I do weird things while (only technically, it appears) on vacation. Like, for example, wonder if the sport of boxing is alive and wonder if Duncanville fighter Luis Yanez is well.
The answer: Yes. And Yes.
A lil' boxing birdie whispered to me this morning that Yanez - who flamed out amidst much controversy at last summer's Olympics - will make his professional boxing debut during a six-fight card February 20 at American Airlines Center.
There will be a Jan. Dec. 30 press conferen
Kid isn't old enough to drink. But he's old enough to turn pro.Went out to east Dallas last week to spend some quality time with the only Olympic boxer in the history of Dallas, Luis Yanez.
The kid is immensely cocky, tiny - would you believe 5-foot-4 and around 118 pounds? - and has the world by the short hairs. You'll want to hate him, but you'll wind up loving him. Here, read for yourself.
Yanez fights as a pro for the first time Friday night at AAC. I'll be there. You?
If you hav
Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End:
*At the risk of ruffling more Ticket feathers, the station treated one of its first-time, long-timers like shit rudely during its recent gaggle of 15th anniversary celebrations. The way I remember it, Mark Elfenbein was one of the station's original voices. Pretty sure he's been doing weekends for the full 15 years. He's even hosting their Mavs post-game show this season. Considering that loyalty
Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End:
*Sorry to rain on Skip Bayless' - what, 14-year? - crusade, but Troy Aikman ain't gay. Went to the Pro Bowl and hung out with Aikman in Honolulu in '93. Lotsa drinks. LotsaLotsa hula girls. Guaranteed that Aikman "signed autographs" for more women that week than Bayless ever befriended black Cowboys. And, despite numerous pleas from various females one night, the quarterback&nb
