Juan Ma(nuel) Lopez (28-0, 25 KOs) and Yuriorkis Gamboa (17-0, 15 KOs) are not just interesting-sounding names. They are "big little men," skilled enough to invoke memories of the legendary trio of featherweights named Marco Antonio Barrera, Erik Morales, and of course, Manny Pacquiao. Look no further than their impressive wins this past weekend to understand […]
Archives for January 2010
Sugar May Be The Perfect Ingredient For A Fight Turned Sour
Boxing is as unpredictable as the weather in this global warming era. One minute it rains down on you. The next minute the sun is lighting up your day. The prospect of Floyd "Money" Mayweather (40-0, 25 KOs) facing off against "Sugar" Shane Mosley (46-5, 39 KOs) could be one of those shining moments. That […]
Somebody Call The Police, Boxing Was Just Robbed Of A Superfight
I’ve been running my mouth on HBO’s Boxing Forum on this much-debated topic. To get the conversation started here, I’ll present the cases against each defendant in this crime on boxing and then let you be the judge of who deserves the most blame. The Accused Bob Arum. "Manny doesn’t like needles." Yet Pacquiao has enough […]
Out With The Old, In With The New Pound For Pound Rankings
Today, a dude name "WIL" commented on a boxing rankings post that I wrote almost two years ago. A few days before that, my blogging brethren Bryant Maxwell asked me to provide him with a list of the top fighters today. With the battle for pound-for-pound supremacy on the horizon (Mayweather vs Pacquiao), the time […]