Ring Observer Boxing by Scoop Malinowski
http://gty. im/477951402 By John Gatling aka Taz Anyone who enjoyed the paint drying, gym exhibition Andre Ward put on Alexander Brand at Oracle Arena Saturday night, was probably a guy beyond 40, with a very generation now kid. Save for Olympic phenom Shakur Stevenson (Ward is his favorite fighter), and ...
Read More »Tony Perez: My Life In Boxing
By Scoop Malinowski “I say boxing saved my life. I’ve been involved in boxing since I’m ten years old in Puerto Rico. And I could never believe I’m going to be in the ring with Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali. That was one of my greatest fights. They fought ...
Read More »Pacquiao vs. Vargas on Nov. 5 will be the best action fight for ‘Pac-Man’ since Marquez IV
By John Gatling aka Taz It’s almost laughable. A large number of fans have greeted Filipino icon Manny Pacquiao’s Nov. You can charge your device using a rear-mounted usb port, and set twin alarms with all sorts of thoughtful user interface improvements. 5 return to challenge Jesse Vargas for yet ...
Read More »Heather Hardy can’t wait to fight Shelito Vincent Aug 21 on NBCSN; big fight for women’s boxing
By John Gatling aka Taz “I won’t say this is the fight of my life, because there’s still so much more I want to do in this sport. This is a step forward for me, a step up and over just like my last 17 fights. I will give it ...
Read More »‘No. Sleep. Till Brooklyn!!’ featuring Showtime Boxing and Barclays Center
http://gty. im/166207728 THE song just blares in the mind as Barclays Center is approaching. It is for strictly ridiculous reasons that this is happening, because that inner child is feeling the rush of urban Brooklyn at its musically inspirational peak. Throw in the feeling of what should be a throwback ...
Read More »Adonis Stevenson ‘Too Good’ for ‘Top Dog’; mauls challenger to set up Superman vs. That Man
Embed from Getty Images By John Gatling aka Taz Yeah, and last night I think I lost my patience Last night, I got high as the expectations Last night, I came to a realization And I hope you can take it I hope you can take it [Chorus: Drake] I’m ...
Read More »HBO and Top Rank may have a blockbuster double-header cooking on Nov. 5
By John Gatling aka Taz “Whoa. Hitting the plus icon loads information about the beer its name, brewery, location, type, and abv. ” Sitting at the kitchen table this evening, an epiphany struck that conjured thoughts of Neo’s classic four-letter word reaction to a supernatural event in “The Matrix”. Understand ...
Read More »Terence Crawford has to prove he’s in the same league as Manny Pacquiao
Embed from Getty Images By John Gatling Count yours truly among those who decided to drink the Viktor Postol kool-aid, believing he was some sort of special Sergey Kovalev/Wladimir Klitschko hybrid at super lightweight about to be unveiled by legendary trainer Freddie Roach ahead of his face-off with rising star ...
Read More »Floyd Mayweather has been run out of the sport
Nobody wants to ever see Floyd Mayweather box again. The former darling of the sport who bamboozled millions of dollars from millions of fans with a parade of lousy boring sparring sessions still wants to box again to generate more cash flow for his pockets and Showtime’s Steve “Big plans ...
Read More »Saoul Mamby Remembers Fighting Roberto Duran
By Scoop Malinowski Saoul Mamby boxed Duran on May 4, 1976 in Miami Beach, FL in a non-title fight. Duran was 24-years-old and in the midst of his reign as World Lightweight champion. From the Bronx, Mamby was 28, with an unspectacular record of 19-8-5, in his seventh year as ...
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