Boxing fans would have a greater tolerance for poor decisions and controversial KOs if they didn't always seem to happen in favor of the house (or money) fighter. Contrarians in the reading audience will point to Pacquiao-Bradley I as a high-profile example of the money fighter not getting the painfully obvious poor decision. But, as most of us should know by now, … [Read more...]
Danny Garcia Squeaks By Mauricio Herrera… Bad Night In Bayamon
by Peter Silkov One thing to be sure of in boxing is that the best laid plans will never turn out quite the way you want them to turn out and usually when you least expect it. Last night in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, and the land of his parent’s birth, Danny Garcia (28-0, 16koes) defended his WBA and WBC world light-welterweight titles, in what was supposed to be a showcase … [Read more...]
Garcia Defends? Wilder KOs? Dan Rafael Eats? This Is Your Sunday Brunch
Hola friends and family, welcome to Kerplackastan’s highest rated (non-militant) weekly boxing exercise, The Sunday Brunch – We are to RPG wielding terrorists what Dan Rafael is to unlimited Golden Boy-sponsored steak dinners. We’re going to try to not fall to the canvas unexpectedly when we chop up what happened in Puerto Rico this Saturday at the packed Coliseo Ruben … [Read more...]
Deontay Wilder: The Bronze Breeze KOs The Unknown Comic in Puerto Rico
By Johnny Walker We were supposed to learn something new about American heavyweight hopeful Deontay "The Bronze Bomber" Wilder when he took on fellow American, very close friend and supposed fighter Malik "King" Scott on Saturday night in Puerto Rico. Instead, what we learned was something one with eyes and ears could see and hear coming from the pre-fight presser--where … [Read more...]
Something Putrid in Puerto Rico: Garcia, Wilder Wins Raise Questions
Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez, Bayamon, Puerto Rico-- Delivering disappointment from top to bottom, Golden Boy Promotions floated up a stink bomb of a card on Showtime Championship Boxing Saturday night that actually had potential to be quite the opposite when first put together. In the main event, a sluggish and frequently step-behind Danny Garcia (28-0, 16 KOs) was gifted a … [Read more...]