Two years after his brutal knockout at the hands of Manny Pacquiao, Ricky “Hitman” Hatton has formally announced his retirement. Sure, most of us aren’t going to forget the glass-eyed drop to the canvas of his last fight, but the Manchester madman had his moments – mugging Paulie Malignaggi in 2008, taking out Jose Luis [...]
The complete gallery from last night’s action-packed “Action Heroes” card in Las Vegas . . . |more|
From last night’s Paulie Malignaggi vs. Jose Miguel Cotto fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
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.” 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 [...]
“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 [...]
Slideshow of today’s media workouts at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas featuring Michael Katsidis, Robert Guerrero, Jose Miguel Cotto, Erik Morales, Marcos Maidana, James Kirkland, Paulie Malignaggi and Nobuhiro Ishida . . . |more|
Slideshow from yesterday’s grand arrivals in Las Vegas featuring Michael Katsidis, Robert Guerrero, Jose Miguel Cotto, Erik Morales, Marcos Maidana, James Kirkland, Paulie Malignaggi . . . |more|