UPDATE Artuto Gatti’s wife, Amanda Rodrigues, is now in police custody after the legendary pugilist was found dead Saturday in San Paulo, Brazil. Rodrigues reportedly made contradictory statements under as she was interrogated by police and is the chief suspect in Gatti’s death. Gatti was reportedly strangled with the strap of a purse, which also had blood […]
Last week, the boxing world lost one of its greatest ambassadors in Alexis Arguello. In a sport mired in corruption and cruelty, Arguello always stood out as a gentle soul who positively touched the lives of anyone he came in contact with. In this week’s column, I take a look back at the legendary career […]
Victor Ortiz Upset in Entertaining Slugfest Golden Boy Promotions took a huge gamble last night (June 27) putting their future star hopeful Victor Ortiz (24-2-1, 19 KOs) in with the hard-punching, experienced slugger Marcos Maidana (26-1, 25 KOs). The ambitious test resulted in one of the best fights of the year, but ultimately proved disastrous […]
Cotto Wins Controversial Decision With a gushing, cut eye and a determined foe walking him down nearly every round, Puerto Rico’s Miguel Cotto (34-1, 27 KOs) escaped Madison Square Garden Saturday night (June 13) with a disputed split decision win over Ghana’s Joshua Clottey (35-3, 20 KOs). The Ghanaian asserted control in round one behind a […]
We have come to the end of another National Basketball Association season. And I will go on record to say that I will miss it. Will I miss the “Where Amazing Happens” commercials? Probably not, because it’s about time that the league spearheads a new marketing campaign. Will I miss the “Most Valuable Puppets” commercials […]
Listen, last week I put myself out of a limb to express a unique opinion (Lebron vs. Carmelo, would be a better one-on-one matchup than Lebron vs. Kobe) which many of you agreed with, a few disagreed with emphatically, and other major media outlets appeared to have cosigned if only for a few days. This […]
Berto Scores Lopsided Decision Over Urango WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto proved he was a few classes above powerful Juan Urango last Saturday (May 30), winning a pedestrian, wide unanimous decision in his third defense. Although moving up from 140 pounds, the tank-built Urango had no qualms about being the aggressor, immediately stalking after Berto […]
It’s an exciting time in the welterweight division for boxing fans. With the return of former boxing pound for pound #1 Floyd Mayweather, the weight class adds his name to a list of big names which includes Shane Mosley, Miguel Cotto, and Manny Pacquiao. The one name you don’t hear as often is undefeated young […]
Ok, so let me get this right. Nike wants a Kobe Bryant vs. Lebron James NBA Finals; Vitamin Water wants it; I’m beginning to believe that even the NBA wants it… and now YOU? Say it isn’t so, please. I understand that people want to see two of the best players on the planet go […]
This just in: the World Champion Boston Celtics have been eliminated from the playoffs by the #2 seed, Orlando Magic. And if you’re surprised by these turn of events, you’re probably hugging your green “Brotherhood” t-shirt right now. How could this be? How could one of the most resilient teams in the NBA lose at […]
