Hello family! Welcome to this week's Sunday Brunch (Yes, I know it's Monday), this week we look at what will surely be a fight of the year candidate when Timothy Bradley took on ESPN Friday Night Fights alumni, Ruslan Provodnikov. It was a helluva fight and I've broken it down into easy to chew dinosaur-shaped pieces for you to nibble on. As usual, it will be heavy with … [Read more...]
The Next Big Thing Until The Next Big Thing; Magno’s Monday Rant
If you write about boxing for a living-- or a semi-living-- you're going to be guilty of barking up wrong trees and/or occasionally looking like a straight-up idiot. It's part of the business when you actually care to go out on limbs and speak your mind. Awhile back I predicted that Shane Mosley would shock the world and knock Manny Pacquiao out. After Mosley's pat-a-cake … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune Heroes & Villains of the Week
Hero of the Week: Carson Jones Carson Jones was flown into the UK to lose and lose impressively, to be sacrificed to emerging star, Kell Brook. But matchmakers for Brook promoter, Eddie Hearn, completely missed the boat when choosing Jones as cannon fodder. Jones is one of the few old school contenders left in the sport. Battle-hardened on the road against legitimately … [Read more...]
How To Deal With Casual Boxing Fans: The Southpaw
By Fox Doucette As a boxing writer, the subject of the sport comes up a lot on dates and in conversation with casual fans of the fight game. As a public service to hardcore boxing fans, The Southpaw presents this handy guide to dealing with people who can't name any boxers other than Manny Pacquiao or Floyd Mayweather, conveniently divided into categories to suit all kinds of … [Read more...]
Hang Up The Gloves, Pick Up The Mic: The Southpaw
By Fox Doucette To paraphrase Samuel L. Jackson, “Enough is enough! I have had it with this motherfucking Latin Snake in this motherfucking boxing ring.” Yes, the latest edition of Snakes In The Ring goes off this weekend as everyone's favorite boring-as-hell middleweight, Sergio “The Latin Snake” Mora (22-2-2, 6 KOs) takes on Mexican cannon fodder Jose Alfredo Flores (45-11, … [Read more...]