Boxing

Friday Night is Alright for Fighting

Floyd Mayweather is Both Champ and Chump. And Larry Merchant is My New Hero.

  These days give me a good UFC card over a boxing match, but Saturday night was quite the intriguing spectacle inside the squared ring. Getting his ass whipped early by Floyd Mayweather, seems Victor Ortiz resorted to a head-butt. But then, after what looked like a kiss to Mayweather's& ... More >>

Entourage: Fitting Finale or Farewell Flop?

​I dunno, last Sunday night's finale to HBO's Entourage was a little too tidy for me. Vince finally got the girl. Eric was back with Sloan. Ari was reconciling with Mrs. Ari. Drama's show was a go and even Turtle was a trim, fit millionaire. What the what?!  I guess I prefer my bre ... More >>

Will Mexicans Ever Return to Mexico to Make it Better, and Do They Hate Manny Pacquiao?

​I dunno, last Sunday night's finale to HBO's Entourage was a little too tidy for me. Vince finally got the girl. Eric was back with Sloan. Ari was reconciling with Mrs. Ari. Drama's show was a go and even Turtle was a trim, fit millionaire. What the what?!  I guess I prefer my bre ... More >>

Manny Pacquiao, oblivious to our losing football team, brings a winner to Cowboys Stadium.

​I dunno, last Sunday night's finale to HBO's Entourage was a little too tidy for me. Vince finally got the girl. Eric was back with Sloan. Ari was reconciling with Mrs. Ari. Drama's show was a go and even Turtle was a trim, fit millionaire. What the what?!  I guess I prefer my bre ... More >>

Pacquiao d. Margarito: My Top 10 Observer-ations

​10. First couple of rounds I actually thought Antonio Margarito had a chance against Manny Pacquiao. Margarito charged ahead and threw bigger punches. But the end result of most of the center-ring skirmishes was him running into a swarm of gnats. The cumulative effect proved catastrophi ... More >>

Deathmatch in the Death Star

​10. First couple of rounds I actually thought Antonio Margarito had a chance against Manny Pacquiao. Margarito charged ahead and threw bigger punches. But the end result of most of the center-ring skirmishes was him running into a swarm of gnats. The cumulative effect proved catastrophi ... More >>

Do You Believe in Miracles ... Ye ... Well, Do You?

I was playing catch on a lazy Friday afternoon, warming up for a chilly practice as a sophomore second baseman on Duncanville High School's baseball team when our coach came running out of the field house: "We did it! We beat the Russians!!" Was an upset last night when the U.S. beat Canada, 5-3, ... More >>

Luis Yanez Pisses Off Some More Folks

​Last time we saw Duncanville Olympic boxer Luis Yanez he was mending fences, winning fights and building a professional career while re-building his reputation. Whoops. Turns out the snotty-nose brat who got crossways with U.S. Olympic Boxing is at it again, this time acting the fool enough ... More >>

Boxing's Worst Nightmare Comes to Dallas

​Okay, I'm sucked in. Not to the point of eating Creatine cupcakes, stocking my closet with Affliction T-shirts and putting Newy Scruggs in an arm bar, but I'm intrigued enough by the sport of Mixed Martial Arts that I'm journeying to American Airlines Center Saturday night for UFC 103. ... More >>

Tyson Delivers a Powerful Blow

​Okay, I'm sucked in. Not to the point of eating Creatine cupcakes, stocking my closet with Affliction T-shirts and putting Newy Scruggs in an arm bar, but I'm intrigued enough by the sport of Mixed Martial Arts that I'm journeying to American Airlines Center Saturday night for UFC 103. ... More >>

Re: FYI, Read This ASAP. OMG!

The following is a prime example of my curse here on Earth. A fleeting thought sprouts into a mild observation, only to bloom into a thesis that eventually flourishes into a blog item with sports branches. My apologies ... Got a text the other day, the salutation of which was LOL ... More >>

Is Dallas Boxer Luis Yanez a Future World Champion or Just a Suburban Myth?

He was an Olympic disappointment, but with his first pro fight on Friday, Yanez is out to prove he's the real deal.

On the Eve of the Olympics, How Things Have Changed for Luis Yanez

He was an Olympic disappointment, but with his first pro fight on Friday, Yanez is out to prove he's the real deal.

Dallas Boxer is Chasing the Gold Ring

Luis Yanez is ready to take on the world

Oak Cliff Boxer Was a Knock-Out at Golden Gloves Title Fight

Luis Yanez is ready to take on the world

At 19 (Almost), Duncanville Fighter Is (Already) USA Boxing's Brightest Young Rising Star

Luis Yanez is ready to take on the world

Hatley One Step -- and Punch -- Closer to Making U.S. Olympic Team After Weekend Win

Luis Yanez is ready to take on the world

Fightin' For a Spot

Luis Yanez is ready to take on the world

Take a Meander with Evander?

Luis Yanez is ready to take on the world

Fight Club

The first rule about Evander Holyfield's age is that you do not talk about Evander Holyfield's age

Worth the Weight

The first rule about Evander Holyfield's age is that you do not talk about Evander Holyfield's age

Down for the Count

Evander Holyfield attempts an unlikely comeback

The Real Deal Needs to Quit. Really.

Evander Holyfield attempts an unlikely comeback

Some Fight Left

Evander Holyfield attempts an unlikely comeback

A Real Knockout

Fight Night Round 3 comes out a winner, despite taking punches.

The One That Got Away

In a Lancaster gym, Greg Hatley is raising boxing champions, but the best fighter he ever saw isn't among them

Broke, But Not Broken

With Cinderella Man, Ron Howard finally scores a knockout

Cruiserweight

Secret Weaponry (Heinous/Doghouse Records)

Strike a Pose

Get bendy at Bishop Arts Pilates/Yoga

Ropes a Dope

Meg Ryan may be looking to mature, but her new boxing movie goes down for the count

Doctor's In

It's easy being green

A Girl Named Suicide

Texas' Valerie Mahfood--last seen getting clobbered by Laila Ali--could change the pretty face of women's boxing

Clay Feet

Ali lands a few solid blows, but, sadly, it's no knockout

Bull Rush

For Jesus Chavez, the joy isn't the fight--it's being back in the ring

A Real Bangfest

Pounded by state regulators and rabbit-punched by promoters, the gladiators at Fighter's House struggle for legitimacy

Knockdown

Top-ranked boxer Jesus "El Matador" Chavez pummels opponents in the ring, but he's losing his biggest fight against a real heavyweight -- the INS

Sweet Jesus

"El Matador" could be a contender, but for the INS

Rubberneckin'

Leap-frogging through history with the Toadies

The good fight

Thirty years ago, Curtis Cokes was the world-champion welterweight. Now, he trains young boxers and just wants to be recognized in his hometown.

Babes in Boyland

Her left hook is suspect, but Darla Johnson is a knockout. Ring rats at The Nuway Athletic Club think there should be more boxers just like her.