Stories tagged with "mario santiago"

Bad Left Hook Divisional Rankings Update

by SC on Oct 18, 2009 7:54 AM EDT

Now that everything's in one place, it'll be easier to do quick and dirty updates to the BLH boxing rankings, and I figure after most weekends we'll have something to change here or there. This could ...

Rankings Update: Featherweight

by SC on Jul 22, 2009 8:09 AM EDT

May 15 was the last time we did the feathers, and a couple things have shifted around. I think this format is what we'll stick to as it makes it easier to make smaller changes. Note: I originally forg...

Maidana stops Ortiz in war, Ortiz leaves questions about his future

by SC on Jun 27, 2009 11:13 PM EDT

Marcos Maidana stopped Victor Ortiz in the sixth round of a junior welterweight war, but the biggest story of the night may have come from Ortiz's post-fight interview. After essentially quitting in t...

Rocky Juarez sorts out any confusion about not fighting Mario Santiago

by SC on Jun 25, 2009 6:33 AM EDT

Featherweight contender Rocky Juarez has decided to explain his reasoning for not fighting Mario Santiago, the Puerto Rican southpaw offered up as a replacement opponent for the ill Chris John on Satu...

Rocky Juarez turns down Mario Santiago, won't fight on Saturday

by SC on Jun 24, 2009 6:27 AM EDT

Featherweight contender Rocky Juarez was offered a fight with Puerto Rico's Mario Santiago as a replacement for his scrapped rematch with Chris John on Saturday night (HBO Boxing After Dark), but turn...

Ranking the Featherweights: May 15, 2009

by SC on May 15, 2009 1:34 PM EDT

The 126-pound division may not be the glory weight it once was, but I think this is still a damn solid top ten. Biggest problem is that few of the top dogs in the division are exciting. 1. Chris Joh...

Dan's Notes, Our Thoughts: January 16

by SC on Jan 16, 2009 9:49 PM EST

Dan Rafael's Notebook is one of our most invaluable sources for boxing news and solid rumors, and if you don't already read it every week, you should. Since he always breaks at least three or four int...

Bad Left Hook's Top 20 Fights of 2008: The Snubbed

by SC on Dec 26, 2008 8:21 PM EST

The real post with the top 20 fights of 2008 -- in my silly opinion, naturally -- will be coming along within the next couple of days. First, though, I wanted to list some notable bouts that didn't ma...

Luevano-Santiago II just might happen

by SC on Jul 1, 2008 1:46 PM EDT

A rematch between WBO featherweight titleholder Steven Luevano and Mario Santiago is possible, according to BoxingScene.com's Mark Vester, who says that Santiago has petitioned the WBO for an imm...