All Entries Tagged With: "Manny Pacquiao"
Buck-buck-BRAWWK! II (Duck and Cover!): The Southpaw
By Fox Doucette How fitting that your friendly neighborhood commentator gets to run this on Groundhog Day. Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, and Chris Elliott couldn’t come up with a better analogy for the week’s boxing news if they tried. You’ve got a fighter pulling out of a rematch against a guy he lost to, citing [...]
Mayweather-Cotto: Not Terrible, Not Great
One of the unfortunate truths about boxing is that a match-up between two great fighters does not always make a great fight. The May 5th bout in Las Vegas between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Miguel Cotto is a perfect example of why not. It would be hard to deny either of these two men the [...]
McCarson’s Heavyweight Notebook – On Boystov/Chagaev Card, Vitali/Wlad vs Manny/Floyd and More
If you believe the heavyweight division is dead, then you haven’t been paying attention. Here’s news, notes and updates from around the division courtesy of The Boxing Tribune’s self-proclaimed heavyweight guru, Kelsey McCarson. Boystov, Chagaev Headline Boxing Card in Germany Former WBA heavyweight titleholder Ruslan Chagaev (27-2-1, 17 KOs) returns to the ring this Saturday, [...]
Miguel Cotto in the Middle of Mayweather and Pacquiao: Harrison’s Monday Rant
Miguel Cotto has spent that last two years as the forgotten man at Top Rank; the Sherman Williams to Manny Pacquiao’s Emmitt Smith. Since he re-signed with Top Rank in June of 2009, Cotto has been sent to slaughter, handcuffed and weight drained, against Manny Pacquiao. He’s been offered up as opponents to rising stars, [...]
The Mayweather vs. Pacquiao Saga: May 26 Offer A Smokescreen?
Don’t hold your breath in hopes of Mayweather vs. Pacquiao happening next. The Boxing Tribune’s Tim Harrison explains why the latest offer may not be an offer.
In Defense of Promoters and Sanctioning Bodies; Magno’s Monday Rant
Magno’s Monday Rant would like to sincerely apologize to all those shills, goons, “mean” bloggers, and pompous scribes who found their feelings hurt in 2011. Please accept a Mrs. Fields gift basket and a heartfelt Hallmark card as a token of our sympathies.
Mayweather Calls Out Manny Pacquiao: “Step up, Punk”
Floyd Mayweather took to twitter to issue a challenge to Manny Pacquiao for May 5…
OK, Arum’s to Blame and I Want Some Damn Apologies; Magno’s Monday Rant
The most politically incorrect boxing column is back with a vengeance and is guaranteed to piss off all the right people. Read Magno’s Monday Rant, the only column openly reviled by members of the Boxing Writers Association of America.
Mayweather Jail Sentence Postponed Until June, Arum Noncommittal on Pacquiao-Mayweather
Mayweather may be free to fight on May 5th, but Bob Arum is quiet on whether this finally means Pacquiao-Mayweather
The Sham of the Multi-Division Titlist: The Southpaw
The Southpaw is the smart boxing column for smart boxing fans. This week, Fox Doucette takes on the joke that is “multi-division titlist”.
Manny Pacquiao in 2012 – Yachts And Silk Pajamas …
The Boxing Tribune’s Geoff Poundes looks at the possible fall of the Pacquiao Empire.
These Things Are Good; Magno’s Monday Rant
Magno gets warm and fuzzy in the first Monday Rant of 2012.
Juan Manuel Marquez Trunks Spark Mexican Electoral Controversy, Election Annulment
Marquez’s choice of ring wear has brought scandal and controversy to the hotly-contested Michoacan elections.
Juan Manuel Marquez won’t wait too long for another Pacquiao bout
At a public appearance in Mexico City, Juan Manuel Marquez told the assembled media that it’s now or never for a fourth bout with Manny Pacquiao.
Weight Class of the Year: The Southpaw
Which weight class gave us the best fights and best fighters of 2011? Check out Fox Doucette’s Southpaw column for the answer.
