Who’s next? That was the question surrounding Manny Pacquiao for many boxing fans Saturday night before the epinephrine-soaked cotton ball even coagulated the blood dripping from the deep gash under Antonio Margarito’s eye in their one-sided, yet entertaining, bout at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas. Pacquiao had reached even thinner air of boxing greatness with his […]

We’re sandwiched now by a few weekends of boxers who, like Manny Pacquiao, have somehow, some way tried to — or actually have — fought the best, most obvious opponent… and some who, like David Haye — one way or the other — haven’t fought the best, most obvious opponent. This is important stuff, friends. […]

After yet another stunning performance from Manny Pacquiao Saturday, there are only a few professional athletes today who have accomplished close to as much in their sports as Pacquiao has in his: Tiger Woods, Roger Federer, Lance Armstrong, maybe one or two others. There are only a handful of athletes who are in his league […]

It was not to be a competitive fight. The bettors knew it. Most boxing fans knew it. Manny Pacquiao won every single round of his fight with Margarito, and only Pacquiao’s mercy prevented him from knocking out Margarito. It was at 150, a weight far from Pacquiao’s ideal, and yet he was so much better […]

As fights occur, updates will post, starting with David Haye-Audley Harrison and moving on to the Manny Pacquiao-Antonio Margarito fight and undercard. Mike Jones-Jesus Soto Karass: Jones shot his wad in the 2nd round then struggled thereafter, but the welterweight prospect escaped with a majority decision over the tough, volume-punching Karass. I had Jones winning […]

Don’t follow boxing very often, but you want to know the gist of Saturday’s fight between Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito? Follow boxing all the time, and want one place that rounds up all the links about the junior middleweight showdown you could ever want? This Ultimate Guide to the Nov. 13 pay-per-view bout is […]

Let’s see how long this video stays up. Lots of sordid things going on here — the offending footage, shot by an ostensible video journalist, was edited out, which isn’t my understanding of what journalists are supposed to do. This appears to be something of a pirated version. The video largely speaks for itself. Lightweight […]

Sometimes the first snapshot ain’t the best one. That’s what this Weekend Afterthoughts thing is for. There are some thoughts that recaps like this one fail to express, some thoughts others have expressed that warrant further consideration and sometimes there’s video to share like the one above. Besides the headline, we’ll discuss the 60 Minutes […]