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HONORING THE LATE EDDIE FUTCHNO WALL OF FAME SANS “EDDIE”
San Francisco, CA- Having been introduced to Eddie Futch by fellow Hall of Fame inductee (writer) Jack Fiske, it was the mid 1970s. Eddie was still working with Joe Frazier and I had just graduated from high school. Futch was in town doing a press junket. At one time, [...] -
ILLNESS BITES BOTH AN AUNT & A SPIDER!
PEOPLE CLOSE TO YOU GET SICK HURTS MOST
San Francisco, CA- Nothing hurts more than knowing a close friend or relative that has fallen ill. To me, you know the emotional type, this affects me greatly. My incredible aunt Julie Lutz fell and broke her “other hip” as she broke the other one several [...] -
MIKE MCCALLUM: HISTORY’S MOST UNDERRATED CHAMP & VIDEO!BOXING PHD MIKE MCCALLUM ADDED TO RINGTALK.COM “WALL OF FAME”
ISan Francisco, CA- Having been around the block since the early Cassius Clay days, I’ve seen my share of fighters. There were the pretenders, the contenders, the overrated, the out right frauds, and then there are the fighters who come, do their thing and [...] -
LORRAINE CHARGIN IN “WALL OF FAME” SECTIONWEB GLITCH FIXED: DRAGON LADY HAS HER PLACE ON WALL OF FAME
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PEDRO’S LOOKS TO FIGHT ADAM COROLLA!
CAN WE AGREE THAT ADAM COROLLA NEEDS HIS ASS KICKED?
San Francisco, CA- In the history of covering the sport of boxing, there was always one athlete that stood out for one reason or another. The first black heavyweight champion, Jack Johnson and his having sex with white women, Joe Louis because he was a [...] -
NO “WALL OF SHAME” SANS MARGARITO!
CHEATING EX-CHAMP WANTS TO RETURN IN MARCH
Oklahoma City, OK- At one point, there was a Mexican warrior fighting out of Tijuana, Mexico who was on top of the boxing world. He bloodied, battered and beat the previously undefeated welterweight champ Miguel Cotto (34-2, 27 KOs) into submission. He seemed to have a chin [...]
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HOUR ONE IS ALL ABOUT BOXING!
San Francisco, CA- We had fun on the Saturday boxing hour of “Ring Talk Worldwide” with Austin Trout’s manager Bob Spagnola. In addition, my local boxing “wise guy” Jason Nava chimed in on previewing the weekend’s fights. TO LISTEN NOW CLICK ON THE BLACK ARROW READ MORE…
GOLDFATHER, HITMAN & THE MARVELOUS ONE!
Hearns, Steward, Hagler!
San Francisco, CA- Even though the late Emanuel Steward once told me that, “Losing to Marvin Hagler was emotionally devastating,” here is the Kronk Gym Goldfather Emanuel Steward between his charge Tommy Hearns and “Marvelous Marvin” Hagler.
28 TURNS OF ROMAN CALENDAR SINCE “THE WAR”
Last week, April 15, 2013, marked the 28th anniversary of Hagler-Hearns, said to be the greatest three rounds in boxing history. This photo is taken at the new site of the famed Kronk Gym, the UK version.
Ali Before The Bell
San Francisco, CA- Yesterday, I took you through the maze of bull s*it that led up to the October 2, 1980 match between unbeaten heavyweight champion Larry Holmes and Muhammad Ali. The morning of the fight, the Godfather of all boxing writers, Jack Fiske is milling about the lobby of Caesars Palace. Also working the circular bar in the lobby (fight headquarters in those days) was press legend Dick Young when Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis (and two very unassuming bodyguards) approached the Big Apple columnist.
CAESARS PALACE LOBBY BAR WAS PLACE TO BE
Although the bar was open to the public, the ambiance was such that it made like a private setting. For some reason, only the most fanatical of fans would unknowingly breach the invisible circle of privacy that surrounds celebrities. Joe Frazier was there, as was Ken Norton, Joe Louis at the time in a wheelchair, this less than six months away from his April 1981 death, the “Brown Bomber” was rolled by.
