by Tim Harrison As we head into a weekend devoid of a marquee fight on HBO or Showtime, boxing fans in the states will be left to make do with only 3 televised cards this weekend: ESPN’s Friday Night Fights, Telefutura’s Solo Boxeo, and Saturday’s Top Rank Live on Fox Sports. In the spirit of spending the weekend looking for hidden internet streams of foreign fights, I’ve … [Read more...]
Amir Khan: Less than the sum of his parts?
by Paul Magno When Amir Khan crashed to the canvas against crude Colombian puncher, Breidis Prescott in 2008, it became painfully obvious that the UK's Olympic silver medalist needed to make some fundamental changes in his approach to the sport. Khan made all the right moves after that fifty-four second KO shocker. He hired trainer, Freddie Roach, moved his training … [Read more...]
Focus on The Jr. Welterweights
by Paul Magno The 140 lb. division has been regarded as the deepest, overall best weight class in the sport. With several prime, high-profile fighters displaying a general willingness to meet one another in crucial bouts, the division has already produced some solid, meaningful contests-- with much more on the way. Here's a look at who's who in the jr. welterweight … [Read more...]
Notes From the Underground; Magno’s Monday Rant
Welcome to another Monday Rant, boxing's Happiest Place on Earth! Another amazing weekend of boxing...it's just a damn shame that, relatively speaking, not that many people really saw it. Wouldn't it be great if the larger audiences were exposed to the good stuff as opposed to the mismatches that somehow find their way to mainstream PPV shows? Sadly, the same 1.5 million … [Read more...]
Salido Shocks, Ortiz Awes in Night of Upsets; The Rest of Saturday’s Action
(Photo: Fred Beckham/Associated Press) Foxwoods Resort and Casino, Mashantucket, Connecticut (HBO)-- Victor Ortiz (29-2-2, 22 KOs) scored the first upset of the evening with a spirited title-winning effort over previously undefeated Andre Berto (27-1, 21 KOs) for Berto's WBC welterweight title. From the very first round it became clear that the fans … [Read more...]