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Michael Hunter Emerges as Anthony Joshua's Most Likely Opponent
As you may have already heard, Anthony Joshua's June 1 match with Jarrell "Big Baby" Miller at Madison Square Garden is in limbo. Late yesterday (Tuesday, April 16), it was learned that Miller had failed a random drug test administered by representatives of VADA. Big Baby tested positive for GW1516, also known as cardarine and endurobol.
Useful as a weight loss aid, GW1516, among other things, is an endurance enhancer. Users don't get winded as quickly. It works, notes a report by Australia's Sports Anti-Doping Agency, by forcing skeletal muscle to use fat rather than carbohydrates as an energy source. In the example sometimes given of a professional cyclist, he or she can become thinner, putting less stress on their conveyance, while maintaining or increasing the leg power required to climb mountains quickly.
Several countries banned GWI516 when it was discovered that it increased the incidence of cancer in laboratory rats. Nonetheless, it is widely available on the Internet.
Anthony Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn has reportedly stated that the June 1 date is locked in stone, no matter Joshua's opponent. The thousands of people that would be inconvenienced by a cancellation include members of the Boxing Writers Association of America. The BWAA's annual awards dinner is always held on the eve of a big fight. This year it's set for May 31.
Hearn has been in this predicament before. Back in October of 2017, the fight between Joshua and Kubrat Pulev at Cardiff, Wales, evaporated when Pulev was forced to pull out with a torn biceps. By then, 70,000 tickets had been sold. But Hearn had the foresight to have a pinch-hitter in the dugout, so to speak, and the show went off without a hitch with Carlos Takam subbing for Pulev.
With Joshua vs. Miller a shade more than six weeks away, Hearn hadn't yet formulated a back-up plan. This morning, the Internet was rife with speculation about Joshua's next opponent, all based on the assumption that Joshua vs. Miller was dead in the water.
One web site reported that there were five potential opponents on Hearn's short list: Luis Ortiz, Adam Kownacki, Manuel Charr, Kubrat Pulev, and Michael Hunter.
We doubt the veracity of this report. Ortiz and Kownacki are controlled by Al Hayman who hasn't done business with Eddie Hearn. It's widely assumed that Kownacki, who trains with Jarrell Miller in Brooklyn, is being groomed for a match with Deontay Wilder. June 1 is presumably too soon for Kubrat Pulev who emerged from his last fight with a bad cut that wouldn't be fully healed by June 1. Manuel Charr, a 34-year-old German of Syrian and Lebanese descent, holds a second-tier WBA title but is presumably out of the running because of previous PED issues. In September of last year, Charr tested positive for two banned anabolic steroids, scuttling a match with Ossie Oquendo.
That leaves Michael Hunter who recently signed with Hearn's company, Matchroom Boxing, making him, in our estimation, the overwhelming favorite to step in for Big Baby.
Now 30 years old, Hunter's lone defeat in 17 pro starts came at the hands of Oleksandr Usyk and Hunter had several good moments in that fight before fading down the stretch. Since then he's competed as a heavyweight, winning four straight, the last three by stoppage. In his last outing, he was impressive in scoring a ninth round TKO of Alexander Ustinov on an Eddie Hearn promoted show in Monte Carlo. He took that bout on three weeks notice. In his match before that, he upset the previously undefeated Scotch-Congolese prospect Martin Bakole Ilunga in London.
If he were selected to fight Anthony Joshua, Hunter would be at a severe weight disadvantage. However, that would be nothing new. He was outweighed by 43 pounds by Ilunga and by 66 pounds by Ustinov.
Hunter lacks name recognition, but has several "hooks" advantageous to the PR people. A former Olympian, he comes from a fighting family. His late father Mike "The Bounty" Hunter was a heavyweight contender, a noted spoiler with several good wins to his credit. Pop defeated Oliver McCall, among others, and McCall famously went to London and knocked out Lennox Lewis. Michael Hunter, who fights out of Las Vegas, is co-trained by Hasim Rahman who also scored a massive upset over Lennox Lewis.
Conspicuously absent from the dubious short list is Dillian Whyte. If the fans got to vote on Anthony Joshua's next opponent, Whyte would likely come in third behind Wilder and Tyson Fury. Unlike those two, Whyte doesn't have a fight scheduled in the near future.
Big Baby Miller is reportedly keeping to his training regimen and there remains a chance, however slim, that Joshua vs. Miller can be salvaged. Tickets for the fight, priced from $106 to $2,506 (plus applicable booking fees), went on sale on Feb. 15 at Ticketmaster and at the Garden Box Office four days later. Advance sales were reportedly so brisk that a sellout is virtually guaranteed.
Joshua, who will be making his U.S. debut, is the big draw, but Miller has a strong following in New York and if he is forced to pull out there will undoubtedly be a clamor for refunds. That may trigger Madison Square Garden lobbyists to put the squeeze on state legislators in Albany to find a solution to let the match go forward.
If that should happen, the lobbyists will be swimming against the tide. The New York State Athletic Commission has come under fire repeatedly for lax practices, most recently in a four-part series by frequent TSS contributor Thomas Hauser for The Ring. It's doubtful the agency would want to risk more heat. Moreover, this apparently isn't the first time that Jarrell "Big Baby" Miller has been exposed as a user of banned substances. It's been reported that he tested positive for two banned anabolic steroids while competing as a kickboxer.
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George Kimball Remembers Budd Schulberg: A TSS Classic
On this day in boxing history, Aug. 5, 2009, the great screenwriter, novelist, and essayist Budd Schulberg passed away at age 95. His passing inspired this tribute from his friend George Kimball, the longtime boxing writer for the Boston Herald who was then retired as a full-time newspaperman and writing extensively for this web site.
NEW YORK — I could tell from the choking sound on the other end of the line that the news wasn't going to be good. It took him awhile, and when he finally got it out, the best his son could manage was "He's gone…"
Budd Schulberg was 95 years old and had been in ill health for several months, so it was hardly unexpected, but the unsettling moment arrived late Wednesday afternoon when Benn phoned to tell me his father had passed away an hour earlier. Budd was a giant in our field, and a giant in many others as well. He was the only man ever to have both won an Oscar and been inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, but he was also my dear friend of many years, and I miss him already.
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Budd Schulberg was 15 years old in 1929 when he sailed to England with his father, the Hollywood mogul B.P. Schulberg. On that crossing the Schulbergs made the acquaintance of a fellow passenger on the Ile de France, a Georgia boxer named William Lawrence Stribling, who boxed under the nomme de guerre Young Stribling.
Upon learning that both Schulbergs were enthusiastic boxing fans, Stribling promised them a pair of ringside tickets for his upcoming bout at the Royal Albert Hall, where he was to fight an ungainly Italian giant named Primo Carnera.
If watching his father drop what he described as "a casually reckless wager" of 1,000 pounds when Carnera won by disqualification wasn't enough to inspire a healthy skepticism in the younger Schulberg, the result of the return match certainly did. In what appeared to have been a pre-arranged scenario, Carnera and Stribling met again in Paris three weeks later, and this time Carnera returned the favor by getting himself disqualified in the seventh round. The episode made an indelible impression on Schulberg, who years later would base his cautionary boxing novel The Harder They Fall on the illusory rise and inglorious fall of Carnera, the heavyweight champion known as "The Ambling Alp."
Now, think about this.
Eighty years later, this time by more modern contrivance, Budd returned to London again. This past February he flew over for the premier of "On the Waterfront," a stage adaptation of his Academy Award-winning 1954 screenplay, at the Theatre Royal in Haymarket. Perhaps determined to reprise all facets of that 1929 rite of passage, he and his wife Betsy went from London to Paris, where they spent a week in the city that had hosted Stribling-Carnera II. They returned to London, where they attended yet another performance of On the Waterfront.
Afterward Budd repaired to a nearby pub with the cast of the London production, and spent the night celebrating with the cast. When he became ill on the flight back to New York the next day the initial assumption was that the partying was to blame, but what it really was was the onset of old age. This was particularly unsettling for Budd, because he was a month shy of his 95th birthday, and he had never before felt — or seemed — particularly old. Not to himself, not to any of us.
