http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/players/derrick_gainer/73954 Recent articles about Derrick Gainer en-us For the 20th anniversary of the Cowboys 1992 Super Bowl appearance in Pasadena in Jan 1993, I wanted to pop in the DVDs - that I have with the expressed written consent of the NFL and the Dallas Cowboys - and view Super Bowl 27 again. Below is my running diary of the experience. Pregame show: Magic Johnson asks the triplets where they look for Super Bowl experience and Emmitt answers that they only have two players with experience, Ray Horton and Charles Haley. "And everybody knows what talking to Charles is like." Big laughter. Emmitt is wearing one of his trademark vests. But, man, those triplets look very young. And Michael, of course, has sunglasses on inside. And adds that they cook hamburgers better in Dallas when you are winning." End of interview with Magic also involves Michael pointing out that he wants Emmitt to win the MVP because his contract is up and Troy doesnt need it because he will always get all of the money. NBC have Bob Trumpy and Dick Enberg on the call for Super Bowl Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:41:22 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/watching_super_bowl_27_20_years_later/12773512 http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/watching_super_bowl_27_20_years_later/12773512 Watching Super Bowl 27 - 20 Years Later http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/watching_super_bowl_27_20_years_later/12773512 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Forgotten Recent Champions: Modern Titleholders Who Nobody Talks About Anymore We live in an era of so many champions that it is understandable if some end up being forgotten. But usually when a guy puts together a nice title reign with some good wins--he gets a boost to his popularity. You’ll remember him, even if he fell short of clear-cut greatness. Other champions, however, seemed mired in obscurity. Maybe it was their style, their lack of good promotion, or lack of marquee fights that relegates them to the mental scrap heap of boxing fans. Either way, there are some fighters you almost feel sorry for because it’s almost like they never existed. Here are some now-retired forgotten champions who deserve at least a bit more reverence. Stevie Johnston, 42-6-1 (16 KOs), WBC Lightweight Champion (1997-98, 1999-2000) Why He’s Forgotten: While he managed to carve out a little niche of hardcore fans who appreciated his immense craftiness, Johnston never really made that big of a splash... Sat, 29 Sep 2012 00:34:18 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/the_5_best_forgotten_champions_in_recent_boxing_history/11838022 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/the_5_best_forgotten_champions_in_recent_boxing_history/11838022 The 5 best forgotten champions in recent boxing history http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/the_5_best_forgotten_champions_in_recent_boxing_history/11838022 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Sorry for the delay between posts. This is the latest update to the greatest Dallas Cowboys by their jersey numbers. This entry focuses on numbers 36 through 40. #36 Vince Albritton is not one of the great names in Cowboys history, but few notable players have worn number 36. He received 45% of the vote in 2008. Since then, three players have worn #36, including Michael Hamlin, Mana Silva, and Andrew Sendejo. #37 James Washington only played in Dallas for five seasons, but he made his mark. That was especially true in Super Bowl XXVIII, when he did enough to earn MVP honors. Since 2008, only Bryan McCann has worn #37. Though McCann provided highlight moments in 2010, he did not last long in Dallas. Rookie safety Matt Johnson is scheduled to wear #37 in 2012. #38 Roy Williams wore #38 during his final season in Dallas in 2008. Nobody has worn the number since then. The player chosen in 2008 as the greatest was kicker/punter Sam Baker. #39 Although Lousaka Polite... Fri, 15 Jun 2012 07:01:51 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/dallas_cowboys_jersey_numbers_updates_for_nos_36_through_40/11018123 http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/dallas_cowboys_jersey_numbers_updates_for_nos_36_through_40/11018123 Dallas Cowboys jersey numbers: updates for nos. 36 through 40 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/dallas_cowboys_jersey_numbers_updates_for_nos_36_through_40/11018123 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Bryan McCray has been fine on special teams, but he is not a better #40 than Bill Bates. Sorry for the delay between posts. This is the latest update to the greatest Dallas Cowboys by their jersey numbers. This entry focuses on numbers 36 through 40. #36 Vince Albritton is not one of the great names in Cowboys history, but few notable players have worn number 36. He received 45% of the vote in 2008. Since then, three players have worn #36, including Michael Hamlin, Mana Silva, and Andrew Sendejo. #37 James Washington only played in Dallas for five seasons, but he made his mark. That was especially true in Super Bowl XXVIII, when he did enough to earn MVP honors. Since 2008, only Bryan McCann has worn #37. Though McCann provided highlight moments in 2010, he did not last long in Dallas. Rookie safety Matt Johnson is scheduled to wear #37 in 2012. #38 Roy Williams wore #38 during his final season in Dallas in 2008. Nobody has worn the number since then. The player chosen in 2008 as the greatest was kicker/ Fri, 15 Jun 2012 02:01:44 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/dallas_cowboys_jersey_numbers_updates_for_nos_36_through_40/11017595 http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/dallas_cowboys_jersey_numbers_updates_for_nos_36_through_40/11017595 Dallas Cowboys Jersey Numbers: Updates for Nos. 36 through 40 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/dallas_cowboys_jersey_numbers_updates_for_nos_36_through_40/11017595 