Lawrence Silva

Riyadh Season’s “Mexico vs. The World” event delivered some entertaining moments, answered a few questions, and left us with others. … [Read more...] about Mexico’s King Canelo Alvarez Is Back, and He Brought His Court Along

I remember watching O’Shaquie Foster for the first time against Miguel Roman, and later against fighters like Rey Vargas and Eduardo Hernandez. Each time, I found myself thinking, “He’s pretty good, but…” Those are dangerous words in boxing. More often than not, they signal that a fighter is destined to plateau at the contender level or enjoy a brief title reign before becoming … [Read more...] about Boxing Needs More O’Shaquie Fosters – Urgently

The Third Man in the Boxing Ring Can Be a Gangster, but He Can’t Be a Crook Three men always enter the squared circle, but only two are supposed to have a side. Even so, consistent “errors” in judgment reveal favoritism in more boxing matches than we ought to tolerate. … [Read more...] about Biased Referee Scandals: From Schofield-Bahdi, Whittaker-Wallace, and Lopez-Carrillo – Enough Is Enough

Listen to Puerto Rican music long enough, and you may hear the phrase, “La bomba no es la plena y la plena no es la bomba.” Meaning that bomba and plena, although connected, are not the same musical genre—there are key differences that make them distinct at their cores, so don’t call one by the other’s name. In English, you might connect this to a phrase like, “Let’s call a … [Read more...] about Dear Networks and Promoters, Stop Lying to Me: The Cost of Boxing’s Hype Machine

I remember being thigh-high, glued to the screen, bug-eyed and likely drooling as I watched the violent poetry of Roy Jones Jr., the precise destructiveness of Felix “Tito” Trinidad, the technical mastery of Pernell Whitaker, the infinite hearts of Arturo Gatti & Evander Holyfield, and the absolute spectacle that was Oscar De La Hoya. … [Read more...] about American Boxing and the Death of the Sweet Science