The outside world is just finding out how close Oscar De la Hoya came to being essentially forced out of his own company. According to an article written by ESPN's Dan Rafael, De la Hoya was approached last September, just eight days into his rehab stint, with a $100 million offer to sell his company to an unknown buyer. The former six-division world champ was in a dark … [Read more...]
Canelo-Lara: Undercard Preview
On Saturday, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez takes on Cuban Erislandy Lara in the main event of a Showtime pay-per-view bill. The undercard will showcase former champions Abner Mares and Juan Manuel Lopez. They'll compete in separate bouts which renew the always entertaining Mexico-Puerto Rico rivalry. Mauricio Herrera will also fight, as he tries to right … [Read more...]
Lomachenko Wins, Guerrero Fights, Dawson’s Fat: The Sunday Brunch
Hola family and welcome to a tangy Sour Patch Kids scented edition of Panama's number one weekly source for Panama hats (which is actually Costa Rica, ironically), The Sunday Brunch - We are the linguistic expression corresponding to an inference of one particular to another particular where at least one of the premises or the conclusion is general...or something like that. … [Read more...]
The Mid-Week Meal Ticket: Quick Hits & Food Tips
Hola family and welcome to another tangy episode of the number one Sunday Brunch substitute, Boxing's Mid-Week Meal Ticket - We are the physical manifestation of J.R.'s Pepper Power Slam BBQ Beef Jerky - in typographic format. We're broadcasting live from deep inside of a Panamanian stone sarcophagus this week where we're hitting on a few topics, including: Miguel Cotto's … [Read more...]
From Cold War to World War; Magno’s Monday Rant
"Oscar is one of the stupidest guys I've ever met. I'm just saying what it is. The guy is really not smart. Forget just 'not smart.' He's not just even average." -- Bob Arum (February, 2011) Last week, Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer resigned after twelve years with the company and a run that took the Oscar De la Hoya post-career project from concept to reality to raging … [Read more...]