David Haye-Maker Versus David Haye-Faker
- Posted on Sun, June 7th, 2009
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In the mythical matchup between David Haye-Maker and David Haye-Faker, round one goes to the Faker. Seriously, when I heard the news that David Haye was pulling out of his heavyweight title fight with Wladimir Klitschko, I assumed that it was an Internet rumor. Unfortunately, it was not. After talking so much trash about what he was going [...]
Read More...From PunchOut!! To Fight Night Round 4, Mike Tyson Returns
- Posted on Mon, May 18th, 2009
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I’m writing this post because my boy Diallo asked me to. I’m glad that he did. I’m not into video games like I used to be, but after visiting EA Sports’ Fight Night promotional site and watching a pre-fight simulation of Pacquiao vs Hatton on ESPN.COM, I now understand why he told me to write a post about Fight Night [...]
Read More...The Golden Boy’s Greatest Hits And Misses
- Posted on Wed, April 15th, 2009
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The top boxing news story this week was Oscar De La Hoya’s retirement announcement. It’s major news when the greatest ticket seller that the sport has ever seen calls it quits. His fans, often referred to as "golden boys and girls" shed tears, HBO’s boxing brass continues its search for an heir apparent, and hungry contenders helplessly watch their dreams of fighting [...]
Read More...Pac Man Is The Year’s Best Fighter
- Posted on Sun, December 21st, 2008
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It is not difficult to bestow this honor upon Manny "Pac Man" Pacquiao. While his destruction of Oscar De La Hoya may not have been the year’s best or most significant fight, it did show that he is one bad man. It’s not that he beat the respected "Golden Boy," it’s the fact that he beat him down. [...]
Read More...Does Anyone Care About U.S. Olympic Boxing?
- Posted on Wed, August 13th, 2008
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The answer to the question is a long story, but could also be told as a short one. Because I like being difficult, I’ll give you the long story first.
Crappy decisions have not helped the sport’s popularity. Who could forget the criminal decision loss suffered by Roy Jones, Jr. at the Seoul Games in ‘88? Hard-to-follow [...]