(The cast of “The Walking Dead” at the 2012 San Diego Comic Con, probably NOT talking, laughing about this upcoming episode of TQBR Radio; photo credit: zombiesurvivalguide.us) One excellent week in pugilism doesn’t mean us boxing fans should be popping champagne corks and throwing our collective bongs out of highrise windows — we leave that […]

(Jesus Soto Karass, right, knocks down Andre Berto; photo credit: Darren Abate; AP) It’s one thing for a fight card to kind of, sort of live up to potential. In the pugilistic world, that’s normal. There’s a reason why we say “…on paper.” Fights on paper might be much better than how they actually play […]

(Aug 11, 2012; London, United Kingdom; Shiming Zou [CHN] celebrates after receiving his gold medal after winning the men’s light fly 49k final bout during the London 2012 Olympic Games at ExCeL. Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports) Quickly, name a few of the most difficult or loathsome professions in the history of history. Sin-eater, coal […]

  Okay, that’s a lie. Summer is technically already here. And while boxing has no official “season,” the upcoming schedule makes it clear that 2013 will be closing out with much more bang than whimper. It’s nothing to lose your head over, though, Ned. This week on Queensberry Rules Radio,

(Edwin Rodriguez raises his arms in victory after defeating Denis Grachev quickly; photo credit: Ed Mulholland/USA Today Sports) Adventure, excitement… A jedi might crave not those things, but boxing fans do. Unfortunately this July hasn’t quite been the month to provide said adventues or excitement — at least not on a very high level, for […]

(David Price, left, absorbs a right hand from Tony Thompson in their rematch; photo credit: Peter Byrne/AP) What’s a boxing fan to do after a slower-than-wanted weekend followed by a week without much notable action? Why, listen to Queensberry Rules Radio, of course. Sally forth with your boxing psychosis, and join James Foley of Bad […]

Cinephiles and film buffs have, especially in recent years, lamented the retelling and rehashing of old stories — especially the “grasping at straws” attempts to inject new life into a tale that seemed to be concisely summed up the first time. In “An Evening With Kevin Smith,” the director related an anecdote about being approached […]

(Gennady Golovkin, left, ends Matthew Macklin’s night with a body shot; photo credit: Joe Camporeale/USA Today) The boxing world is still clutching its collective liver after Gennady Golovkin’s body shot knockout over Matthew Macklin last weekend, but TQBR Radio beat the count and returns this week with plenty more boxing discussion. This week, Bad Left […]

Gallons of lamp kerosene have been sizzled during many a late night in futile attempts to pinpoint why exactly boxers fight. Perhaps a fighter was born into a “fighting family,” like being born a Spinks, a Mayweather, or even a Judah. Or maybe having no other option, and being forced to enter a field of […]

(Paulie Malignaggi, left, chews on a right hand, courtesy of Adrien Broner; Photo credit: Ed Mulholland/USA Today) It finally happened. The brush gag got outright booed and hissed. Adrien Broner may have used up a chunk of his goodwill in lollygagging past Paulie Malignaggi in a main event to win a welterweight strap. It didn’t […]

(Mikey Garcia, left, lays waste to JuanMa Lopez; Photo credit: Getty Images) Boxing fans are back into the swing of being hit with big fights left and right. True, boxing has no “season,” per se, but recent years have seen summer and autumn pump out some of the biggest events. Many of us had hoped […]

(Marcos Maidana, left, digs a hook downstairs on Josesito Lopez; photo credit: Joe Miranda, FightNews) We braved the long, arduous, treacherous week where we essentially had no boxing on, and now find that we’ve arrived at that point in the summer where there’s leather zipping all over the place, chins swiveled here and there. But […]

(Marcos Maidana, left, Josesito Lopez, right; credit: Esther Lin, Showtime) CARSON, Calif. — Onlookers seeking to study the art of warfare with a keen eye should have paid close attention to what Marcos Maidana and Josesito Lopez pulled off at the Home Depot Center. Apparently there’s just something about the venue — newly christened the […]

The above picture is a lie. Because The Nothing was here, and it existed through the boxing schedule in the U.S. How can the boxing gods serve us weeks upon weeks of great fistic action, then abruptly starve us for a weekend, leaving us chasing The Nothing? Someone will answer for it. Returning this week, […]