by Fox Doucette “If everyone is special, then nobody is special,” the saying goes, and by that metric, Miguel Cotto (37-3, 30 KOs) and Austin Trout (25-0, 14 KOs) are fighting for the right to be complete nobodies Saturday night, December 1, at Madison Square Garden. The WBA World Championship is at stake at junior middleweight, which brings up all kinds of existential … [Read more...]
Vanes Martirosyan-Erislandy Lara Saturday Night, Nov. 10
by Fox Doucette It's put up or shut up time for Vanes Martirosyan (32-0, 20 KOs), as he puts his undefeated record on the line against the strongest opponent of his career, Cuban Erislandy Lara (17-1-1, 11 KOs) in a fight that will ostensibly determine WBC champion Saul Alvarez's next opponent. Vanes Martirosyan has faced heavy criticism over the years for ducking opponents … [Read more...]
Calling BS on the Red-Headed Step-Champion; Magno’s Monday Rant
Rumor has it that the mystery opponent will be named later today. While the Universo Pugilistico awaits the announcement of Saul "Canelo" Alvarez's September 15 pay-per view adversary, I'm out ahead of the group and already calling BS on the whole deal. Yes, Canelo is still 21. But, now, as a "world champion," everything changes. You can't have it both ways. You can't be … [Read more...]
Mayweather-Cotto Ring Kings PPV: The Only Preview You Need
by Fox Doucette Step right up, step right up, and feast your eyes on an instant classic. Or watch a disaster like the one Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KOs) put on against Victor Ortiz last year. Mayweather faces the much more accomplished Miguel Cotto (37-2, 30 KOs) in the main event of the Ring Kings pay-per-view event on Saturday, May 5th, at 9 PM Eastern/6 PM Pacific and … [Read more...]
Vanes Martirosyan vs. Troy Lowry, Saturday February 4th
Prospect Vanes “Nightmare” Martirosyan (31-0, 19KOs) will face journeyman Troy “TNT” Lowry (28-11, 17KOs) on the undercard of Top Rank’s “Welcome to the Future” fight card. The main event will feature a doubleheader with a WBC middleweight title bout with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (44-0-1, 31KOs) vs. Marco Antonio Rubio (53-5-1, 46KOs) and Nonito Donaire (27-1, 18KOs) vs. … [Read more...]