Benn Schulberg and I were at Madison Square Garden that night, at the Cotto-Jennings fight, when he got the phone call telling him that his dad had been taken off the plane at Kennedy Airport in a stretcher and rushed to the emergency room at Jamaica Hospital. Somewhere over the Atlantic his blood pressure had dropped alarmingly, and he barely had a pulse.
Budd improved enough over the next few days to be moved to Mt. Sinai in New York, where he could be under the care of his cardiologist, and eventually he was allowed to be home, but he remained in a weakened state. He had been in congestive heart failure for some time, and he had a chronic lung condition, the result of having sucked down some toxic fumes in a home kitchen fire several decades earlier, and then a couple of months ago he was well enough to undergo what was supposed to be routine surgery to repair a hernia. That's when they found the cancer in his belly
There were several phone calls over the next few weeks while Budd and Betsy deliberated the various options, and since I'd had to make similar choices in the past, they consulted me on the matter. I'm not sure how helpful I was, other than to recommend an insistence on getting a full recitation of the potential benefits and consequences from whichever specialist had their ear at the moment, but in the end Budd opted for treatment. In June he came straight from a chemo appointment to attend the Boxing Writers dinner (where he received a standing ovation), and then just a few weeks ago he attended a staged reading of On the Waterfront in Hoboken. The event, by the New Artists Theatre, featured some cast members of "The Sopranos," on the turf Schulberg's play had immortalized, and the aura of corruption of the 50's era had just been revived when the FBI took town a bunch of New Jersey mayors (and rabbis) a few days earlier.
"He probably shouldn't have, but at the last minute he told me he wanted to go," reported Benn. "He was in pretty bad shape, and I think everyone could tell that."
"I certainly could," said Lou di Bella, who was also in attendance that night. "I knew then that it was probably the last time I'd see him."
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I find myself thinking about the better times, and they weren't so very long ago at that. Budd and Betsy had dinner with us at our place here in New York several times over the past few years, and when it finally became apparent that climbing the stairs of an old brownstone built before the age of elevators was a burden, we met for dinner in more nonogenarian-friendly locales. A year ago March we'd attended his 94th birthday party at an Upper West Side restaurant, along with his family and a few friends, including the artist LeRoy Neiman and the actress Patricia Neal, who'd starred in the film of Budd's "A Face in the Crowd" half a century earlier.
Even though he could doubtless feel it closing in on him over those last few years he refused to make the normal concessions to age. A couple of years ago when we were in Vegas for the Mayweather-De La Hoya fight there was a late lunch with myself, Budd and Benn, and Michael Katz. We had to find a place with a television set so we could monitor the progress of the Kentucky Derby bets we'd placed at the sports book earlier in the day. During football season, especially come playoff time, and for a big fight we'd decided not to attend in person, we'd often gather at Benn's apartment, order up obscene quantities of food and beer, and then try to stick one another with the tab through an intricate series of wagers, usually devised by Budd.
I'm 65, and at these gatherings I was often the second-youngest person in attendance. Budd didn't hang out with many people his own age, mainly because people his own age were mostly dead. But any father will tell you he'd rather have no better friend than his own son, and Benn, who didn't even come along until Budd was 67, was unquestionably Budd's best friend, his constant companion at ringside.
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I'd read Budd in my youth, long before I met him, beginning, as most do, with "What Makes Sammy Run," without even understanding at the time the bedrock of personal experience underlying that book, or that its publication would, as his father had warned him it might, severely retard what had been a promising Hollywood career. It didn't kill it altogether, of course. Budd was assigned to co-write a script with another member of the newly-fallen, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and while that project turned into a disaster, it did provide the basis for another splendid book based on the experience, "The Disenchanted."
He straddled the worlds of literature and pugilism throughout his life, but unlike some of his more boastful contemporaries he was not a dilettante when it came to either. He sparred regularly with Mushy Callahan well beyond middle age. The night of the Frazier-Ali fight of the century Budd started to the arena in Muhammad Ali's limousine, and then when the traffic got heavy, got out and walked to Madison Square Garden with Ali. A year before Jose Torres died, Budd and Betsy flew to Puerto Rico and spent several days with Jose and Ramona at their home in Ponce. Art Aragon was the best man at his wedding. And when push came to shove, he put on the gloves with both Ernest Hemingway and Norman Mailer and kicked both of their asses, though not, as some would now claim, on the same night.
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Budd and I had sat together at another Boxing Writers Dinner at least a quarter century earlier. I remember being pretty full of myself, because I'd just come back from a fight in Vegas where I'd had a pretty good week at the tables as well. I'd not only won what seemed to me a ton of money but had spent enough time at the tables that Gene Kilroy had gotten the casino to comp my room — after they'd already issued me a receipt that would satisfy the bean counters at the newspaper.
As I was remarking on the delicious irony of it all, Budd punctured my reverie long enough to ask "Let me ask you this, George. Could you have afforded to lose $5,000?"
He knew I had two small children, and that of course I couldn't. He then proceeded to tell me the cautionary tale of his own father, whose gambling Jones put his family at the brink of bankruptcy a couple of times. That night told me the story that would later appear in Moving Pictures, the biography of his early days in Hollywood, of the floating poker game that convened at the Schulberg manse just before young Budd was sent to his room to do his homework. When he came downstairs for breakfast eight hours later, his father was still at the table, where he was writing out a check for $20,000 to Chico Marx.
He was afflicted with a lifelong stammer that seemed to grow worse when he became excited or impatient, which wasn't often. It has occurred to me more than once over the years that this probably evolved into an asset to his writing and his unerring ear for dialogue, because most conversations were so essentially one-sided that he became a very good listener.
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In World War II he served in the OSS, and in the war's aftermath was part of the prosecution team at the Nuremburg Trials, where his job was assembling photographic and film evidence for use against the Nazis on trial for war crimes.
He had been a Communist Party member in the late1930s, but had long since repudiated his ties after he had seen firsthand the evils of Stalinism. Although unlike many former CP members he retained a leftist stance on social and political issues throughout his life, he was tarred by his agreement to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947. Many of his colleagues who refused were blacklisted, and lives were ruined. Budd was branded a pariah in some circles, but in his own mind his politics hadn't wavered.
The episode did make him fair game on another front, particularly when On The Waterfront, directed by another former party member-turned-friendly witness, Elia Kazan, emerged in 1954. Kazan had earlier worked on another waterfront-themed project called "The Hook" with the playwright Arthur Miller. The biographer Jeffrey Meyers would later claim that "Miller had refused to turn the gangsters into communists, as the Columbia Pictures mogul Harry Cohn and the Hollywood union bosses wanted him to. The film was later written that way by Budd Schulberg (another self-serving friendly witness') as On The Waterfront."
As preposterous as the allegation seems — there are no more any bad-guy communists in On the Waterfront than there were in "A View from the Bridge," the play Miller eventually wrote from "The Hook." Moreover, Budd had purchased the rights to a New York Sun series about the Jersey docks as early as 1947, years before Miller's brief flirtation with Kazan.
"When I was working on 'On the Waterfront,' I didn't know about Arthur Miller," Budd told an English newspaper in London back in February. "They were absolutely two separate, if overlapping, projects."
Budd said at the time he resented the accusation "because it made me seem like I was trying to imitate Arthur Miller and walk in his footsteps. I didn't like it."
Miller died without the two men ever discussing the subject. This summer I was invited to read at a literary festival, the Listowel Writers Week in Ireland. Another of the invitees was the novelist and director Rebecca Miller, who in addition to being Daniel Day-Lewis' wife is also Arthur Miller's daughter. One morning at our hotel there I read her the offending passage from Meyers' book.
"That's absurd," she said. "I'm sure my father never believed that. A View from the Bridge and On the Waterfont were always going to be two separate plays. One had nothing to do with the other."
I know I told Benn about that conversation when I returned from Europe. But now it occurs to me that I never got a chance to tell Budd, who would have, I suspect, found it comforting.
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Over the past few weeks Pete Hamill and I had spoken often of going out to Westhampton to visit Budd, but between our travel schedules and his medical issues the timing never seemed right. Benn was with him last weekend and reported that even then he was plainly struggling to breathe, in considerable discomfort. He seemed to sense that it was time to go, and as it turned out it was their final goodbye. When Benn got the news that his father had been taken to the hospital in Riverhead Wednesday afternoon he jumped straight into his car. By the time he got there Budd was already dead.
