CAN JOSHUA CLOTTEY UPSET MANNY PACQUIAO?
You’re probably wondering how on earth can Joshua Clottey win this fight. He appears to have little chance when he faces off against Manny Pacquiao in three weeks. Not many people outside of his homeland of Ghana, West Africa think he can win.
Here’s why.
Clottey recently lost to Miguel Cotto. The same Miguel Cotto who got beat down by Pacquiao last [...]
Pac Is In Tune With Himself
Most fighters, after a title bout, I would guess, would go home and nurse their wounds. Not Pacquiao. No sireee Bob. Nope. After beating Miguel Cotto, Pac skipped and hit the mic. Music heals all pain in his world. The legend grows.
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Let’s Keep Carl Froch’s Narrow Win Against Andre Dirrell In Perspective
Although Carl “the Cobra” Froch eked out a victory against Andre “the Matrix” Dirrell, proving my prediction wrong, he still left many doubters. Many people felt that he did not do enough to earn the decision against Dirrell. Even worse, many think Froch benefited from some home(town) cooking from the referee (who deducted a point from Dirrell) as [...]
Boxing Versus Mixed Martial Arts Again
When all of the receipts were tallied, the Floyd Mayweather vs Juan Manuel Marquez PPV fight card generated over a million buys. It signaled the culmination of a decade-long quest for Mayweather to become the leading draw in boxing.
To many, it also sent a strong message to denizens of mixed martial arts fight cards (i.e., [...]
The Case For Juan Manuel Marquez Against Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
I do not believe that Juan “Dinamita” Manuel Marquez (50-4-1, 37 KOs) is going to defeat Floyd “Money” Mayweather (39-0, 25 KOs) in two weeks. But I have seen much stranger things happen in my 25+ years watching boxing. Shoot, I wouldn’t exactly call it strange if arguably the second or third best active fighter in [...]
Bailey And Urango Prove That There Is Still A Market For Free Boxing
When this fight was first signed, all boxing die-hards knew that it’d be a good fight, but not this good. Recently, Roy Jones and Jeff Lacy battled for Floridian supremacy. The all-Florida ring mayhem produced by Randall Bailey (39-7, 35 KOs) and Juan Urango (22-2-1, 17 KOs) made that fight look like must-turn TV. Speaking of television, [...]
Arturo Gatti’s Death Shocks Boxing Community
By JA Dawson
Fightinsight.com
In July, I guess I’m supposed to cry. Please do not confuse me for Langston Hughes or even Kanye West, but I am feeling both poetical and reflexive given the recent sobering events. I hope you all forgive me for not writing a post the day that it was found out that the [...]
Tiny Tidbits: Arguello, McNair, Wimbledon, Douches And The Confederations Cup
***Man, it has not been a good July for boxing and football. First, Nicaraguan boxing legend Alexis Arguello allegedly commits suicide and then former Tennessee Titans and Baltimore Ravens quarterback Steve McNair was violently slain in his home.
Nicknamed “The Explosive Thin Man,” Arguello, 57, was a former WBA Featherweight, WBC Super Featherweight and WBC Lightweight [...]
Choosing Career Over Nation Is Not Treacherous
Originally from Whowerare.
Following his two goal performance in a 3-1 victory for Italy over the United States at the Confederations Cup soccer tournament, Giuseppe Rossi finds himself a topic of discussion among American sports writers and commentators.
You see, Rossi is originally from Joisey (also referred to New Jersey) who happens to have dual American and [...]
From PunchOut!! To Fight Night Round 4, Mike Tyson Returns
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 [...]
