Fox Doucette
52 articles · Boxing Tribune
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Mercito Gesta Looks To Stay Unbeaten: FNF Preview
By Fox Doucette
Rapidly rising junior welterweight prospect Mercito ?No Mercy? Gesta (25-0-1, 13 KOs) looks to continue his winning ways as he headlines ESPN2 Friday Night Fights against twice-stopped Ty Barnett (20-2-1, 13 KOs)…
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Will Lundy-Molina II Be the New Pacquiao-Mayweather?: The Southpaw
By Fox Doucette
In the course of doing research for this article, I started with the WBC?s rankings at lightweight. After all, John Molina is fighting champion Antonio DeMarco for the title on September 8th.…
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Hank Lundy, Raymundo Beltran, Fight of the Year Potential: FNF Preview
By Fox Doucette
Entertaining-as-hell TV staple ?Hammerin? Hank? Lundy (22-1-1, 11 KOs), who has grown up as a fighter on ESPN2 Friday Night Fights, continues his march toward a title shot at lightweight against gatekeeper…
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Giving Floyd Mayweather A Reach-Around: The Southpaw
By Fox Doucette
(WARNING: The following column contains crude, vulgar language, blatant use of dick jokes, and Manny Pacquiao. Viewer discretion is advised.) I am sick and fucking tired of you people. There are three…
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Pacquiao-Bradley: The Only Preview You Need
By Fox Doucette
On Saturday night, June 9th, at 9 PM Eastern/6 PM Pacific on HBO PPV, WBO welterweight champion and Boxing Tribune/Fox Sports #2 pound-for-pound fighter in the world Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KOs)…
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Pavlik (Presumably) Sober, Back In Action Friday: FNF Preview
By Fox Doucette
One-time great and current fallen star Kelly Pavlik (38-2, 33 KOs) looks to put his career and his life back on track on ESPN2 Friday Night Fights from Las Vegas this June…
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Bradley-Mayweather Running Diary: The Southpaw
By Fox Doucette
(For my 50th Southpaw column, I?m continuing my series of articles done in other writers? styles. Today I?m turning my attention to one of my biggest inspirations as a sportswriter?Bill Simmons of…
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Moneyball, Money Punch: The Southpaw
By Fox Doucette
?Every time you talk about behavioral economics I always think of examples from sports.? As your columnist prepares for tomorrow?s Econ final exam with the intensity of a fighter preparing for a…
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The Last American Pay-Per-View: The Southpaw
By Fox Doucette
In his book Collapse, Jared Diamond posed the thought experiment of ?what was the villager on Easter thinking when he cut down the last tree on the island?? That is to say,…
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Mayweather-Cotto Ring Kings PPV: The Only Preview You Need
By Fox Doucette
Step right up, step right up, and feast your eyes on an instant classic. Or watch a disaster like the one Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KOs) put on against Victor Ortiz…
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Romney Tabs Mexican Middleweight for VP: The Southpaw
By Fox Doucette
(This continues my series of writing columns in other writers? styles. With rumors floating around that Mitt Romney will choose Florida Senator Marco Rubio as his running mate, I thought it?s high…
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?He Got Robbed!? No, Karma Paid Him Back. Erislandy Lara is Back in Action This Friday
By Fox Doucette
Erislandy Lara (15-1-1, 10 KOs), who has depending on your perspective either not won a fight since last January or is still undefeated, takes on Ronald Hearns (26-2, 20 KOs) this Friday…
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Hector Camacho, Ultimate Badass: The Southpaw
By Fox Doucette
Boxers are, by definition, a pretty badass lot. Any time your job description involves a fairly high probability of getting punched in the dick by a well-muscled guy, and you?re not a…
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Every Sport Is Dying! The Southpaw
By Fox Doucette
Boxing is dead. Gale Van Hoy and Pierre Benoist and Jon Schorle and Bob Arum and the Klitschko brothers and the editorial staff of every boxing publication and I, Fox Doucette, your…
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The Worldwide Leader In Disappointing Fights: The Southpaw
By Fox Doucette
As the Friday Night Fights beat writer around here, I?m committed, personally and professionally, to discharging my duties to the best of my abilities week in and week out. As a boxing…
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Manny Pacquiao and the Human Interest Story: The Southpaw
By Fox Doucette
One of my duties for this site is to submit a monthly pound-for-pound ratings list so that our Fearless Leader can compile it into a staff-written top ten list. After taking a…
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Joan Guzman to face Jesus Pabon: FNF Preview
By Fox Doucette
Junior welterweight is the most loaded division in boxing, and 35-year-old fringe contender Joan Guzman (31-0-1, 18 KOs) looks to make a late-career run at a title in a fourth weight class.…
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Edison Miranda Takes On Isaac Chilemba: FNF Preview
By Fox Doucette
Veteran light heavyweight Edison Miranda (35-6, 30 KOs) is set to face off against South African fringe contender Isaac Chilemba (18-1-1, 9 KOs) in the featured bout of ESPN2′s weekly Friday Night…
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Teddy Atlas, Man of Integrity: The Southpaw
By Fox Doucette
Michael Woods of ESPN and the Boxing Tribune?s own Kelsey McCarson have reported that Teddy Atlas is ending his trainer relationship with Alexander Povetkin, the best heavyweight not named Klitschko. Said Atlas:…
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You?re On TV, Fight Like It: The Southpaw
By Fox Doucette
The fastest way to inspire a poor performance seems to be to say something nice about someone. Or so fans would be led to believe after all the glowing reviews of the…