by Fox Doucette Sometimes boxing is like bad sex---24 minutes of boredom followed by 15 seconds of pure, complete joy. Denis Grachev (12-0-1, 8 KOs) got his joy in the form of an eighth-round stoppage of world top ten ranked light heavyweight Ismayl Sillakh (17-1, 14 KOs). The co-feature was more like a quickie in a broom closet, with Javier Fortuna (19-0, 14 KOs) giving a two … [Read more...]
Ismayl Sillakh Headlines Night of Unbeatens: FNF Preview
by Fox Doucette Plenty of unblemished records will be on the line on ESPN2's Friday Night Fights this week as matchmakers trade the risk of a loss against the reward of a national television date. Rapidly rising Ukrainian light heavyweight contender Ismayl Sillakh (17-0, 14 KOs) looks to maintain his upward career trajectory against Denis Grachev (11-0-1, 7 KOs) in the main … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune Year-End Awards: 2011
2011 was a mixed bag for fight fans. Marred by poor officiating, awful judging, and stifling promotional politics, boxing could easily have drifted into a dark era of malaise. Instead, the sport proved, once again, that there's nothing wrong with boxing that can't be fixed by what's right with boxing. The rise of quality stars in their twenties is slowly, but surely forcing … [Read more...]
WBC: Martinez-Chavez Jr., Hopkins-Dawson II, Pascal-Sillakh Must Happen
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Thankful Thoughts and Terrible Turkeys: The Southpaw
By Fox Doucette Thanksgiving Day is upon us here at Southpaw World HQ and to steal a line from Max Kellerman, “These four things I know are true.” Turkey will be turned into plywood at homes across the nation. Some family will sit the birther Tea Party Republican conspiracy theorist next to the kid they had to drag away from the Occupy Wall Street protests to spend time with … [Read more...]