Archive for June, 2013
Feature Reports
Angulo Speaks on The Biggest Fight of His Life
“It’s been a struggle. People ask me how I am doing, and I tell them this is my biggest fight, since I’m fighting for my life.” Those are words coming from Alfredo “Perro” Angulo, the Mexican...
Pugilistic Profiles
Pugilistic Profile #12: The Manassa Mauler
If boxing’s greatest era was that in which it was most popular, then Jack Dempsey is the fighter most identifiable with the sport’s zenith. The ‘Manassa Mauler,’ whose appearance and temperament seemed fashioned from the rugged...
The Critics' Corner
Sun Kil Moon – Salvador Sanchez
In Salvador Sanchez, singer-songwriter Mark Kozelek walks amongst men who died before their time. Such deaths are tragic almost by definition, but in the case of the young ones depicted in the song’s lyrics, tragedy compounds u...
This Week in Boxing History
TWIBH: June 22, 1979 — Duran vs. Palomino
If one were to rank the finest performances of Roberto Duran it would be difficult not to include somewhere near the top of the list his ten round win over Carlos Palomino at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Duran had do...
Feature Reports
A Tale of Two Fights
The Staples Center of Los Angeles didn’t quite catch fire last night, but it came mightily close. Matthysse, Soto, López and Ortiz starred in what was probably the best televised boxing card of the year so far, to the delight o...
Pulling No Punches
Regulating The Sweet Science
Former US presidential candidate and current Arizona senator John McCain is proposing, along with Nevada senator Harry Reid, a bill to create a United States Boxing Commission (USBC). It seems that the recent Pacquiao-Bradley s...
Feature Reports
Soto and Matthysse Eager to Steal the Show
Cult-favourite Humberto “Zorrita” Soto has so many wins on his resume that it’s hard to keep track of them. While the Golden Boy Promotions press release states the Mexican will be looking to earn his 60th win...
Pugilistic Profiles
Pugilistic Profile #11: The Michigan Assassin
For middleweight legend Stanley Ketchel, the boxing ring was the only theater in which his mania could legally project its voice. Born in 1886 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and orphaned at fourteen, the ‘Michigan Assassin’ travell...
This Week in Boxing History
TWIBH: June 18, 1941 – Louis vs. Conn I
It is 1941 and while some say death and taxes remain the only sure things in life, American sports fans know different. There exists a third certainty: that Joe Louis will win his next fight. And then the one after that. And th...
Feature Reports
Tonight: Chávez Jr. vs. Lee
He’s been caught using diuretics to shed weight in a rush before a fight, he’s refused to defend his WBC middleweight “title” against the guy who by all rights and means should actually own that belt, he has avoided complying w...