by Tim Harrison Last weekend boxing suffered a severe blow to its already meager credibility when Timothy Bradley was awarded a decision over Manny Pacquiao after winning no more than four rounds on any impartial observer’s scorecard. Boxing was declared dead by many A-through-Z-list celebrities on Twitter. Josh Duhamel, the actor brave enough to sign up for three of … [Read more...]
Being Gale Van Hoy; Magno’s Monday Rant
Meet Gale Van Hoy-- Boxing judge, former labor leader, and esteemed citizen of Dickinson, Texas. Mr. Van Hoy leads a charmed life. While I don't know the man personally, I can make reasonable assumptions on his character based on what I've seen of his boxing work. As such, I feel I can safely assume that the semi-retired union rep must wander through life blissfully ignorant … [Read more...]
Texas: The Best Little Whorehouse in Boxing. Magno’s Monday Rant
If you're surprised that the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations dropped the ball in the Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.-Marco Antonio Rubio drug testing controversy on February 4th, then you really haven't been paying attention to the fabulously corrupt/inept world of big-time Texas boxing. To re-cap, of the 18 fighters on the February 4th card at the Alamodome in San … [Read more...]