by Fox Doucette Roberto Duran has gotten some seriously short shrift from the Temporal Commission in past episodes of this show. Against Carlos Monzon, the ugly specter of the “No Mas” fight came up after Monzon knocked Duran all over the shop, to the widespread derision of the audience. This spilled over into social media; your columnist was given a bunch of unsolicited … [Read more...]
The Closers: Part One
by Ted Sares Donnie LaLonde was doing a number on Sugar Ray Leonard at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on Novemebr7, 1988, and I was shocked. BAM! He put Leonard down in the first with an overhand semi-cuffing right and, stealing a page out of Leonard’s book, lifted his hands to salute the stunned crowd. Sugar Ray was visibly shaken and went on the defensive as LaLonde pressed … [Read more...]
The Sham of the Multi-Division Titlist: The Southpaw
By Fox Doucette One of my New Year's resolutions has been to get down to 168 pounds (I currently weigh 180). So far I've gotten two different reactions to that, namely “good luck, you should do well if you exercise and eat right” and “168? Why not a round number like 170?” Of course, readers of this website know damn well why I chose a non-round number like 168 pounds, even if … [Read more...]