Marty Mulcahey
79 articles · MaxBoxing.com
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The Friday TV Cheat Sheet
I was disappointed to miss last week?s debut of ESPN2?s ?Friday Night Fights,? since the main event was an intriguing matchup of a big banger against a volume puncher. Predictably, the fight…
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2011: Boxing Heaven or near-Dead End like 2010?…Part Three
Today I wrap up my predictions for 2011, delivering the final installment of a three-part preview covering every division. I am looking forward to a fresh new year whose early schedule promises…
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2011: Boxing Heaven or near-Dead End like 2010?…Part Two
The early boxing schedule for 2011 is shaping up nicely, building on a strong end to an otherwise forgettable 2010. It could be a stellar year below heavyweight and even there I…
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2011: Boxing Heaven or near-Dead End like 2010?…Part One
I am a contrarian; which means instead of looking back upon a below-average 2010, I chose to look ahead to what should be a stellar year for boxing below the heavyweight division.…
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I Said THAT?! The 2010 Preview Review: Part Three
Welcome to the third and final installment of my annual preview review, featuring boxing?s traditional glory divisions from middleweight to heavyweight. In the 2010 preview review, I revisit predictions in every weight…
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I Said THAT?! The 2010 Preview Review: Part Two
In Part One of the annual preview review, I lamented how journalists making predictions for 2011 are certain in the knowledge that few readers will remember what they wrote in a year?s…
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I Said THAT?! The 2010 Preview Review: Part Two
In Part One of the annual preview review, I lamented how journalists making predictions for 2011 are certain in the knowledge that few readers will remember what they wrote in a year?s…
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I Said THAT?! The 2010 Preview Review: Part One
It?s time for a yearly ritual that, unfortunately for me, borders on self-abuse this time around. Visitors to boxing websites are sure to notice how easy it is for writers to make…
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This Son Also Rises
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. receives too much hype due to a bloodline derived of boxing royalty. Hector Camacho Jr. tried too hard to be just like his father. Laila Ali used her…
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No Roman Holiday for Martinez
(Roman Martinez) By Marty Mulcahey When the subject of Roman Martinez is raised, my standard response is that the junior lightweight champion?s action style is deserving of a much wider audience. Instead,…
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The Saturday Night TV Cheat Sheet
Over the last decade, Don King has been on a slow march towards irrelevance which has negatively affected his stable of boxers because of a lack of TV dates. Yes, Don King…
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The 100th Anniversary of the First ?Fight of the Century?
Tomorrow marks the centennial anniversary of three colors - white, black, and green - converging violently to produce one of the most controversial and historic fights in boxing history. On Independence Day…
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Duddy?s Time to Silence the Doubters
Tonight, the Irish have an opportunity to score upset victories on successive weekends. Last Sunday, Graeme McDowell won the U.S. Open golf tourney, and this evening, John Duddy can become the second…
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The Weekend TV Cheat Sheet
It is appropriate that at least one of Showtime?s ?Super Six? bouts take place during the World Cup, since the ?Super-Six?s? points system is taken directly from soccer?s tourney format. In Showtime?s…
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The Pugilist – Ten Greatest Stadium Fights
On Saturday, Miguel Cotto and Yuri Foreman revive a great New York City boxing tradition, squaring off against one another before a packed house at Yankee Stadium. From the 1930s to late…
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Weekend TV Cheat Sheet
Get ready for a weekend that delivers an excellent mix of old and new faces. Experienced headliners Vic Darchinyan and Juan Urango will be hard-pressed to outshine eager upstarts like Leonardo Zappavigna,…
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Weekend TV Cheat Sheet
A weekend of international flare is in store for boxing fans, with boxers from Mexico, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, America, England, and Colombia squaring off on U.S. television. The most intriguing bout-…
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Weekend TV Cheat Sheet
After two straight weekends of four-plus boxing events on TV, we revert to a forlorn two-act weekend featuring a single show on Friday and Saturday night. Worse yet, fans will need to…
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Where are the American Risk-Takers?
Last weekend provided two glaring examples of how the American fight game is falling behind the rest of the world. In Germany, a Scandinavian heavyweight with nine pro fights knocked out former…
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I said that? My 2009 Preview Review – Part II
In part one of my annual preview-review I lamented that readers who visit multiple boxing websites are sure to notice how easy it is for journalists to make predictions. They are certain…
