If 2013 was considered a fan's year in terms of matchmaking and entertainment, 2014 has to be seen as a frustrating disappointment in those same areas. Although we did get served a nice portion of quality action over the course of the year, 2014 will go down as the year many of boxing's top stars decided to forego large chunks of career in exchange for more favorable business … [Read more...]
Matchmaker Corner: “Axe Man” vs “Terremoto”; Nicholas Walters vs Leo Santa Cruz
by Eric "Sugar Foot" Duran Nicholas Walters, 25-0 21 KO's, WBA Featherweight Champion. Walters, from Montigo Bay, Jamaica, has defeated Nonito Donaire and Vic Darchinyan. Leo Santa Cruz, 28-0-1 16 KO's, WBC Super Bantamweight Champion and Former IBF Bantamweight Champion. Cruz, from Huetamo, Michoacan, Mexico, has defeated Cristian Mijares and Eric Morel This has … [Read more...]
Why “Axe Man” Walters Is Indeed A Rare Breed
As chief support to the farcical middleweight title bout between Gennady Golovkin and Mexican fall guy Marco Antonio Rubio last Saturday night at the StubHub Center, there was a real fight. Nicholas Walters vs. Nonito Donaire was not only a pick 'em battle of high-end fighters, it was a direct challenge to Donaire's place in the sport by a fast-rising young talent. Forget … [Read more...]
Golovkin-Rubio TV Ratings Impress, But Need Perspective
The numbers are in and, according to several media sources, this past weekend's Golovkin-Rubio HBO card was a major success, bringing in a total of 1.3 million viewers for the two-round blowout main event and, according to HBO press release propaganda, becoming the second most viewed bout on HBO of 2014. Yes, Gennady Golovkin bringing 1.3 million viewers, total, to the TV … [Read more...]
Donaire Gets Axed And Golovkin KOs? The Sunday Brunch
Hola familia y amigos, welcome to a balut-scented, Jollibee-sponsored edition of Kazakhstan's highest rated weekly pugilistic paper, The Sunday Brunch - We are Bill Nye's factual spear of truth that skewers your one dimensional and delusional Ken Ham flavored world view. This week we're touching on a couple of the fights that took place from the StubHub Center in Carson, … [Read more...]