by Fox Doucette Even a stopped clock is right twice a day. In the preview, your columnist called John Molina Jr. (25-2, 20 KOs) the heavy favorite over Dannie Williams (22-3, 18 KOs), and so it came to pass. Molina crashed a right hand on the temple of the St. Louis native that left Williams trying to beat the count by getting up on the wrong side of the ropes, seemingly … [Read more...]
John Molina A Heavy Favorite Over Dannie Williams on FNF
by Fox Doucette All the elements are in place for an entertaining mismatch on ESPN2 Friday Night Fights from Santa Fe, New Mexico, as John Molina (24-2-1, 19 KOs), fresh off a knockout loss to Antonio DeMarco for the WBC lightweight world title, gets back on the horse against Dannie Williams (22-2, 18 KOs), who still has yet to prove that he can beat even moderate quality … [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...]
Hank Lundy Dominates Dannie Williams: FNF Recap
by Fox Doucette Philadelphia-based “Hammerin'” Hank Lundy (22-1-1, 11 KOs) survived a first-round knockdown to win an otherwise easy decision over Dannie Williams (21-2, 17 KOs) in the main event of ESPN2 Friday Night Fights. In the co-feature, Elvin Ayala (25-2-1, 11 KOs) took care of business against late replacement Eric Mitchell (23-9-1, 11 KOs), who replaced Hector … [Read more...]
Lundy-Williams has Fight of the Year Potential: FNF Preview
by Fox Doucette Let the record show that if “Hammerin" Hank Lundy (21-1-1, 11 KOs) and Dannie Williams (21-1, 17 KOs) can't put on an entertaining main event, then there may be some real traction to the “ESPN2's Friday Night Fights is cursed” meme that gains momentum with each passing week of the 2012 season. If that doesn't get you excited for a night of boxing, then the … [Read more...]