Outrageous comments and events continue to be the norm in the abnormally sleazy world of boxing. ************** Kellie Maloney: "Do I fancy men or women or what? So, look, I am a heterosexual woman. There. I've said it and that's the first time I have said it to anyone: I am a heterosexual woman. That's the final step isn't it?" Kellie: "If I met Frank Maloney now, I'd … [Read more...]
The Nobility of Boxing: Part Nine
Led by delusional incongruities from motor-mouth Amir Khan, insults, contradictions, cocky and moronic comments, and even fawning continue to jolt our intelligence and take the bar lower and lower. ************** Sugar Shane Mosley: “Guess who’s mad? All the doubters. Cause my fight is trending right now. I’m a ninja. This gonna be the realist fight all year … [Read more...]
The Nobility of Boxing: Part Six
Loony, “hateful,” fawning, and sexist comments continue to take things beneath any normal level of decency or civility, but then, boxing has rarely been normal or civil. ************** Tyson Fury:”You [Wladimir Klitschko] have as much charisma as my underpants—the whole of Europe wants to see you get knocked out. You look old, have you had Botox? You’re old. Are you better … [Read more...]
Top Five Most Dangerous Opponents For Gennady Golovkin: The Sunday Brunch
Hola familia, amigos y enemigos. Welcome to a boiled horse meat and garlic camel brain flavored edition of Central America's highest rated, most money-spinning weekly proper pugilistic paper, The Sunday Brunch - We are the boxing column equivalent of the traditional Kazakh sister-in-law friendship ritual of ceremoniously sharing a horse heart, aorta and fat stew. Gennady … [Read more...]
Carl Froch Vacates IBF Title, Makes Way For DeGale-Dirrell Clash
IBF super middleweight champ, Carl Froch has vacated his world title in order to facilitate a big money showdown with either Julio Cesar Chavez Jr or Bernard Hopkins later this summer. Froch, who is recovering from an elbow injury, wanted the fight with Chavez Jr. this spring in Las Vegas, but has been unable to properly train for the bout. Weighing heavily on Froch was … [Read more...]