SQUARES AFFECTED THE BETTING LINE BIG! READ MORE…
BENOIT STORY OFF ‘TILL MONDAY! THURSDAY NIGHT ALL ABOUT GATTI!
San Francisco, CA- Part 6 & 7 of the Chris Benoit: Double Murderer & Suicide have been pushed to next week. Today, we have Professor Marbry on “Bare Knuckle Boxing,” the Steroid Scandal and North Korea’s Government, and MMA star Allistair Overeem fighting Brock Lesnar in December. Late today, I’ll give you what investigators said about the 2009 murder of Arturo Gatti. Only at RingTalk.com!
Manny "The God" Pacquiao
San Francisco, CA- When I asked Donny Lalonde, then the WBC light heavyweight (175 lbs) champion why he was willing to fight “Sugar Ray” Leonard at 168 lbs., a weight he hadn’t seen in a couple of years, he said at the San Francisco Airport Hilton Hotel, “That’s the only way Ray will fight me.” Now while I’m the first to recognize that Manny Pacquiao is a “great” fighter, and let me add there is no doubt that sans the Pacman there would little if any real interest in the fight game right now.
CATCH WEIGHT FIGHTS & THE 400 LB. GORILLA IN ROOM
That being said, the crap Ray pulled on both Donny Lalonde and then again Thomas Hearns (162) in their 1989 rematch that ended in a draw, a fight Ray would later all but admit he lost, is the same s*it Manny is pulling on opponents by having them fight at unnatural weights. Throw out the Antonio Margarito fight, although it was a catch weight of 150 lbs., this for a 154 lb. paper title, as Margarito was a limited brawler who may have won all of his major bouts with “loaded” gloves. But Pac insisted Miguel Cotto scale 145, and rumors have it he will ask his next foe, one Juan Manuel Marquez, a featherweight who unlike Manny never really grew out of the 126 lb. weight class to weigh between 143 and 145!
PAC NEEDS TO TACKLE 400 LB. GORILLA IN RING, NOT COURT! READ MORE…
Bethlehem, PA- While the name of the game is mixed martial arts, and when the name of your promotion is Strikeforce, you anticipate some action in the form of, well striking. Although strikes, (punches, kicks, knees etc.), were not null and void last night in Strikeforce’s Heavyweight Grand Prix, they didn’t come in abundance either; especially not to the satisfaction of the Dallas, Texas crowd, which I’ll address in a minute.
SEMI FINALS ARE NEXT & WILL BE BETTER!
Nonetheless, the second round of quarterfinal match-ups have finally taken place, albeit four months later, and as expected Alistair Overeem and Josh Barnett (pictured @ left) handled their business. However, it is the way they handled it that is being scrutinized, though I’m not exactly sure why? When you have two match-ups that feature a striker vs. grappler, the outcomes are to be expected.
STRIKEFORCE CHAMP NOW 10-0-1 IN LAST 11 SCRAPS
In the main event, Overeem (35-11, 14 KO’s 19 subs), the reigning Strikeforce heavyweight champion, tried to do his part and finish his opponent Fabricio Werdum (14-5-1, 4 KO’s 8 subs), but READ MORE…
New York, NY – To even the most “die hard” fan, this forthcoming weekend mainly consists of unknown “up and comers” looking to do there thing and make some noise. On the bright side, the hunger and desperation instilled within such fighters in these type of affairs usually result formula for fireworks. Let’s take a chronological look at the line up.