"But," said his son as he choked back the tears, "he had a pretty good run, didn't he?
Yes, he did.
EDITOR'S NOTE: George Kimball died on July 6, 2011, after a six-year battle with esophageal cancer. In the last years of his life he was highly productive, authoring the widely acclaimed "Four Kings: Leonard, Hagler, Hearns, Duran, and the Last Great Era of Boxing," and two boxing anthologies in collaboration with John Schulian.
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The Top Ten Super Bantamweights of the Decade: 2010-2019
It has been interesting to see how transient fighters are when they inhabit the smaller divisions. Up at cruiserweight, fighters spent on average 50% of the decade in their division to earn their spot among the top ten; here at 122lbs it is nearer 30%.
This results in a list of fighters with less purchase on the list, generally. Occasionally though, even at the smaller weights, a fighter will rack up a list of serious victories in a short space of time and hit the heights – and the divisional stalwart is also not unheard of. Here, one of each of these type towers over the rest of the decadal division but the numbers ten through three kick up a lot of interesting fights, and some very interesting fighters.
In accounting for these fighters, the term "one hit wonder" is used liberally. Here I am not seeking to denigrate either the fighter or his wider opposition; it merely denotes a fighter who has one win of real significance which is often accounted for in some detail.
This is another symptom of a generation of fighters happy to put on a mere four pounds to visit the next division up for their next big test.
10 – Rico Ramos
Peak Ranking: 2 Record for the Decade: 16-6 Ranked For: 18% of the decade
The tenth slot was a shootout between Kiko Martinez, who did a little more at the weight, and Rico Ramos, who did a little less, but who was defeated at the poundage only by Guillermo Rigondeaux; Martinez, meanwhile, was thrashed twice by Carl Frampton and once by Scott Quigg. The Scott Quigg tilts me towards Ramos, whose purple patch of 7-1 gets him over the line.
The jewel in his super-bantamweight crown for the period January 2010 until December 2019 was his come-from-behind knockout victory over Akifumi Shimoda, one of the top contenders of 2010 and 2011. Shimoda himself has a claim to the number ten spot based primarily upon his superb victory over Ryol Li Lee, but Ramos eliminated him when they clashed in Atlantic City in July of 2011.
Ramos, an American of Puerto Rican descent, had been boxing since he was eight years old but seemingly had no answer to the Shimoda jab which was opening up other opportunities for the Japanese; Ramos, circling to his right at the beginning of the seventh, brought Shimoda onto a left hand, but it was unheeded and Shimoda continued to boss the real-estate and find a home for his bodypunches. A right hand from Rico seemed to gather his attention though and having landed yet another left Rico finally had his man rooted to the spot, and circling, he landed a left hand as beautiful as any thrown in the 122lb decade. Shimoda was up at nine but immediately took a second header to the canvas.
Ramos was chased from the division by Rigondeaux, as noted, but certainly there is no shame there.
09 – Rey Vargas
Peak Ranking: 1 Record for the Decade: 34-0 Ranked For: 42% of the decade
Rey Vargas has traced an old-fashioned career arc, occupying a spot at super-bantamweight since 2015 and slowly creeping his way up the ranks to inhabit the number one spot, without, really, meeting anyone to justify that ranking. Sometimes longevity is its own reward.
His highest-ranking victim was Tomoki Kameda, and it showed when they met in July of last year; Tomoki had real success early and took a handy lead out of the first third of the fight. Vargas though is a freakishly tall superbantam at near 5'11 and he has the reach to match. From the fifth on, he deployed a controlling jab birthed by a pedigree amateur career that has been augmented by some serious professional experience. The double-uppercut right hand he landed in that round set him apart; the cards may have been a little wide but clearly Vargas was the right man.
He was the right man too five months previously when he was faced with another tough assignment in Franklin Manzanilla. Manzanilla, out of Venezuela, had scored an impressive victory over Julio Ceja in just four rounds in his previous fight and set some problems for Vargas with his rushes and fouling. Vargas found himself with cuts over both brows from "accidental" head-clashes as early as the eighth and Manzanilla had two points docked for hitting on the break and pushing. But Vargas showed some of his best boxing, dominating at distance with the jab and outlanding Manzanilla with fluid combination punching when they met at mid-range.
Vargas has a little more depth than these two fights – Azat Hovhannisyan and Ronny Rios have both made waves since he beat them – but they remain his fistic cornerstones, and despite some impressive boxing this makes him borderline for inclusion. His paper record and longevity in the ratings at 122lbs has seen me favour him over one-hit wonders like Jeffrey Mathebula and Akifumi Shimoda.
08 – Isaac Dogboe
Peak Ranking: 1 Record for the Decade: 21-2 Ranked For: 18% of the decade
Isaac Dogboe's pressure appeared functional rather than thrilling before his big step up against Jessie Magdaleno in 2018. Magdaleno had been inactive but had also defeated no less a figure than Nonito Donaire in 2016 and was heavily favoured.
In the first round Dogboe was dropped while pressing Magdaleno too hard and he lost the third too, to a gorgeous Magdaleno counter left. But all the while his pressure was beginning to look a little more than workmanlike. He was adept at keeping Magdaleno moving and again and again Dogboe, out of London via Ghana, would fetch his man up against the ropes and let go. Still very much in touch on the scorecards after four, Magdaleno was being aggressively outgeneralled and was steadily losing touch with the fight. His solution was to come out at the opening of the fifth and attack; Dogboe promptly dropped him with a single left hook.
Dogboe so dominated Magdelano that night that the favourite found himself in need of a knockout by the ninth. The then world's number one super-bantamweight showed no sign he might achieve it and in fact slipped further and further from his technical best, eventually reduced to sagging on the ropes and beckoning Dogboe in. It was a sorry sight and one the referee interrupted in the eleventh after Dogboe perpetrated the second knockdown of the round over his withering opponent.
It was an impressive and rather unexpected performance, albeit against an opponent who seemed to struggle a little with rust after a year out of the sport and it set Dogboe up as the world's number one super-bantamweight.
Dogboe never added to his 122lb legacy though; his own nemesis was lurking in the wings.
07 – Emanuel Navarrete
Peak Ranking: 2 Record for the Decade: 31-1 Ranked For: 26% of the decade
Like Dogboe, Emanuel Navarrete fought the usual learning fights, stepped up to take on some journeymen and was then launched right into the deep end to face off with the world's number one super-bantam. Dogboe-Navarrete was a fascinating contest in that it pitted a Johnny-come-lately against an even more recently arrived contender. Dogboe, as the man with the pedigree opponent on his ledger, was favoured.
Navarrete, who is tall with a reach that seems planetary, allowed Dogboe inside to do his work. It felt wrong and even dangerous until Navarrete landed a triple left hook, up and down, on the inside, to win the second round. From here he controlled the fight, impressive and dominant in out-fighting the smaller pressure fighter whose nightmare had come to visit him in the ring: a fighter he could not push back but rather who was pushing him back. The ninth through twelfth were a parade, the bigger man marching down the smaller pressure fighter in what amounts to the most disheartening position a pugilist of any kind can find himself.
Unfortunately for Dogboe he had a rematch clause. Navarrete, who now knew how Dogboe moved, thought and fought, beat him mercilessly in that rematch. The fight becomes difficult to watch around the eighth; Dogboe's corner, brave to the near last, finally pulled him as he was blasted to the canvas in the twelfth and final round.
It seemed to me that something special had emerged in that fight, but the truth is we don't yet know. Navarrete has fallen afoul of the ABC strap he wears in defending against underqualified challengers whose selection for their "title shot" is based upon matters other than fistic. So, the jury remains out on Navarrete, who nevertheless was impressive enough in his twin maulings of Dogboe to comfortably make the list.
06 – Jessie Magdaleno
Peak Ranking: 1 Record for the Decade: 27-1 Ranked For: 22% of the decade
Here, we meet the last of the one-hit-wonders on the list but Magdaleno possesses the finest of all of them: Nonito Donaire. Donaire, it is true, had had some of the glitter removed by Guillermo Rigondeaux, but in November of 2016 he remained the top contender to the legitimate title he had once held. Then Magdaleno came calling.
