mondays with boxers Stories - Bad Left Hook
Mondays with Boxers: November 17, 2008
The weather outside is frightful, dudes. I am a huge, huge fan of Christmas, so I'm getting psyched. This may come as no surprise, but I'm a huge dork. YOUR DREAMS WERE YOUR TICKET OUT "It's all about getting your confidence back up. The more fights you win, the more confidence you get. I feel...
Mondays with Boxers: November 10, 2008
It's a retiring kind of week in the world of boxing, even though it looks like at least one of the subjects won't be giving up the ghost. WELL IT'S ALRIGHT, RIDING AROUND IN THE BREEZE "When I had him down, I had two plans. I couldn't make up my mind. I wanted to go at him, and then I didn't...
Mondays with Boxers: November 3, 2008
Welcome to November, friends! I'll be watching the second 24/7 episode for Calzaghe-Jones on demand later because I missed it last night, and I'll do a "live" thing like last week for that. I'm also working on a feature article sort of thing for the Calzaghe-Jones PPV. For now, enjoy the quotes, of...
Mondays with Boxers: October 27, 2008
Couldn't not have a major controversy this year, could we? I BRAKE FOR MONSTER BUTE "Oh, yes." -- super middleweight contender Librado Andrade, asked by Showtime's Steve Farhood if he thought he was robbed of a victory on Saturday night "He was completely out." -- Andrade "The fight was 30...
Tuesdays with Boxers: October 21, 2008
OK, a day late, but we'll all survive. It's Bernard's week. IT'S YOUR THING, BERNARD "I think this was my best performance -- better than Tarver, better than Trinidad, better than Oscar. I am extremely happy tonight. Ninety percent of the media picked Pavlik. I always appreciate naysayers. That...
Mondays with Boxers: October 13, 2008
FLOYD + CHAD, 2GETHER 4EVER "He told me this is a gladiator sport and it can go any way. Floyd said, 'Be yourself, you're the better fighter.'" -- Chad Dawson on receiving a pre-fight call from Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (ESPN) "Floyd told him he was the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world....
Mondays with Boxers: October 6, 2008
Frank Warren: stealing the show. Plus Erik Morales and Dan Goossen prove delusional! Oh, and Chad Dawson is getting awesome. FRANKTV, AGAIN "He would regularly pull out of fights at short notice for reasons he felt were valid. But it left me to sort out the mess with opponents furious and TV...
Mondays with Boxers: September 29, 2008
The week in which Shane Mosley's age-hampered skills start being questioned, Vitali and Big Sam talk wood chopping, Roy Jones declares himself the greatest American fighter to ever live, and Vernon Forrest spares us all a third fight with Sergio Mora. SUGAR RUSH "If they let Shane Mosley fight...
Mondays with Boxers: September 22, 2008
Kind of a bare week, to be honest. You take the good, you take the bad, you take 'em both and there you have the facts of life. DON'T FORGET ABOUT MOUSEVILLE... "[Tarver is] definitely past his prime. Look at his last three performances. They speak for themselves." -- Chad Dawson, on upcoming...
Tuesdays with Boxers: The Special Edition
OK, so I missed yesterday. What can I say? I'm dumb, and this feature is still new. I can't decide my favorite part. Is it Ray Mercer's delusion, or Oliver Harrison's inner torment? AND NEW LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD... "I figured this would be a tough fight to the end, but I was the more...
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