“He’s not getting up Jim, he’s not getting up!” Those were the words of Roy Jones with an iconic call on the December 8, 2012 HBO PPV telecast of Juan Manuel Marquez’s incredulous knockout of his biggest nemesis Manny Pacquiao. The historic knockout was the exclamation mark that cemented his standing as the 31st greatest…
Read MoreThey need to have a great fight to close this show. Though I have been entertained, I imagine many casual fans who bought this show need a good closer to feel that they spent their money wisely. I wouldn’t put it past these guys to end this show with a bang. Juan Diaz vs. Juan…
Read MoreDuan and I were chatting the other day and puzzled as to why HBO didn’t put a preview show together for the fight this weekend. Low and behold, I saw something on YouTube that looked to be a short one. What it looks like is that HBO Sports put together an online multi-part preview for…
Read MoreWith the big rematch set for the end of the month, HBO are giving us the chance to relive one of the best fights of last year in it’s entirety. Juan Diaz vs. Juan Manuel Marquez 28th of February 2009 Toyota Center, Houston, Texas Full Fight Marquez / Diaz 2 will be live from Las…
Read MoreThis is the last installment of our 2009 year end awards. Friend of FGB and great boxing blogger, Tim Starks joined us with his awards. Tim writes for The Queensberry Rules. Boxing Boxer Of The Year Big D – Manny Pacquiao Destroyed everybody and proved to be the biggest draw in the sport. Duan –…
Read MoreLast night was a tough one for my DVR. With UFC 107, HBO Boxing After Dark, and a Showtime boxing card all going on at right around the same time, my DVR nearly quit with me trying to figure out how I could watch or record all three. One of them had to lose out…
Read MoreBig D and I returned last night for FGB Radio. We were talked the Paulie Malignaggi vs. Juan Diaz decision, were joined by Eddy Zucko to discuss SummerSlam and how the Jeff Hardy vs. CM Punk angle played out, Bryan Danielson, talked the UFC 101 buyrate, the Fedor vs. Brett Rogers fight, and ended it…
Read MoreThere are three fights tonight that are expected to be pretty fun. Golden Boy phenom Daniel Jacobs is facing former Contender contestant Ishe Smith, while “The Ghost” Robert Guerrero faces Malcolm Klassen for his title. And in the main event, Houston’s own Juan Diaz is facing Paulie Malignaggi. I’m going to be live blogging the…
Read MoreEvery great pressure fighter in the history of boxing has excelled in either one of three prerequisites. Some of them, like Felix Trinidad, have had a bomb, a great hook, viagra4women-femaletabs.com straight right, or uppercut that could end a fight or alter an opponent’s strategy to their favor. Others, like Edwin Rosario, have had a…
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