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Writing about Chavez Jr. while thinking about Donaire
SAN ANTONIO – Another deadline comes and goes in the silly saga of whether the two best fighters in our sport in 2009 will...
Mayweather’s tweet just another silly punch line in silly talk
The ever-unpredictable Floyd Mayweather Jr. has given Manny Pacquiao promoter Bob Arum another reason not to use his Twitter account.
There...
In celebration of thinkers, skepticism and 10-10 rounds
There is no such thing as an objective scorecard in boxing. Using that assumption, let’s take a look at – wait, what’s that?...
Give Mayweather a chance to win the biggest fight of his life
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is scheduled Friday to begin a 90-day jail sentence that represents a term of uncomfortable uncertainty for a part of the...
Frustrated Chavez Jr. announces February title defense at Alamodome
SAN ANTONIO – Mexican middleweight titlist Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., known as much for his father’s exploits as his own, is fully aware of...
Portrait of a credential to 2011’s biggest fight, Part 2
Editor’s note: For Part 1, please click here.
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The day Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez fought their rubber match in November 2011, Las Vegas...
One look back and a few picks for a New Year
A year ends with memories of those who are gone, optimism for those who are emerging and hope for those who are back....
Portrait of a credential to 2011’s biggest fight, Part 1
The day Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez fought their rubber match in November 2011, Las Vegas was in recovery. The city tried...
Mayweather’s sentence sums up a forgettable 2011
Floyd Mayweather’s Jr.’s 90-day sentence on reduced charges was the battered game’s last significant headline in 2011 and sadly an appropriate...
Marroquin decisions Valcarcel
Featherweight prospect Roberto Marroquin scored a ten round unanimous decision over Carlos Valcarcel at the Winstar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma.
Scores were 100-90 on...
Ward and Froch, and the anfractuous path to greatness
On a perfect evening in the ring, a night when American Andre Ward and Englishman Carl Froch both were able to make their very...
Sanchez Remains Unbeatable at Home
WOODLAND, CALIFORNIA -- Rising prospect and local draw Alan Sanchez thrilled his vocal following yet again with a hard-fought eight-round unanimous decision over Alberto...
Ward poised for a fight that might make him a leading candidate for the...
Reasons for the many controversies of 2011 are plentiful. Pick one. Pick a handful. In part, however, it appears to be symptomatic of a...
Sanchez Back on Solo Boxeo
WOODLAND, CALIFORNIA -- In the season finale of Telefutura Solo Boxeo tomorrow night, welterweight prospect Alan Sanchez will appear on the network for the...
Introducing Paul Cano
Troubled youth finds his way into a boxing gym and turns his life around. Yes, that is a story that has been told...
Ward-Froch to determine Fighter of the Last Two Years
There is a conditional clause still in place on the Boxing Writers Association of America’s 2011 ballot for Fighter of the Year. It...
Khan is in a town where everybody fights and nobody gets a decision
Amir Khan is in a city where it is very hard to get any kind of a decision. Some would say it’s impossible. Washington...
The Curious Case of Brian Viloria
Brian Viloria grabbed the eyes of boxing fans in September 10, 2005 as he shocked the world by knocking out Eric Ortiz in the...
Cotto and Margarito, and a treatment of semi-satisfaction
The narrative of Cotto-Margarito II will say Miguel Cotto, inspired by tens of thousands of his countrymen within Madison Square Garden, gained a richly...
Mares Proves to be Elite
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA -- In the biggest fight of his career, Abner Mares fought the best fight of his career and perhaps validated some of...
Dirrell in Line with Stoppage of St. Juste
SANTA YNEZ, CALIFORNIA -- With an injury-induced fourth-round stoppage over Renan St. Juste in the Showtime-televised main event at the Chumash Resort Casino on...
Dirrell-St. Juste Headlines Shobox
Having lost two years of his career while battling cancer, Anthony Dirrell hopes to make up for some lost time beginning tonight against world...
A good Saturday could save 2011 by turning into the Year of the Rematch
A 2011, seemingly forgettable because of controversial refereeing, has a chance to get off the mat this Saturday and be remembered as the Year...
Morales Aims to Close First Year as a Pro in Style
At this time a year ago, super bantamweight prospect Roman Morales was basking in the glow of the gold medal he had just claimed...
Margarito-Cotto II: Revenge served cold
Saturday’s rematch between Mexican Antonio Margarito and Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto is about revenge. It is not about establishing primacy at the kooky...
Q & A with Seanie Monaghan
Undefeated Light Heavyweight Seanie Monaghan returns to action on December 3rd as part of the big Miguel Cotto – Antonio Margarito rematch undercard. ...
Spreading the news: All the right moves sell Cotto-Margarito II in a New York...
Brinksmanship equaled salesmanship in Bob Arum’s extraordinary fight to keep the Miguel Cotto-Antonio Margarito rematch on Dec. 3 in New York. Arum...
Chavez, Martinez, and the importance of layers
HOUSTON – And there was Sergio Martinez lurking stage left, both taller and thinner than he appears on television. He was at the...
Leftovers from the Marquez-Pacquiao scorecard: Possibilities, politics and even a haircut
Notes, quotes and random anecdotes in the turbulent wake of Manny Pacquiao’s majority decision over Juan Manuel Marquez:
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“The fight is not that happy”
LAS VEGAS – After a frustrated but triumphant Juan Manuel Marquez addressed a large crowd in the MGM Grand media center Saturday, a chastened...
