ESPN’s Friday Night Fights will be broadcasting live from the Times Union Center in Albany, NY on Friday, May 18th. The card so far includes a Super Middleweight bout pitting Jason “Monstruo” Escalera (13-0-0 12 KO) against Nick “Machine Gun” Brinson (9-1-1 5 KO). The event is headlined by Ray … Continue reading
I was made privy to an article in which Tim Wilkin of the Times Union, without naming myself or this site (probably because I got Tim’s name wrong – whoops!), responded to my criticism of him reporting the 3,527 number as the actual number of people in the crowd for … Continue reading
From the Times Union’s Sports Desk: Skip ahead to 0:46 so you can catch the AMAZING transition effect~! On the replay, it looks like it was Hanks landing a hard and straight left to Pedro’s shoulder that dislocated it. I remember that punch and I thought Hanks had completely whiffed … Continue reading
Call me old-fashioned, but if you’re a reporter that’s given a preposterous attendance figure for an event that you attended in person and covered for a major newspaper, it’s your duty and responsibility to at the very least express some skepticism. Like say, if an event held in the Times … Continue reading
I didn’t watch a single minute of the Super Bowl and, for the most part, stayed off Twitter and Facebook all night. It’s not because I hate football. Sure, I do take issue with those who call MMA barbaric and dangerous while gathering every Sunday to watch the NFL concussion-fest … Continue reading
KO at the TU highlights local boxing talent – me for the Knick Ledger Joe Hanks defends title, wins by TKO – Mike Rivest for the Troy Record My other, non-professional thoughts: It was actually a really entertaining night. The crowd wasn’t nearly what promoters were hoping it would be, … Continue reading
Tomorrow (Saturday) night is “KO at the TU,” the first boxing event in over fifteen years at Albany’s Times Union Center (formerly the Pepsi Arena and Knickerbocker Arena). I’ll be covering the event for the Knick Ledger, so keep an eye there and follow @KevinMarshall for live tweets. From the … Continue reading