by Fox Doucette What happens when you put Criminally Overrated in against Never Quite Good Enough? Antonio Tarver went through a career of scoring improbable knockouts in fights in which he was getting his ass kicked (the second Eric Harding fight, after Harding actually did kick Tarver's ass in their first go-round) and landing lucky shots (the second Roy Jones fight, one of … [Read more...]
Boxing’s Weight Game: Our Legalized Cheat, Magno’s Monday Rant
Boxing's ugly and dangerous taste for weight manipulation can be traced back to L'Enfant Plaza Hotel in Washington DC, just six blocks from the Capitol, where about 100 law enforcement officials had sealed off the luxury hotel in overkill anticipation of a full-scale riot. The year was 1983. Inside, a scuffle had broken out between members of the Michael Spinks entourage and … [Read more...]
The Politics of Weight; Magno’s Monday Rant
Usually fighters wait until they are millionaires before they start becoming jaded and disinterested in the fans who pay their salary. Adrien Broner, anointed heir to the Floyd Mayweather Jr. legacy, is once again showing himself to be well ahead of the curve when it comes to career progression. At 21, he had already won his first paper world title (WBO super featherweight) … [Read more...]
Paul Magno’s Daily Grind: Monday, July 5th
...Post-Holiday Grind... * It amazes me how some media "experts" still insist on talking about the depth of the welterweight division. People, this is not 2007 and, as The Beatles said, This Bird Has Flown. The days of ridiculous riches at 147 are long gone. Cotto, Williams, Mosley, and Margarito are all campaigning at 154 now while Clottey and Quintana have been … [Read more...]