GRID IRON..a cynic could suggest Dick Jauron has been a model of consistency in Buffalo, so why fire him now? He’s always been a lousy coach, a wrecker of talent and an intellectual dullard. During ten years of coaching at the NFL level Jauron has had one winning season. One. He wears his mediocrity like [...]
GRID IRON..the exceptional Pro Football Focus site ranks Cleveland’s Joe Thomas as the best left tackle in the game. Along with the Rams Steven Jackson, Thomas should go to the Pro Bowl despite playing on an abysmal squad…Atlanta Falcon QB Matt Ryan has ten interceptions in his past five games. Sophmore, meet your slump…it was always [...]
Vitali Klitschko vs. Manny Pacquiao? Can anyone else handle the Filipino superstar?
In a wonderful performance Manny Pacquiao firmly established his credentials as the number one pound for pound performer in the world. Cotto certainly didn’t disgrace himself, fighting bravely and executing the important aspects of his game plan. The shocker, the “twist”, was the surprising development [...]
“Let’s get this started,
An invitation to the Dance of Life,
This is Celebration”
-Veronica Louise Ciccone.
It’s fight night.
In Mordecai Richler’s “Barney’s Version” the protagonist, Barney Panofsky, uses past Montreal Canadien games as the catalyst to recall important moments in his life. I didn’t find it far fetched in the least, namely because boxing matches fulfill the same [...]
COTTO-PACQUIAO..the elements of Pacquiao’s strategy against Miguel Cotto can be inferred through the words of trainer Freddie Roach. 1) Pacquiao believes Cotto telegraphs his punches by dropping his hands. When Cotto’s hands start to dip, Pacquiao will initiate blazing combinations. 2) Pacquiao feels Cotto is vulnerable to his specialty, straight left hands. The punch that carved [...]
Oct 21st, 1995. A gym in Puerto Princesca City, the Philippines. Maybe a few dozen people gather to watch what appears to be a hopeless mismatch. A veteran fighter, Renato Mendones, months removed from a title shot, faces an 18 year old 7-0 novice flyweight. Mendones is an excellent boxer with a tight and refined [...]
PACQUIAO - COTTO..the fighters arrived in Las Vegas yesterday. An avalanche of Pacquiao money continues to overwhelm bookies, reportedly reducing the current price on Manny in some shops to a staggering -350. A price on Cotto of at least +250 should be easily obtainable, with a price as generous as + 280 no longer out of the [...]
PACQUIAO-COTTO…while so many aspects of our life are ruined by political correctness and timidity, the realm of pugilism remains an oasis of free spirited argument and discussion. Boxing personalities are eager to put their opinion on the record as part of the festivities before a big fight. It is refreshing and makes for thoroughly compelling [...]
It was one of those weekends that leaves you punchy and in desperate need of exercise and nutrition. I took in the Breeders Cup, a heavyweight fight, two hockey games, the Manchester United-Chelsea match, NASCAR and three NFL games. Very productive, I know.
Highlight, without question, was the brilliant play of Jonas Gustavsson Saturday night for [...]
Oh, no, girlfriend, no you don’t! No you don’t spend a year galloping around a plastic track against the same tired foes and then, on the basis of a win over two turfers, get to call yourself Horse of the Year. No. You. Don’t.
Bring that sacred cow east. Bring her to the dirt.
Bring her to [...]
