Richard Sherman & The Madden Curse
Sport is littered with superstition. We, as fans, and the media in general, are always willing to attribute events to fate, destiny or curses rather than pure chance. Every sport has its own history of...
View ArticleFloyd Mayweather And This Week In Boxing
Michael McCarthy looks at how Floyd Mayweather claimed a unanimous decision victory on Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, in a fight that was entertaining at times but overall, a predictable...
View ArticlePaul Smith & This Week In Boxing
Boxing’s seemingly unique ability to shoot itself in the foot was on full display on Saturday night in Kiel, Germany as Arthur Abraham retained his WBO super-middleweight title against Liverpool’s Paul...
View ArticleEverything You Need To Know About Manny Pacquiao’s Boxing Style
Michael McCarthy breaks down the style of Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao, as he takes on Floyd Mayweather in the biggest fight of his career. Stance: Southpaw Style: Unorthodox attack, aggressive...
View ArticleEverything You Need to Know About Floyd Mayweather’s Boxing Style
Following on from our insight into Manny Pacquiao’s boxing style, Michael McCarthy discusses the style of his upcoming opponent – undefeated Floyd Mayweather. Stance: Orthodox Style: Defensive...
View ArticleMayweather vs Pacquiao – Big Fight Breakdown & Prediction
Part of the beauty of the sport of boxing is its unpredictability. Long-time HBO commentator and one-time Floyd Mayweather nemesis Larry Merchant would often call the sport the “theatre of the...
View ArticleFive NFL First Round Draft Takeaways
Michael McCarthy takes us through five things to take away from the first round of this year’s NFL draft. 5. Chip Kelly is a Seinfeld fan I like Chip Kelly. I have no idea if he’s a genius who will...
View ArticleLong Read: The Complex Legacy Of Floyd Mayweather
Last Saturday night, Floyd Mayweather delivered another display of near-faultless defensive boxing. By comprehensively defeating the one fighter many claimed to be his equal, Mayweather cemented his...
View ArticleWhat is Dead May Never Die – The True State Of Boxing
Death remains one of the most poorly understood aspects of life. Omnipresent, inevitable and yet mystifying, death has puzzled great minds for millennia. It should therefore come as no surprise that...
View ArticleThe Next Generation Series: The Heavyweights
The land of the giants has long been boxing’s glamour division. Throughout history heavyweight kings like Joe Louis, Muhammed Ali and Mike Tyson have ruled boxing and commanded the attention of the...
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