2011 was a mixed bag for fight fans. Marred by poor officiating, awful judging, and stifling promotional politics, boxing could easily have drifted into a dark era of malaise. Instead, the sport proved, once again, that there's nothing wrong with boxing that can't be fixed by what's right with boxing. The rise of quality stars in their twenties is slowly, but surely forcing … [Read more...]
Amir Khan – The Man Who Would Be King!
Amir Khan and British Broadcaster Sky have this week announced a reconciliation after a noisy divorce last year. When Britain’s Amir Khan swatted away the challenge of the mercurial Zab Judah earlier this year, there was a certain amount of ooh-ing and coo-ing from both sides of the Atlantic at the young man’s future prospects. Suddenly, he was finding his star aligned with … [Read more...]
Pacquiao Decisions Marquez in Another Close One
MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada-- In the third installment of a closely-contested trilogy between Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KOs) and Juan Manuel Marquez (53-6-1, 39 KOs), controversy once again closed out the show as the defending WBO champ, Pacquiao, took a close majority decision. Pacquiao, who fought an uncharacteristically cautious contest, attacked in occasional flurries … [Read more...]
Why So Negative? The Pacquiao-Marquez PPV Should Be a Damn Good Show
Lord knows I've been critical of Manny Pacquiao and Bob Arum in the past. I don't take any of that back and I still think that much of Manny's talent has been wasted over the last several years, rolling over re-treads and broken down war horses while barely breaking a sweat. But never let it be said that I cannot give credit where credit is due. Regardless of what my Boxing … [Read more...]
Pacquiao-Marquez III: The Only Preview You Need
By Fox Doucette Before we begin, a disclaimer: It is the opinion of your friendly neighborhood commentator that you'd get a better value for your boxing dollar if you simply saved your money and spent this coming Saturday on YouTube watching Angulo-Kirkland again and stirring in the Ali-Frazier trilogy in honor of the late Smokin' Joe rather than watching the cavalcade of junk … [Read more...]