Welcome to another edition of What If?, as the first round of the heavyweight tournament group stage continues. Read the intro and method here. Catch up with the 1910s and 1950s group stage in Episode 2. Previously, on What If: When last we left our friends from the earliest days of gloved boxing, Jack Johnson turned the original Fight of the Century into the Farce Du … [Read more...]
What If’s Excellent Heavyweight Adventure: Part 2
Welcome to another edition of What If?, where our heavyweight tournament for the ages moves into the first week of group stage match-ups. We begin with some notes to remember: Last week, we introduced the combatants and the rules of the game. Over the next 12 episodes, we'll be moving through the group stage, with each installment featuring one old-time (1910-1940) group … [Read more...]
Paul Magno’s Daily Grind: Monday, June 28th
New week and the Grind begins anew... * In noteworthy "page 2" weekend action: Heavyweight Nikolai Firtha upset Tony Grano via TKO 2...In a Featherweight contest, Mike Oliver beat Mauricio Pastrana via DQ 8 in a bout that saw Pastrana hit Oliver late, attempt to break his arm and tackle him to the canvas...Russian Heavyweight, Alexander Ustinov, beat Paolo Vidoz via UD … [Read more...]