http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/players/luis_resto/75010 Recent articles about Luis Resto en-us Boxing is known as the Sweet Science, but the adjectives "sour" and "bitter" have often been on the mark.  I'm referring to the number of sewer-dirty fights that have taken place over the decades -- matches to be remembered, however reluctantly and distastefully, for their unbecoming, unsportsmanlike, and downright criminal behavior. Here's what I consider the dirtiest, the foulest, fight in the sport's history. It's an infamous battle in which the foul, and crime, committed was particularly egregious. Luis Resto vs. Billy Collins Jr. (June 16, 1983) Welterweights Luis Resto (20-8-2, eight KOs) and Billy Collins Jr. (14-0-0, 11 KOs) faced each other at Madison Square Garden on the undercard of the Roberto Duran-Davey Moore bout.  To pretty much everyone's surprise, journeyman-fighter Resto won a 10-round unanimous decision. Suspicions aroused by the devastating injuries his son suffered to his face in general and eyes in particular, ... Mon, 15 Oct 2012 13:00:11 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/luis_resto_vs_billy_collins_jr_the_sweet_science_turned_sour/11968732 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/luis_resto_vs_billy_collins_jr_the_sweet_science_turned_sour/11968732 Luis Resto vs. Billy Collins Jr. – The Sweet Science turned sour http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/luis_resto_vs_billy_collins_jr_the_sweet_science_turned_sour/11968732 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png I remember the first lesson my high school newspaper teacher told me:  Journalism as a profession is defined institutionally as being devoted to objective truth.  As I continued through my life, writing for various school newspapers. That objectiveness has driven me to keep opinion out of my articles and news stories. Yet every once in a while a fight comes along where my objectiveness has to take a back seat.  I will be the first to admit; I will be cheering and rooting my heart out for Miguel Cotto December 3rd against Antonio Margarito. Why?   One simple assumption: that Antonio Margarito cheated against Miguel Cotto in their first fight. To many, this assumption is one that can be debated and hotly contested.  However, to a boxing fan, the mere evidence of trying to cheat by using plaster like substance in his hand wraps against Shane Mosley is enough to condemn him into the boxing Hall of Shame.  When a fighter tampers with his hand wraps it shows a complete lack of respect.  Respect fo Sat, 03 Dec 2011 06:45:35 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/why_i_will_be_rooting_my_heart_out_for_miguel_cotto_tonight/8482450 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/why_i_will_be_rooting_my_heart_out_for_miguel_cotto_tonight/8482450 Why I Will be Rooting My Heart Out for Miguel Cotto Tonight http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/why_i_will_be_rooting_my_heart_out_for_miguel_cotto_tonight/8482450 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/1/c17d09ebe29c90c40603c68b826fd4f4bd0cd0a7/mini/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f93090313.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D07A5678CF701198DD9ABC63D4684CD93364E3B5E1920E2055.jpg