Francisco+Vargas Entries

Entries tagged with "Francisco+Vargas":

“Money” Canelo Makes The World Go ‘Round – August 16th, 2018
Golden Boy’s failed lawsuit against Al Haymon and Haymon Boxing showed just how incredibly reliant they are on Alvarez’s star power…
Lomachenko is a Victim of Boxing Business – May 14th, 2018
Lomachenko could be an Ali without a Frazier, a Leonard without a Duran—a genius without true opposition…
Rod Salka: Poster Boy for Racist Impotence – April 15th, 2018
Decked out in his President Trump-loving “America 1st” trunks, Salka was delivering a race-based message to the boxing world…
Vargas Scales The Wall – April 13th, 2018
It’s all fun and games, until you realize, in politics, unlike an SNL skit, language and leadership have consequences…
What to Watch: April 13-15 – April 11th, 2018
Join me as I break down which of the week's televised fights are most interesting and why. Here's this week's rundown…
Boxing TV Schedule: Week of February 4-10 – February 7th, 2018
WBC super featherweight champion Miguel Berchelt defends his title against Maxwell Awuku in Cancun, Mexico…
Boxing TV Schedule: Week of December 3-December 9 – December 6th, 2017
Loma vs. Rigo is a great fight that everyone who loves the artistry of the sport should thoroughly enjoy…
HBO Boxing is Bottoming Out – November 2nd, 2017
When Peter Nelson, a former boxing writer, was named Executive Vice President of HBO Sports in 2015, it was hailed as the dawning of a new day…
Vasyl Lomachenko—Such High Praise – August 8th, 2017
After he turned professional in 2013, "Hi-Tech" waited only seven months until he was given his first shot at a world title…
Gamboa vs. Lopez—Finally? – July 20th, 2017
There may have been a better time for a bout between them, but it also makes a whole lot of sense now. It could be a make or break bout…
Berchelt and Miura Make Weight – July 15th, 2017
There's enough proof in the pudding to assure us that Saturday night in L.A. will be a fine one for boxing indeed…
Berchelt vs. Miura—Good For What's Ailed Us – July 11th, 2017
The Fabulous Forum in Inglewood will play host to an HBO televised clash of rough and rugged combatants…
The July Mailbag – June 28th, 2017
The nine fights from the De La Hoya bout saw huge pay-per view numbers. Since then the numbers have steadily declined…
WBC Press Release – May 12th, 2017
The WBC released its quarterly report on each division. It also announced upcoming fights and confirmed dates…
Ted the Bull’s Annual Boxing Awards for 2016 – December 23rd, 2016
Asked how he would like to be remembered, Ali said, “As a man who never sold out his people…if that's too much, then just a good boxer…”
Boxing Is Alive & Well – December 1st, 2016
Boxing is here to stay. Much like any other sport, it has its stumbles, but the sport itself is too strong to wither away and die…
Imagining the Professional WSB – October 3rd, 2016
The draft is introduced to help the weaker nations and has two rounds where any boxer who does not represent a country competing can be picked...
The Ring Names Fury Fighter of the Year – January 11th, 2016
Despite the time devoted to making the right year-end selections, the awards usually end up validating the consensus choice…
Gennady Golovkin Captures Boxing.com Fighter of the Year Award – January 5th, 2016
Golovkin was the clear favorite of our readers and writers as he romped away from Roman Gonzalez, Floyd Mayweather Jr., and Viktor Postol…
Takashi Miura vs. Francisco Vargas – December 8th, 2015
On November 21, 2015, at the Mandalay Bay Event Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on the Cotto vs. Canelo undercard, WBC World super featherweight champion Takashi Miura, from Tokyo, Japan, fought Francisco Vargas, from Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, in the fifth defense of his title. Miura was 29-2-2…
One Fight, Two Careers Destroyed – September 4th, 2015
Neither was ever the same again. Let’s hope and pray that their ring deterioration does not extend beyond the ring…
Opportunity Knocks For Wild Will – March 10th, 2015
“You put me in with an average fighter I’m going to fight average, you put me in with a great fighter, I’m going to fight great…”
Crawford vs. Beltran Preview – November 27th, 2014
“He’s going to come forward. He’s going to try to make it an ugly fight. He’s going to try to press the action…”
The Week That Was (Dec. 9-15, 2013) – December 16th, 2013
With the loss, Broner can now stop the nonsense of calling himself heir to the throne of Floyd Mayweather, who’s in a different league entirely…
PPV vs. Showtime: No Brainer – September 12th, 2012
Run from the Border – April 20th, 2012
In his last four fights, Abner Mares has fought three of the top bantamweight fighters in the world and logged a total of 48 rounds of action…