Doug Fischer
504 articles · MaxBoxing.com
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Barrera vs. Marquez: Better Late than Never
Never say never in boxing. During the mid-to-late ‘90s, Marco Antonio Barrera and Juan Manuel Marquez, then 20-something phenoms out of Mexico City, thrilled Southern California fight fans at Inglewood’s Great Western…
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Dougie’s MASSIVE Monday Mail Bag
VALERO VS. PACQUAIO Dougie, In your honest opinion how would your son do against Manny Pacquaio. If they fought say in two months. Please Dougie pick a winner. – Wayne, Woodland Hills,…
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Will Japan Become the Land of My Rising ‘Son’?
TOKYO, Jan. 3rd – Eleven hours and 45 minutes is a long time for an internet boxing writer to fly for only 72 seconds of ring action. “My son” Edwin Valero, the…
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The Most Exciting Prospects to Watch in ’07
Fifty-five (count ‘em, 55) prospects! I’ve got the names of 55 freakin’ prospects for you to review and commit to memory in this two-part feature of mine. (Tell me I’m not sick…
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Guzman scores unanimous decision in the Dominican
Junior lightweight standout Joan Guzman defended a 130-pound world title in front of more than 11,000 fans at the Palacio Virgilio Travieso Soto in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on Monday night by…
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Pacquiao Stops Morales in a Three-Round Thriller
LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao won his rubbermatch with Erik Morales in electrifying fashion, dropping the Mexican legend three times and stopping him two minutes and 57 seconds into the third round…
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Pacquiao Punishes Tough Larios Over 12-Round Distance
Former three-division champ Manny Pacquiao improved to 42-3-2 (32) with a harder-than expected 12-round decision victory over former WBC 122-pound titlist Oscar Larios, winning by scores of 117-110, 118-108 and 120-106 in…
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Dougie’s Top 25 Pound-For-Pound List
I revised this list in mid-March but enough has transpired in the last three months to merit an update. Floyd Mayweather beat up on Zab Judah to collect another paper title, this…
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Dougie’s MASSIVE Mayweather Mail Bag
Mayweather-Judah is only five days away. The time for talk is over – for the fighters, that is. The talk ready to go into hyper drive for everyone else. Read on for…
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Dougie’s PATHETIC Pound-For-Pound Bitch Bag
It’s a slow week in boxing what with the Chavez-Barrera fight that was scheduled for March 25th falling out, so I thought to myself “Why not add a little more hate to…
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Dougie’s PREMIERE Pound-for-Pound Mail Bag
Nothing elicits a response from readers like a pound-for-pound list. Everyone has an opinion on where the fighters they admire or loath should rank, and nobody is shy about letting me know…
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Dougie’s Top 25 Pound-For-Pound List
I hadn’t planned on updating this list until after March 25th, or even April 8th, but with Jesus Chavez having to pullout of his showdown with Marco Antonio Barrera because of a…
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Margarito Shotguns Gomez in One, Viloria Out-points Aguirre
LAS VEGAS, Feb. 18 – Antonio Margarito and Brian Viloria needed to make strong statements in their title defenses tonight in order to take their careers to the next level. Margarito, the…
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Pacquiao Gains Revenge with Electrifying 10th Stoppage of Morales
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 21 - A bigger, stronger, smarter, and more focused Manny Pacquiao than has ever been seen in the ring gradually and dramatically wore down and stopped Erik Morales in…
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Raheem Upsets Morales, Pacquiao Stops Velazquez in Six
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 10th - Coming into tonight's card that was co-headlined by Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao, most fans and media viewed the popular warriors' bouts as "tune ups" or "mismatches",…
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Can Guzman Fill the Featherweight Void?
When Erik Morales, Marco Antonio Barrera, and Manny Pacquiao migrated to the 130-pound division the once hot junior featherweight and featherweight weight classes lost a lot of luster. Juan Manuel Marquez is…
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Dougie’s MASSIVE Monday Mail Bag
I received three emails regarding the Barrera-Fana PPV card, which is three more than I expected. Saturday wasn't a good night for Golden Boy Promotions in terms of pay-per-view business, but Friday…
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Dougie’s MASSIVE Morales Mail Bag
This week's MMMB is dedicated to the purest warrior of our era, the man, the myth, the monster: Erik "El Terrible" Morales. Fight fans comment on his latest 12-round classic, the close…
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Morales Out-Points Pacquiao in a Classic
LAS VEGAS, March 19 - "Smart" money said Manny Pacquiao was the man to bet on coming into tonight's 130-pound showdown with Erik Morales. Even the expected influx of Mexican money the…
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Dougie’s MASSIVE Monday Mail Bag
Fights fans give their take on Saturday's superbout between Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao. When the matchup was first made, PacMan was an early favorite among fans and media, but support for…
