Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao has promised to put in a ‘vintage performance’ when he defends his WBA welterweight title against outspoken American opponent Adrien Broner at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
By John J. Raspanti: At 36, Darnell Boone knows his days as a professional fighter are numbered. He’s toiled away for 12 years--in faraway places, and with the odds against him. Boone has battled injuries, mediocre management, and lack of support in his corner. But still he goes on, recently winning four of his last five matches. In 2014, he stopped favored Dionisio Miranda. A few months ago he took on undefeated Phillip Jackson Benson in Pennsylvania. Boone was nothing more than an