by Paul Magno In a perfect world, boxing's fiercest battles would take place inside the ring and the sport's sanctioning bodies would actually facilitate quality match-ups rather than get in the way.... In a perfect world, promoters and managers would realize that making fan-friendly fights will bring in more cash than coddling their fighters with meaningless easy fights and … [Read more...]
“Great” Expectations
by Paul Magno Five months ago, Devon Alexander stopped being a 23-year old prospect from the Mid-West. By knocking out the iron-chinned IBF junior welterweight champ, Juan Urango, in a March unification bout that saw him give one of the virtuoso performances of the year, Alexander joined the elite of the already top heavy 140 lb. class. There's no going back now for … [Read more...]