by Madcow Manny Pacquiao and I have one big thing in common-- and it's not our ongoing love of sex with young Filipino women. No, the boxing deity and I share a love of damaged goods. Manny loves fighting damaged fighters and I prowl dive bars looking for damaged ladies for an easy romp in my bovine headquarters. After he does away with The Tijuana Burrito Fart, … [Read more...]
Paul Magno’s Daily Grind: Monday, June 28th
New week and the Grind begins anew... * In noteworthy "page 2" weekend action: Heavyweight Nikolai Firtha upset Tony Grano via TKO 2...In a Featherweight contest, Mike Oliver beat Mauricio Pastrana via DQ 8 in a bout that saw Pastrana hit Oliver late, attempt to break his arm and tackle him to the canvas...Russian Heavyweight, Alexander Ustinov, beat Paolo Vidoz via UD … [Read more...]
Say "No" to the Alphabet Soup Organizations in Boxing
by Paul Magno I don't know of any real fight fans who actually like boxing's four major sanctioning bodies (WBO, WBC, WBA, IBF). As a matter of fact, hardcore fans are unanimous in their disgust for these "Alphabet Soup" Organizations. The laundry list of offenses is too long to detail in one short article, but with only their own self-interest in mind, these groups … [Read more...]
Bridging the Gap: Can We Get More Overseas Boxing in the U.S.?
by Green MachineI read a post today from our very own PHONETOOL entitled “Latin Fury 15 PPV another money grab” and I got to thinking about the state of boxing, pay per view attractions, and how we’re still pitifully limited in what we’re getting for our money.Now before we gather up the torches and storm the Dish Network offices let me say this: I’m not entirely against … [Read more...]
Montiel Stops Hasegawa in Four
WBO Bantamweight champ, Fernando Montiel, got his career back on the fast track by scoring a TKO over reigning WBC champ, Hozumi Hasegawa in Hasegawa's hometown of Tokyo, Japan.After a dead-even first round, Montiel came on to have a solid second, followed by a Hasegawa-controlled third.The fourth round was mostly Hasegawa's until Montiel landed a pair of left hooks at the end … [Read more...]