Emmanuel Rivera, RRT
271 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Warriors defend home turf, beat Knicks, 111-101
San Leandro, California- Tonight at the Chase Center, 18,064 hometown fans, give or take a few relatives, were waving yellow towels. Thank gosh it was only Splash Brothers Towel Giveaway Night and…
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Suns douse red-hot Curry, outshoot Warriors in Phoenix, 130-119
San Leandro, California- The final score was closer than the actual game in Phoenix, but it was pretty much a blowout for the Suns. Despite another sterling 50-point performance from Steph Curry,…
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Sabonis takes off as Kings down Warriors in Sacramento, 122-115
Tonight, Golden State lost their 7th game this season away from home; this time bowing to the Kings in Sacramento, 122-115. The Warriors looked good in the opening quarter and were up…
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Green dishes, Curry sizzles as Golden State singes the Cleveland Cavaliers, 106-101
Chase Center, California--- Draymond Green could not wipe the smile off his face. With 1:18 left on the clock, a dime from Green resulted in a 27-foot, 3-pointed dagger by Stephen Curry…
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Election Fever at Chase Center, USA: Golden State Warriors edge Sacramento Kings, 116-113
The votes are in, and the people have spoken---a win for the Warriors tonight might very well be what turns their season around. Steph Curry heard the call and responded the only…
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Slip sliding away: Pelicans outgun Warriors in NOLA, 114-105
(San Leandro, California) Was the crowd singing ‘Blue Bayou’ at the Smoothie King Centre tonight? I think not, as the host Pelicans ended their three-game skid at the expense of the depleted…
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OMG, MATT RYAN! Lakers tie and later TKO’s Pelicans in OT, 120-117
(San Leandro, California) Heroes- the sporting variety included- often find themselves in the most awkward positions amidst adversity yet expected to do improbable deeds; you know…hero stuff. The Los Angeles Lakers found…
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The Butler Did It: “Jimmy the Heat” dishes late, gives Warriors their 3rd straight loss in Miami, 116-109
(Fremont, California) --- Beating the champion is easier said than done. Such axiom rings true in boxing, basketball and every contest concocted by man and woman. Five NBA home teams have said…
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Winless no more: Lakers shed the donut at home, get first win over Nuggets, 121-110
(San Leandro, California) - The once mighty Lakers may have started the season on the wrong foot and quickly slid to 0-5. Tonight, however, the entire LA squad, including their first-year head…
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Chef Curry heats up, cooks Miami in the 4th quarter at home
San Francisco, California—They don’t call him chef for nothing. Steph Curry fired 10 of his 33 total points, along with 7 rebounds and 9 dimes, in the deciding 4th quarter to get…
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Eder Jofre: Farewell to Brazil’s First Boxing World Champion
October 2, 2022 Eder Jofre, one of only 7 retired fighters since 1892 who have won the bantamweight and featherweight crowns, has died according to his son Marcel by way of electronic…
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Eder Jofre: The Golden Man of Boxing gets his Star in his West Coast Boxing Hall of Fame Homecoming
September 22, 2022 San Leandro, California (Last of a series): “Eder Jofre is to boxing what Bruce Lee is to Jeet Kune Do,” Rick Farris, boxing historian, recently posted on social media.…
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Danovis Pooler and the Martial Art of Boxing
Master Danovis Pooler lives and breathes the martial art of boxing. One can say that the sweet science of bruising is his destiny- as both master and student. His innate ability to…
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Cornelius Boza-Edwards pays Rolando Navarrete his due respect
August 29, 2022 (San Leandro, California) “If you are here to talk about boxing, you’ve come to the right place,” stated the man with the British lilt as he offered his hand…
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Jonathan Burdick, RRT: Respiratory therapist by day, MMA fighter by night
Fighters fight, writers write, respiratory therapists help patients breathe right. Jonathan Burdick, a full-fledged RRT, part-time author and amateur mixed martial artist can stake his claim to all that. He found his…
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Morris East Presents: A Different Kind of Comeback
Morris East is a survivor in more ways than one. And to say that he had a rough time during the past two years is a major understatement. He came knocking on…
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Luisito Espinosa: They called him “The Earthquake”
San Francisco, California - It was late in the evening of October 17, 1989, when I got the call from Al S. Mendoza of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. “I hope you and…
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Mi Vida Loca: The legacy of Johnny Tapia
Courtesy of West Coast Boxing Hall of Fame (Painting by Jun Aquino). Fremont, California - Johnny Tapia was a trailblazer, a shooting star. His misadventures outside the ring often overshadowed his brilliant…
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Jeff Fenech: The Mauler from Down Under
“Jeff Fenech is the mauler from down under. From what I’ve seen and heard, he is one of the stags in this George Bellows painting,” the late Filipino matchmaker Pol Tiglao said…
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Rubén Olivares: Señor Knockout
Boxing fans, friends and foes dubbed him El Púas. ‘Tis because of his pin-point accuracy, ala barbs of a porcupine, in the roped square. For boxing aficionados, north and south of the…
