Whether I'm writing the Rant for one more week or one more decade, the one thing that I want you to take away from this column is the fact that much of what makes boxing tick takes place far away from the ring. If at the end of this bomb-throwing ne'er-do-well's run as boxing scribe just one or two readers walk away with a critical eye and a finely-honed BS detector, I'll be … [Read more...]
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.’s Daddy Dearest Interview; Magno’s Monday Rant
Looking bloated and slightly disheveled with a troubling hand-to-brow nervous tick, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. appeared on the Spanish language Nación ESPN show to clear the air about testing positive for marijuana and the reasons surrounding his unanimous decision loss to Sergio Martinez on September 15th. Advertised as a tell-all, coming clean confession, viewers, instead, … [Read more...]