by Paul Magno Everything the critics say about Rafael Marquez is true. The 35-year old Marquez is not the same after his brutal, almost inhuman series with Israel Vazquez. Some would call him shot, others prefer the more diplomatic, "shopworn." It's also true that Marquez is a natural bantamweight fighting two full divisions above his optimal weight against, arguably, … [Read more...]
WBA Orders Chris John vs. Yuriorkis Gamboa
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Paul Magno’s Daily Grind: Wednesday, July 14th
...Hump Day Grind... * To think, at the mid-point of the year we were thinking of Mayweather-Pacquiao and Haye-Klitschko...Now, as time passes, it looks we'll be getting Pacquiao-Cotto II or Pacquiao-Margarito and Haye-Audley Harrison...Talk about a let-down. * To lend credence to the rumors that David Haye will be fighting Audley Harrison next, Harrison's promoter, … [Read more...]
Paul Magno’s Daily Grind: Thursday, July 8th
...The Grind is counting down to the weekend...please come fast... * WBA Featherweight champ, Yuriorkis Gamboa, and WBC Featherweight champ, Elio Rojas, have agreed to terms for a September 11th title unification bout on HBO. Gamboa was originally scheduled to face IBF 126 lb. champ, Orlando Salido, but the fight had to be scrapped due to an unhealed cut suffered by Salido … [Read more...]