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Champion or Chump, we’ll soon find out if Devin Haney has what it takes
In the world of boxing, promoting your career can be tricky and you can’t get yourself involved in anything your coach/mentor would call a distraction. It’s all about staying focused, staying on point! Never, ever, miss a workout, shorten a rest period, eat poorly or miss an opportunity to learn from the grandmasters whether on […]
Cornermen’s last bell, a tribute to Ferdie Pacheco and Rafael Garcia
Once again, ex-NFL kicker, sportscaster, writer, stand-up comic, ring announcer, et cetera, etc. Benny Ricardo has written a great article. This one is in tribute to two of the wonderful people he had the good fortune of knowing. One, Rafael Garcia, who grew up in Puebla, Mexico and the other, Fernand Pacheco who was born in […]
McGregor vs Mayweather, the show of shows
Some people claimed it was just going to be a repeat of the Holly Holm destruction of Rhonda Rousey even though that fight, won by Holm, ended with a leg kick. Saturday’s highly anticipated meeting between MMA fighter, Conor McGregor and Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr. was further proof that the two sports are as different […]
Three local gunslingers back in action: Johnson, McKinney & Van Soest
What can you say about the 29-year-old, 5’9” Dashon Johnson (Boxing 22-21-3, 7 KOs, MMA 9-2, 5 KOs) from Escondido, other than it’s like this local phenom is following a movie script, a bigger-than-life, ready for the silver screen storyline, that will have viewers on the edge of their seats. Johnson recently wrote: “God is so […]
On Friday, February 24th, we had choices: live boxing at Pechanga or Tijuana or watch at home
On Friday evening, February 24th, local boxing fans had a plethora of choices. They could have headed north for 61 miles to the Pechanga Resort & Casino to see a live Boxing show promoted by Showtime Championship Boxing and boxing great Floyd Mayweather Jr. or they could have simply sat at home and waited to […]