In a lot of ways, 2012 was the best of times and the worst of times for fight fans. Competition for the eyeballs of fight fans created at least the hint of an effort to deliver good fights to the public and, although Golden Boy and Top Rank still insist on playing promotional turf war, both companies did a decent job of making some of the best fights within their power to make. … [Read more...]
Jacked up, Knocked out and the Mayweather Curse debunked: This is the Sunday Brunch
In yet another addition to the slew of upsets registered so far this year (I know who's really upset...Lookin' at you, Pacland), Juan Manuel Marquez administered a hellacious right hand bomb straight from the heart of Distrito Federal, Mexico, that rendered the former 25 division champion de la casa brain dead for several minutes following the home-run shot that ended matters … [Read more...]
Be What You Are, Ricky Hatton: The Southpaw
by Fox Doucette It does not take a Ph.D in psychology to know that when someone is forced to live against type, either by circumstance or exploitation, that's a recipe for crushing depression and ending up dead on railroad tracks. We have a deep, innate drive to be what we are, often to the detriment of our place in society. I thought of this as I watched Ricky Hatton get the … [Read more...]
Overrated, underrated and phone booth fighting: This is The Sunday Brunch
First off, I would like to say that there is in fact, only one Ricky Hatton. Before I get emails saying that he's washed up, he was always overrated, this that or the other, name one fighter...As a matter of fact, name one entertainer who was so wildly popular that they could travel overseas to perform and 30,000 adoring fans would follow suit. I didn't think so. You have … [Read more...]
Senchenko flips the script on Hatton; Murray and Quigg both win
Ricky Hatton's fairytale comeback ended as a nightmare tonight at the Manchester MEN Arena in front of 20,000 adoring fans as he suffered a 9th round KO loss to Ukranian former world champion, Vyacheslav Senchenko. Hatton started brightly, showing plenty of his trademark aggression, marauding his opponent and throwing hooks to the head and body. But as the rounds wore on … [Read more...]