Weekend Wrap-Up April 2...

by Mike Hanson One of the toughest times in a boxing fan’s journey is when one of his favorite fighters loses.  That was my case this weekend.  I have been pulling for Chris Arreola since the day I first heard about him.  Simply the fact that he is a Mexican-American Heavyweight...

Weekend Wrap-Up April 1...

by Mike Hanson Short review this week for obvious reasons.   Friday night saw Tony Thompson take out Owen “half-blind” Beck on ESPN.  Thompson out-classed him from the opening bell and is a legit Top 10 HW. Saturday Night we had a great doubleheader.  I wanted to hate...

Weekend Wrap-Up April 1...

by Mike Hanson I thought about changing the color of my type to yellow in honor of David Haye but decided against it at the last minute.  I talk a good game but then don’t follow through, just like the WBA Chump. This past weekend wasn’t a great boxing weekend but it...

Weekend Wrap-Up April 3...

by Mike Hanson I’ll start with the best fight of the weekend and the one that wasn’t on TV.  David Haye fought a good fight stopping John Ruiz in the 9th round over in Manchester.  In the days of internet it is pretty easy to find a feed to watch fights from the UK or...

Weekend Wrap-up March 2...

by Mike Hanson Quite a bit of news this week.  Edwin Valero was arrested in Venezuela for domestic abuse.  His wife later dropped the charges using the old battered wife excuse of her falling down the stairs.  Boxing tends to not be a sport for the moral good.  While there will...

Weekend Wrap-up March 2...

by Mike Hanson The fight that wasn’t on television this weekend was the Heavyweight Championship between Wladimir Klitschko and Eddie Chambers.  Chambers was ranked third by Ring Magazine going into the fight.  Going into the fight he had a plan to beat the Ring Champion. ...

Weekend Wrap-Up March 1...

by Mike Hanson Shoulda, woulda, coulda has always been the story of my life and last weekend was the same old chapter and verse.  I knew from the day the fight was signed that Pacquiao and Clottey was a complete mismatch and said I was not going to buy the PPV.  Of course I bought...

Weekend Wrap-up March 6...

by Mike Hanson It was a decent fight weekend with multiple cards on the television.  Friday night started it off with a good ESPN card.  We got to see prospect Rico Ramos keep moving forward with a 4th round KO of Cecilio Santos.  I definitely think it is time for Ramos to step...

Weekend Wrapup February...

By Mike Hanson The most amazing news of the weekend is Saturday, exactly 14 days prior to his bout with Joshua Clottey, Manny Pacquiao took a blood test. Amazingly enough he didn’t cower in fear of the needles, his soul wasn’t stolen, and he didn’t pass out. Fourteen...

Weekend Wrap Up Februar...

By Mike Hanson I was glad to hear all the feedback from my first weekend wrap-up last week. Please keep it coming as it can only make this column better. While I have always like Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero, I was definitely critical of him for what seemed to be a lack of courage...