B.A.D. back to its roots on Saturday night
Bad Left Hook —
At one time, Boxing After Dark was indisputably the premier showcase showdown for boxing's elite young stars. The up-and-comers flocked to the series, and HBO proudly gave them the stage to build an audience and hopefully keep it as they continued to develop.
With ESPN2's boxing coverage so spotty and not exactly well-promoted (I'm trying to be nice here), ...
Introducing Yuriorkis Gamboa [Yuriorkis Fever!]
Deadspin —
Tonight's tremendous card on HBO's Boxing After Dark (keep reading, you'll like it!) features quite possibly the most exciting young fighter in all of boxing. Yuriorkis Gamboa is a 24 year-old Cuban defector who is already 9-0 (8 KO's) since turning professional last April instead of attempting to defend his gold medal in Beijing. What has boxing lovers going nuts over the fighter isn't his record or pedigree, but his rare mix of speed, skill, power, and bravado. Continue after the jump for some video evidence via Ring Report which just finished celebrating Yuriokis Gamboa Week. ...
Usain Bolt: Cool Name, Cooler Story
The Big Lead —
Missed over the weekend by 99.9 percent of sports fans, for no reason other than “any startling performance brings immediate suspicion” that someone has cheated: Sprinter Usain Bolt setting a world record in the 100 meter race. It’s like the next slugger to jack 60 homers. Won’t everyone will assume he’s cheating, like Mark McGwire et al?Be that as it may: Jamaica’s Bolt is 21, stands at 6-foot-5, and obliterated the record with a time of 9.72. This makes him the fastest human being on the planet. He recently ran a 9.76 and people chalked that up as bunk. We’re hoping he’s not doping. Hey, that ...
