Paquiao is still the better fighter, with superior handspeed, technique and power. Both are as tough as nails, but Larios has the better training mentality: by all accounts the guy never stops. Is Manny ripe for an upset? Or is he going to open up a can of whoop-ass on Larios?
Oscar Larios, Tale of the Tape: A Boxing Preview
Tall and lanky, with brutal power in both hands, former WBC super bantamweight champion Oscar Larios now faces the daunting task of taking on Manny Pacquiao, the one boxer even the Mexican big three of Morales, Marquez and Barrera have to respect. Or respetc. Booyakasha.
The Unglorious Death of Togashi Raizen
Togashi Raizen – youngest son of a tainted Mirumoto and brother of a Topaz Magistrate – has spent the last ten years of his life in Kyuden Toketsu, the Crab stronghold, in an as-yet unsuccessful attempt to cleanse his family’s shame. But must the son always bear the sins of the father – and brother?
Independence Day
“Men love their country, not because it is great, but because it is their own.” — Seneca
Are we truly independent? Did the sacrifice of our forefathers get us anywhere? Are we free?
It’s a series of questions (and their variants) that’s been asked to death – from High School classrooms to beauty pageants – with the [...]
