In an obscene byproduct of a failed voluntary PEDs testing initiative, Danny Garcia will be asked to step into the ring Saturday night against an opponent who likely has a banned substance flowing through his system... Click To Read More … [Read more...]
Danny Garcia: On Top of the World
By Gary Purfield Writer disclaimer: Before reading this, understand the writer, yours truly, is a native of Philadelphia and has an inherent bias for Philly fighters. That being said, everything you read in the following article is an opinion based on boxing knowledge and observation of fighters and writers mentioned. Saturday night, WBA and WBC Jr. Welterweight champ … [Read more...]
Boxing at Barclays: A look at Saturday’s solid Golden Boy card
This Saturday, October 20, world class boxing returns to Brooklyn, New York as the Barclays Center kicks off their multi-fight deal with Golden Boy Promotions. Technically, four world titles will be up for grabs on the Showtime Championship Boxing show at 8 pm ET/PT. But, as is usually the case these days, the titles, for the most part, are of the "wink, wink" variety. Of … [Read more...]
Malignaggi-Cano, Garcia-Morales in Brooklyn: Good Fights, Good Venue, Lousy Politics
by Paul Magno Boxing is coming to The Barclays Center in Brooklyn on October 20th and the co-headlining bouts, Paulie Malignaggi-Pablo Cesar Cano and Danny Garcia-Erik Morales II, aren't that bad at all-- Too bad you can't say the same about the politics surrounding them. Billed as the first Brooklyn-set world title bouts to be held in decades and the first of a … [Read more...]
Golden Boy’s Golden Shower of Success; Magno’s Monday Rant
I was doing an interview with a Chicago-based radio show during my recent vacation and, surprise, surprise, the topic of corruption in boxing came up. The host, Frank Fontana, brought up Oscar De la Hoya as being someone "doing great as a promoter" and then asked, "Do you think he's doing better for the sport than, let's say, Don King?" I didn't really get into detail, … [Read more...]