Live Recap of Bouts on Showtime's Televised Card Charlo vs Bottai Charlo impressively stops Bottai Jermall Charlo makes Lenny Bottai do the “stanky leg” stops him in 3 in a IBF Jr. Middleweight elimination bout. Charlo steadily worming his jab to begin round 1. Not much action as both fighters in a feeling out process. Charlo scores with a 3-punch … [Read more...]
Bradley over Marquez, Salido Crushes Cruz, More from Las Vegas
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada-- In a bout with plenty of implications for the welterweight division's immediate future, Timothy Bradley (31-0, 12 KOs) earned a twelve round split decision over Juan Manuel Marquez (55-7-1, 40 KOs) by scores of 115-113, 116-112, and 113-115. Many scenarios could've played out in this defense of Bradley's WBO welterweight title … [Read more...]
The Debacle in Davao City—A Case Study In Screwing Fighters
Mexico’s Jose “Negro” Ramirez was on the long 48-hour plane flight home from the Philippines with nothing to do but relive the crazy and maddening last few days. After winning the biggest fight of his career, he was returning home without a belt and without a penny in his pocket—and nobody would tell him where it all went wrong. The 25-year-old Mexican fringe contender had … [Read more...]
Of Course I’m Biased, I’m a Fan: The Southpaw
Every single writer and commentator on the sport of boxing has their biases, their tightly-held opinions, their worldview. Some come by it honestly; some come by it via the dollars of promoters, advertisers, and sponsors. It is not my job to call such people out (my boss around here does a more than adequate job of that himself and I try not to step on his toes.) I just write … [Read more...]
A New Golden Boy In London: Jose Ramirez Goes For Glory
by Fox Doucette FRESNO, CA-- Never has the term “promoter” seemed more appropriate than when listening to promoter and event organizer, Rick Mirigian talk about his new fighter, a soft-spoken, 18-year-old, 132-pound farm boy named Jose Ramirez. The kid's already put up the kind of amateur record that invites comparisons to De La Hoya, Mosley, Vargas, and other greats of the … [Read more...]