by Fox Doucette Styles make fights in San Dimas tonight, as the second Saturday edition of Historical Fight Night plays host to Saul Alvarez, fresh off his atomic carpet bombing of Josesito Lopez, takes on Emile Griffith, who is brought in from his first victory over Joey Archer in 1966. You'll also notice that this is not being fought under "Old Vs. New" rules; Alvarez today … [Read more...]
Historical Fight Night: Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Sugar Ray Leonard, Manny Pacquiao-Salvador Sanchez
by Fox Doucette It's Go Big Or Go Home time on Historical Fight Night, and we're not even charging you a hundred bucks for a pay-per-view (although hey, you want to give us a hundred bucks, I'll name the damn stadium after you, so there's that.) Not only do we have Floyd Mayweather Jr., coming to you live via time machine from the absolute smackdown he gave Ricky Hatton in … [Read more...]
Historical Fight Night: Gatti-Arguello II, Edwin Valero vs. Salvador Sanchez
by Fox Doucette Three weeks ago, controversy erupted at the Historical Fight Night Arena in San Dimas, California, as Arturo Gatti defeated Alexis Arguello by 8th-round knockout at junior welterweight. Surely, the fix had to be in. No way could Gatti beat Arguello, the fans claimed. Anyone who'd think otherwise must be mad as a hatter. The HFN promotional team took notice, … [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...]
What if Salvador Sanchez Had Lived?
Welcome to another edition of What If, the mean kid pulling the wings off of chaos butterflies: While doing the research for this article, the biggest overarching theme of discussion of the career of Salvador Sanchez was very, very familiar. “My gods,” I thought, “it's Saul Alvarez with an Afro!” Look at the parallels. Mexican? Check. Came through the ranks as a very … [Read more...]