by Fox Doucette I remember the moment I turned on Demetrius Andrade. It was after the fifth round of his six-round unanimous decision win over Geoffrey Spruiell on Friday Night Fights April 2, 2010. Andrade (12-0, 8 KO), touted as an up-and-coming potential champion at junior middle or middleweight, the heir apparent to the Sergio Martinez and Paul Williams' of the world, … [Read more...]
Random Thoughts for 2011
by Sean Morehouse: Some random thoughts on the state of the sport as we begin the New Year... Let's all calm down just a little bit about the Pacquiao-Mosley fight that we all got as our Christmas present from Bob Arum. Sure, Mosley (46-6-1, 39 KO) probably doesn't deserve it. Sure, Pacquiao (52-3-2, 38 KO) has been taking it a little easy the last few fights. To be … [Read more...]
Paul Magno’s Daily Grind: Monday, July 26th
...New week, new Grind... * Just when you thought the confirmation of the Manny Pacquiao-Antonio Margarito bout for November 13th was rock-bottom, we learned this weekend that this macabre exhibition will be at a catchweight of 150 lbs....Surprise, surprise. It just keeps getting better: Two fighters with ONE jr. middleweight fight between them in over six years will be … [Read more...]
Paul Magno’s Daily Grind: Saturday, July 3rd
The Grind is back! * The genius behind HBO Boxing's rapid decline to decimal point ratings, Ross Greenburg, has once again taken a swipe at the Klitschko brothers. In an interview with ESPN's Dan Rafael, Greenburg says this: “I’m really souring on the heavyweights. There doesn’t seem to be any interest in the U.S. and there doesn’t seem to be any heavyweights besides David … [Read more...]