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Written by Blake Hochberger
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Wednesday, 19 June 2013 09:20
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 I don’t like Adrien Broner, the person. I have no quarrel with brash, loud-mouthed, uber-confident guys who can back it up in the ring (see: I have no ill will towards Floyd Mayweather, Jr.). However, everything about Broner is annoying. His “hair brushing” gimmick? His ill-timed, poorly-delivered jokes and misconceived sense of humor? It’s all a hopeless charade in trying to emulate the aforementioned Mayweather. Broner just doesn’t get “it”. While Floyd can be rightly criticized for not fighting the best available opponents over the last decade, his in-ring skills and out-of-the ring popularity are unquestionable. He’s the best in the business when considering the combination of fame, recognition, and skill. While Twitter is not the ultimate measure of a man’s popularity, it’s certainly... Read more...
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Written by Michael Woods
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Tuesday, 18 June 2013 16:50
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 Adrien Broner draws some comparisons to Floyd Mayweather, partially because of his in-ring style, and also because he has a brash persona and isn't afraid to make waves, say what's on his mind, and let the dust settle where it will. So it was at Gleason's Gym in Dumbo, Brooklyn on Tuesday, when the Cinci boxer, who tries to take Paul Malignaggi's WBA welterweight crown on Saturday night at Barclays Center, and on Showtime, offered up an explicit and X-rated analogy for the press when asked about meeting Paulie on his home turf. It will be like, Broner said, if the questioner came home, and found Broner in a compromising clinch with his lady love. He wouldn't apologize, he wouldn't run out the back door, he said. "I'm gonna leave the same door I come in," he said. Basically, he'd do the deed with... Read more...
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Written by Lee Wylie
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Tuesday, 18 June 2013 09:30
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 Mikey Garcia somewhat redeemed himself for failing to make the featherweight limit by demolishing Juan Manuel Lopez inside four rounds on Saturday night. After a reasonably competitive opening frame in which Juanma managed to sneak in a couple of noteworthy left hands, Garcia found his rhythm and proceeded to systematically deconstruct his overmatched opponent in each of the remaining three rounds, knocking him down in the second and again for good in the fourth. In this analysis, I’d like to examine how Mikey Garcia was able to take Lopez apart so efficiently by looking at his technical prowess and understated footwork. The jab leads the way When you have an orthodox vs. southpaw encounter, the advantage usually lies with the boxer who can work their lead foot to the outside of their opponent’s. Because... Read more...
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Written by Frank Lotierzo
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Tuesday, 18 June 2013 09:15
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 It was recently announced by Forbes Magazine that Floyd Mayweather is the highest-paid athlete in the world. It was estimated that he's grossed over 90 million dollars in the last year and didn't earn one dollar via endorsements. Meaning he made 50 million dollars more than the top-rated golfer in the world, Tiger Woods, and 40 million dollars more than the single best player in the NBA, Lebron James. Today Mayweather is by far the biggest star in professional boxing. Aside from perhaps Manny Pacquiao, Mayweather is the most relevant fighter in the sport, especially in the United States. It's gotten to the point that a Mayweather tweet, regardless of whether or not it's about his next fight or an NFL/NBA game that he bet, keeps the Internet riveted for days at a time. When he fights,... Read more...