What most impressed me was Donaire's near abandonment of his left hook. It was oft repeated that he had one of the "best left hooks in the sport" and if Bernard Hopkins had established the removal of such a potent weapon much ink would have been spent on his exaltation. Magdaleno was less fashionable and has remained so, but it was a wonderful technical achievement. Moving unhurriedly, seeking for single shots, he countered beautifully throughout with the right jab and right hook of his own, taking every opportunity to strike without – shades of Hopkins again – ever over-extending himself. The result was Donaire sheathing his own hook in obedience of the rule that you don't hook with a hooker, while Magdaleno freely threw his own; to the body, especially, he was prestigious.
Donaire went to the straight right and a fascinating tussle ensued, summed up perfectly in the ninth where Donaire hurt Magdaleno on the ropes, only for Magdaleno to charge him and dominate the remainder of the round, putting him out of sight on the cards; Donaire closed with real strength as Magdaleno's energy waned.
But the decision clearly belonged to Magdaleno.
It was not too long after this that Magdaleno ran into Dogboe. The reasonable question would be, if Dogboe beat Magdaleno how does Magdaleno come to be ranked above him here? It's a fair question. The mathematics, for me, says that Magdelano's defeat of Donaire is more impressive than Dogboe's defeat of a rusty Magdaleno; I accept that this is arguable but balk at Magdaleno as low as eight given his wonderful performance against Donaire.
05 – Toshiaki Nishioka
Peak Ranking: 1 Record for the Decade: 4-1 Ranked For: 19% of the decade
Toshiaki Nishioka was the number one super-bantamweight coming into the decade and remained so until he was removed by the sumptuous power-punching of Nonito Donaire (and an over-excited referee).
How you feel about his overall standing here will depend upon how you feel about Rafael Marquez and his standing in October of 2011. Having lost three of his last six, including two of those wars with Israel Vazquez, Rafael was ostensibly on the slide, but the fight itself shows a fighter that, while no longer at his withering best, remained stoic and technically brilliant, very much a fighter that had to be mastered.
This, Nishioka did. To this day he maintains that Rafael is his most skilled opponent and he boxed with great care to control him, refusing to contest the inside and avoiding any over-commitment with the jab. Meanwhile he drilled Marquez with his trailing left, a wonderful punch that he throws with as much variety as anyone this century. Flying it quickly to the body was his stock in trade in the early going but he began to risk a wilder, wider, harder punch when he realised how wary Rafael had become. Rafael had success, not least in the second half of the eighth round where it seemed he might actually assume control of the fight, but Nishioka out-fought and out-worked the former lineal champion in the tenth and eleventh to put the decision to bed. It was a deeply impressive performance that cemented his status as the first number one super-bantam of the decade.
Nishioka's other wins do little other than demonstrate his superiority over the field, especially his October 2010 contest with Rendall Munroe. Munroe brought guts but little else as the fight turned into something of a parade down the stretch; still, re-watching it was worth it for the feinted straight and uppercut through the middle that Nishioka used to tilt Munroe's head back in the third.
Placing him at number five is a borderline call, but Nishioka was a clearer number one than anyone running eight through six. I am happy that should see him placed above, rather than below, the one-hit wonders.
04 – Leo Santa Cruz
Peak Ranking: 2 Record for the Decade: 24-1-1 Ranked For: 27% of the decade
Leo Santa Cruz departed 122lbs in 2015 with his undefeated record intact having made his impact on the first half of the super-bantamweight decade. His meaningful arrival at the poundage, the equivalent of a Mack truck pulling up inside a jewellery store, came in August of 2013 against Victor Terrazas. Terrazas, a tough, dangerous fighter was unsupported by the type of chin that would have made him genuinely world class. Nevertheless, the world's number two contender was a serious proposition for Santa Cruz, and was coming off a nerveless, brutal battle with Cristian Mijares which he won by the narrowest of margins.
Terrazas started aggressively as Santa Cruz brought pressure, all high guard and work-rate. But, as we saw while looking at featherweight, Santa Cruz is much more than that. His punch selection is excellent, his sense for the backfoot superb for a front-foot fighter, his jab is thudding and accurate but he can box squarely enough – weight generally over his back leg, when he does so – to lead with the right without courting disaster. Terrazas was complimented during fight commentary for "making this an inside fight" – but an inside fight suits Santa Cruz just fine. He has reach and the technique to use it but is comfortable trying to land punches behind the elbows.
The two fought on even terms until they didn't, when towards the end of the second Santa Cruz, tougher and better, opened up while the two stood head to head at the ropes. Terrazas emerged wounded and in the third, emerged giving ground. Dropped twice, he seemed broken in part by the psychological pressure, although it was the consistent, severe punching that did the damage.
Santa Cruz's number two win was over Mijares, undoubtedly damaged goods, but still ranked. Santa Cruz couldn't stop him, but what he did was in many ways worse: in a fight as different as that with Terrazas as could be imagined, he thrashed Mijares and rendered him a fistic irrelevance.
Santa Cruz was a very dangerous super-bantamweight.
03 – Carl Frampton
Peak Ranking: 1 Record for the Decade: 24-2 Ranked For: 35% of the decade
Carl Frampton slotted in right behind Santa Cruz at featherweight, but here he nips in just ahead of his great rival. A clash at 122lbs would have been helpful though – there is very little to separate them.
What does separate them is the additional work Frampton did at the very top of the division. He met no fewer than three top five contenders during his time fighting as Guillermo Rigondeaux's understudy – the Cuban was champion throughout Frampton's stay at the poundage – and soundly defeated all of them.
First up was Kiko Martinez, who Frampton had already defeated in a European title tussle but met again in 2014. Frampton, who probably entered his peak that night, couldn't put the more experienced Martinez away as he had in their first fight but he did dominate almost completely with a healthy mix of jabs and bodyshots. Chris Avalos, who failed miserably when he moved up to featherweight but was a serious super-bantamweight, visited Frampton's Belfast stronghold in 2015. This was Frampton's finest performance at the weight, his right hand excellent, despite the scruffy squabbling in the second his dominance near-complete.
Frampton's final fight at 122lbs showed the toll weight-making was taking upon him. He was dominant over the first six against a reticent Scott Quigg, even breaking his jaw in the fourth, but the Englishman came on in the second half of the fight which was, in the end, very close.
Santa Cruz was more impressive in the victories he did have at 122lbs but it was Frampton, in the end, who scored the more numerous and more impressive victories.
02 – Nonito Donaire
Peak Ranking: Ch. Record for the Decade: 18-5 Ranked For: 25% of the decade
The decade 2010-2019 produced two legitimate super-bantamweight champions and it is fitting that these two lead the pack. Nor is it close – there is so much clear blue water between Nonito Donaire at #2 and Carl Frampton at #3 that they may as well be on different lists.
Donaire stepped up to 122lbs in 2012 and immediately tackled a divisional strapholder, the number eight contender, Wilfredo Vazquez; after taking a decision form him over the twelve, it was Jeffrey Mathebula, the number six contender who towered over Donaire but nevertheless gave up a similar decision. This second fight is crucial because against both he and Vazquez it is possible to see Donaire over-reaching, under-boxing, pushing far too hard for the knockout which he openly demanded of himself in the press. In the tenth round of his fight with Mathebula, Donaire was so completely out-boxed that in the eleventh and twelfth he limited himself to his more direct sphere of influence and in doing so dominated Mathebula completely, cracking one of his teeth in the process. You could almost hear the penny drop.
I consider that Donaire found himself at 122lbs that night and the result was Donaire's 118lb form suddenly materialising in the super-bantamweight division. His next fight was against no less a figure than Toshiaki Nishioka, the most accomplished fighter in the division, a meeting between the two best super-bantams in the world and so the beginning of a new lineage at the weight. Donaire was the absolute pinnacle of cool as far as his inherent aggression would allow; he won every round and devastated Nishioka in the ninth round of a non-competitive rout propelled by his right hand rather than left hook. When he butchered Jorge Arce two months later, in December of 2012, he had completed the single best unbroken run of the decade at 122lbs and one of the better runs at any weight.
This being boxing, the end of that run was just around the corner.
01 – Guillermo Rigondeaux
Peak Ranking: Ch. Record for the Decade: 15-1 Ranked For: 92% of the decade
Donaire met with Cuban amateur legend Guillermo Rigondeaux in April of 2013 in a huge fight between the two best super-bantamweights in the world. It was also as one-sided as any top tier match of the decade as Rigondeaux, in absolute control for ten of the twelve rounds, picked Donaire's wings off in a study of lethal economy.
