by Fox Doucette Last year, I took a slow news week to examine the fighters who, even though my job requires me to be objective and stick to covering the facts of the matter in a fight, are the ones I enjoy watching the most (see “Of Course I'm Biased, I'm a Fan”, Southpaw #11). In the piece, I lavished fawning praise on Lucian Bute, said nice things about current Olympic … [Read more...]
Raymundo Beltran Upsets Hank Lundy: FNF Recap
by Fox Doucette Veteran would-be gatekeeper Raymundo Beltran (26-6, 17 KOs) pulled an absolute shocker out of his hat on ESPN2 Friday Night Fights from Atlantic City, New Jersey, stealing a majority decision from top-ten lightweight contender “Hammerin'” Hank Lundy (22-2-1, 11 KOs) in the main event. In a very lackluster co-feature, super middleweight fringe prospect Farah … [Read more...]
Will Lundy-Molina II Be the New Pacquiao-Mayweather?: The Southpaw
by Fox Doucette In the course of doing research for this article, I started with the WBC's rankings at lightweight. After all, John Molina is fighting champion Antonio DeMarco for the title on September 8th. He must be a player in the division, right? My first source showed that Molina wasn't in the top 15. So I went to the WBC itself. Rankings were “under construction”. Stay … [Read more...]
“Hammerin’ Hank” Lundy, Coming to AC
By Gary Purfield Friday night “Hammerin” Hank Lundy (22-1-1, 11 KO) again takes his brand of boxing and showmanship to ESPN Friday Night fights. Lundy has become a staple of the FNF series with his flair for always producing exciting action. He is coming off a dominating win over Dannie Williams on FNF in his last bout where he came off the canvas in round one to dominate … [Read more...]
Hank Lundy, Raymundo Beltran, Fight of the Year Potential: FNF Preview
by Fox Doucette Entertaining-as-hell TV staple “Hammerin' Hank” Lundy (22-1-1, 11 KOs), who has grown up as a fighter on ESPN2 Friday Night Fights, continues his march toward a title shot at lightweight against gatekeeper Raymundo Beltran (25-6, 17 KOs), who is looking to beat a legitimate contender for the first time in his career. In the co-feature, super middleweight Farah … [Read more...]