August 11th, 2010 
Bad Brad 
RSR is currently seeking writers to cover the sport of boxing, conduct interviews, attend live professional boxing cards, and get their work out to the world. If you are interested in writing, write well, can write on a consistent basis, meeting deadlines, and have ambition, we want you.
Please email RSR’s Managing Editor, Geno McGahee, who will go over the specifics of the position and consider you for hire.
Click Here To Email Geno About A Writing Position Now On RSR
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September 2nd, 2010 Bad Brad 
By Gina L. Caliboso
In the coach-athlete relationship, it’s always touching to see the athlete undergo a transformation into an even better athlete under the coach’s guidance. As I have watched Pacquiao’s boxing career in the last 5 years skyrocket into boxing fame and prestige, there has been one notable man right in his corner – Freddie Roach. As the skilled and savvy boxing trainer that has gone up against such trainers as Nacho Beristain, Roger Mayweather, and Floyd Mayweather, SR, Roach stands above everyone else because his fighter Pacquiao wisely listens to the man in his corner with a clear objective – to box and win.
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September 2nd, 2010 GRIM 
RSR Press Release
Grimz Gym Inc. had an absolutely AMAZING NIGHT at Battle of the Badges on Saturday at Sacramento’s Memorial Auditorium. Brendan Reavis, Noel Montes, Julie Williams, Ryan Dodd and Carlos Cabrera WON! Brendan got the belt for Best Fight of the Night, Ryan got the belt for Best Knockout and Carlos got the belt for Main Event Champ.
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September 2nd, 2010 Bad Brad 
By Jesse Castleman (At Ringside)
8/27/10 Smackdown! Rebound
No Disqualification Match
Kane def. Rey Mysterio by pinfall
Kane chokeslammed Rey Mysterio on a steel chair, and then covered him for the pinfall victory
After the match, Alberto Del Rio decimated Mysterio at ringside, “putting him out of his misery.” Mysterio is escorted to the locker room: it looks like vacation time for Mysterio
C.M. Punk w/Straight Edge Society def. by submission
After the match, C.M. Punk threatened to excommunicate any of the other three members of his Straight Edge Society if they were to lose a wrestling match; specifically, Luke Gallows was targeted in relation to his upcoming match with the Big Show tonight.
“Dashing” Cody Rhodes demonstrates how to shave properly in a recorded segment
Intercontinental Championship Rematch; Title can change hands on disqualification
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September 1st, 2010 Geno 
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt
So the big fight is set for November 13th between a definite future Hall of Famer in Manny Pacquiao and a proven cheater who pretends he didn’t know that his hand wraps were tampered with in Antonio Margarito.
So did Margarito’s promoter pay off the Texas Commission or they are just that corrupt without any help of lining their pockets? That is the question of the year. One that Fan Boy/Groupie Journalists out there cannot understand because their lips are so attached to Manny’s tush that they are blind to see.
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September 1st, 2010 Bad Brad 
By Andrew Ryan
This week, TNA does a nice job of furthering the angle that Ric Flair and Fortune have caused with multiple factions angling for control of the company. As of late, the shows have had great storytelling and the same goes for this episode. This Impact also features a great tag team match with the Motor City Machine Guns taking on Generation Me. The war between Fortune and EV2 escalates as outsiders begin to get involved in the business of both factions.
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August 31st, 2010 Bad Brad 
Concert Review by “Bad” Brad Berkwitt
On Sunday August 29th, Valarie and I added concert number two for the weekend events when we returned to Wolf Trap for the Performing Arts (Filene Center) to see Donna Summer perform.
If have you not been to Wolf Trap, you are in for a real treat because the seating is very comfortable and if you are under the Pavilion, there is not a bad seat in the house as we found out for Tony Bennett on Friday as well. Summer came out to a jamming band and three dancers that were dressed in marching band attire. When the curtain she was standing behind was raised, the crowd saw her in an elegant purple dress and the applause was deafening as she sang the lyrics for the opening song.
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August 31st, 2010 Bad Brad 
By Geno McGahee
OK, the above quote is not an actual quote, but more of an implied one. If you believe that he knew nothing of the plaster in the hand wraps, then you will also buy that he would not cheat if there was an opportunity. As we get closer to this sham of a super fight, the question has to be asked: “Will Margarito be allowed to cheat again?” After all, he cannot beat Manny Pacquiao straight up. If he goes in there with his normal punches that had absolutely not effect on Shane Mosley, then they will not dent Pacquiao. I know this and Team Margarito knows this.
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August 31st, 2010 Bad Brad 
By Geno McGahee
RSR just received word from an insider at Team Hopkins that “The Executioner” will be fighting Jean Pascal in his next fight. Pascal is fresh off his upset win over previously undefeated Chad Dawson. At this point, the word is that the fight will take place in Quebec, Canada, in the hometown of the champion, Pascal, and that it will be sometime in December. It has also been stated that HBO will be broadcasting the fight free for its subscribers, rather than a PPV, but the network has still not shown the “typical interest” in a Hopkins fight.
