Everyone loves a knockout. Even the most boring, sleep inducing contest can be saved with a few concussive shots to the dome. There's rarely a debate when a fight ends in this manner; it's a punctuation on anything that had happened in the rounds prior. With that said, here’s a look at some of the year’s best knockouts, in reverse chronological order. You can decide for … [Read more...]
Deontay Wilder vs. Alexander Povetkin Preview
Deontay Wilder 36-0 (35 KOs) will defend his WBC heavyweight title against Alexander Povetkin 30-1 (22 KOs) on May 21 at Megasport Arena in Moscow. Online betting sites had originally opened the defending champion at -147 odds, but most of the support at the betting windows seems to support Povetkin, pushing Wilder’s odds down to -125. This will be the fourth title defense … [Read more...]
The Nobility of Boxing: Part 14 and Final Edition
This will be the final edition. Nothing can top Tyson Fury. Wladimir Klitschko told the 27 year-old Batman wannabe that he (Klitschko) would pull out of their imminent fight with an injury—and that’s exactly what happened! I can’t top that! ************** Main Events to Adonis Stevenson: "pick up the phone and MAKE THE FIGHT! Because all we hear is ‘Cluck, cluck, bock, … [Read more...]
Into the Wild(er); Magno’s Monday Rant
Nobody gets faked out the way boxing fans and media get faked out. Dip some juicy, bloody propaganda into that shallow end of the gene pool and you are guaranteed to get equal and opposite knee-jerk reactions. And the perfect example of that is the unholy brouhaha over Deontay Wilder. To some, the 6' 7" "Bronze Bomber" is a laughingstock of a fraud whose every move is … [Read more...]
The Nobility of Boxing: Part Eight
by Ted Sares Inanities, insults, stupid comments, and even fawning dumb down the bar lower and lower. Paulie Malignaggi: “So much hinges on Saturday night,” Paulie confessed. “A win could put me in the conversation for the Hall of Fame. I made a list of goals that I wanted to achieve when I started boxing, and I’ve been checking things off ever since. National amateur … [Read more...]