by Fox Doucette In the words of John Riggins, “I'm bored, I'm broke...and I'm back.” Welcome back to The Southpaw, the column with a better strength-of-schedule than Deontay Wilder: When the guys at the Tribune were discussing our Year-End Awards, a special award category came up to put into perspective Mauricio Herrera's two absolute robbery losses at the hands of Danny … [Read more...]
Sorry, Boxing, It’s Not Me, It’s You: The Southpaw Special
by Fox Doucette Oh, hey everyone. You're probably wondering where I've been for the past month or so. After all, I did spend almost two years in this space bringing you the best and worst of the fringes of the boxing world, at least when I wasn't writing about Manny Pacquiao and/or Floyd Mayweather. I've praised palookas, given you all reasons to love Micky Ward and Lucian … [Read more...]
In Praise of the Palookas IV (Pier Six Brawl of the Year): The Southpaw
by Fox Doucette Name fighters do not necessarily make great fights. Just because someone is famous does not necessarily imply that his fights are entertaining (unless that someone is Arturo Gatti or Micky Ward, that is.) Why do we, as fans, watch sports in general? Is it to see the best athletes? Or is it to see the best game? Those thoughts came to mind after last Friday's … [Read more...]
Mike Dallas Jr., FNF Poster Boy?: The Southpaw
by Fox Doucette Your columnist has had the pleasure of watching Mike Dallas Jr. (19-3-1, 8 KOs) fight on ESPN2 a total of four times, in which Dallas went 2-2 and by rights should've been 3-1 (Mauricio Herrera, who ought to change his ring nickname to “El Bandito” for his tendency to win robbery decisions, did not beat him fairly.) As Friday Night Fights regulars go, Dallas … [Read more...]
Here We Go Again, Demetrius Andrade: The Southpaw
by Fox Doucette Here we go again. Demetrius Andrade (18-0, 13 KOs) must need money again, because he's fighting a guy with a pulse. The heartbeat-possessing hominid in question is Freddy Hernandez (30-3, 20 KOs), who to his credit has fought for a world title, even if that fight resulted in Andre Berto beating the living crap out of him for a grand total of two minutes and … [Read more...]