Update by Mike “Rubber Warrior” Plunkett The RSR message boards kicked into another gear altogether last week with the reemergence of George Diaz Smith after an extended leave of absence. A near iconic figure that over the last couple of years colored the happenings in boxing with rare viewpoint and insight accrued over decades of […]
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RSR Weekly Message Board Update
January 18th, 2010 
GRIM 
Posted in BOXING NEWS 
Tags: boxing, Manny Pacquiao, Message Board, Mike Plunkett, Prediction League 
No Comments »Roy Jones JR and the Purpose of Detraction – A function behind Hating
January 18th, 2010 Bad Brad By Jeff Stoyanoff One might think that the picture of Roy Jones stumbling around the ring vainly trying to make it out of the very first round against fringe contender Danny Green would tragically dull our memories of a once transcendent greatness. Yet, the irony is that with each successive loss, most fans become ever […]
I Didn’t Hear No Bell: RSR Examines a Boxing Franchise: The ROCKY Series
January 18th, 2010 Bad Brad By Geno McGahee I don’t think that there is a better series of movies than the Rocky Saga, and the sixth entry did not disappoint the fans or at the box office. Due to the profit of Rocky Balboa (Rocky VI), there is now talk of a seventh entry in the series, and realistically, they […]
Welcome to the New Ringside Report “The Heart of Boxing”
January 17th, 2010 GRIM Ringside Report “The Heart of Boxing” began in 2004 and has been bringing you, the boxing fans, the most up to date and accurate reports, exclusive interviews, and most well written boxing articles on the net, but as time passes, we understand that we must grow to accommodate you and meet your demands. We will […]
RSR Looks Back at the Unlikely Career of Three-Division Champion Barney Ross
January 13th, 2010 Bad Brad By Mike “Rubber Warrior” Plunkett Barney Ross was a rugged, hungry fighter whose unmatched physical fitness and superior stamina made him a three-division champion in a time when there were far less world titles in existence. He won world titles in the lightweight, junior welterweight and welterweight divisions. Born Dov-Ber Rasofsky, Ross grew up in […]
A Close Shave with “The Blade” – RSR Sits Down with Former Three-Division Champion Iran Barkley
December 30th, 2009 Bad Brad Interview by Mike “Rubber Warrior” Plunkett “I earned my own way to the top, just me and God.”–Iran “The Blade” Barkley The business of boxing is often the dirtiest and most difficult aspect of the sport for those that fail to catch the eye of the power brokers that look for sheer marketability. An Olympic medal […]
Seeking the Truth: Former Heavyweight Title Contender Carl Williams Speaks to RSR
August 20th, 2009 Bad Brad Exclusive Interview by Mike “Rubber Warrior” Plunkett “When you fall, fall on your back, because if you can look up, you can get up”–Carl “The Truth” Williams I remember October 1984 as though it wasn’t all that long ago. A talented virtual novice named Carl “The Truth” Williams arrived on the heavyweight title scene with […]
Posted in BOXING NEWS Tags: Carl Williams, Heavyweight Champion, Larry Holmes, Mike Tyson No Comments »Bowie Tupou: Heavyweight Knockout Artist Speaks to RSR
July 17th, 2009 Bad Brad Interview by Geno McGahee “All I can do is train like there is no tomorrow, stay true to myself and my limits on my life.”–Bowie Tupou The heavyweight division is considered a hopeless wasteland by many that follow boxing. The current champions are not exciting the crowds. The most recognized of these champions is Wladimir […]
The Cobra Poised to Strike: RSR Talks to Carl “The Cobra” Froch
April 17th, 2009 Bad Brad Interview by Mike “Rubber Warrior” Plunkett “I’m looking for the best challenges at super middleweight and that is why Jermain Taylor is my first defense, and why I am very open to meeting either Lucian Bute or Mikkel Kessler in the very near future.”–Carl Froch In recent years the United Kingdom has experienced a […]
RSR Looks Back at Jimmy McLarnin: An Irish Gentleman
April 1st, 2009 Bad Brad By Geoff “The Professor” Poundes There are moments in history when a particular sportsman or woman comes to represent an era or geographical location or an ethnic group. Jesse Owens springs to mind, or Babe Ruth, and in boxing Jack Johnson or Jack Dempsey embodied both the spirit and vitality of their race or time. […]
RSR Looks Back at Joe Gans
March 22nd, 2009 Bad Brad By Geoff “The Professor” Poundes Such was the force of Jack Johnson’s impact upon the world of boxing, that one could be forgiven for thinking that he was its foremost black pioneer, who cleared the path for others to follow behind him. Of course Johnson, who won the World’s Heavyweight Championship in 1908, was […]
Puerto Rico’s Next Great Warrior: RSR Talks to Francisco “El Gato” Figueroa
February 25th, 2009 Bad Brad Interview by Mike “Rubber Warrior” Plunkett “Hell no, I’m not doing “a Hector Camacho JR!”– Francisco “El Gato” Figueroa For prizefighters the ascension to the upper stratosphere in any division is rarely a smooth proposition. Having the right amount of extraordinary desire and career focus are necessary and being blessed with talent and athleticism can […]
The Proud and the Willing: RSR Sits Down With IBF Welterweight Champion Joshua Clottey to Discuss the Current State of the Welterweight Division
February 1st, 2009 Bad Brad Interview by Mike “Rubber Warrior” Plunkett “Anytime I go into the ring, I always carry my country on my shoulders” – Joshua Clottey The past couple of years have been an exciting time for the welterweight division. It has been a period in which a handful of notable talent has grabbed the imagination of […]
