Weekend Wrap-Up April 2...
by Mike Hanson One of the toughest times in a boxing fan’s journey is when one of his favorite fighters loses. That was my case this weekend. I have been pulling for Chris Arreola since the day I first heard about him. Simply the fact that he is a Mexican-American Heavyweight...
Weekend Wrap-Up April 1...
by Mike Hanson Short review this week for obvious reasons. Friday night saw Tony Thompson take out Owen “half-blind” Beck on ESPN. Thompson out-classed him from the opening bell and is a legit Top 10 HW. Saturday Night we had a great doubleheader. I wanted to hate on...
Weekend Wrap-Up April 1...
by Mike Hanson I thought about changing the color of my type to yellow in honor of David Haye but decided against it at the last minute. I talk a good game but then don’t follow through, just like the WBA Chump. This past weekend wasn’t a great boxing weekend but it was a...
Weekend Wrap-Up April 3...
by Mike Hanson I’ll start with the best fight of the weekend and the one that wasn’t on TV. David Haye fought a good fight stopping John Ruiz in the 9th round over in Manchester. In the days of internet it is pretty easy to find a feed to watch fights from the UK or...
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...