Bethlehem, PA- It isn’t often one gets to experience free high profile mixed martial arts action, so how rare is it then when you get it three nights in a row? Such was this case this past weekend where we were treated to a Strikeforce Challenger series card on...
Tavoris CloudNO RESPECT FOR THE POTENTIALLY BEST AT 175
Los Angeles, CA- For the past year on HBO you’ve seen hyped up prospects like Mexican junior middleweight (154 lbs.) Saul Alvarez (37-0-1, 27 KOs), as well as potentially young superstars emerge such as Filipino American WBO & WBC bantamweight (118)...
Manny "The God" PacquiaoPAC PULLING RAY LEONARD-LIKE NEGOTIATING
San Francisco, CA- When I asked Donny Lalonde, then the WBC light heavyweight (175 lbs) champion why he was willing to fight “Sugar Ray” Leonard at 168 lbs., a weight he hadn’t seen in a couple of years, he said at the...
Bethlehem, PA- As much I enjoy MMA and the Bellator Fighting Championships, going into its summer season series opener I did question why they were beginning their new season with a featherweight tournament? Especially considering they just ended season four with one in the same weight class (145 lbs.)....
Saturday, June 25, 2011
HBO
Saint Louis, MO - Devon Alexander, (139.5 lbs), Saint Louis, MO SD 10 Lucas Matthysse, (140), Junin, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Alexander (22-1, 13 KOs) suffers his first knockdown of his career at the hands of Matthysse (28-2, 26 KOs), and yet ekes out the decision. Some of the fans of the local fighter booed,...
Devon Alexander (right)
NEW YORK, NY – Due to the jam packed array of fights scheduled this weekend, below is a short chronological “Reader’s Digest” style lay out of the action.
FRIDAY NIGHT ACTION
ESPN 2 at 9 PM ET. As per usual, the popular fight series “ESPN...
Most Powerful In MMA: Lorenzo FertittaFASTEST GROWING SPORT HAS NO FEMS ON LIST
1) Lorenzo & Frank Fertitta, Dana White: UFC co-owners
2) Joe Silva: UFC vice president for talent relations
3) Georges St. Pierre: UFC welterweight champion
4) Jon Jones: UFC light heavyweight champion
5) Anderson Silva: UFC middleweight champion
6) Brock Lesnar: UFC...
TIME TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL, “OLD SCHOOL” THAT IS
Charlotte, NC- What a treat a couple of weekends ago was. It was Father’s day weekend, and I had sole control of the remote control and TV. With this power came the opportunity to watch 12 fights from...
IS VICTOR REALLY A VICIOUS OR LIMITED FIGHTER?
Victor Ortiz After Defeat of Andre BertoNew York, NY- Victor Ortiz (27-2-2 22 KOs), the newly crowned WBC welterweight (147 lb.) champion is set to engage in the most meaningful bout of his career on September 17th when he faces off against...
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San Francisco, CA- What constitutes a good show? I believe that it’s being informative, entertaining, and sometimes controversial. On this past Saturday’s “Ring Talk Live “ host Pedro...