2011 was a mixed bag for fight fans. Marred by poor officiating, awful judging, and stifling promotional politics, boxing could easily have drifted into a dark era of malaise. Instead, the sport proved, once again, that there's nothing wrong with boxing that can't be fixed by what's right with boxing. The rise of quality stars in their twenties is slowly, but surely forcing … [Read more...]
Vengeance is Cotto’s! Miguel Stops Margarito in Rematch at MSG
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY -- It wasn't the type of overwhelming revenge that Cotto's fans had in mind, but the reigning WBA junior middleweight champion from Caguas, Puerto Rico still got his hand raised, kept his belt, and got the doctor-ordered TKO 10 win over hated rival, Antonio Margarito (38-8, 27 KOs) in front of a rabidly pro-Cotto crowd at MSG. At the time … [Read more...]
Margarito-Cotto Weigh-In (w/Video), Rios Loses Title on Scale, More
From New York, NY -- Miguel Cotto: 152.5 (WBA junior middleweight champion) Antonio Margarito: 152.5 Also, Brandon Rios has been forced to vacate his WBA lightweight title due to failing to make the 135 lb. limits after three tries. In his first attempt, he weighed in at 136.4 lbs. Moments later, he came in at 135.6 lbs. Then after being given an hour to lose the … [Read more...]
Cotto-Margarito II: The Only Preview You Need
By Fox Doucette The great philosopher and musical genius W. Axl Rose once sang “Yesterday, there was so many things I was never told. Now that I'm startin' to learn, I feel I'm growing old.” For Miguel Cotto (36-2, 29 KOs), who is 31 but in the minds of most boxing fans may as well be turning forty for all of the miles on his odometer, these lyrics are oddly appropriate. … [Read more...]
Thankful Thoughts and Terrible Turkeys: The Southpaw
By Fox Doucette Thanksgiving Day is upon us here at Southpaw World HQ and to steal a line from Max Kellerman, “These four things I know are true.” Turkey will be turned into plywood at homes across the nation. Some family will sit the birther Tea Party Republican conspiracy theorist next to the kid they had to drag away from the Occupy Wall Street protests to spend time with … [Read more...]