It has been a momentous year for the world of boxing in 2016 with some of the greatest fighters of a generation going toe-to-toe in some of the most epic bouts in recent memory. However, when we look back, which fights will stick in the mind the most? Here is our view of the best boxing fights of the year. Jesus Soto-Karass vs Yoshihiro Kamegai, 15th April, Belasco … [Read more...]
Get Niche Or Die Tryin’; Magno’s Monday Rant
From the very beginning, it was clear that the goal of Al Haymon's Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) was to draw in the mainstream American sports audience, which had given up on boxing decades ago. By signing just about every available top America-born fighter with name recognition to his stable, the idea was to find the "Next Big Thing" for the American market. However, six … [Read more...]
The Nobility of Boxing: Part Eight
by Ted Sares Inanities, insults, stupid comments, and even fawning dumb down the bar lower and lower. Paulie Malignaggi: “So much hinges on Saturday night,” Paulie confessed. “A win could put me in the conversation for the Hall of Fame. I made a list of goals that I wanted to achieve when I started boxing, and I’ve been checking things off ever since. National amateur … [Read more...]
Andre Ward – Still The Best? Adrien Broner – Still A Clown?: The Sunday Brunch
"I give myself a B. I'm a competitor and I love to get my hand raised..." - Andre Ward Hola familia y amigos, welcome to a disappointing and utterly one-dimensional episode of Central America's highest rated, most money-spinning weekly proper pugilistic paper, The Sunday Brunch - We are coming off of a two year hiatus to face the brutalized and bifurcated corpse of the … [Read more...]
Berto, Porter, Arreola Blast Their Way To Success on Spike TV
Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, California-- Friday night's Premier Boxing Champions debut card on Spike TV was all about former champs looking to stay afloat in boxing's deep waters-- and all three featured players on the broadcast managed to bull their way to success. In the main event, former WBC and IBF welterweight champ Andre Berto (30-3, 23 KOs) beat area … [Read more...]