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Written by Michael Woods
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Monday, 17 June 2013 13:35
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 Paul Malignaggi's trainer Eric Brown pronounced himself "very confident" that Paulie, an 11-to-1 underdog, even though he holds the WBA welter crown and foe Adrien Broner is coming up from 135, will prevail on Saturday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Brown, during a Friday workout at Fight Factory in Gravesend, Brooklyn, said his fighter's attitude and work ethic this camp has been outstanding. I got the sense that the trainer, too, is extra jazzed for this assignment. It seems like he doesn't care for Broner much, and thinks the Cinci boxer has gotten too much of a promotional push, more than his resume indicates he deserves. I looked deep into Brown's eyes, to see if I could pick up on a flicker of prevarication, when I asked Brown's degree of certainty that his kid would have... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Monday, 17 June 2013 08:25
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 Hall-of-fame trainer George Benton once said, “I've never seen an old fighter come back without it being for money.” More recently, writer Bart Barry observed, “Prizefighting finds its participants in unfortunate situations, elevates them too high, and then drops them back on their original paths – with brain damage.” Sadly, those two thoughts seem to describe the plight of 45-year-old Riddick Bowe. Twenty years ago, Bowe was the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. Last Friday night (June 14th), Bowe, weighing 300 pounds, was knocked down five times in less than two rounds of a Muay Thai (kickboxing) bout in Thailand. As reported by Jocelyn Gecker of the Associated Press, “The fight was one of a dozen at the venue, which had the atmosphere of a village fairground with loud music and amusement park rides nearby. Promoters had said they hoped... Read more...
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Written by Kelsey McCarson
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Saturday, 15 June 2013 23:43
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 Dallas – Mikey Garcia needed just four rounds to demolish brave warrior Juan Manuel Lopez in front of 5,605 rowdy Lone Star State fight fans at the American Airlines Center in Dallas on Saturday night. The bout was broadcast live by HBO. The fight was originally scheduled for Garcia’s WBO featherweight title. However, Garcia was unable to make the 126-pound limit so only Lopez would have been able to come away champion. It was not meant to be. Garcia’s weight advantage seemed to carry the day. The rangier Garcia (seen finishing off Lopez in Chris Farina-Top Rank photo) established his jab in the first. Lopez seemed incapable of making his way inside without getting his head snapped back by it. Lopez, a southpaw, countered by shortening his own jab up and following it with hard, straight lefts. The round was... Read more...
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Written by David A. Avila
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Saturday, 15 June 2013 08:31
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 MAYWOOD, CALIF.-Maywood’s Lissette Medel slides around the ring and can be harder to catch than a slippery fish when you have greasy hands. It’s not that she runs or glides around on her toes, she’s just hard to pin with a punch. Medel, 26, has emerged as a top junior lightweight out and welcomes a world title match this summer. She almost had one signed but it takes two to tango. Medel now awaits another challenger. Friday afternoon saw the always smiling Medel spar with one of the top amateur women in the world as Mikaela Mayer ( pictured above, on left with Medel, in Al Applerose photo) stopped by for ring work. The gym quieted as the two highly skilled female boxers exchanged punches and strategies during their session. Mayer, 22, is a tall, slender, model-looking lightweight... Read more...
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Written by The Sweet Science
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Saturday, 15 June 2013 08:18
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 A trio of exciting fights lit up the latest edition of Fight Night on NBC Sports Network Friday night. The nationally televised tripleheader was staged at the Sands Casino Resort in Bethlehem, PA. In the main event, scheduled for ten rounds, heavyweight contender Bryant "By-By" Jennings, 17-0, 9 KOs, remained undefeated with a bruising sixth round TKO of Russian Andrey Fedosov, 24-3, 19 KOs. Both heavyweights took turns landing their shots, but Jennings was the quicker and stronger of the two. Over time, Jennings, of Philadelphia, wore his opponent down and eventually closed his left eye. Fedosov tested Jennings all night, but Bryant passed the stiff test with flying colors.  Read more...
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Written by Blake Hochberger
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Friday, 14 June 2013 19:11
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 For those who say Manny Pacquiao was washed up and that his stunning KO loss to Juan Manuel Marquez was simply evidence, I say BS. As I’ve said for years, Manny and JMM are boxing dance partners made sculpted by the boxing gods. Every time they fight (including if they fought a fifth time) will always be extremely close as they are tailor-made for one another’s styles. It will always be close, competitive, and fan-friendly. Manny (seen above, in Chris Farina-Top Rank photo) was actually looking great against JMM in their most recent slugfest, that is, until JMM landed a haymaker of a counter-punch. That isn’t to say it was lucky as he’s timed that right hand on Manny dozens of times over the years, but moreso that it was just a picture-perfect punch that landed on the money. The loss may have derailed... Read more...
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