From last night’s huge upset at the MGM: Nobuhiro Ishida upsets James Kirkland in one round.
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postfight coverage: guerrero, ishida
Sunday, April 10th, 2011
In much the same way most of press row will be dining on crow all week, having earmarked the return of Erik Morales something closer to a funeral than the epic battle it turned out to be, the campy billing of “Action Heroes” had most of us rolling our eyes . . . |more|
thank god for paulie malignaggi
Friday, April 8th, 2011
“Thank God for Paulie Malignaggi.” Never thought I’d be saying those words. But on a card billed as “Action Heroes,” seven of eight fighters to be televised on tomorrows’ HBO PPV-televised card failed to add an ounce of drama to their respective showdowns. That is, except for the “Magic Man,” Paulie Malignaggi, who showed up [...]
presser coverage
Thursday, April 7th, 2011
“Who do ya like?” It’s a common enough question in the fight biz, but when it comes to “Action Heroes,” I tend to take it a different way. Instead of picking winners and losers, I take the likeability angle, for there ain’t an unlikeable guy on the card. Whether you’re talking about a stand-up and [...]
maidana, guerrero, kirkland work out in vegas
Tuesday, March 29th, 2011
Marcos Maidana, Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero and James Kirkland put on a show at the Pound 4 Pound Boxing Gym in Las Vegas today in preparation of their April 9 showdowns on the Golden Boy-promoted “Action Heroes” card at the MGM Grand, live on HBO PPV . . . |more|