Saturday night Mike Alvarado felt good. Why shouldn’t he? He was in front of his hometown fans at 1st Bank Center in Broomfield, Denver, Colorado.
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Bradley Wins, Marquez Loses Twice
HBO PPV viewers and the live crowd at the MGM Grand saw Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley out-box and out-fox Juan Manuel “Diaminta” Marquez twelve championship rounds for the welterweight championship.
Mayweather is Right About One Thing; Garcia vs. Matthysse Ending is a Surprise
Floyd “Money” Mayweather, Jr. or “The One” or TBE (the best ever) if you prefer, is right about being one of the best ever.
To get Money to Faint, You have to Feint
To get Floyd “Money” Mayweather, Jr. to faint, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez will have to feint. In boxing that means the aggressor has to make a quick movement to trick his clever opponent.
The Nightmare Arreola Takes Shape – 38-year-old Rafael Marquez can’t do it anymore
It’s not What You Think, It’s What You Feel That’s Important!
It goes like this….. You think a particular fighter will win a fight, because he is superior in several categories. He moves well, is quick on his feet with good balance.
Teddy & Tyson – A Few Words and a Hug
Mike Tyson, the former heavyweight champ of the world, who now is a boxing promoter, showed up ringside for ESPN’s season finale of Friday Night Fights.
Jhonny goes tap tap tap, then bam
Jhonny Gonzalez was supposed to be on the way down. After all, hadn’t he lost an 8th round TD to Daniel Ponce DeLeon, a fighter that Mares stopped?
Gil Clancy was right – Take Matters into Your Own Hands
Hall of fame trainer/manager/analyst Gil Clancy was fond of telling his fighters between rounds, “If he hits you low, hit him back low”.
Fonfara Wins, Excites Fans but Shows Flaw
More than fifty years ago Floyd Patterson fought Sonny Liston twice and got destroyed twice. Trainer Cus D’Amato didn’t want Floyd to fight Liston.