Rigondeaux breaks rhythm. A combination of feints, very astute defensive dips and slips and single power-punches make establishment of offense against him agonising. Donaire, a fluid fighter who counter-pressures his opponents to the canvas, was particularly afflicted by the Rigondeaux malaise. Rigondeaux threw infrequently; still he out-landed Donaire in every round but one.
The Cuban spent the years in which Donaire was tying together his superb 122lb run emerging from the pack and was just 6-0 when he tangled with number five contender Ricardo Cordoba. Rigondeaux dominated with ease until Cordoba snapped his head back with a jab, flashing him. Rigondeaux responded in away entirely unacceptable to the American fight fraternity: he ran away.
Rigondeaux took a split decision and learned his final lesson: professional fighting in America calls for more fighting than amateur boxing does anywhere. Rico Ramos, then still unbeaten at 20-0, was the man to bear the brunt of this newly learned lesson as he was blasted to the canvas in the first round and tormented through the sixth when a body punch – and the better part of valour – kept him on the canvas.
So Rigondeaux was primed when he stepped into the ring with Donaire, for all that he was professionally inexperienced. Donaire was made to understand it and the litany of excuses he laid out after the fight – his shoulder was bad, he didn't study his opponent, his was distracted by his wife's pregnancy – could not disguise his out-and-out inferiority to Rigondeaux.
The argument as to who would be the decadal number one at 122lbs ended there, but there is more to recommend Rigondeaux as one of the longest serving lineal champions in boxing. In a division that sees fleeting commitment, even by its most prominent fighters, Rigondeaux's devotion to super-bantamweight has been unusual.
He never became the superstar his management wanted to make him – too technical, too careful, too defensive – but there is no questioning his status as the best of the decade.
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On June 3, 1997, Darroll "Doin' Damage" Wilson met Courage "No Limit" Tshabalala at Philadelphia's legendary Blue Horizon where no seat was a bad seat. The fight was a true Philly Classic, one of the most exciting fights of the year. The result was a surprise, but not as surprising as the upset that Darroll Wilson pulled off in March of the previous year when he fought the much bigger Shannon Briggs at the Convention Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Wilson vs. Briggs
Brooklynite Shannon Briggs (25-0) had achieved a reputation for being a guy who ended his fights early, as in first-round KO's, but on this occasion, things kind of reversed themselves, as the gutsy Wilson (15-0-2 going in) survived a furious first round and then used his superior skills to shockingly take out "The Cannon" with a sharp left hook two rounds later.
Wilson, who lived close to Atlantic City in Mays Landing, N.J., had done considerable damage to his opponents until he met David Tua (24-0) in Miami and was KOd in the last second of an otherwise even first round by the streaking "Tuaman." But losing to the short but super-powerful Tua was no disgrace. In fact, for Darroll, the best was yet to come.
After beating limited Ron McCarthy, Darroll met the highly-touted Tshabalala (20-1). "Courage" had previously been shocked by Brian "Bam Bam" Scott (21-3) in the late Scott's career definer in 1996, shattering the myth of the South African's extraordinary power and alleged 72-1 amateur record (with 71 knockouts). Scott won using a fast and sharp combo, stopping him in the second round. Most of the 270-pound native of Kansas's opponents had losing records which further amplified the shock factor– though Courage's level of opposition was equally suspect.
Wilson vs Tshabalala (June 1997)
After Ed Darian Derian announced the fighters, the bell rang and Courage quickly decked Wilson with a power jab and then dictated matters for the rest of the round as he went on the stalk. The second round was uneventful until the last 15 seconds when Tshabalala opened up with a number of power shots. Wilson answered, but his answer came after the bell for which he received a firm warning.
Late in the third round, Wilson was hit clean by a perfect Courage right cross. He went down hard, got up, and then fell back down on Queer Street. Just as Referee Rudy Battle was about to signal the end of the fight, the round ended and Wilson was allowed to continue. Lou Duva, Courage's manager, protested the call in his usual hyper/hysterical fashion but to no avail. Lou's signature protests had acquired the feel of the little boy who cried wolf too often and this one was no exception.
Tshabalala came out fast in the next round trying to put away a still stunned Wilson, but the muscular Darroll did what he did against Briggs and, weathering the fierce storm, began to connect with his own shots. Both men went at it full-tilt boogie until the South African, exposing a stamina issue, finally went down, spit out his mouthpiece, and was counted out. He had nothing left. The Blue Horizon went bonkers.
Tshabalala had now participated in one of the upsets of the year and one of the most exciting fights of the year. Though a loser in both, he was nevertheless on everybody's radar.
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Darroll would go on to win some and lose some but against the very best opposition including David Izon, Frankie Swindell, Mike Rouse, Tim Witherspoon, Ray Mercer, and Oliver McCall. He ended his career in 2006 with a 27-10-2 slate and– before he took three years off–he scored another big win by stopping Bert Cooper (36-21) at the Blue Horizon in 2002. After this loss, Bert himself would take an eight-year hiatus from boxing, but for all practical purposes, he was done. (Cooper was a tragic figure with a deceptive record—a quintessentially sad boxing story– and the ups and downs of his life beg for a telling.)
As for Darroll Wilson, he always gave his best and on at least three occasions, he did some remarkable damage.
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Though she previously had an order that would keep 27-year-old Richard A. Franco 100 feet away, at an arraignment, he was ordered to stay 500 yards away if he is released from jail.
Franco pled no guilty to stalking charges, according to the Associated Press.
Berry did not attend the hearing, but has come face-to-face at least twice since Saturday, when he first breached security at her Hollywood Hills home.
A prosecutor and Deputy Public Defender Ken Star said Berry identified Franco after his arrest Monday night.
Star read from a police report that stated Berry "appeared very shaken and showed signs of stress" when police asked her to identify Franco, but he conceded his client admitted to being at her home.
"She's in extreme fear of this defendant," Deputy District Attorney Wendy Segall said during the arraignment.
Berry obtained a civil restraining order requiring Franco to stay 100 yards away from her and her 3-year-old daughter on Tuesday. She wrote that Franco almost followed her into her kitchen on Sunday afternoon. She said she was able to lock the door and call police before he entered her house.
Kalra's order will expire in three years or once the case against Franco has concluded.
Franco will return to court on July 27 for a preliminary hearing where some of the evidence against him will be presented. He faces up to three years in prison if convicted. He remains jailed with bail set at $150,000.
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Jorge likes to joke that I am a "Southern Hemisphere Drinker". I love Rum and Tequila, but I tolerate vodka, gin and scotch/bourbon. Sometimes vodka is ok, but you would never see me ordering a Grey Goose Martini. I would need a bucketload of olives (blue cheese stuffed, please!) to choke it down.
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Before I could even finish the first one, he would have another one in my hand. It was glorious. I asked him why his tasted so amazing and he told me that he likes to use real sugar instead of simple syrup and fresh pomegranate juice. So with all those blueberries we picked, I figured I could recreate that same amazing flavor in my own kitchen.
I used my favorite Bacardi Superior Rum to make these, but you could use any clear rum you prefer. Personally I love Bacardi for the taste and price, but also because I have gotten the chance to visit the factory in Puerto Rico more than once.
The first time I made these, my blueberries turned the drink purple. This time, they are so much more blue. It doesn't matter what color it comes out – it all tastes the same! Cheers! 🙂
Notes: If you have an issue with fruit skins (though it should be very minimal from the spin in the food processor) just strain your puréed blueberries through a sieve. Also, as I stated above the color can vary. If you want an electric blue drink, you can always add a drop of blue food coloring.
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Recipe Note: If you do not feel like pureeing your blueberries, just add them to the shaker and smash them with your muddler. It's faster, just not as pretty of an end result.
- 1 cup fresh blueberries, plus extra for garnish
- 4 oz clear rum
- 10 fresh mint leaves
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- juice of 2 limes
- 6 oz club soda
- ice
In a food processor or blender, puree blueberries until smooth. Set aside.
Add mint leaves and sugar to a cocktail shaker. Use a muddler (or the end of a wooden spoon) to muddle the mint and sugar. Add the lime juice, rum and pureed blueberries: shake vigorously.
