Alas, after a few weeks of one-sided fights and meaningless alphabelt face-offs, June 13 can’t come sooner. For my Boriqua friends and many others, the day will be a festive moment, landing on the eve of the Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York City. For my fellow boxing fans, it represents an annual show at Madison Square Garden, […]
Archives for May 2009
On The Surface, Juan Urango Is A Good Test For Andre Berto
On the surface, Juan "Iron Twin" Urango (21-1-1, 16 KOs) appears to be an excellent test for the fast-rising Andre Berto (24-0, 19 KOs) in their upcoming WBC welterweight title fight. Urango has faced good competition in Mike Arnaoutis (D 12), Ricky Hatton (L 12) and Herman Ngoudjo (W 12). He has a good knockout ratio (70%). And he’ll be fighting […]
From PunchOut!! To Fight Night Round 4, Mike Tyson Returns
I'm writing this post because my boy Diallo asked me to. I'm glad that he did. I'm not into video games like I used to be, but after visiting EA Sports' Fight Night promotional site and watching a pre-fight simulation of Pacquiao vs Hatton on ESPN.COM, I now understand why he told me to write a post about Fight Night […]
Wake Me When It Is Over: Chagaev And Valuev Meet Again
First off, I’d like to apologize to my readers for my often negative posts about upcoming fights that do not interest me. But I hope you respect my honesty. Simply put, this heavyweight matchup makes Dawson-Tarver II seem like Holyfield-Tyson II in terms of anticipation. Why do I feel this way? The challenger Nikolay Valuev (50-1, 34 KOs) is […]