ESPN STARTS THE FIRE
As per usual, the popular fight series “ESPN Friday Night Fights” kicks off the boxing weekend. Each installment of the decorated series features news, analysis of upcoming bouts, interviews, celebrity guests offering insight into the world of boxing, and competitive scraps. This week’s card showcases heavy handed record padded Puerto Rican charge Kenny Galarza (14-1, 14 KOs) pitted against hapless scrapper and loser of three straight Irving Garcia (17-6-3, 8 KOs) over 10 or less rounds of jr middleweight (154) combat at the Roseland Ballroom in New York, NY, Friday at 9 PM ET on ESPN 2.
SHOWTIME OWNS THE WEEKEND WITH TWIN DOUBLE HEADERS
The critically acclaimed series “Shobox” delivers two explosive cards this weekend. First up: power punching madman Lateef Kayode (16-0, 14 KOs) takes on vastly experienced cruiserweight (200) journeyman Matt Godfrey (20-2, 10 KOs) over 10 proposed rounds of throw down from the Chumash Casino & Resort in Santa Ynez, California. Televised action begins with talented bantamweight (118) Chris Avalos (18-1, 15 KOs) taking on unbeaten pug Khabir Suleymanov (11-0, 5 KOs) Friday at 11 PM ET. Action continues the next day as undefeated ruthless banger Luis Orlando Del Valle (12-0, 10 KOs) looks for his 8th straight knockout READ MORE…
Chuck Minker
San Francisco, CA- A fortnight ago, my daughter Jacqueline Fernandez, an opinionated 21-year old headed for a life in the medical field, wrote an article entitled, “Boxing Is Fixed.” She attributed that to Blood Doping/EPO, Human Growth Hormone and Steroid usage. Although I am stealing her headline to an extent, the subject matter is different. In 1988, the current IBF 160 lb. champ Frank Tate, an Olympic Gold medal winner from 1984 had weight woes. His manager Bob Spagnola pleaded with the late Nevada Commission head Chuck Minker to allow Tate and his challenger Michael Nunn to weigh in the day before the fight.
MY TWO GOOD FRIENDS STARTED THIS READ MORE…
June 1,
1915: Mike Glover W 12 Matt Wells, Boston. Wins World Welterweight Title.
1928: Tommy Loughran W 15 Pete Latzo, Brooklyn. Retains World Light Heavyweight Title.
1935: Baltazar Sangchili W 15 Panama Al Brown, Valencia, Spain. Wins World Bantamweight Title. Sangchili ends the 6-year reign of the 5’ 11” Brown.
1941: Dean Chance born.
1963: Willie Pastrano W 15 Harold Johnson, Las Vegas. Wins World Light Heavyweight Title.
1964: Vicente Saldivar W 10 Ismael Laguna, Tijuana, MX.
1966: Fighting Harada W 15 Eder Jofre, Tokyo. Retains World Bantamweight Title. READ MORE…
Zab Judah
New York, NY- Jr. welterweight (140 lb.) champ, Amir Khan (25-1 17 KOs) is currently one of the U.K.’s biggest boxing stars and is scheduled to fight on July 23rd. But he is currently without an opponent as his championship counterpart Timothy Bradley has dropped out of the Khan sweepstakes to pursue other options. Khan, didn’t look great in his last fight against the game European, Paul McCloskey and probably needs better opponents and performances if he wants to continue to build his star power. Currently, the biggest name on Amir’s resume is a much less than prime Marco Antonio Barrera, and that wasn’t without controversy. The bottom line is he could really benefit with some fresher competition.
Amir Khan
Zab Judah (41-6 28 KOs) is a good choice as he has been engaging in an ongoing Twitter ‘beef’ with Khan and has indicated interest in facing Khan next. Judah knows that with Bradley out of the picture there are still options that Khan’s promotional company, Golden Boy are considering. They include Robert Guerrero and even the faded Erik Morales. But, even as both opponents are recognizable to fans, they honestly don’t pose the same threat or excitement as Judah. They are neither natural Jr. welterweights nor necessarily bigger live gate options than Zab. Morales is also coming off a loss to Marcos Maidana so it’s likely that team Khan is only looking at him as another soft touch.
