Anthony Pettis-Benson Henderson
OLD BOXING SAYING APPLIES TO UFC TOO!
San Francisco, CA- The old adage you’ve heard for an eternity when it comes to the fight game is, “Styles Make Fights.” That being said, Anthony Petiis, while he had beaten UFC lightweight (155 lb.) champion Benson Henderson a few years ago via...
POUND FOR POUND CRITERIA
Recent body of work
Level of opposition
Margin of victory in relation to the opposition faced
Consistency and or body of work over long period
Eyeball test ...
Manny Pacquiao-Brandon Rios: Notice Size Difference?
MANNY PACQUIAO MEETS COMPETENT RIVAL BRANDON RIOS
San Francisco, CA- A few days ago it was reported that Manny Pacquiao sprained his ankle during a basketball game in the Phillippines. Just a day later however, he was seen training and expressed a nonchalant attitude about...
26th WBO Boxing Congress
“RING TALK” VISITS 33RD COUNTRY “HUNGARY”
Budapest, Hungary– When I realize that only a small percentile (8-10%) of the US population has ever left the country, (no birthers Hawaii is a state) its sort of sad in that sans contact with people from other walks of life,...
Tommy Morrison (Date Unknown
MORRISON SAID TO BY DYING IN ARKANSAS
San Francisco, CA– Last week I posted this reportedly recent picture of Tommy Morrison, former WBO heavyweight (+ $200 lb.) champion Tommy Morrison. Having dealt with being HIV Positive for some 17 years, that alone is an incredible feat, not...
TOUGH TO RANK HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPS OF DIFFERENT ERAS
San Francisco, CA- Some of you will be surprised by my list of the top three heavyweight champions I’ve put together. My mentor, the great Jacob Finkelstein who became a Hall of Fame writer writing columns for 40+ years for the...
PROMOTIONAL WAR GOOD & BAD FOR BOXING
Bob “Always Happy” Arum
San Francisco, CA– With the invidious war going on between boxing promoters Bob Arum (Top Rank) and Oscar De La Hoya (Golden Boy Promotions), one might think the game would be hurt by it. The facts are HBO is with...
JMM Putting Pacquiao To Sleep
DRUG TESTS NEEDED NOW!
San Francisco, CA- After failing to drop his long-time rival at all in their three previous encounters, Juan Manuel Marquez knocked Manny Pacquiao down twice this past December, the second knockdown rendering the Filipino icon unconscious and securing the Mexican legend his...
Sergey Kovalev
SERGEY KOVALEV IS A BEAST!
San Francisco, CA- What can you say about the new WBO light heavyweight (175 lb.) champion Sergey Kovalev (22-0-1, 20 KOs) that I haven’t already said time and again? In today’s world the term “beast” is overused. That being said, Kovalev is more than...
Chael Sonnen Makes Shogun Rua Quit
UFC & FOX SPORTS 1 CHANNEL DEBUT
San Francisco, CA- If you found yourself like me, thinking that Chael Sonnen was going to get thrashed by Mauricio “Shogun” Rua on the debut of the UFC on the equally debuting Fox Sports 1 Network, then you failed...
