughts over crusty, old Ring Magazines and black and white newsreels of Jack Dempsey. I was a kid, working in the gyms. My appreciation for the sport came from watching the guys come in, day after day, and bust their asses to learn the art of prizefighting. There's … [Read more...]
The Cheerleading World of the Boxing Media’s Toady Ruling Class
By Alphonso Costello™ The regularly scheduled Sh-t List will not be seen today. I decided to take off my historian fedora in place of a flat-brim writer’s cap I acquired from the BWAA gift shop. My following offering is meant to call out those that spew their self-serving bullshit without any accountability and raise your hand if you find yourself asking these very … [Read more...]
When Boxing Writers Attack; Magno’s Monday Rant
When reporters start believing that they are the story and not what they cover, strange, strange things happen. Ego makes men do some crazy shit. Nothing makes this case more clearly than a scheduled four round bout between boxing writers Gabriel Montoya and Mark Ortega. For those who aren't familiar with the combatants, Ortega writes for The Queensberry Rules, one of the … [Read more...]