While it's often true that the higher the climb, the harder the fall, it is also true that the true sign of a warrior is ultimately getting up and back on track. For some fighters, there is no turning back after a loss. Be it the physical or mental implications of the loss, once a fighter is faced with that critical moment and its aftermath, they are unable to deal with their … [Read more...]
Jeff Lacy: Another story that’s not ending well.
"He [Lacy] would just crunch them…He made our heavy bag look like a peanut." -- Trainer Mike Birmingham That boxing stories rarely end well is an old refrain, but it is one that resonated on January 30, 2015 in Mashantucket, Connecticut when Jeff “Left Hook” Lacy (27-6) was battered and stopped on the undercard in 4 rounds by Sullivan Barrera. It doesn’t seem that long … [Read more...]
Tony Luis and Thomas Falowo Flip The Script: Friday Night Fights Recap
by Fox Doucette By the gods, your columnist loves being horribly, embarrassingly wrong. What was supposed to be a night of showcases for unbeaten prospects turned into a night of upsets---or perhaps a night of everyone from promoter to pundit getting played for fools. Boxing lessons were doled out for young fighters to watch and learn. The action? Shades of Wolak-Rodriguez I, … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: January 30th – 31st 2015
1/30 – Jeff Lacy (27-5, 18 KO’s) vs. Sullivan Barrera (14- 0, 9 KO’s) - Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA This one’s part of the ESPN Friday Night Fights under card, and may or may not make the air. Lacy hasn’t had a significant win since his shellacking at the hands of Joe Calzaghe in 2006; his biggest wins coming against Peter Manfredo Jr. and Otis Griffin. … [Read more...]
10 Hopeless Boxing Renovation Projects
Who doesn't love the career comeback? Every once in awhile a world class fighter, through sheer will to win, turns around a career headed for the boxing trash bin and pushes his way to a ring rebirth. More common, though, is the once-main stage fighter who refuses to accept the fact that, well, it's over. Once a fighter's time is done, they can take a break, change trainers, … [Read more...]