(Andre the Giant, left, Bobby Chacon, right; via) There was some outstanding boxing in the 1980s. But as in every other decade of boxing, rankings and sanctioning bodies who created them really mimicked what was loosely considered the fashion of the times: funky, eccentric, and downright embarrassing in hindsight. The years have been kind to […]

(Frolicking above, one of Tim Bradley’s relatives. Maybe; via) By now it should be clear that nobody will be stealing Tim Bradley’s Lucky Charms. Not Juan Manuel Marquez, not those bratty kids in the commercial …and perhaps not even Floyd Mayweather? Discussing the possibility of harnessing Bradley’s prosperity, putting it toward winning some type of […]

(When Miguel Cotto stopped Delvin Rodriguez, the above Mark Morrison tune may or may not have become TQBR Radio’s official anthem) Miguel Cotto is a mack, in every sense of the word. We think. But it’s possible we here at TQBR don’t really understand the hip lingo today’s kids are using. So we’ll just say […]

(Dennis Andries, left, slams a jab toward Jeff Harding in their first bout; via) At the time this fight was made, nobody really knew that putting WBC light heavyweight titlist Dennis Andries in with Jeff Harding would be like aiming two high-powered jackhammers at each other. But the punches rarely stopped, and they carried punishment […]

(TQBR Radio: So good, it even makes Miguel Cotto smile; photo credit: Action Images) Queensberry Rules Radio is back. Really back. Really, really back, even. And the kind of stuff the last part of the year is bringing may just be enough to choke the Strait of Gibraltar with fistic goodness. Never mind that whole […]

(Chavez Jr., left, after weighing in for his fight against Brian Vera; photo credit: Chris Farina/Top Rank) Sometimes the more compelling match ups in boxing are accompanied by back stories, grudge matches and pre-fight shenanigans. It seems to be better for the long term (and even short term) health of the sport when the antics […]

(The wake of a ship’s stern; photo credit: here) Since you’re here on TQBR, reading and whatnot, there’s a good chance you caught the pre-

So continues our marathon coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2013, Floyd Mayweather vs. Canelo Alvarez on Showtime pay-per-view on Sept. 14. Previously: the meaning of Mayweather-Alvarez; a special edition of TQBR Radio; the undercard and week’s schedule, previewed; keys to the fight part I. Next: keys to the fight part II. Even […]

So continues our marathon coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2013, Floyd Mayweather vs. Canelo Alvarez on Showtime pay-per-view on Sept. 14. Previously: the meaning of Mayweather-Alvarez. Next: the undercard and the rest of the week’s schedule, previewed. (Left to right: Tim Starks, Patrick Connor, James Foley, Scott Christ and Jimmy Tobin, probably; source) Once every […]

(Ol’ Blue Eyes and TQBR Radio agree, like always — it’s been a good year; source) There are still just under three full months to go on the calendar year, but 2013 has already been memorable and, at the least, above average in terms of action, quality match ups and fan desires mostly coming true. […]

(Katy Perry as a boxer at the MTV VMA’s, probably inspired by listening to TQBR Radio; photo credit: WENN) Enough of that pseudo-musical nonsense. You come here for boxing. We may be due for a really crappy weekend of fighting, but don’t tell the boxing gods that. Two supposedly ho-hum weekends in a row turned […]

There exist very few avenues a reasonable person could saunter down in arguing that the sport of boxing hasn’t infused itself into the fine spirits of history. In fact, the idea of boxing and the fates of laws, nations and ethnic populations being intertwined — sometimes violently, sometimes less so — has been pointed out […]

(Pre-psychotic breakdown Amanda Bynes driving and texting, possibly about this week’s episode of TQBR Radio; photo credit: David Tonnessen, PacificCoastNews.com) There’s just something about Queensberry Rules Radio that makes people want to break the law and text about it — at dinner, at bar mitzvahs, even while driving, like our friend Amanda up there. But […]

(Walton Prison in Liverpool, England, early 20th Century; photo credit: here) August 13th marks the day that Peter Allen was hanged at Walton Prison for his part in murdering John Alan West. Allen and accomplice Gwynne Evans were the last two state executions in 1964. More importantly, August 13th will also come to be significant […]