by Fox Doucette When is a victory not a victory? There was one potential and one definitive answer to the question between the two fights on ESPN2 at the Paramount Theatre in Huntington, NY on Friday night. Cletus Seldin (16-0, 13 KOs) drew derision from some in the social media audience for being a dirty fighter, but the punches that did the real damage were as clean as you … [Read more...]
Cletus Seldin Takes On Johnny Garcia: Friday Night Fights Preview
by Fox Doucette Cletus “The Hebrew Hammer” Seldin (15-0, 12 KOs) looks to continue his tear through the working class of boxing's junior welter and welterweight divisions as he goes down to 140 pounds for the second fight in a row to take on Johnny Garcia (19-2-1, 11 KOs), who has designs of his own on graduating out of the realm of the club fighter and into the realm of the … [Read more...]
Fedosov and the Who-Dats: ESPN Friday Night Fights Recap
by Fox Doucette ESPN2's Boxcino heavyweight tournament got off to a bit of a lackluster start this week, as there were three unsatisfying fights along with a monster knockout in what proved to be a complete mismatch. Andrey Fedosov (26-3, 21 KOs) smashed Nat Heaven (9-2, 7 KOs) in a single round. In additional action, Steve Vukosa (10-1, 4 KOs) got a swan song for his boxing … [Read more...]
Al Haymon, Racketeer: The Southpaw
by Fox Doucette Over at The Sweet Science, Michael Woods is reporting that Al Haymon's attempt to corner the boxing television market may claim a casualty near and dear to your columnist's heart. ESPN may sign a deal with Haymon wherein the “adviser” (read: racketeer who has exempted himself from the Muhammad Ali Act by claiming to be neither a manager nor a promoter while in … [Read more...]
Boxcino Goes Heavyweight: ESPN Friday Night Fights Preview
by Fox Doucette From Turning Stone Resort and Casino in Verona, New York, ESPN2 presents the quarterfinal round of Boxcino for the heavyweight division, four six-round fights for your viewing pleasure on Friday Night Fights. While none of these guys involved are going to be beating Wladimir Klitschko any time soon, there is some history between a few of these guys, and much … [Read more...]