Pour ice and club soda into two tall glasses and then pour in rum mixture. Gently stir. Garnish with a lime wedge, extra blueberries and a sprig of mint. Serve immediately.
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Get your symptoms evaluated by a healthcare provider. Other conditions, including cancer, can also cause blood in your stool.
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Delivery was timely (even a bit early). Food was hot, plentiful and delicious. What more could you ask for??? How about numerous compliments from the "hardest to please" co-workers, How about enough left overs to serve again the next day. Thank you for making our office Christmas party a HUGE success. The food was delicious and exactly as we ordered. The name cards describing the dish were very helpful in identifying exactly what people were eating and there was plenty of everything. The only complaint we heard was that every one was so full, they needed a nap after eating!!! I look forward to using their service again. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
High quality, great friendly service
We used Buffalo's Best Catering this past weekend (October 7th) for my daughter Kristens baby shower. Diane, (mom-in-law) was our contact person for the menu. Each time she called Kym or Jamie, with questions, they were professional and aimed to please. We needed to have gluten free options for my daughter and their help with that was greatly appreciated. We had a time in mind for delivery of food and they definantly delivered. Annette and her husband were very friendly, they set everything up, had food name cards so the ladies knew what they could pick from and the food, oh my goodness, was so delicious. Diane and I were so pleased with using this catering company, we would reccommend them to anyone looking for great food, courtesy service and at a great price. Thank you Kym and company, you did us proud!!!
I'd give 6 stars if I could!
I am so grateful that I found this catering company! I have ordered several times for our business over the past year. Kim and her staff are professional, personable and always willing to explain things (I usually ask a million questions). The portions are generous and we have never had anything we didn't like. The food is always hot and fresh and absolutely delicious. Kim and her staff always go above and beyond! If you are on the fence about a caterer I suggest you give Kim a call and try them out. You will not be disappointed.
Post -wedding celebration for Buffalo family and friends
We had a celebration party at a local brewery on December 30, 2017 at a local brewery. Kim was great to work with, responding to what we wanted , and making suggestions that were spot on. The food was delicious, plentiful, and appropriately hot or cold. The staff was attentive to the food service, as well as the guests, and most helpful with set-up and clean-up, taking charge and letting us enjoy the party with our guests. Buffalo's Best Catering made our event memorable and delicious!we would recommend them that you consider them for your next event.
High quality Service
Buffalo Bests Catering provided a breakfast drop off buffet for 50 people with very little notice . Everything was fresh , delicious and delivered on time. Jamie was so pleasant . The set up was quick and efficient. I will definitely use them for any catering project In the future
Buffalo's best catered to two of my events and both times they were phenomenol!! I loved how the delivery was on time and the delivery guy set up everything for us. Everything was perfect and the guests loved the food!! Thank you buffalos best and a big thank you to jamie and kim for being very helpful!!
Great food and service
This was by far the best experience I have ever had with a caterer. Kim abd Jamie were, extremely helpful, professional, and honest. We catered a church event for 150 people and we weren't disappointed one bit. From the napkin wrapped disposable cutlery, to the marvelous tasting food, and to the on-time delivery, choosing Buffalo's Best Catering by Kim ensured that our event was a success!! A great big thank you to Kim and all her team.
Job Well Done
With a few recommendations, I contacted Buffalo's Best Catering to handle the food for a recent family gathering - all raved about the food!! Everything was delicious!! We chose the Gold Buffet with an additional fruit platter - Delivery was exactly on time, all dishes had a label to assist those with dietary concerns, and we even asked for recipes! Thank you to Kim and her staff for helping to make our event a great success!
Wonderful Experience!
I used Buffalo's Best to cater my husband's retirement party. I didn't know anything about them and found them online. My experience with them was great. Working with Kim and her team was so easy. They showed up on time and everyone at the party said the food was absolutely delicious! I also thought the price was very fair. I would use them again in a heartbeat. Thank you taking the stress out of my day!
Awesome Experience - from start to finish!
This is the second year that I've ordered food for my company picnic from Buffalo's Best by Kim. I have never received so many compliments on the food! It arrived piping hot and just as ordered (I did receive a call from Jami the day before, confirming everything too). Love that they also provide cards with little notes (like vegan or vegetarian or gluten free). I also always order a few Gourmet Wraps to accommodate the vegetarians and vegans (which I found that most others really don't accommodate) and are also well liked! The wrapped utensils in a very nice box also made an impression. Even the "chef salad" was excellent (NOT a bag of premade salad). The price is well within reason and the service is with a smile! Thank you!!
The Best Caterer Ever!
I called Buffalo's Best Catering on a moments notice and Kim was so friendly and accommadating! I had a breakfast catered for my fellow employees and it was fantastic! Not only did they arrive exactly as requested, but even waited a few minutes longer as we were still in a meeting. The food was set up perfectly, along with the normal supplies, dishes, flat ware etc.. The food was spot on, beyond delicious for breakfast food. I WILL be using this group for all of my future catering, and will pass it along. Thank you so much Kim and staff you diffinetly know good customer service!!!!!
Perfect and delicious!
I ordered pulled pork, hot pepper mac and cheese, Greek chicken, Greek potatoes, and bruschetta pasta for our grad party. It was fabulous! Piping hot and right on time, the food was great. I liked that there were so many different dishes to choose from, which made for a unique party menu for us. Many guests asked where the food was from, and loved it! It was a great experience for me as host since everything came ready to serve, complete with lovely rolled up utensils, dressing, butter, fresh baked rolls, plates, serving utensils, and even cards to label all the dishes. As an extra bonus, I found that the Greek potatoes, which were stellar when hot, were also fantastic cold as leftovers. They are like a gourmet potato salad! Great service from Buffalo's Best Catering! I would definitely hire them again!
Amazing food and service
I highly recommend Buffalos Best Catering for ANY party or function. The food was fabulous and everyone at my sons graduation party wanted to know who prepared the food. I handed out all the cards I had! The service was professional and right on time. Everything was just perfect. To me one of the most important things hosting a party is having good food. That's what everyone will remember and the quality and quantity of food for the price is unbelievable!! No one comes close to them. I will never look else where when needing food catered and will tell everyone I know this is the best catering company ever. I even received a call the next day to ask if everything went well, to me taking the time to call and check with the customer means everything, Kim and her whole staff are just absolutely wonderful. Their name says it all, they are Buffalos BEST!
Wonderful Wonderful Wonderful
The food was amazing and I received rave reviews from my guests, at my son's graduation party. Delivery was right on time and everything was hot and fresh. The entire staff was amazing. I would definitely use them again and would definitely recommend them to anyone and anybody looking for a caterer. Thanks so much Kim Powell and Buffalo's Best!!!
Delicious food,delivered on time, and very professional
I recently had Buffalo's Best Catering deliver breakfast to our home the day after my daughters wedding, since we had so many guest from out of town traveling home that day. The drop off at our home for 45 people was delivered right on time. The food was packaged well and came hot and ready to serve. The Quiche was delicious and the breakfast sandwiches were also yummy! We also ordered bacon, ( which was crisp, the way I like it), home fries, yogurt with berries and granola and a beautiful displayed fresh fruit tray. My order also came with fresh coffee and orange juice, and napkins, plates, plastic utensils, and even serving utensils. After a busy day of celebrating a wedding, it was nice to just wake up and have everything prepared and delivered to our house so we could sit and talk with our guests. Thank you again Kim.....awesome job!! We will definitely be using Buffalo's Best in the future!
Food was delicious and plenty of it.
We used Buffalo's Best Catering last weekend for a graduation and the food was amazing. The Balsamic Chicken was nice and tender. The taste was perfect. The pasta Gorgonzola was to die for. We needed hi with a few more guest than expected and still zhad plenty of food. This was our first time using them and would highly recommend them and use them again. Thank you for making our party planning so easy.
Absolutely Amazing - HIGHLY Recommend Buffalos Best Catering By Kim
I have used them now for 3 functions at work in the last month and everything was amazing. So I decided to use them for my personal party this past weekend!!! I have to say they live up to their name Buffalos Best with out question. The food was delivered on time each and every time. The drivers we had 3 different ones out of the 4 times they were all friendly and willing to help with the food. And to leave the best for last the food was absolutly AMAZING!!!! We got so many compliments on the food. Thankfully they left some business cards and menus because everybody was taking them. I am sure you will get more business from these parties. I know I will be using you for all of my functions. Thank you to Kim and Jami for helping me choose the perfect menu each time. I can not say enough about this company, they are truly the best.
