new maturity level for rios
After trading theatrics following a lengthy staredown (below), challenger Brandon “Whack Whack” Rios proceeded to show WBA Lightweight Champ Miguel Costa how he pleasures himself – not once, but twice...
View ArticleTop shots: “bam bam” makes rubble of acosta
Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios celebrates victory over Miguel Acosta to win the WBA world lightweight title, last night at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas. Rios weathered a tough first few rounds but wore...
View Articlegigantic gallery: rios vs. acosta
Wham, ‘Bam Bam’, thank you, ma’am: Gigantic gallery from last night’s Top Rank card at the Palms in Las Vegas – Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios dethrones Miguel Acosta, Mike Lee, Jesse Magdaleno, Aaron Garcia,...
View Articlecotto, mayorga arrive (re-arrive) in vegas
Tell me that I have to shoot Miguel Cotto out of the ring and I might wince. Shoot a guy who hardly ever smiles or drops his deadpan expression? Who wears his sunglasses indoors, keeps his headphones...
View Articlea nu yawk bout in vegas
“It’s a great, great New York fight,” was how Top Rank boss Bob Arum put Saturday night’s co-main event in Las Vegas . . . |more|
View Articletrainers talk cotto vs. mayorga
It’s a rarity, finding yourself at a roundtable discussion with opposing trainers who not only agree on most points, essentially, but are not unrealistic about their fighter’s chance of victory . . ....
View Articlecotto-mayorga postfight coverage
If there’s ever been a stare colder than the one given Ricardo Mayorga at the many pre-fight events this last week, it was the one given Antonio Margarito by Miguel Cotto at last night’s post-fight...
View Articlefirst shots: zbikowski, vazquez win
First shots from the Tommy Zbikowski vs. Richard Bryan and Miguel Vazquez vs. Lenny Zappavigna fights on the Cotto-Mayorga card.
View Articlefull gallery: cotto vs. mayorga
Full gallery from last night’s Cotto vs. Mayorga card in Las Vegas . . . |more|
View Articlepacman, mosley arrive in vegas
I’m pretty sure there were four “Sugar” Shane Mosley fans in the horde of half a thousand fans who packed the main lobby at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Actually, I’m positive there were four, because...
View Articlemares – agbeko officially announced
From today’s press conference at the Hard Rock in Las Vegas: Golden Boy and Don King officially announced the Aug. 13 bantamweight showdown between undefeated Abner Mares and Joseph “King Kong”...
View Articlemares, agbeko work out
Go to a Abner Mares and Joseph Agbeko workout, leave with a shot of heavyweight Eric Molina. No, I did get plenty of shots of Mares and Agbeko, but this is the shot I liked best. For more shots, check...
View Articleagbeko, mares war tonight
Okay, so only a handful of fight fans crammed into the Hard Rock’s Lounge to watch yesterday’s uneventful weigh-in. Tonight’s bantamweight showdown between Joseph “King Kong” Agbeko and Abner Mares...
View Articlestrikeforce at the palms
Sometimes the most boring fights on the planet can produce decent shots. Shouldn’t be that way. Crap fights should translate to crap photos. But at last night’s Strikeforce Challengers show at the...
View Articleagbeko-mares: this look said it all
Postfight pick: Thought this shot summed it all up at last night’s post-fight presser. For more shots of last night’s postfight action . . . |more|
View Articlemares win marred, king kong’s jewel’s crushed
What could’ve been remembered as a classic will now be recalled as a controversy. In a battle of bantams to determine a co-king at 118 or a No. 1 to the recognized ruler – Nonito Donaire, of course –...
View Articlebare bones workouts at bones adams
With only two of four fighters willing to oblige the media, at today’s (so-called) media workouts held at Bones Adams’ Gym in Las Vegas, Sharif “The Lion” Bogere, Francisco Contreras, Francisco...
View Articlefight coverage: Mares-DeLeon, Santa Cruz-Munoz, Rosado-Love
“MayDay” undercard coverage in Vegas In what should cement him a high pound-for-pound ranking, and the man to beat in the 120s, three-division world champ Abner Mares, 26-0-1, 14 Kos, moved up to 126...
View Articlefight coverage: mayweather vs. guerrero
Not a “Ghost” of a chance with Mayweather: Ringside by Chris Cozzone Thirty-six-year-old Floyd “Money” Mayweather may yet grow old. But last night was not his time to do so. Needing just two rounds to...
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