(Lack of substantial action in boxing has left a crater in our lives; via) A dearth of high end boxing is like a full moon to fans, in that in brings out some sort of weird instinctual drama detector. We’ll find other ways to entertain ourselves, and sometimes it’s just not pretty. Luckily, Benjamin Franklin […]

(Via the San Diego Union) The state of California enjoyed a passionate, on again, off again love affair with prizefighting, which was declared illegal, banned, re-allowed and compromised upon various times in every major Golden State city between 1900 and 1910. When boxing’s popularity would peak, many fights were contested over only a few rounds, […]

(Pictured above: concentrated pheromones, also known as “The FaceLube Display Case”; via) When the boxing schedule is lacking and you need a pick-me-up, Queensberry Rules Radio will be the arborist to your Victor Ortiz. We know all about the science of you, and we will not hesitate to cater to your needs every so often. […]

(Pedlar “Box O’ Tricks” Palmer; via) The creation of a rivalry — or even a fistic foil character — begins somewhere, and often the beginning doesn’t capture the overall result of the series. Roberto Duran being knocked down and decisioned by Esteban De Jesus was shocking, maybe even overshadowing the fact that he was stopped […]

(What this week’s episode of TQBR Radio might be like, if anyone on the show were dapper; via) This week’s episode is actually just “Return of the Men.” But if nothing else, it will mark the first guest of 2014, following the first bigger fight weekend of the year, too. If you’ve been listening to […]

(William “Shadow” Maber; via) Trying to nail down traits of the typical “old timey” boxing character seems easy enough: funny stance, some type of sash, badly-fitting trousers and an epic mustache. To plant the stereotype’s roots deeper still, add a dash of  jail time to a pinch of bar fighting hooligan and you have the “American […]

(Boxing comes back to life this weekend, after a few dead weeks; via) To be honest, we just wanted an excuse to use the poster art from a great 80s movie. It is indeed true that the schedule was bare for a couple of weeks, and that the calendar is full this weekend, but it’s […]

Often in eras past, grudge matches and rivalries weren’t blood feuds that spanned years, or even a decade. Some were, but when fighters were content to meet one another multiple times in a year, deciding who the alpha was could be settled with fewer distractions and road blocks. George “Elbows” McFadden and Joe Gans had […]

(Lucian Bute, left, and Jean Pascal, probably just moments before asking the TQBR Radio team to TAKE THE TEST! FOR THE FANS!; photo credit: Herby Whyne) The sting of a lack of boxing action on television is something that’s become unfamiliar to us boxing fans. We’ve become soft — spoiled, even. But the good stuff […]

There exists a certain breed of nostalgia that fuels interest in eras long completed in boxing — more specifically, the “Theodore Roosevelt, safari for fun, bending steel beams as a hobby” eras. The ones we generally only have pictures of, if we do at all. The men who boxed then hardly fought in what could […]

(Queensberry Rules Radio’s Foley and Connor are only the second-best duo to come from the 80s; via) Happy New Year from Queensberry Rules Radio! Our first episode of 2014 should be fun, as always. There hasn’t been a whole lot of huge news or many significant fights in the last few weeks, but by golly, […]

(Miguel Cotto revels in his hard fought win over Ricardo Torres; photo credit: AP) When Bernard Hopkins effectively ended Felix Trinidad’s run as a world class fighter with an emphatic stoppage in 2001, a sort of vacuum of power was created in Puerto Rican boxing. Era after era, Puerto Rico essentially overachieved in the sport […]

(Chad Dawson attempts to rise from being flattened by Adonis Stevenson; photo credit: Graham Hughes/AP) Chad Dawson’s technical decision loss to Jean Pascal in 2010 signaled the end of his tenure as an undefeated fighter. It wasn’t a big deal, though; losses do and should happen in boxing, even if the sport has evolved to […]

(Via Facebook user Dobie Gillis) It was not a dream. Marcos Maidana really did slap the waves off of Adrien Broner’s head. And those were indeed the droids you were looking for. On Sunday morning, the world woke up to a reality in which Marcos Maidana, just the night before, had probably done enough to […]

(A triumphant Kelly Pavlik after stopping Taylor; photo credit: Ed Mulholland) It all made sense. Bernard Hopkins more or less created a new line in middleweight title management by defeating Keith Holmes and unifying two belts, but he waited to order his official “Middleweight Champion” stationary after he’d made Felix Trinidad contemplate his pugilistic existence. […]