By Fox Doucette One of my New Year's resolutions has been to get down to 168 pounds (I currently weigh 180). So far I've gotten two different reactions to that, namely “good luck, you should do well if you exercise and eat right” and “168? Why not a round number like 170?” Of course, readers of this website know damn well why I chose a non-round number like 168 pounds, even if … [Read more...]
Just Sign Wolak-Rodriguez III Now: The Southpaw
By Fox Doucette It's a slow news week in the fight game. The sport's gone into one of its inter-event hibernations---indeed, even the hardcore fan is very hard-pressed to find something worth the discussion this week. Which is why, thanks to my DVR, I cued up the fight on ESPN between Delvin Rodriguez and Pawel Wolak, still my choice for Fight of the Year, when they scrapped … [Read more...]
Does Floyd Mayweather get a fair shake when it comes to legacy?
As Floyd Mayweather Jr. brings himself back into the forefront of boxing dialogue with his 24/7 series and his fall fight with Victor Ortiz, now is as good of a time as any to take a good honest look at Mayweather’s legacy, or perhaps more to the point of this article, the way his legacy is popularly perceived. This shouldn’t be anything revolutionary as a piece, but I find as … [Read more...]