A Modern Day Product of Boxing’s Past: RSR Sits Down with Nate Campbell to Discuss the Amazing Career Journey of “The Galaxxy Warrior”
January 14th, 2009 Bad Brad Interview by Mike “Rubber Warrior” Plunkett “I am the wave of the future which is the past”–Nate Campbell I first became aware of Nate “The Galaxxy Warrior” Campbell way back in January of 2003 when he fought on the Vernon Forrest/Ricardo Mayorga undercard. His opponent was the much-lauded former WBA Super Featherweight champion and […]
Tragedy, Redemption, and the Potential Future of the Heavyweight Division: American Heavyweight Rashad Minor Speaks to RSR
October 30th, 2008 Bad Brad Interview by Geno McGahee “I don’t really like to boast too much but I would like to say that I’m going to give this heavyweight class a problem.” –Rashad Minor The United States has had a strangle hold of the heavyweight title forever it seems and now that it has been several years since we […]
The Manny Pacquiao Chronicles: Marco Antonio Barrera I
April 13th, 2008 Bad Brad By Daniel “Tex” Cohen In November of 2003, it would have been appropriate to use the old adage of geriatrics all over the world by saying that the “times were a changing.” At that point, the US had entered and stayed in the country of Iraq for eight months. The Democratic Presidential Nomination process was […]
The Manny Pacquiao Chronicles: Erik Morales II
April 5th, 2008 Bad Brad By Daniel “Tex” Cohen There are particular fights throughout history in which one fighter becomes a different boxer than he was before the fight. These occurrences happen in terms of ascending or descending patterns. A boxer can climb the stairs or fall down them in terms of making a name and symbol for himself. Sometimes, […]
Posted in BOXING NEWS Tags: boxing, chronicles, Edwin Valero, Erik Morales, Manny Pacquiao No Comments »Guilty: The Other Side of the Hurricane. RSR Sits Down with Herald News Reporter, Cal Deal to Discuss Rubin Carter, Part III
April 4th, 2008 Bad Brad Interview by Geno McGahee In 1974, Rubin “Hurricane” Carter’s autobiography: “The 16th Round” was released to the public and documented his side of the story, stating that he was falsely accused by a racist system and was a victim his entire life of bigotry. The book was a major success. A new trial […]
Guilty: The Other Side of the Hurricane. RSR Sits Down with Herald News Reporter, Cal Deal to Discuss Rubin Carter, Part II
April 2nd, 2008 Bad Brad Interview by Geno McGahee In the movie, “The Hurricane,” an evil and racist detective harassed a young Rubin Carter and maintained this course throughout the majority of his life. Carter most definitely had to deal with racism because it was an extremely volatile time in America with ignorance everywhere, but some of the things that he […]
Guilty: The Other Side of the Hurricane. RSR Sits Down with Herald News Reporter, Cal Deal to Discuss Rubin Carter, Part I
April 1st, 2008 Bad Brad Interview by Geno McGahee On June 17th, 1966, two armed men would walk into the Lafayette Grill in Paterson, New Jersey and open fire, killing three and severely injuring another. This is the crime that both middleweight contender, Rubin “Hurricane” Carter and John Artis were accused of and eventually, convicted of. I first became aware […]
RSR Looks Back At Corrie Sanders
February 22nd, 2008 Bad Brad By Geno McGahee The consensus best heavyweight in the world is the current IBO/IBF Heavyweight Champion, Wladimir Klitschko, and with good reason. He has beaten a lot of good fighters of late and in dramatic fashion, but none perhaps, as dramatic as the knockout that he was at the end of in 2003, when a […]
Posted in BOXING NEWS Tags: boxing, corrie sanders, heavyweight, klitschko, Stad Stooney No Comments »RSR Looks Back at “The Marrickville Mauler” Jeff Fenech
January 4th, 2008 Bad Brad By Mike “Rubber Warrior” Plunkett I first became aware of Jeff Fenech after reading an article about him in one of the many popular boxing rags of the day, sometime back in early 1987. “The Marrickville Mauler”, the moniker most often attributed to Fenech, was an undeniable phenomenon in his homeland of Australia, but to the […]
The Mike Tyson Chronicles: Donovan “Razor” Ruddock II
October 8th, 2007 Bad Brad By Geno McGahee The immediate rematch took place on June 28th, 1991. For Mike Tyson, this was an unnecessary fight. Even though he had stated after his first bout with Ruddock that a rematch wasn’t a bad idea, he realistically wanted a shot at the title. Although he was heavily favored to win the rematch, […]
Posted in BOXING NEWS Tags: boxing, Don King, heavyweight, hook, Mike Tyson, Mirage, Razor Ruddock, smash No Comments »Heart and Soul: RSR Sits Down with Vinny Paz to Discuss the Amazing Career of The Pazmanian Devil, Part II
July 30th, 2007 Bad Brad Interview by Mike “The Rubber Warrior” Plunkett “I felt it was awesome. Just to be even able to come back and do what I wanted to do in life. Because it’s all I ever wanted to do is fight, since I was five years old.” –Vinny Paz We’ve all heard the various […]
Heart and Soul: RSR Sits Down with Vinny Paz to Discuss the Amazing Career of The Pazmanian Devil, Part I
July 29th, 2007 Bad Brad Interview by Mike “The Rubber Warrior” Plunkett “Crazy, crazy stuff.” – Vinny Paz For many and for me in particular, the eighties was a glorious period for boxing. In many ways, it seems only just like yesterday. It was a time where fans could tune-in and watch top-flight boxing matches on network […]
