by Fox Doucette Now I've seen everything. Super Bowl XLIX featured a 28-24 win by the New England Patriots over the Seattle Seahawks, and in the process showed that there is no better metaphor than boxing for all other sports. Wondering what the hell I'm talking about? Julio Cesar Chavez. Meldrick Taylor. Chavez dominated the fight on the punch stats, but Taylor fought gamely … [Read more...]
How Boxing Predicts Patriots-Seahawks Super Bowl: The Southpaw
by Fox Doucette Welcome to another edition of The Southpaw, where if it's good enough for Teddy Atlas, it's good enough for me: Repeat after me: “Styles Make Fights.” That three-word maxim is the single biggest predictive catchphrase in the Sweet Science when it comes to trying to get a call right in advance of a big fight. Last week, we saw an unexpected application of that … [Read more...]