Chris Algieri is a true-life Rocky story. Down twice in the first round of his bout with WBO junior welterweight brawler/titlist, Ruslan Provodnikov, and sporting a right eye that looked like it had been hit with an exploding meatball, the good-looking local area kid gutted out twelve rounds at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center to take a split decision over the heavily-favored … [Read more...]
Provodnikov-Algieri Press Conference Quotes
After last night’s stunning upset of Ruslan Provodnikov at the hands of Chris Algieri, the fighters gathered at the post fight press conference, here are the highlights of the presser: New WBO Junior Welterweight Champion Chris Algieri: “I used to love watching Arturo Gatti fight when I was in high school but I swore I would never want to fight like him. I guess tonight I … [Read more...]
Here We Go Again, Demetrius Andrade: The Southpaw
by Fox Doucette Here we go again. Demetrius Andrade (18-0, 13 KOs) must need money again, because he's fighting a guy with a pulse. The heartbeat-possessing hominid in question is Freddy Hernandez (30-3, 20 KOs), who to his credit has fought for a world title, even if that fight resulted in Andre Berto beating the living crap out of him for a grand total of two minutes and … [Read more...]
In Praise of the Palookas III: The Southpaw
By Fox Doucette Gods bless Joe DeGuardia. In a boxing world where fights are canceled on a moment's notice, where you can't count on a boxing match actually happening until the bell rings to start Round One, ESPN2 is putting a show on this week. Demetrius Andrade is fighting...someone. With all the changes that have happened this week I'm past the point where I'm even going to … [Read more...]