Believe me, it pains me in the gizzard to speak negatively of any stab at boxing reform, especially one as near and dear to my heart as the establishment of a national commission. But the Professional Boxing Amendments Act of 2012 is not the immediate answer to boxing's long-standing need for sanity. Co-sponsored by Arizona Senator, John McCain and Senate Majority Leader, … [Read more...]
The Dichotomy of Jim Lampley and The Occupy Boxing Movement (Video)
HBO Boxing commentator, Jim Lampley, gave an impassioned speech at the end of his The Fight Game program following Saturday night's boxing telecast. In the closing segment of a show dedicated to the controversial Pacquiao-Bradley decision from the previous Saturday, Lampley ran through the sport's organizational problems and went so far as to encourage the frustrated fan base … [Read more...]
Timothy Bradley Has Reached the Big Time, and He’ll Be Around for a While
by Tim Harrison Timothy Bradley (28-0, 12 KOs) is largely unknown outside of hardcore boxing circles. In the promotion for Saturday night’s WBO welterweight title fight at the MGM Grand Garden arena in Las Vegas, Bradley has done something that none of Pacquiao’s recent opponents have done. He’s provided an interesting foil for the quiet, soft-spoken Pacquiao. And the list … [Read more...]
Pacquiao vs. Bradley: A Promotion High on Faith, Little Else
by Tim Harrison Saturday night’s Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley pay-per-view extravaganza is right around the corner, and rather than being the hotly-anticipated blockbuster event that we’re used to seeing, the beating drums in the lead up to this fight have never reached the deafening roar we have grown accustomed to. For the past few years a Manny Pacquiao fight … [Read more...]