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png ******* This Ring Magazine online... article suggests otherwise. However, likely the most spot-on idea in that piece is Joe Goossen's take on the failings of today's amateur boxing system, which slaps swollen pads onto guys' mitts and instructs referees to stop fights at the first sign of danger -- a system that tends to value good, quick-handed athletes rather than fighters. But consider that many of the fighters who seem to horde television dates fight with similarly defensive-minded styles, and they don't fight as often, or in front of crowds as big, as many of the known knockout dealers of the past. In general, the frequency issue means (or should mean) fewer fights against out-matched opponents more easily leveled, and the style issue is pertinent in the sense that spiffed up performances with more flash than bang are rewarded with television dates, and guys from other eras often weren't afforded the same luxury. And some of the big punchers of yesterday didn't have the high Thu, 19 Apr 2012 06:00:55 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/lullaby_league_the_12_hardest_swatters_of_the_last_dozen_years/10603003 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/lullaby_league_the_12_hardest_swatters_of_the_last_dozen_years/10603003 Lullaby League: The 12 Hardest Swatters Of The Last Dozen Years http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/lullaby_league_the_12_hardest_swatters_of_the_last_dozen_years/10603003 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png It's as though we can't get a solid chunk of good fights lately, and the up and down fluctuation plays hell with a fan's patience and emotions. A more consistent fight schedule would be nice. It's part of loving this game, though, and sometimes a hiatus from constant action makes the heart grow fonder. Indeed, there have been times when the the thirst for blood long since sated nudges us into viewing a bout in a more positive light than perhaps it really calls for. For instance, the one-sided (but solid) Hank Lundy vs. Dannie Williams bout from a few weeks back on Friday Night Fights wasn't bad at all. In fact, a few times the men traded and made for a very fun watch, and there was a knockdown. But it was a mostly one-sided fight, yet it still got a fair amount of attention, and still wound up making for good discussion. There will always be jubilant, adrenaline-driven peaks, and heavily depressing valleys. Just like there will always be clinching, as we&#3... Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:21:02 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/lullaby_league_the_12_hardest_swatters_of_the_last_dozen_years/10591399 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/lullaby_league_the_12_hardest_swatters_of_the_last_dozen_years/10591399 Lullaby League: The 12 Hardest Swatters Of The Last Dozen Years http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/lullaby_league_the_12_hardest_swatters_of_the_last_dozen_years/10591399 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Here are the three quote trivia questions for today: The Quote:  "[L]eaving the Navy is something which I do not at the moment plan to do...[but] if I do decided to play professional football, it will be in the NFL." The Question: In what year did Roger Staubach make this statement?1963196419651966The Quote:  "What a difference a week makes in a man's life. I didn't want to come in there and let my coaches, my teammates and the front office down. ... It's been an unbelievable week." The Question: Who said this?Derrick GainerAlvin HarperSteve WalshBernie KosarThe Quote: "He's trying to tear down this league, goddammit!" The Question: Who said this about Jerry Jones?Art ModellPaul TagliablueAl DavisBill Parcells Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:36:11 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/dallas_cowboys_quote_trivia_part_4_february_21/10050349 http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/dallas_cowboys_quote_trivia_part_4_february_21/10050349 Dallas Cowboys Quote Trivia, Part 4, February 21 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/dallas_cowboys_quote_trivia_part_4_february_21/10050349 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png (Credit: Chris Farina, Top Rank, via)Saturday night was, in many ways, a good night for the sport of boxing. On the undercard of Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez III, junior lightweight Juan Carlos Burgos upset Luis Cruz in a nice little scrap. Junior welterweight Mike Alvarado snatched a stirring come-from-behind knockout of Breidis Prescott in the final round of an even better fight. And in the main event, Pacquiao and Marquez did their rivalry right in a bout that far exceeded some of the very low expectations out there -- including mine -- to produce a fitting rubber match in one of the great trilogies of the past decade.In other ways, Saturday wasn't a good night for the sport of boxing. Junior welterweight Timothy Bradley beat up old Joel Casamayor in a bout that did little to generate the intended interest in Bradley fighting Pacquiao, or even seeing Bradley fight anyone. In the main event, the consensus among fans was that Marquez deserved a win he didn't get, ... Sun, 13 Nov 2011 09:42:27 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/the_things_manny_pacquiao_cannot_do_the_things_juan_manuel_marquez_almost_does/8060773 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/the_things_manny_pacquiao_cannot_do_the_things_juan_manuel_marquez_almost_does/8060773 The Things Manny Pacquiao Cannot Do; The Things Juan Manuel Marquez Almost Does http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/the_things_manny_pacquiao_cannot_do_the_things_juan_manuel_marquez_almost_does/8060773 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/2/02f3018aee45b5607d84398f97b19514264db8b8/mini/pacq.jpg