NEW YORK VET WOULD BOOST KHAN’S STOCK VALUE READ MORE…
Manny Pacquiao
San Francisco, CA- Without a doubt, Manny Pacquiao has become “the darling” of the boxing world. Having risen from poverty to that of a multi millionaire, the Filipino Congressman has surpassed all expectations of even his most ardent followers. From 107 lbs., titles at 112, 122, 130, 135, 140, 154*, and now 147, there is no way you can sell him short. But in all honesty, in all of the aforementioned weight classes, Pacquiao has been never been the “undisputed” champion.
GREAT FIGHTERS OFTEN TAKE CURVY ROAD TO TOP
That doesn’t mean he is not a great fighter, as certainly his near 11 year run with only one defeat, which he avenged twice to Erik Morales, the man from General Santos City, is “Mr. Boxing.” But in his last three fights, Pacman, like it or not has “milked” that lofty position by fighting boxing’s version of The Three Stooges, Larry, Curly and Moe, Joshua Clottey, Antonio Margarito, and a fortnight ago, “Sugarless Shane” Mosley. Only the weight drained and pugilistic disgrace Margarito even made any attempt at winning.
MAYWEATHER’S BULL SPIT & MAYWEATHER’S REALITY READ MORE…
Bethlehem, PA- With a (28-4, 16 KO’s, 5 subs) record, UFC middleweight (185 lbs) champion Anderson ‘The Spider’ Silva is arguably the number one fighter in the world right now. Therefore, it’s safe to say he’s without question the best middleweight in the world; or is he? Or is he? The man who has slipped through the cracks is Bellator middleweight champion Hector ‘Lightning’ Lombard (29-2-1, 16 KO’s 6 subs), quite possibly Silva’s biggest threat at 185 pounds who is not in the UFC.
FIREPLUG CAN LIGHT YOU ON FIRE! READ MORE…
SHOWTIME SHOWS WARD DOMINATION OF ABRAHAM
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Andre Ward
Ward (24-0, 13 KOs) wins easily over Abraham (32-3, 26 KOs). Abraham came out aggressively and was even with Ward for the first three rounds. However, Ward picked up his pace in round four, which kept Abraham mostly on the defensive after that. Abraham tried to land desperation haymakers from round eight on, but it wasn’t enough as Ward was victorious by scores of 120-108, 118-110, and 118-111.
SLIM ASS ARREOLA A WINNER AS WELL
Chris Arreola, (234), Escondido, CA TKO 3 Nagy Aguilera, (238), Newburgh, NJ. Arreola (31-2, 27 KOs) absolutely destroys Aguilera (16-6, 11 KOs) in three devastating rounds. Arreola stunned Aguilera early in the first round, but Aguilera survived. Both fighters traded heavy punches in round two with Arreola getting the better of them. After Arreola stunned Aguilera early in round three he finally pinned Aguilera against the ropes, staggering him with a combination, prompting referee Raul Caiz Jr. to stop the bout at 1:58
Friday, May 13, 2011 READ MORE…
PREPONDERANCE OF EVIDENCE ENOUGH FOR ME
Superman Is Fiction
MANY THINK MANNY TOOK STEROIDS & THE LIKE
Look, this is not a subject that should be taken lightly. Being suspected of wrongdoing can be a heavy cross to bare. That being said, I find it hard to NOT believe that Manny Pacquiao has used Performance Enhancement Drugs. The king of all sport cheats, the now reformed Victor Conte of BALCO Labs fame, is the opinion that nobody can bulk up the way Pacquiao has on fish and rice alone. Now while I disagree on certain matters with Conte, personally I feel he is biting his tongue on the this and the Barry Bonds matter. Having personally watched Pacquiao grow from a skinny 122 lb. fighter personally to a 145 lb. monster, to me this is not from a diet of fish and rice.
SUPERMAN IS A COMIC BOOK EXCEPT IN THE PHILIPPINES READ MORE…