Led by delusional incongruities from motor-mouth Amir Khan, insults, contradictions, cocky and moronic comments, and even fawning continue to jolt our intelligence and take the bar lower and lower. ************** Sugar Shane Mosley: “Guess who’s mad? All the doubters. Cause my fight is trending right now. I’m a ninja. This gonna be the realist fight all year … [Read more...]
The Worst of Magno’s Monday Rant
I have to apologize, folks. Taking advantage of a slow news cycle, I decided to rearrange my stacks of Rant cash and, well, one of those 50 lb. sacks of filthy lucre fell right on top of me. To make a long story short, I broke my back. My back is broken. Spinal. So, while I explore options for my upcoming backiotomy, here's a random sampling of stuff I wish you had read the … [Read more...]
Busted Soapboxes and Filthy Lucre; Magno’s Monday Rant
In a lot of ways, the undisputed awfulness of Mayweather-Berto and the way it's being received shines a bright light on the even greater awful-er-ness of the boxing media. The first thing you must know about the world of boxing media is that most people commentating on the sport know virtually nothing about it. Educated by trivia and what they've seen on TV, they are fueled, … [Read more...]
Notes from the Underground (The PBC/Mayweather Edition); Magno’s Monday Rant
Let's have a show of hands from all of those who expected non-stop high-end PPV-level showdowns from the Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) series? Okay, all of those with your hands raised...you are retarded (or whatever politically correct word people use these days for "retarded.") Remember, the PBC project is about growing the fan base and bringing in new viewers, not about … [Read more...]
The Nobility of Boxing: Part Five
Outrageous comments and bizarre events continue to dot the boxing landscape as they take things beneath any level of normalcy-- but they do provide for some high camp humor. ************** Ricardo Mayorga: "We are finish our run. We have run 6 mile en UNO hour with only DOS break for cigar. Now we work heavy bag. We want use Kirkland as heavy bag" Chris Arreola: … [Read more...]