WBO Welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao and former Junior Welterweight champion Amir Khan have come to terms for a Welterweight title showdown this April. Pacquiao (59-6-2. 38 KO) pulled a bit of a swerve leading up to the announcement as it was widely believed that the future Hall of Famer would be making a title defense against unknown Jeff Horn of Australia in Brisbane. … [Read more...]
Boxing’s Spring Full of Surprises: Making a Case for the Underdogs
Thankfully, the spring boxing schedule is filling up with some solid action after a dreadfully long, slow, virtually fight-less winter. Fans will be treated to several high-profile bouts this spring, but what may be most intriguing about this upcoming run of fights is the real possibility for some high-end upsets. Actually, for those inclined to make a wager or two, there … [Read more...]
Tim Bradley Attacks! Lomachenko Dazzles And Rios Retires: The Sunday Brunch
Hola amigos y enemigos, welcome to a cilantro, lime and quesocotija flavored edition of Panamá City’s highest rated, most money-spinning proper pugilistic paper, The Sunday Brunch – We are in your taqueria, eating your tacos, drinking your cerveza and taking full advantage of your free guacamole program. This week we’re going to chat a bit about Timothy Bradley and his big win … [Read more...]
Provodnikov, Matthysse And What’s Right With Boxing: The Sunday Brunch
Hola amigos y familia, welcome to a nationally charged edition of both Argentina's and Russia's number one, semi-satirical source for Hawaiian skin on skin street justice, The Sunday Brunch - We are the boxing column equivalent of Neil Degrasse Tyson's many different astronomy neckties. This week we're diving face first into the lacerated and mutilated eye of Ruslan … [Read more...]
Miguel Cotto: The Boricua Diva
In a world of perfect boxing continuity, WBC and true lineal middleweight champ, Miguel Cotto, would meet his destiny and pass the torch to the best middleweight, Gennady Golovkin, in a winner-take-all contest to bring order to the division. Except, Cotto and just about everyone who knows boxing understands that Cotto-Golovkin is less scrap and more thrashing machine … [Read more...]