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UFC 119 POST-MORTEM NOTES

A UFC CARD WORTH FORGETTING New York, NY- As the UFC continues to take their traveling roadshow across the country and the world, their latest foray was to Hoosier country in Indianapolis, Indiana; there a card with intriguing match-ups ended up filled with lackluster decisions. UFC 119 wasn’t the worst...

COCAINE, BOXING, THUG LIFE, PART 2: MURDERS OF ROBERT QUIROGA & “KID AKEEM”

Robert QuirogaVIDEO OF QUIROGA-AKEEM FIGHT AT END OF STORY San Francisco, CA- The first installment of Cocaine, Boxing, Thug Life, the Murders of Robert Quiroga and “Kid Akeem” Anifowoshe, brought back a lot of bad memories for people in boxing that knew both Akeem and Quiroga. A severely brain...

LISTEN TO RINGTALK RADIO NOW!

Listen to this past Sunday’s show from September 26th featuring former WBC junior lightweight (130lb) champion Gernaro Hernandez and UFC Heavyweight Cane Velazquez. Sundays show from September 19th featuring writer Kevin Perry who covered Mosley vs Mora live from the Staples Center, is available in the radio archives...

UFC 119 NOT AN INDIANAPOLIS 500!

INDIANA SHOW NEEDED MORE SPARK! Indianapolis, IN- When it comes to submission moves, heavyweight Frank Mir is one of the best. In a highly anticipated battle with former PRIDE Fighting Championships star Mirko Cro Cop, a good striker, the clash in styles produced an easily forgettable UFC 119 main...

“LIGHT” WEEKEND BOXING RESULTS & NOTES

ONCE GUYS AT 108 LBS. WERE MAKING $1 MILLION! Tijuana, MX- At one point and time, and yes this was almost 20 years prior to Ivan Alvarez’ recent run, the 108 lb. weight class captured the imagination of the sports world when Humberto Gonzalez and Michael Carbajal engaged in a...

COCAINE, BOXING, THUG LIFE: MURDERS OF ROBERT QUIROGA & “KID AKEEM”

Robert QuirogaSan Francisco, CA- A disturbing episode of the A & E TV series “Gangland” brought me back to 1991 and one of the scintillating fights of the modern era. It was mid-Saturday afternoon on the left coast and Cedric “I Was the Walrus” Kushner was promoting a...

CAIN VELASQUEZ “LIVE” ON “RING TALK” SUNDAY

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH MAN TO FIGHT LESNAR San Francisco, CA- One of the guests that will join the “Ring Talk Worldwide” mix this Sunday at 6:05 PM PT on XTRA Sports 860 AM in San Francisco. Undefeated Velasquez, said to be a great interview, is deemed a serious...

“SLAMMIN’ SAMMY’S” UFC NOTEBOOK!

“BIG MOUTH” CHAEL WAS ON THE JUICE New York, NY- The recent disclosure that Chael Sonnen failed his post-fight drug test after his UFC 117 middleweight (185 lbs) title fight with Anderson Silva has not only thrown a monkey wrench into the UFC’s middleweight title picture, but it has had...

WHAT IF MIGUEL COTTO WERE FILIPINO?

SEE NO EVIL, HEAR NO EVIL PACQUIAO FANS!Plaster of Paris Pad Taken From Margarito San Francisco, CA- A majority of the Philippine boxing fans, like a flock of sheep, just sat back and said nothing as Manny Pacquiao decided to fight Antonio “The Cheat” Margarito. Even though he had...

MMA NOTEBOOK: STUFF YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW!

B.J. PENN & MATT HUGHES FIGHT “RUBBER” MATCH San Francisco, CA- Dethroned by Frankie Edgar in March, then losing a recent rematch, B.J. Penn, the UFC lightweight (155 lbs) icon who hadn’t lost a lightweight round prior to Penn-Edgar I since 2002, will again move up to welterweight (170) and...