It seemed somewhat improbable 3 years ago, as he lay trying to unscramble his faculties on a Las Vegas canvas. It seemed highly unlikely a year or so later when he finally announced his retirement and turned his attentions to promoting and training. It seemed downright impossible when revelations surfaced of his drug use and the suicidal depression that had swallowed him … [Read more...]
A word on Adrien Broner – Plus, I call it like I see it in this week’s Sunday Brunch
The number one ranked super featherweight in the world, Adrien Broner, has extremely high hopes for himself. Backed by his entourage, team and promoters along with big boss-man, Al Haymon, Broner is being dubbed by some fans and media members as the next Floyd Mayweather. What I think is: The unbeaten 23 year old still has miles to go before he's mentioned in the same … [Read more...]
Erik Morales: Terrible in any language – Plus miscellaneous insight: The Sunday Brunch
I think it's high time that former 4 division world champion, Erik "El Terrible" Morales retires from the sport. That, or perhaps a name change to "The Terrible" is in order... That one was lost in translation. If Erik is intent on continuing his downward spiraling career, how about at the very least a changing of his strength and conditioning coach? Morales's floppy, … [Read more...]
Hatton, Senchenko & Ortiz. Plus The Living Fossil Record With Hasim Rahman; The Sunday Brunch
by Jesse Ian Lardies The Ghost of Hasim Rahman made his (hopefully) final appearance within the confines of a professional boxing ring this past Saturday against the undefeated Russian, Alexander Povetkin. Let's just say at age 39, The Rock hasn't aged as gracefully as some other fighters have. A painful loss was imminent and it was blatantly obvious from Rahman's abysmal … [Read more...]
Pacquiao, Mayweather, 50 Cent, Hatton, and Chavez Jr. in The Sunday Brunch
by Jesse Ian Lardies Welcome to the maiden voyage of the Sunday Brunch. Here we will take a brief look at some of the more notable stories swirling around the boxing landscape in a fun, easy to swallow dinosaur shaped news and opinion piece. Julio "The Son Of Sr." Chavez Jr. tested positive for another banned substance (this time it was marijuana), following his 11 round … [Read more...]