Above Image (courtesy of www.amishbabymachine.com) As I mentioned back in April, at OTBR we are going to chart through the year the performance of major sports in the world (mostly North American) to see who will win the 2015 brass whistle for poor officiating. After all, sometimes the REFS -DO MAKE YOUR TEAM LOSE. If you are not […]
Rob’s Rants & Raves: Vol. 2 “Hugs & Basketball” By Cheat-Os
Shop Amazon DVDs – Save Up to 55% on Thousands of Movies & TV Shows I hope my handful of readers enjoyed my first installment of Rants & Raves. While I didn’t expect to immediately have a second dose already…this week has compiled a couple thoughts. Allow me to spill this weeks Rants & Raves. […]
Rob’s Rants and Raves
To explain, this is a new piece I’ll be writing every week or two… it’ll be filled with some quick rants and raves of sports stories going around the world. If one piece is more interesting than the rest, please feel free to comment and and I’ll write more about the topic. Now let’s get […]
MAYWEATHER VERSUS PACQUIAO: PART 3
Top photo is (Courtesy of Bigstock) On Saturday night, May 2nd, only one of these tough hombres [Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao] is leaving with the grin you see above. It is also a safe bet that even the winner will leave with a lot of bruises. No one is coming out of this donnybrook untouched. Everyone is […]
MAYWEATHER VERSUS PACQUIAO: PART 2
The top image is (Courtesy of Round by Round boxing) You have read about Manny, now it is time to give Floyd Mayweather Jr. his recognition and story. FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR. He is 5 ft. 8 in. His reach is 72 in. He is the current WBC, WBA, and RING welterweight champion, and the WBC Super, WBA, and RING junior […]
MAYWEATHER VERSUS PACQUIAO: THE MOST OVERDUE TITLE FIGHT PART 1
The top image is (courtesy of Boxingvideo.org) Okay, we have been waiting for this match up for six years now. The heavyweight division gets most of the glory, but seriously, the smaller weight divisions come to bang most of the time. Pound for pound Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao have been considered the very two […]
POOR OFFICIATING SPORTS RANKINGS
Above Image (courtesy of www.amishbabymachine.com) Historically, there are a couple sports who are the one’s that consistently carry the reputation for rotten work by the referees and call into question the integrity of the outcome: Boxing and professional basketball’s NBA. They are the dynasties, the Yankees if you will. Here at OTBR we are going to chart through […]
Heavyweight Division is Ready for a Comeback, Part 2: TAISHAN DONG
Shop Amazon DVDs – Save Up to 55% on Thousands of Movies & TV Shows You might remember how in part one I raved about current and up and coming heavyweights who are massive athletes. Meet one who dwarfs them all, Taishan Dong. He is called the Great Wall and stands at an imposing 6ft […]
Quick Thoughts: February 26, 2015
If you have a heart you got to feel for Derrick Rose, the starting point guard for the Chicago Bulls. How many injuries is this poor soul going to endure? Derrick Rose is a former league MVP and only 26 years old, he should be in the prime of his career chasing a ring, and […]
Boxing’s Heavyweight Division is Ready for a Comeback
The Heavyweight division should be full of personality and fireworks, and various styles like trash talkers, dancers, southpaws, brawlers, and behemoths in classic places: Los Angeles, Manchester, Mexico City, London, Atlantic City, and the event kings of the ring New York and Las Vegas. We can’t forget the exotic locales like Manilla, Philipines, Kingston, Jamaica, […]
Open letter to Mayweather
Hello Mr. Mayweather How long is this going to continue? Come on dude, you are (47-0) and a five-time world champion. Do we need to ask Talia Shire to show up on a beach to act out that scene in Rocky III, where she asks you instead of Rocky what you’re afraid of? We want the truth. Is […]