RSR will bring you more details as they come. Or if you want some good ole fashioned Groupie/Fan Boy writing you know where to go.
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August 31st, 2010 Bad Brad 
By Mike “Rubber Warrior” Plunkett
Often RSR’s Managing Editor Geno McGahee and I will engage in a back and forth via email when the mood and moment demand entertaining distraction. The man knows his boxing and frankly I like his no-holds barred style of laying down a good point As is so often the case, our dialogue segued into another topic altogether, it turned into to talk of another smallish southpaw, this time about a fighter that had given a Zen Lesson to the very best of each division he conquered, that being four weight classes over a career that spanned some seventeen years. Our back and forth quickly became a rehash of our feelings and views towards Pernell “Sweet Pea” Whitaker, his extraordinary career as the slickest of the slick, and of course his place in history , as we both saw it, as an all-time great.
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August 30th, 2010 Bad Brad 
By Geno McGahee
Fan-Boy Journalism & the Making of a Super Fraud
There have been many journalists coming forward in protest of this fraud that is coming our way in November. Manny Pacquiao is in preparation for his high profile showdown with the hands of plaster, Antonio Margarito. Although the journalists are mostly against this fight, and rightfully so, you do find those actually for it or going with the “we can’t stop it, so why fight it” mentality. We may not be able to stop this from happening but if nobody rents it, then we will prevent the next and send a big message to the crooks running this show.
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August 30th, 2010 Bad Brad 
Concert Review by “Bad” Brad Berkwitt
“For my money, Tony Bennett is the best singer in the business. He excites me when I watch him. He moves me. He’s the singer who gets across what the composer has in mind, and probably a little more.” – Frank Sinatra
This past Friday night for the second time in my 42 years on Planet Earth, I saw the Legend Tony Bennett perform live. The first time was some 17 years ago at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia Maryland. Well, at the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts in front of a sold out audience, Valarie and I sat amongst the old, young, black and white that were united by one thing which we all shared and that was our love for Tony Bennett’s music.
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August 30th, 2010 Bad Brad 
By Brian Wilbur
You have to love James Toney. The guy is immune to logic and has unwavering confidence combined with world class trash talking skills. Not only did the career boxer believe that he was going to knock out MMA legend Randy Couture, he didn’t even feel the need to train, coming in 20 pounds overweight.
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August 29th, 2010 Geno 
By Geno McGahee
Surprise! Well, not really. James “Lights Out” Toney, former middleweight, super middleweight and cruiserweight champion, was no match in the octagon against former MMA Champion, Randy Couture, tapping out in the very first round. Toney was down after 15 seconds and could do nothing and at 237 pounds, it wasn’t much of a surprise that he was unable to get back to his feet.
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August 28th, 2010 Bad Brad 
By Geno McGahee
Michael Grant, the 6 foot, 8 inch heavyweight, was the opponent to be used as a gage to see how well former Light Heavyweight and Cruiserweight Champion, Tomasz Adamek, 42-1, 27 KO’s, would do against the Klitschko brothers, the holders of the majority of the heavyweight titles. Although Adamek walked away with a victory, I think that the answer to that question is clear. He does not possess the right style or power to worry Wladimir or Vitali Klitschko…at least at this point in time.
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August 27th, 2010 Bad Brad 
By Geno McGahee
Surprise! Texas allowing Antonio “Hands of Plaster” Margarito to fight displays once again why boxing is a frowned upon sport. In November, Manny “PacMan” Pacquiao will now face Margarito in a highly publicized pay per view, and HBO will certainly be doing a 24/7 series on this.
The sale here isn’t the fight. The sale here is the controversy and Bob Arum is certain that the fans will be dumb enough to buy that rather then this mismatch. The promotion will focus on the use of Plaster of Paris rather than avoid it. The blame will certainly be shifted, but they want that element involved in the promotion.
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August 27th, 2010 Bad Brad 
By Geno McGahee
The Showtime Super Six tournament at 168 was great for boxing and it has gained the attention of the fans, and now that is just what we need for the 140 pound, light welterweight division. It is full of good fighters and much confusion as to which should be sitting atop. There is plenty of marketability and many good fights ready to be made, and the big winners will be the fans with this division as things begin to get sorted out.
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August 27th, 2010 Bad Brad 
By Scott Heritage
This week in MMA, Tank Abbott made plans for yet another return to the cage, the hype surrounding James Toney and Randy Couture reached fever pitch, Fedor Emelianenko mulled future opponents and the StrikeForce canned oxygen incident was resolved.
Firstly boxer turned MMA fighter James Toney has been stepping up his trash talking ahead of his bout against former two weight UFC champion Randy Couture, and has even piqued the interest of the boxing world once more as well. Whether or not the actual fight turns out to be worth watching is beside the point at this stage as the event is guaranteed to sell well on the novelty value of Toney taking on Couture alone.
