This Saturday, April 25th, the Buckhead Fight Club in Atlanta Georgia will host the Women’s International Clash of Champions. The event, an Olympic style duel will pit the U.S. elite women boxers against China’s elite team in an event that will feature action in all of the women’s amateur weight divisions. The event is the first of its kind in the U.S. since 2001, when the … [Read more...]
Thankful Thoughts and Terrible Turkeys II: The Southpaw
by Fox Doucette As Americans celebrate their annual Thanksgiving Day turkey chowdown and NFL tryptophan-induced naptime bonanza, as retail slaves try to catch a few extra winks before going to work for Black Friday sales that start in less time than it takes to get all those wooden turkey breast splinters out of our teeth, and as boxers with fights in December curse the gods … [Read more...]
On Emanuel Steward and USA Boxing: The Southpaw
by Fox Doucette According to Mike Brudenell of The Detroit Free Press, legendary boxing trainer and HBO commentator Emanuel Steward has died at the age of 68. While Steward's family insists that the old man is still alive, the rumor has gained enough traction, and Steward himself remains so gravely ill even if he is, at present, not quite at the point of running up the curtain … [Read more...]
Punching Your Sister in the Face: The Southpaw
by Fox Doucette Last week, on the official ESPN Friday Night Fights Facebook page, the question came up of how meaningful the performance of the women's team in London was at removing some of the stink of the men's completely medal-less debacle at the Olympic Games. Your columnist caught a lot of flak for saying, in no uncertain terms, that the women's performance was … [Read more...]
USA Boxing Remains Silent Regarding its Connection to Ronald Simms
The quiet controversy surrounding the death of Lance Corporal Libardo Anthony Jimenez Jr., a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and amateur boxer on the U.S. Marines Boxing Team, is typical of the shady side of boxing. When the United States Marine Corps dismissed trainer Ronald Simms following the unfortunate death of Jimenez, one would guess he would fade off into the … [Read more...]