With baseball's All-Star Game approaching and boxing in its usual mid-Summer funk, I thought it would be interesting to try my hand at one of these corny little lists so prominently featured on A-1 supreme sources of info like Bleacher Reports and Spitbucketrejects.com. I'm going to go through each of boxing's seventeen weight divisions and list the character that most … [Read more...]
Juanma’s Return: The climb back starts with Santos
It was barely two years ago that Juan Manuel Lopez (31-2, 28 KO’s) was riding high. The former WBO feather weight champion was undefeated in 30 pro bouts, and lining up for a major showdown with undefeated Cuban star Yuriorkis Gamboa. All he needed to do was get past Orlando Salido in April of 2011. On paper, the bout looked routine. Salido had the distinction of being a … [Read more...]
GGG, Garcia, Cloud, Campillo and more … This is the Sunday Brunch
There was quite a lot of action last night, so this week I'm dispensing with the usual formalities, introductions and clever quips and we'll jump straight into the fray. I gave you your instructions in the dressing room, what I say you must obey, cuidate, eschua me, toca los manos y buena suerte. Come out fighting at the bell! You know, I really wanted to root for Gabriel … [Read more...]
When a good card goes bad: Garcia, Golovkin win, Burgos-Martinez draw in uneven HBO triple-header
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York-- Miguel Angel "Mikey" Garcia (31-0, 26 KOs) capped off an uneven HBO Boxing After Dark triple-header with a fittingly disappointing end to an otherwise terrific performance. Garcia took the WBO featherweight title via eighth-round technical decision against defending champ, Orlando Salido (39-12-2, 27 KOs) by scores of 79-70, 79-69 and … [Read more...]
Orlando Salido vs. Mikey Garcia: WBO title bout headlines HBO triple-header on Saturday
Playing the underdog isn’t new for Orlando Salido, and tomorrow night when he meets undefeated Miguel Angel Garcia, he’ll reprise that role despite being the reigning WBO featherweight champion. The bout headlines a triple header on HBO’s “Boxing After Dark” program, airing live from Madison Square Garden in New York City. When you look at Salido’s record (39-11-2, 27 KO’s), … [Read more...]