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...]
8 Reasons Why Vasyl Lomachenko Is The Future Of Boxing: The Sunday Brunch
Hola familia y amigos, welcome to a locally sourced, post-Soviet scented edition of Central America's most money-spinning, highest grossing weekly proper pugilistic paper, The Sunday Brunch - We are the linguistic expression corresponding to an inference of one particular to another particular where at least one of the premises or the conclusion is general...or something. Today … [Read more...]
Ted the Bull’s Boxing Awards for 2014
"Terence Crawford is the nearest thing we will get to Floyd once he leaves."—Alan Peddie "Lomachenko is a guy who makes you believe that you're watching something out of the ordinary when you see him fight."—Max Kellerman "When I first met him [Anthony Joshua] I couldn’t believe he was bigger than me – an inch taller at 6ft 6in. I thought oh my God. Then I thought oh … [Read more...]
Mikey Garcia Moves Up to 140, Salido Made Full Champ
WBO president Paco Valcarcel has announced that Orlando Salido will be bumped up from interim 130 lb. champ to full 130 lb. champ since former title holder, Mikey Garcia, has chosen to campaign at 140 lbs. Garcia has been inactive since January due to a promotional dispute. If he keeps with his decision to compete at junior welterweight, Garcia be joining a division … [Read more...]
War in Mexico: Salido vs. Kokietgym
by Ted Sares "...Sit back, watch this, and the next time someone says “boxing is in decline,” smack ‘em!” --Springs Toledo On Saturday, September 20, 2014, a war took place at the Auditorio Municipal Fausto Gutiérrez Moreno, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. Orlando “Seri” Salido (42-12-2) took on mini-bomber Terdsak Koketgum (53-4-1 coming in) for the interim WBO … [Read more...]