FATHER & SON SUPER SIX PREDICTIONS BY PATRICK AND DARREN MCELLIGOTT
[mpinpage] On Saturday, March 27, Arthur Abraham meets Andre Dirrell in “round two” of the Super Six Tournament. This is an outstanding match-up in any context. Having it as part of the round-robin tournament on Showtime only adds to the interest in the super middleweight division. There are some sharp contrasts between the two […]
THE SWEET SCIENCE REPORT BY: PATRICK AND DARREN MCELLIGOTT
By: Patrick and Darren McElligott [mpinpage] “There is a quality about boxing that attaches to no other sport. Well, maybe not boxing; maybe the men who fight, rather than the science itself. They are the most interesting of all athletes, for they have the deepest feelings about life. Theirs is a lonely sport, at […]
CAN WHAT’S BROKEN ABOUT BOXING BE FIXED?
(by Darren & Patrick McElligott) [mpinpage] For as long as boxing has been popular, there has been a “flip side,” with people saying that the sport is dying, or that it should be outlawed. Yet, when one looks at the amount of money that fights such as Mayweather vs de la Hoya, or Pacquiao vs […]
ANALYZING THE POTENTIAL FOR A PAC-MAN VS. PRETTY BOY SUPERFIGHT IN 2010
By: Patrick and Darren McElligott “A boxing match is like a cowboy movie – there’s got to be good guys, and there’s got to be bad guys. That’s what people pay to see, the bad guy get beat. But I changed things. I don’t get beat.” –Charles “Sonny” Liston Now that it appears that boxing’s […]
TRIP TO BOXING HALL OF FAME INVOKES GREAT HISTORY OF PUGILISM IN AMERICA
By: Patrick McElligott The ride to Canastota is one of my favorite parts of the annual Boxing Hall of Fame induction weekend. It is an opportunity for me to take my children on a trip back in time, driving through the villages and hamlets where some of our relatives once lived. I’m also able to […]