Name me any other sport, any other legitimate pursuit that captures the attention and the imagination of millions around the world, which can have a week like it has had this week and still feel like 'just another’ week. That’s not to take away from certain events that have occurred this past 7 days, of course. Our thoughts and prayers go out unanimously to the families … [Read more...]
Recalling Paul Williams’ Most Memorable Nights…
by Jesse Ian Lardies Sometimes a fighter's professional campaign is met with equal measures of success and good fortune, other times a boxer's plight is marred with enough controversy and tragedy to fill an entire resume. Occasionally in life there is a mixture of all these elements, a successive divergence into two approximately equal divisions. Paul Williams is a man who … [Read more...]
Paul Williams Paralyzed in Motorcycle Accident
It has been reported that former world titlist, Paul Williams, was involved in a motorcycle accident late Sunday which has left him likely paralyzed from the waist down. Williams, who was scheduled to face Saul Alvarez for the WBC junior middleweight title on September 15th, will undergo a surgical procedure this Wednesday to stabilize his spine and prevent further … [Read more...]
“He Got Robbed!” No, Karma Paid Him Back. Erislandy Lara is Back in Action This Friday
by Fox Doucette Erislandy Lara (15-1-1, 10 KOs), who has depending on your perspective either not won a fight since last January or is still undefeated, takes on Ronald Hearns (26-2, 20 KOs) this Friday in Biloxi, Mississippi. In a year that seems to be polluted by more bad decisions than usual, it is perhaps instructive to note Lara's role in proving the validity of the … [Read more...]
Paul’s Bulging Mail Sack; Magno’s Monday Rant
On a slow news week, let's give something new a try. I've had a Big, Fake Mailbag with bogus emails in the past and I know I've made fun of the whole concept, but what the hell. Here's the first (and possibly last) Paul's Bulging Mail Sack segment: "Hold on, Hold on" Clinching is illegal in boxing. So, when Carlos Molina clinched, everyone complained. But Devon Alexander … [Read more...]