Take a look at the best moments from Manny Pacquiao's career. Face Off: Pacquiao/Bradley 2 premieres Sat., March 22 on HBO, leading up to the live Pay-Per-View fight on Sat., April 12, from the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas. Watch: Timothy Bradley Jr.'s Greatest Hits ...
Making weight can be an issue for a boxer. It’s a part of the fight game that doesn’t get enough attention at times. There’s so many issues, complications, abuse that occur. A lot of times they all rear their ugly heads. Michael Rivest wrote a piece this past Thursday on this very subject. You can read it here....
**** Junior welterweight Danny Garcia was crowned “Homecoming King” at the Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez, in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, on Saturday night, but not without stumbling up the steps of the stage. Garcia won a hard-fought majority decision over Mauricio Herrera in a fight that was far more difficult than any coronation is supposed to be. […] Devil’s Island: Danny Garcia W12 Mauricio Herrera...
The Event The logic seemed sound. Danny Garcia scores an upset and maybe the performance of the year over a truly formidable opponent and so the thinking was, “Let’s build up this guy’s profile. Let’s make him a star!” How to do that? A gimme fight in Puerto Rico of course! Cause, you know, Danny’s […] The post BBB Fight Report: Garcia vs. Herrera appeared...
- How in the hell is Zou Shiming rated #3 on the WBA rankings? He’s 4-0, with one knockout (his last fight) and has faced no competition. The ranking is a disgrace. - Shawn Porter (23-0-1, 14 KOs) and Paulie Malignaggi (33-5, 7 KOs) will be facing each other on the undercard of the Bernard Hopkins-Beibut Shumenov card April 19 in […]...
“The only thing we knew was violence in Brownsville, even with people we love.” — Mike Tyson We cannot escape Mike Tyson. Never boxing’s patron saint but no longer its pariah, he might be the celebrity world’s hardiest survivor. Having defied prison, drug abuse, bankruptcy, Don King, alcoholism, a litany of scandals and even mental instability […] The post Undisputed Truth: A Requiem...
It takes a lot to impress the regulars at the Wild Card Gym, located on Vine Street in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. Celebrities from all walks of life wander in and out of Freddie Roach's tiny gym all the time. But the regulars were impressed on Thursday. Legendary musician Bob Dylan, who used to train as a boxer under Bruce "Mouse" Strauss, wandered into the gym to watch Manny Pacquiao train...
**** Saul “Canelo” Alvarez did everything to Alfredo Angulo on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas but smack him on the ass with a rolled up copy of El Diario. In his first fight since losing an uneventful decision to Floyd Mayweather, Jr., last September, Alvarez scored a gruesome 10th-round TKO […] Whiplash! Saul Alvarez Stops Alfredo Angulo In Ten - The Cruelest Sport - The...
The report came early this morning from TMZ and reads as follows; Floyd Mayweather allegedly orchestrated a savage attack on two of his employees he suspected of stealing his jewelry … TMZ has learned. Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ Sports … the two men had been hired to work on Floyd’s Vegas homes … but when […]...
There’s a character archetype that’s been floating around for decades, if not centuries: the scrappy Irishman who makes up in strength what he lacks in stature, whose craggy, boyish features belie a fiery temper, and whose loyalty to the Catholic Church is surpassed only by his devotion to the bottle and the manly arts. If […] The post Pugilistic Profile #17: The Toy Bulldog appeared first on...
“I am coming into the ring first. He is coming in second; otherwise there would be no fight. I am the champion, but I will be introduced first, because if it wasn’t that way, there would be no fight. I imagine on June 7 he will ask for rose petals to be thrown at his feet, otherwise […] The post In Boxing Veritas #37 appeared first on Best Boxing Blog . ...
“Froch-Groves II sells 60,000 tickets in one hour…”, but boxing is dead. It’s a cliché phrase, ‘boxing is dead’. One that detractors of boxing are quick to throw out there. It’s also one that is fictional. There are events that don’t bring in the money, but the same could be said for any event in […]...
I wholeheartedly believed Saturday night’s main event was going to be a good to very good fight (it was okay). Worthy of watching for the action and punishment that could be doled out. It was doled out, but only by one man with Alvarez dominating Angulo. It’s a pay-per-view, but shouldn’t be a pay-per-view. I realize that not all boxing […]...
**** It was a gesture that revealed the bond between the two men: with a microphone in his face, trainer Virgil Hunter argued that his fighter, Alfredo Angulo, was indeed coming on at the time of the stoppage, and he called on the crowd at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, to support him, […] The Rate of Decline: Saul Alvarez TKO10 Alfredo Angulo - The Cruelest Sport - The Cruelest Sport -...
The Event The appeal of this match had a number of elements. Two of the best fighters in their division, both coming off losses to elite boxers; thus, two Mexican warriors with everything to lose, plus, the classic boxer vs. puncher match-up. A crossroads battle, the one who suffered a second consecutive defeat would be […] The post BBB Fight Reports: Alvarez vs. Angulo appeared first on Best...
Off the bat Canelo Alvarez’s brother Ricardo Alvarez lost in pretty definitive fashion (despite two cards that read 95-93). I opined that is might be a portmanteau of things to come. It wasn’t. Alvarez looked masterful all night. He landed, almost, at will en route to a victory via TKO 10. (Side note: I was remarkably […]...
**** Alfredo Angulo used to enter the ring wearing a dog collar, but he might want to switch to one of those protective lampshades worn by pets recovering from injuries when he faces Saul “Canelo” Alvarez on Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. After all, things have been rough for Angulo […] Dog Eat Dog: Saul “Canelo” Alvarez Squares Off Against Alfredo Angulo in Las Vegas...
Tomorrow night at the MGM Grand of Las Vegas, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez will look to rebound from his first loss by taking on the rugged Alfredo “El Perro” Angulo, who’s also coming off a defeat. Back in September, the 23-year-old Canelo failed to impress against the cash king of the sport, Floyd Mayweather Jr., so […] The post The Picks – Canelo vs. Angulo appeared first on Best Boxing Blog...
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s Richard Schaefer said that a lightweight fight between Alvarez's older brother, Ricardo, and Sergio "Yeyo" Thompson would be moved to the pay-per-view card to replace the canceled Molina-Charlo bout. "Fortunately this is a very deep card and strictly from an entertainment standpoint, the Ricardo Alvarez-Yeyo Thompson fight is on paper a more entertaining fight [than Molina-Charlo]," Schaefer told...