a) Did you just talk to me about boxing and b) if so, why?
March 12th, 2013 by Chris HumpherysWelcome to my nth, official rant about boxing. There’s sure to be more in the future so stay tuned. Read the rest of this entry »
Wherefore art thou boxing redux
June 11th, 2012 by Chris Humpherys
I remember boxing.
I remember 1986, when I rooted for Marvin Hagler, only to see him lose a 12-round classic to Sugar Ray Leonard. Read the rest of this entry »
Shafting Tyson
March 12th, 2012 by Chris Humpherys
I was watching some tribute to Muhammad Ali on television the other night. He had just celebrated his 70th birthday so some Las Vegas big wigs decided to honor the former heavyweight champion by basically booking every star imaginable for the occasion. Read the rest of this entry »
Who needs heavyweight boxing when we have Federer, Nadal and Djokovic?
January 30th, 2012 by Chris HumpherysSoon after his retirement, basketball junkies everywhere craved the second coming of Michael, so much so that we dubbed every player after him who could jump out of the gym “The Next Jordan.” Read the rest of this entry »
Wherefore art thou, professional boxing?
January 13th, 2012 by Alan Dymock
Perhaps prematurely the crowd shrilly proclaimed “The King is dead, long live the King!” Read the rest of this entry »
The 13 most memorable individual altercations in sports, Part One
March 4th, 2011 by Chris HumpherysWhen I first heard that Jerry Sloan, long time coach of the Utah Jazz, had retired due to an alleged altercation with point guard Deron Williams (which inadvertently led to both of them leaving Utah), I was immediately taken by surprise, even though we all know Coach Sloan never met a fight he didn’t like. Read the rest of this entry »
Hail or Rail Scale, Part II: LeRon McClain, Erik Spoelstra, Antonio Margarito, Cecil Newton, Lakers, Jazz, Steve Spurrier and Kevin Love
November 18th, 2010 by Chris HumpherysLast week’s Hail or Rail Scale was such a smash hit, I did my best to expedite the next episode. Never let it be said I don’t have my readers’ best interests at heart.
As you may recall, Randy Moss and Zenyatta topped (and bottomed) last week’s Hail or Rail. Let’s see who takes the honors this time around. Read the rest of this entry »
The night I knocked out Brock Lesnar and other tall tales from the weekend in sports
October 27th, 2010 by Chris Humpherys
This Saturday, I traveled to Gainesville to witness the marital vows of an old poker buddy, so before we even start talking about sports, I’d like to extend my most sincere and heartfelt congratulations to Damion 2.0 and his beautiful bride. Thanks for one blast of a weekend… and once again, you’re welcome for the lap dance. Read the rest of this entry »
Things we would like to see in sports, Part 2: Roger Clemens tell the truth, a Kobe-LeBron Finals, Cy Young being bested, a college football playoff and the return of the heavyweight division
May 17th, 2010 by Chris HumpherysRoger Clemens telling the truth
Roger Clemens, the greatest pitcher of our generation, has gone into hiding. His defiance led him there. Read the rest of this entry »
