The Modern Superfight: Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin
By Jimmy Krug – I believe we’ve entered a new era of Superfights. It’s an era in which marketing plays as big a part in a match-up as does the fighter’s accomplishments in the ring. Canelo Alvarez is a good fighter. He’s exciting to watch. But I’m hard pressed to find a way for him to beat Gennady Golovkin on Saturday, September 16th. It’s possible Golden Boy Promotions believes Golovkin has either grown old or was overrated from the start. On the other hand, if Daniel Jacobs is really just...
The Legendary Bronx Bull – Jake LaMotta
By Jim Galiano – If ever the word “throwback” applied to a fighter, it was Jake LaMotta. Even in his prime, the Bronx Bull was a throwback to the days when bare knuckled brawlers trading punches on barge and boxing was outlawed throughout the land. How good was LaMotta? At his best, he handed a prime Sugar Ray Robinson his first defeat in 132 fights (including amateur and professional bouts). How good was Robinson? Most historians place him as the best pound for pound fighter in the history of the...
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The fighter known as the “Toy Bulldog” was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey on July 13, 1901. I had the privilege of meeting him as a boy at the Ring 25 dinners held in Newark, NJ. My Grandfather had know Mickey for years and told me what a great fighter he was. By the time I was introduced...
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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 always be...