I always get a kick out of messages and emails that accuse me of being Pro-Mayweather, pro-Haymon, or pro-Golden Boy, especially since I get just as much feedback saying that I'm anti all of those people. Fans and media seem to be suffering through a peculiar affliction these days when it comes to boxing. Consider it a weird hybrid of mental conditions-- 90% Stockholm … [Read more...]
Favorites Dominate in Disgraceful Night of Showtime Mismatches
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York-- Junior welterweight kingpin, Danny Garcia (29-0, 17 KOs) did nothing to further his career by knocking out overmatched, undersized, and undeserving Rod Salka (19-4, 3 KOs) two rounds into a catchweight 142 lb. Showtime main event. After an uneventful first round, Garcia came out in the second and blasted through Boxrec's no. 71 ranked … [Read more...]
Garcia-Salka Highlights Boxing’s Bizarre Bazaar at Barclays
Only in boxing's completely dysfunctional world of today can someone proudly promote a fight where the top junior welterweight in the world moves up to welterweight in order to take on the no. 71 ranked lightweight in the world. But not only is that bout being made, it's also the main event of a Showtime triple-header showcased in what has become one of the sport's preeminent … [Read more...]
Something Putrid in Puerto Rico: Garcia, Wilder Wins Raise Questions
Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez, Bayamon, Puerto Rico-- Delivering disappointment from top to bottom, Golden Boy Promotions floated up a stink bomb of a card on Showtime Championship Boxing Saturday night that actually had potential to be quite the opposite when first put together. In the main event, a sluggish and frequently step-behind Danny Garcia (28-0, 16 KOs) was gifted a … [Read more...]
Daniel Jacobs: From Golden Child to Miracle Man
by Phil Rivera Daniel “The Miracle Man” Jacobs has gone 3-0 since his return from a successful battle with Osteosarcoma (bone cancer). On Monday, he’ll look to extend that streak when he takes on Giovanni Lorenzo in the main event of the inaugural “Golden Boy Live!" Card on Fox Sports 1. The fight is part of an overall plan by his manager Al Haymon and promoter Golden Boy … [Read more...]