. Dear REGINA “Isabel“, . as this second “Elizabethan age” comes to a close, we… . Ever since Rei João I of Portugal signed the Windsor Treaty back in 1386,…
. It seems that not too long ago, several of Boxing’s “elder heads” were picking Luis Ortiz to not only become world’s heavyweight champion, but to hold on to…
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. A long, long time ago, twice reigning World Heavyweight Champion of the world Floyd Patterson said: . “It’s easy to do anything in victory. It’s in defeat that…
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JOSHUA VS USYK 2: THE RETURN OF SEEK-AND-DESTROY OR MORE SIMFEROPOLITAN RAZZLE-DAZZLE?
19 de Agosto, 2022
. The fight of the year is nearly upon us. Fight of the year… on mediatism and money-drawing (within realm of possibility..), if nothing else. After all, to the…
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DANNY GARCIA STEPS UP TO THE “BAILIWICK” OF 154 AND FLATTERS TO DECEIVE…
3 de Agosto, 2022
. After a near 20 month absence, former Welterweight and Junior-Welterweight stalwart, Danny Garcia has risen to the “jurisdiction” of 154 pounds in order to pursue his goal of…
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. The old timers sayeth, that one can play tennis, one can play golf, one can play soccer, one can even play chess (and I most assuredly do). But…
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. I cannot encourage nor practice deceit. Nor can I misrepresent through my writing, one of the fledgling practitioners within “Fistiana”, so to speak( and write). . This very…
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. We recently witnessed Lightweight Frank Martin‘s – an Errol Spence Jr “protégé” – 16th professional fight, and I thought the 27 year old contender looked darn decent and…
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. In this year of our Lord, 20-22, is Joe Joyce already a top 10 heavyweight? But of course! Is he, as of now, a top fiver? Perhaps not.…
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“BAM” RODRIGUEZ “CRASHES” THROUGH TO THE PERIPHERY OF “POUND FOR POUND”…
29 de Junho, 2022
. Many a tribute (pardon if… thou will, the poetic “preamble”) have already been thrown in the direction of the precocious 22 year old from San Antonio, Texas. Chief…
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. First off, in the interest of full disclosure, I should start off by saying that despite how the mainstream media has wished to “herd” the lot of us…
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Stars are important. Superstars even more so. And Canelo Álvarez is a star, no question! Probably the biggest one in Boxing over the past 7 years. But is there…
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With the WBA‘s President, Gilberto Mendoza Jr. having approved an unification fight, it seems we are likely to get an Errol Spence Jr. vs Yordenis Ugás fight in March…
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There’s an old axiom in Boxing, that “a good big man, always beats a good little man“. Personally, I’m not ready to say that Anthony Joshua is good, or…
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I watched the Pre-Fight Press Conference between Canelo Álvarez and Caleb Plant, and I’ve seen some of the early publicity photos. My first “read”, is that while I do…