Absoullty Fabulous.
We had a party at Buffalos Best Catering's banquet hall on Ridge Rd. From the first phone call to inquiry about their facility to the party its self was flawless. Kim who I found out was the owner after the party was so helpful she really knows what she's doing. The staff and the food at the party were amazing!! I would highly recommend them. I have a graduation this summer coming up. There is not doubt I will be calling Kim again!! Thank you thank you thank you.
great food and plenty of it!
They catered my son's birthday party back in 2015. The prices were reasonable, and the food was delicious. All of our guests enjoyed the food. The presentation and supplies that are given with delivery help with distributing the food to guests with ease.
great food and plenty of it!
They catered my son's birthday party back in 2015. The prices were reasonable, and the food was delicious. All of our guests enjoyed the food. The presentation and supplies that are given with delivery help with distributing the food to guests with ease.
Buffalo's Best Catering - you left me with a great taste in my mouth! Literally and figuratively!
Not only was your food exquisite, but your staff exceeded all of my expectations! My guests were amazed and you made me look awesome! Thank you Kim to you and to your team! Amy and the others that were on site, I cannot thank you enough! It was so positive, and you can be sure we will use you again in the future. I would encourage other to do the same - 100%! Marcia Hartt MEMIC - Maine
Delicious and Professional
We regularly order from Buffalo's Best. Their food is top rate! Everything we have ordered has been fabulous. Their menu is huge, so we never get bored with their offerings. The prices are very reasonable. Compared to other options in their price point, they are a steal! They are extremely professional - always on time, and quick to respond. 10/10 for customer service and quality.
Could not have been happier!!
We were so pleased with the service, and of course, the food......excellent!! There were several comments from the guests on how wonderful the food was. Can't say enough about how great Amy and Tamera were to work with!! Thanks to your entire staff!
Excellent food and service!!
Thank you to Buffalo's Best Catering for the Awesome job they did for my daughter's graduation party last month! They were very helpful in the food selections and follow up before the party! We had the Blooming Onion Chicken and Pulled Pork--both excellent choices! Everyone loved them! The portions were more than enough--actually glad that I have some chicken and pork left over. It freezes well and is still just as delicious! The sides dishes that I chose were also excellent! Delivery service was great too!! Thank you again and don't hesitate in using them--I know I won't! Thank you Kim, Jamie and the rest of the staff!!
Excellent!! We have used Buffalo's Best for both our kids graduation parties. Food was wonderful and service was too!! Our guests raved about the food! Thank you thank you! 😊
Amazing wedding reception catering!
Buffalo's Best catered our wedding reception of 125 people. The food was amazing, the service was on point and the constant communication throughout the planning process and leading up to the night was incredible! I would absolutely recommend them for any event if your looking for a delicious meal at a great price! And a great staff to work with!
We ordered the almond chicken and had it delivered. It came on time and piping hot! We had a large party and everyone raved about the chicken! Thank you Buffalo's Best!
Excellent Service, Delicious Food
From the 1st call to the final clean-up, Buffalos Best Catering was excellent and professional in every way. Food was exceptional and servers did a great job for our families special occasion. Highly recommended.
I had the opportunity of using Buffalo's Best Catering for a bridal shower of 45people,that I had in the Park . First they arrived on time with HOT food, the delivery person set up the designated food table with the heavy duty paper plates and silverware nicely wrapped in a napkin. This was followed by two huge salads and two salad dressings and rolls and butter. He then placed the HOT entrees and put small cards in front of them to say what each dish was. (very nice presentation) All my guest were asking where I got the very tasty food from. (thank the Lord they left some cards and menus) The Pasta Gorgonzola was wonderful, lots of flavor ,Almond crusted chicken (highly recommended) Garlic roasted baby reds(mmmm super good ) Broccoli (done just right not mushy and very tasty) and then Italian sausage with peppers and onions...Delicious (OMG they ever brought rolls to make sandwiches) Everyone RAVED about the food and how delicious it tasted. BUT the best part was the service I received from Kim and Jamie. They were very helpful, patient and knowledgeable. They were in contact before to see if I had changes and AFTER to see how everything went. SUPER CUSTOMER SERVICE. Definitely would use them again and recommend this company. You relieved a lot of my stress and made the party a success. Thank you very much.
Everything we expected and more
Buffalos Best Catering is truly the best!! The food was outstanding and we had plenty of it. Delivery was in time delivery guys was very helpful and set everything. Up for us.
Excellent drop off catering
Highly recommend their service. Delivery was on time and courteous ,food was Very good, an ample amount and enjoyed by every one. Will definitely use them again !!
Simply Amazing!!!!!
Recently had Buffalo's Best Catering handle a event at my business location. Everything was handled so wonderfully I needed to make a comment. Kim was so helpful as I have never planned an event like this for our business. She walked me through how it worked help me develop the menu and how to handle everything and it all went beautifully. If it wasn't for her patience and over the top customer service I don't know if it would have gone so smooth. Also the staff was wonderfully pleasant and the food was out of this world. I would recommend to anyone to use them for any catering needs you may have they truly are Buffalo's Best
Great food for our event
The food we had was fantastic. Everybody loved it. The company provided plates and silverware. However, they must limit to one plate per person because we ran out before everyone ate and we actually had less guests than we ordered for. Also, each person gets one napkin with their silverware but there are no extras if needed. I would love to use them for future events. I would just know to supply extra plates and napkins on my own.
Great food, fabulous presentation, reasonable prices, friendly service
I used Buffalos Best Catering for a surprise birthday party when my mother turned 90. The guests raved about the food. The overall quality was the superb: tender meats, great pasta (not mushy like so often happens with other places I've tried), nicely seasoned. The delivery man was so friendly and set up the entire buffet for me. So, when I needed to host another party serving only hors d'oeuvres, I called them again. I was unfamiliar with quantities for this type service, but Kim helped me with the order. I was not stuck to just the menu pricing; she adjusted the price to be per person instead of large or small platters. At first I thought there would not be enough food, but it all turned out great - even had a little left-over. The guests were so impressed with the presentation and flavor. Plus, I received all the serving and eating utensils; every detail was taken care of, including the labels. Fabulous. Several guests inquired as to who catered my event. I highly recommend them and will use them for future events/parties. Super satisfied. PS: If I could add an attachment, I would add my pictures of the veggie and fruit platter displays - cauliflower like skeleton head, little tangerine pumpkins, and white chocolate covered ghost strawberries were just a few of the items. Amazing!
Great food, reasonable prices and great service
We have been going to Buffalo's Best restaurant for years and have been thrilled with their customer service and consistent quality! Recently we utilized the catering service and were equally satisfied with food and service provided! I will use them for all of our catering needs in the future and have already spread the word to others to utilize them as well! The almond chicken completely ROCKS!!!! Great job-thank you!
Great food and delivered on time!
The food we ordered for our party was delicious. The Almond Crusted Chicken and Roasted Red Potatoes were incredible. Thank you!
Great Catering!!
I have used Buffalo's Best catering for my business lunches for close to 5 years. They have never been late for a delivery or made a mistake on any order. My customers are always very impressed with the food, especially the assorted wraps and salads!! I would highly recommend!
I love Buffalo's Best they are amazing food is always a 10 ty ty & ty
Great food
Everything came on time and the food was raved about with everyone. It was a great experience. Thank you.
Excellent flavor
Ramos Amos chicken was the hit of the party. Food was delivered on time and hot. I would highly recommend Buffalos Best for any party you have.
We had a party of 20 people, delivery was on time and the food was very good! The follow up two days before and two days after to ensure everything was satisfactory is very impressive in this day and age.