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August 27th, 2010 Bad Brad 
By Andrew Ryan
So, Hogan has been endorsing the ECW guys big time and also acted so distraught at the beat down they took at the hands of Fortune that he was contemplating quitting in a backstage vignette. Something inside me wants to see the epic swerve at Bound for Glory where the ECW guys are in trouble, Hogan comes to help but nWo-style drops the leg on Tommy Dreamer and joins Fortune to become a super faction. But I suppose in 2010 that angle would come off as a cheap attempt at recapturing the past even though I’d still like to see it.
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August 26th, 2010 Bad Brad 
By Jeff Stoyanoff
Sports fans love to ask questions and boxing fans are no different. However, often times the questions we are asking are misplaced. I have found myself asking a few questions as a boxing fan only to realize after some contemplation that the questions themselves just may be the problem.
Is Manny Pacquiao using some kind of banned substance?
This certainly seems to be the question of the year, but of course, it is a ridiculous and short sighted question. The problem is not so much with the question, but the subject; Manny Pacquiao is irrelevant and his presence implodes the discussion before it really gets started. I have found that it is impossible to write about this issue without at least taking a cursory pass at the initial question. The answer to the question is…we don’t know. With deepest apologies to the legions of Pacquiao fans out there, very few people know the true answer to the question; that is the problem. It’s not whether he does or not; rather it is why don’t we all know?
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August 26th, 2010 Bad Brad 
By Geno McGahee
Saturday
Argentina
A big mismatch in Argentina will be taking place with the Interim WBA Light Welterweight Title hanging in the balance. Marcos Maidana, 28-1, 27 KO’s, takes on former champion DeMarcus “Chop Chop” Corley, 37-13-1, 22 KO’s, in a twelve round bout. They should keep the stretcher close to the ring.
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August 25th, 2010 Bad Brad 
Press Release
“Of course I am very disappointed in this with my eyes. It’s been bothering me for a long time and I got the final decision yesterday so out course I’ve got to go out of my dream, go out of this great tournament. Of course, there’s hope in the future. I was afraid of was it the brain? Could I go blind? There’s nothing there. I’m just going to go a year, keep up my training with Jimmy, take some training camps without the sparring. The good news is that I’m not finished. But of course my dream in the Super Six is finished. That’s the way it is. I’m disappointed. But I just have to look forward now and be happy that I can fight again.”
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August 25th, 2010 Bad Brad Press Release
8 Count Productions has announced that their September 17th at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago will feature WBA #10 middleweight Andy Lee (22-1, 16 KOs) against local favorite Michael Walker (19-4-2, 12 KOs) in a ten-rounder. The co-main event will feature junior middleweight Luciano “EL Michoacano” Perez (17-10-1, 15 KOs) taking on undefeated Russian newcomer Anton “The Pick Hammer” Novikov (16-0, 6 KOs) in a scheduled eight round tilt. In a special attraction six round bout, undefeated welterweight prospects Aslanbek Kozaev (11-0, 4 KOs) and Marcus Thompkins (5-0-1, 2 KOs) collide. Tickets start at $31. Call 312-226-5800.
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August 25th, 2010 Bad Brad 
Press Release
USA boxing fans will finally get a chance to see unbeaten 6’7 heavyweight Tyson Fury (11-0, 9 KOs) on September 10 as ShoBox: The New Generation will travel to the famous York Hall in London, England in their ongoing quest to bring SHOWTIME subscribers the best young boxing prospects in action. Fury’s opponent is yet to be named and the bout is scheduled for ten. In the TV opener, jr welterweight John O’Donnell (23-1, 11 KOs) takes on Olympic Bronze medalist Terrence Cauthen (35-6, 9 KOs) over 12 rounds. Tickets for the Hennessy Sports promoted show are £35 for unreserved seats and £60 for ringside.
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August 25th, 2010 Bad Brad By Jesse Castleman
WWE Champion Sheamus makes his way to the ring as Monday Night Raw kicks off. Randy Orton went off on Sheamus last week when Sheamus interfered with Orton’s match, costing Orton a victory against Justin Gabriel. Sheamus says American children are spoiled brats, and proceeds to point out various children in the crowd and explain to them that they don’t deserve to watch him wrestle live in the WWE. Sheamus then says Orton is the most spoiled child of them all, and that he doesn’t deserve another title shot. Ever. Again!
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August 25th, 2010 Bad Brad 
RSR Press Release
There is no rest for the wicked at X Posse Productions. After the 2009 completion of FAMILY SECRET, production has began on the fourth movie, Written and Directed by Geno McGahee, “SCARY TALES,” an anthology featuring five tales that will surely scare you out of your pants.
For SCARY TALES, McGahee has recruited the best cast and crew he has ever assembled and plans to give the horror fans a 1-2 punch of quality and terror with FAMILY SECRET and SCARY TALES.
X Posse Productions is proud to announce the cast and crew of SCARY TALES…
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