Hola amigos y familia, welcome to a chimichurri-rubbed flank steak-scented edition of Central America's number one source for boxing-flavored misinformation, exaggerations and copy and paste press releases, The Sunday Brunch - We are facing Floyd Mayweather in May for number 50. This week we're bursting all your little bubbles while we break down why Andre Berto never steps in … [Read more...]
Cotto, The Ghost, and The Secret to Making It All Work; Magno’s Monday Rant
The real secret to boxing's rebirth as a semi-mainstream, semi-universally respected sport is not really such a secret. Think of it more like an inconvenient truth that most everyone with half a brain in the business prefers to gloss over in favor of sleight of hand and get rich quick schemes. The Premier Boxing Champions card on NBC touched on this key factor Saturday … [Read more...]
Keith Thurman Shines in First-Ever PBC Main Event
MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada-- It doesn't take a marketing genius to realize that Keith Thurman (25-0, 21 KOs) is being positioned as the next big thing in the deep, glamorous welterweight division. Saturday night, on the NBC debut of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC), "One Time" showed his raw potential for stardom as he alternated between launched bombs and tactical boxing en … [Read more...]
Thurman Vs. Guerrero: The Iceman Speaketh
Keith Thurman and Robert Guerrero will clash in the classic scenario of top prospect meets veteran on Saturday, live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. This bout is also the debut of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) series that will also be aired on Spike TV and CBS. Thurman (24-0, 21 KO) has boxing talent, looks, personality and is poised for the next step in his career. … [Read more...]
Haymon/NBC Details Revealed; Thurman-Guerrero, Broner-Molina Debut
At a press conference today in New York, details were announced regarding Al Haymon's deal with NBC, which will bring the sport back to regular network television on a consistent basis for the first time since the 80's. For Haymon's 20-date deal, NBC's flagship network station will be airing five cards in prime time and six on Saturday afternoons, with the remaining nine … [Read more...]