Miguel Vazquez (34-3, 13 KOs) made the sixth defense of his IBF lightweight title Saturday by scoring a unanimous decision over Russia's Denis Shafikov (33-1-1, 18 KOs) in Macau, China. Vazquez moved and boxed effectively, as expected, but also seemed intent upon winging wide uppercuts to try and catch the forward-leaning and ever-pursuing Shafikov. The uppercuts delivered … [Read more...]
The Pacquiao-Rios Postmortem; Magno’s Monday Rant
To answer Brandon Rios' post-fight question to Max Kellerman: Yes, "Bam Bam" you were a punching bag Saturday night against Manny Pacquiao. I mean, that's why Brandon Rios was selected for this co-starring slot in the first place, right? Brandon Rios is Brandon Rios and that will never change. An "A" fighter in the pocket; A "C-" fighter in every other situation, the … [Read more...]
Mayweather Versus Pacquaio – Also, Rios and Froch talk: This Is The Sunday Brunch
Hello family, welcome back to another heartwarming, cinnamon and brown sugar spiced edition of the Sunday Brunch – the highest rated weekly pugilistic paper amongst both migrant Chinese railroad workers and wealthy Triad gangsters. This week, we’re taking our usual boxing coverage and kicking it in the chest, then we’re going to post it all over social media for ‘likes’ and … [Read more...]
Pacquiao Dazzles in Destruction of Rios
Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macau, China-- Too fast, too mobile, just too good, Manny Pacquiao (55-5-2, 38 KOs) busted up and toyed with a one-dimensional Brandon Rios (31-2-1, 23 KOs) for an easy twelve round unanimous decision by scores of 120-108 119-109, and 118-110 Saturday night in the Asian gaming center of Macau. and via HBO PPV. Rios, the quintessential tough guy, … [Read more...]
Bombs Away! This is Boxing’s Sunday Brunch
Hello team and welcome to a spicy chipotle flavored edition of Boxing’s Sunday Brunch; we are the number one weekly boxing column among the 0.001% of North Korea that has electricity. This week we’re going to talk about some of the fights and fighters from over the weekend, we’ll have random insights and musings plus a bonus culinary tip to conclude the proceedings - We are the … [Read more...]