Saturday’s Chavez Jr. vs. Rubio / Donaire vs. Vazquez Jr. HBO double-header in San Antonio Texas, on paper, was a great way to start the year. The end result, however, was a large, steaming turd that reeked of incompetence and corruption. While Nonito Donaire and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. came out winners, the sport walked away with another shiner. The opening bout featured … [Read more...]
Sulaiman Strikes Back: Harrison’s Monday Rant
World Boxing Council (WBC) President for Life, Jose Sulaiman, was especially vocal this past week, much to the amusement of many of his critics. In his monthly “Hook to the Liver” column, Sulaiman blasted lineal middleweight champion Sergio Martinez, chastised the handlers of his beloved Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., and lamented his current feelings and eventual arrival at the end … [Read more...]
Kermit The Spoiler: Can Cintron Derail the Canelo Train?
When Kermit Cintron (33-4-1, 28 KOs) steps into the ring at Monumental Plaza de Toros in Mexico City, Mexico on Saturday night, he will be the clear B-side to burgeoning star, Saul “El Canelo” Alvarez (38-0-1, 28 KOs), the current WBC jr, middleweight titlist making the third defense of the title he won in March of this year. Cintron is yet again placed behind the 8-ball, with … [Read more...]
Preceded by Their Reputation, The WBC’s Decision on Hopkins-Dawson Stinks
Quite often the World Boxing Council’s (WBC) decisions reek of corruption, greed, favoritism, and even racism. When they gave Antonio Margarito the number 1 ranking as a jr. middleweight following his uncomfortable decision over club fighter Roberto Garcia, I smelled a rat and opined that Margarito, not Floyd Mayweather, was signed, sealed, and delivered for Manny Pacquiao’s … [Read more...]