This weekend is lighter in terms of boxing but as always there are fun fights to talk about. We have Jaime Munguia fight on DAZN and the return of Welterweight Champ Keith “One Time” Thurman on FOX. Here is my preview and predictions. Saturday January 26 Who: Jaime Munguia vs. Takeshi Inoue Where: Toyota Center, Houston, TX When: 9:00ET/6:00PT How: DAZN Implications: This is another … Continue reading Boxing Preview 1/26
The UFC put on an awesome show for the first ESPN+ broadcast, I am here to break down all the meaningful fights of the cards. I am going to do this in a different way than the boxing cards because I think this will be a little more fun. Here are my ten thoughts on UFC Brooklyn. Henry Cejudo is a monster and is a … Continue reading Ten Thoughts: UFC Brooklyn
Huge weekend filled with fights and upsets, I hope everyone enjoyed! Friday January 18 – DAZN The DAZN card on Friday at the HULU Theatre at MSG, was entertaining and had some very historical significance. Starting with Amanda Serrano, she beat Eva Voraberger to become a 7 weight champion. Serrano blasted her with a left hook to the body after about 32 seconds and Voraberger … Continue reading Boxing Recap 1/18-1/19
When Zuffa sold the UFC to WME for 4 billion dollars (yes with a B) fans knew the next important domino was a new tv contract. That came in the form of a 1 billion dollar tv deal with none other than the worldwide leader in sports, ESPN. And this weekend marks the debut of the world leader in MMA to showcase their athletes on … Continue reading MMA Preview 1/19
Huge Fight Weekend coming up, we have Boxing on all platforms: ESPN, DAZN, and Showtime PPV. I am diving deep into these cards so I hope you enjoy! Friday January 18 Who: Bryant Jennings vs. Oscar Rivas Where: Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, NY When: 9:30ET/6:30PT How: ESPN+ Implications: So this is an interesting heavyweight battle between an older former title challenger and a young … Continue reading Boxing 1/18-1/19
This weekend was very low key in terms of fights, however there were a couple very fun Boxing matches that I would like to Highlight. If you missed my preview it can be found here. Friday January 11 – Devin Haney vs. Xolisani Ndongeni On SHOBOX this weekend we had a showcase of one of boxing’s top prospects in Haney. The fight went about how I … Continue reading Fight Weekend Recap
Today I will be taking a look at The Mule, which is the 37th film Clint Eastwood has directed (The Dude is 88 years old!) Walking into this movie I thought I would be getting a classic gritty Eastwood performance where he is the biggest badass on the screen. However, within the opening minutes of the movie you learn that he is not that guy; … Continue reading The Mule
Every week I am going to try and do something a little different, I will be reviewing an older movie that may not be incredibly famous. I will take requests as well, so do not be afraid to reach out and ask about a particular movie you may enjoy. I am starting with a movie that is near and dear to my family’s heart, the … Continue reading Back to School
Here is my first fight weekend preview of the year. I will go over what is there to watch and how to watch it. Boxing Friday January 11 – Devin Haney vs. Xolisani Ndongeni (dont even try) Where: Stageworks in Shreveport, LA When: 10ET/7PT How: Showtime Boxing Implications: This will probably be Devin Haney’s last fight on SHOBOX which is Showtimes prospect building program. He … Continue reading Fight Preview 1/11-1/13
As I said in my first post this is not just a movie blog, it will be a place where I write about anything and everything. So this is my first non movie post and it is going to be about the business of Boxing in 2019. For a long time in history the Heavyweight Champion in Boxing was one of the most famous and … Continue reading The Business of Boxing
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