Trainer Tuesday: Daniel Jacobs has a three-headed beast in his corner
They say too many cooks spoil the broth, but how many is too many, really? And who are “they?” You ever been to a big, fancy restaurant with just one cook? It’s probably lousy. That poor cook is going to fall way behind trying to whip up sauces and grill steaks at the same time.
The Screen Science: In honor of ‘Southpaw,’ Sergio Mora names his top boxing movies
With Jake Gyllenhaal’s “Southpaw” coming out in theaters today, it’s the first of what promises to be a big run for boxing movies. Slated for later this year are the biopics “Bleed for This” about former two-division champion Vinny Pazienza and “Creed,” the latest in the deathless “Rocky” series. Next year brings the Roberto Duran biopic “Hands of Stone,” with Robert De Niro playing Duran’s trainer Ray Arcel.
B.J. Flores can break down your game, or just break you down
Suit and tie, side of the ring, firing off smart, insightful commentary like he’s firing off precision punches, it’s easy to settle in with B.J. Flores, the analyst, when you listen to him broadcast NBC fights.
B.J. Flores puts opponents in danger in his Greatest Hits
El Peligroso? B.J. Flores is certainly a dangerous man. Just ask Jose Luis Herrera, Nick Iannuzzi and Darnell Wilson. That trio of wins comprises an easy victory, an against-all-odds decision and a fighter who ran into a buzzsaw as an angry Flores came off the lone loss of his career in his Greatest Hits.
Carl Frampton mulls next move, weight class
By Monday, Carl Frampton was on his way back to Belfast, Northern Ireland, his time in the United States having drawn to a close. He took away with him a win, Saturday’s unanimous decision over a game Alejandro Gonzalez Jr., but he also took away a big question that will take some time to answer—namely, is his future at 122 pounds, or will he move up to 126?
Carl Frampton weathers a brutal storm to outpoint Alejandro Gonzalez Jr.
The two men who had battered each other for 12 rounds—and had the carved-up, swollen faces to prove it—stood across from each other Saturday night in a locker room at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas.
Chris Arreola comes away with majority draw against Fred Kassi
Chris Arreola is no stranger to making an early statement in his fights. And Saturday night at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas, it looked like Fred Kassi was waiting for it.
Carl Frampton's fans travel well to see their man make weight
You could be forgiven if you thought you were in some Belfast pub instead of a hotel ballroom in El Paso, Texas, on Friday. The crowd worked itself up as first one, then another fighter from Barry McGuigan’s Cyclone Promotions took the scales for fights on Saturday’s card from the Don Haskins Center, which will air live on CBS (4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT).