Outstanding Job done for our son's graduation party
On a scale of 1 to 10 - I give Bflo's Best a 12 ! From the minute I spoke with Kim and Jamie regarding the menu, the recommendations of what to serve, what time to serve, what entrees to have, etc. it came out perfect. We had 80 people who did nothing but brag about the food! The famous Amos Chicken was the best I have ever had - and everyone commented on how great it was - the penne pasta and pulled pork were also terrific - as were the salads and rolls. Thank you Kim for all your advice, most people having events require not only tasty food but also professional opinions and recommendations that you provided. My fire company is looking forward to Bflo's Best catering our December Christmas celebration! Thanks again, Brian and Diane
Excellent Food
The food was excellent delivered hot and ready to eat. We had plenty for our guest. The delivery driver was very friendly and the girl I spoke to on the phone was probably the nicest person I have ever dealt with in customer service.
The food was great and service was the best I would recommend this to anyone
We were very satisfied with your services and the food was wonderful. I'm happy to tell you that we had several compliments and we were more than happy to recommend your company. If the need arises again, we would not hesitate to hire you without a worry! Thank you for making our party quite a success! Pat
The food was a hit!! Everything was perfect. Was delivered right on time! I ordered the gold catering package for 60 people.
Great customer service & friendly prompt delivery guy
Buffalo's Best is a terrific place to order from and the customer service was outstanding as was the delivery guy! The food was average but the presentation of it was very nice including cards telling what each dish was. No one was disappointed, definitely worth the money overall.
High quailty service, professional and friendly.
They lived up to their name Buffalso BEST Catering. The food was delivered hot fresh and on time. The driver was friendly he even set the food up in our back yard for us. They even had food labels so the guest knew what each food item was. Kim and Jami were so patient and friendly taking my SEVERAL calls answering every question I had and I had a lot. They helped me create a menu and think out side of the box so we didn't have the same food others were having at their graduation party. The Almond chicken was AMAZING and the Balsamic Tortellini (I was hesitant to order ) was so good we even ate the left overs cold. By far the best customer service and food around. I can't wait to use the again.
Wonderful Caterer's!
The food was delivered on time and set up and organized beautifully with cards included to show guests each selection. The quantities were perfect for the number of guests ordered for and the food was delicious. I would definitely recommend Buffalo's Best Catering and will be using them again in the future.
Thank you Kim for such and amazing experience from beginning to end. The food was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING and the Customer Services was TOP NOTCH. Kim helped me created an amazing menu different from all the other graduations parties so my party stood out from the rest. I wish I had more menus to pass out. So MANY of the guest were asking who the caterer was. Kim even called to confirm the order and called the next day to see how everything was. You would think she owned the company??? I highly recommend Buffalos Best Catering to everyone. Thank you sooooooo Much for making my daughters graduations such a hit.
Great food and delivery you can depend on...
Buffalo's Best is always a hit with our family and business functions. The food is delivered on time, hot and always tasting like it was prepared on the spot. We have always been pleased and look forward to our next event! Thank you Kim,Peter and Jamie for all your attention to the finest details to make our get togethers a great success!
Delivery was right on time. Hot foods were hot and cold foods were cold. The choices for the buffet packages are amazing. I've never seen so many options! It came with all the utensils, plates and serving spoons and tongs and included a salad with dressings already in squeeze bottles. They even had cards filled in with what each tray of food was that they tucked under the pans so our guests didn't have to ask what ech tray contained. This was the second time we used buffalos best catering and I wouldnt hesitate to use them again. And the man who delivered it was very pleasant even though I'm sure he would have rather been in his own back yard having his own 4th of July picnic. And the amount of food was more than enough. Can't think of a bad thing to say. Thanks for making our party a success!
Great Quality, Excellent choices.. Great service
I have used Buffalos Best Catering several times. I have never been disappointed. Every entree was exceptional. The service was also outstanding whether I had my party at Buffalos Best restaurant or I had catering delivered to my home.
Always great!
I've had a few events catered by Buffalo's Best now, and each time was equally amazing. They staff is so accommodating and courteous, even when I call in a last-minute panic! The food is excellent and very reasonable. I recommend them regularly, you won't be disappointed!
Excellent service/delicious food
We ordered the Famous Amos chicken, pulled pork, and macaroni and cheese! All were delivered on time and hot! My guests loved the Mac and cheese! The chicken and pork were very good too! I will definitely order again! There are so many choices on the catering menu. I look forward to trying other dishes!
Amazing quailty of product. Generous portiions.
The food was amazing. Portions were very generous. The left overs were just as good. Delivery was on time and the food was hot and ready to eat. The staff was great helping us come up with a menu. They Called to confirm the order a couple days before to make sure we didn't have any changes. They even called the day after our party to make sure we were satisfied. To me that showed they really wanted our feed back. I would highly recommend them.
Great food!!
Highly recommend this catering company. The variety is amazing, food is excellent and the price is right! Great staff to work with and the food is on time, ready to serve right when you need it.
Buffalo's Best- It's in the Name!
Buffalo's Best is truly the best catered food I have eaten. The customer service is 7 Star and the Cuisine is quite Diverse and Amazing. The Staff works with you to meet your needs. Always early, always friendly, always professional and the food is always delicious. If you are looking for top class catering for your next event that will leave your audience raving about the food then Buffalo's Best is the place to trust. Buffalo's Best is Definitely Better than the Rest!!!
Awesome food, great service and wonderful community support!
My family and I have been going to Buffalo's Best for a few years now and have had pleasurable experiences in all accounts. Delicious food, great service and we love that it is a family-friendly environment. We have been there on All-You-Can-Eat Pasta night and it was delicious! Fresh ingredients, of your choosing and they make it right there for you! Great menu selections whether you are in the mood for pizza, burgers, sandwiches, salads, pasta, etc. We have also had Buffalo's Best cater a few parties we have been to and it is delicious and they offer quite a selection with a reasonable price! Kim and staff at Buffalo's Best have been truly generous in their community giving. As the WNY Visionwalk Chair, we have ordered our Walk Day lunch from Kim each year (their pizza is great!), and this year she has so generously sponsored the walk by donating $500 to the Foundation FIghting Blindness! If you are looking for good eats and want to support a wonderful, local business, try Buffalo's Best!! Also, they have meal deals nicely priced where a family of 4 can eat for one price on Sundays!
Delicious Food and Always on Time
We have been ordering from Buffalo's Best for as long as I can remember. Twice a year our office will host client meetings for 4-5 days for approximately 20+ people. We never have to order the same thing twice. The signature salad, balsamic chicken and mac and cheese are huge crowd favorites! They offer 4 buffet options including a Taco buffet with homemade chips and queso dip! YUM! The menu offers plenty of options to please everyone. The ordering process is easy, prices are extremely reasonable and they are always on time (if not early). Whether you are hosting an office luncheon, birthday party, baby shower or whatever your event Buffalo's Best is the place to call!
All around great experience!
The staff was great with planning. The delivery was made on time and the food was excellent. Using them again this year!
Great Variety
I had an event catered with Buffalo's Best Catering. I was thrilled with this company, and will definitely be ordering from them again. They have so many menu options which I love ! They also have gluten free options, which not alot of places have. The food was incredible, fresh and warm. They also provide everything, from serving utensils to silverware, napkins etc...I literally didn't have to worry about ANYTHING !! Kim, who is an owner of the business took my phone call, she is incredibly knowledgeable in this area, and helped me create a menu with her many suggestions..as I needed a bit of guidance. Do yourself a favor and have your next party catered with Buffalo's Best Catering, the price point is very reasonable as well. You won't be disappointed !!!
Professional and friendly
Buffalo's Best Catering provides great service- they are very eager to please and appreciative for the business. The options are plentiful and delicious, a really nice option for events from lunches to large parties.
High quality of service and food
We have used Buffalo's Best Catering for a multitude of different occasions from business lunches to family functions. They have always supplied fantastic food, service and prices. Everything from helping us develop the menus for our occasions up to prompt and on time service. I would recommend them to anyone for any occasion.
Great Grad Party
Food quality, quantity and value for the catering dollar were great. Food was delivered hot and the delivery person was courteous and helped set the food up on the table. Worst thing I can say is that the food was delivered a tad early.
Food was on time, hiot and ready to eat. I will defiantly be using them again!
High quality service
We love Buffalo's Best Catering. Kim makes the ordering so easy. The Almond Crusted Chicken and Asparagus Risotto are my favorite. They offer a great variety and Kim does a great job making sure we don't get the same food because we get their food at least once a week. I would highly recommend them for any catering
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