Ricky Hatton's fairytale comeback ended as a nightmare tonight at the Manchester MEN Arena in front of 20,000 adoring fans as he suffered a 9th round KO loss to Ukranian former world champion, Vyacheslav Senchenko. Hatton started brightly, showing plenty of his trademark aggression, marauding his opponent and throwing hooks to the head and body. But as the rounds wore on … [Read more...]
Hitman returns for an Eastern European assignment
It seemed somewhat improbable 3 years ago, as he lay trying to unscramble his faculties on a Las Vegas canvas. It seemed highly unlikely a year or so later when he finally announced his retirement and turned his attentions to promoting and training. It seemed downright impossible when revelations surfaced of his drug use and the suicidal depression that had swallowed him … [Read more...]
Hatton, Senchenko & Ortiz. Plus The Living Fossil Record With Hasim Rahman; The Sunday Brunch
by Jesse Ian Lardies The Ghost of Hasim Rahman made his (hopefully) final appearance within the confines of a professional boxing ring this past Saturday against the undefeated Russian, Alexander Povetkin. Let's just say at age 39, The Rock hasn't aged as gracefully as some other fighters have. A painful loss was imminent and it was blatantly obvious from Rahman's abysmal … [Read more...]
Malignaggi stops Senchenko, wins WBA welterweight title.
Fight fans in the Ukrainian Donbass Arena were treated to an unexpected upset this Sunday as Paul Malignaggi (31-4, 7 KOs) defeated their home town hero, Vyacheslav Senchenko (32-1, 21 KOs), via TKO 9, relieving him of the WBA World welterweight title many felt was held hostage in Europe for the past three years. The bout was a mostly jab-centric affair, with the edge … [Read more...]
We’ll pay you NOT to fight; Magno’s Monday Rant
The tendency among boxing fans is to dwell on the sport's dream fights, but there is certainly a case to be made for addition by subtraction in the sport we love. So, in my one-man quest to save boxing and inspired by the U.S. government subsidies paid to farmers for not growing certain crops, here's a look at some upcoming fights that would've been better left … [Read more...]