The “stalk, stun and close” is one of my favorite fight scenarios. If it involves the prey being gassed, then that adds to the drama. The stalk often begins at different times depending on circumstances. Fighters like Julio Chavez Sr., Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano, Roberto Duran, and Khaosai Galaxy, to name a few, defined this style during their respective reigns of terror. … [Read more...]
Historical Fight Night: Carlos Palomino vs. Pipino Cuevas
by Fox Doucette One of the most-wanted fights by fans in the late Seventies was Carlos Palomino vs. Pipino Cuevas; one held the WBC belt, the other the WBA, but there was never a unification fight to bring the two titles together. The Temporal Commission, with a time machine and the ability to threaten to send a guy back to the Roman Empire with a cross around his neck if he … [Read more...]
Historical Fight Night: Miguel Cotto vs. Pipino Cuevas
by Fox Doucette Repeat after me: Styles. Make. Fights. Tonight, we've put Miguel Cotto into the time machine fresh off one of his best wins, an eleven-round smackdown of Zab Judah where Cotto beat the fight out of Zab en route to that late stoppage. He faces Pipino Cuevas, who comes to us from his pasting of Harold Volbrecht in 1980, a five-round ass-whipping that saw Cuevas … [Read more...]
What If: One Champ Per Weight, Part 3: The Gods Keep Track
by Fox Doucette The “sports gods” are an odd concept. Even a church-going Christian will seemingly violate the First Commandment when talking about athletic competition. Football gods, basketball gods, boxing gods...they are a representation of chance, of the arbiters of random events and their outcome, the judge and jury who decide whether Schrodinger's Cat lives or … [Read more...]
The Greatest Mexican Boxing Matchups That Never Happened
Mexico has produced so many great boxers that going through the names for the thousandth time wouldn’t do it justice. We know the great fighters, the big nights, the exploits, the stories. For years, Mexican boxers have earned respect from fans worldwide not just because of their talent, but also because of an exciting style that makes for very entertaining bouts. If there’s … [Read more...]