Sometimes a fighter’s shelf life is so short that we don’t really have enough time to appreciate how good they really were. Other times, they’ve been around so long that we have plenty of good and bad to choose from before rendering a final verdict. Then there are those times when we have a fighter (or five) that had their chance in the spotlight, but didn’t get the … [Read more...]
Snoozers on TV, Amazing on ESPN3: Friday Night Fights Recap
by Fox Doucette Sometimes your columnist gets one right. Carlos Molina (21-5-2, 6 KOs) beat the snot out of zombie Cory Spinks (39-8, 11 KOs) for twelve rounds en route to a lopsided unanimous decision that went the distance only because of Molina's Malignaggi-like soft touches on his power shots. In the co-feature, Antwone Smith (23-4-1, 12 KOs) barked and barked like your … [Read more...]
Cory Spinks-Carlos Molina Headlines ESPN2 Friday Night Fights
by Fox Doucette Bring your cricket bats, because it's Zombie Night on ESPN2. Two guys, one in the main event, the other in the co-feature, top the “wait, what do you mean he's still fighting?” rankings. Cory Spinks (39-7, 11 KOs) takes on Carlos Molina (20-5-2, 6 KOs, and not to be confused with the junior welterweight of the same name) in the main event, while Jose Luis … [Read more...]
FNF 2013, Will It be Great?: The Southpaw
by Fox Doucette Assuming the world doesn't end tomorrow, and possibly even if it does, ESPN2 Friday Night Fights will return in its regular timeslot (which is to say, half an hour after it's supposed to air because an eighth-grade girls' basketball game in Duluth ran long) on January 4 for another season of possibly great, possibly awful boxing. This will be your columnist's … [Read more...]
Bundrage, Lara, and Russell Score Impressive Victories on Showtime
Everybody fought true to form at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California during Saturday's Showtime triple header, and despite no upsets on the card, it was a pretty entertaining show. In the main event, defending IBF middleweight titlist, Cornelius "K9" Bundrage (32-4, 19 KOs) was as crude as ever, delivering a sloppy, caveman-like drubbing to the faded, dead-legged … [Read more...]