by Fox Doucette In an interview (reported via Eastside Boxing), Vanes Martirosyan, recently removed from his draw against Erislandy Lara in a WBC junior middleweight title eliminator, said “My cut is healing well, but my balls are extremely sore!”, referring to a particularly blatant (in the mind of Martirosyan at least) low blow. For all of the testicles' vaunted … [Read more...]
The Worldwide Leader In Disappointing Fights: The Southpaw
by Fox Doucette As the Friday Night Fights beat writer around here, I'm committed, personally and professionally, to discharging my duties to the best of my abilities week in and week out. As a boxing fan, I'm motivated to watch the best fights between the most entertaining (not the “best,” the most entertaining, and there's a difference I've hammered on repeatedly in this … [Read more...]
Buck-buck-BRAWWK! II (Duck and Cover!): The Southpaw
By Fox Doucette How fitting that your friendly neighborhood commentator gets to run this on Groundhog Day. Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, and Chris Elliott couldn't come up with a better analogy for the week's boxing news if they tried. You've got a fighter pulling out of a rematch against a guy he lost to, citing a mysterious injury. You've got a guy ducking a rematch with a … [Read more...]
You’re On TV, Fight Like It: The Southpaw
By Fox Doucette The fastest way to inspire a poor performance seems to be to say something nice about someone. Or so fans would be led to believe after all the glowing reviews of the 2011 Friday Night Fights season on ESPN2, where the matchmakers at the Worldwide Leader were rightly praised for putting on some tremendous fight cards, including the Fight of the Year between … [Read more...]
Back in the Friday Night Fights Saddle: The Southpaw
By Fox Doucette In the immortal words of Redskins running back John Riggins, “I'm bored, I'm broke, and I'm back.” Hot damn, is it ever good to be back in familiar territory. ESPN's Friday Night Fights series returns next week, January 6, and nothing makes your friendly neighborhood commentator feel more at home than a regular beat and a consistent schedule. With that in … [Read more...]