by Tim Harrison A Manny Pacquiao fight is almost always a must-see fall event. Even when matched against the likes of Joshua Clottey or a past-his-prime Shane Mosley, you wanted to go watch him work. If watching a Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38 KOs) fight involved shelling out twenty bucks to share a table and awkwardly play footsie with strangers at your neighborhood sports bar, you … [Read more...]
Pacquiao-Algieri? How a compliant media sells you on what you don’t want: Harrison’s Monday Rant
by Tim Harrison With Boxing Tribune Editor-in-Chief Paul Magno on temporary hiatus, Tim Harrison steps in to pilot the SS Monday Rant in his stead. So without further ado... More modern definitions of media will tell you that the media’s intent is to sell you something. Be it a product or service, or perhaps an ideology. Media in sports falls more into the sales of … [Read more...]