Too often, books about boxing diminish themselves because the caliber of the prose and storytelling can’t rival the drama in the ring or the brilliantly-colored feathers of the sport’s quirky characters. The stories tell themselves sometimes, but the reader is left wanting a more skillful guide. In Gary Andrew Poole’s excellent biography, “Pacman: Behind the […]

Before I give you an expert breakdown of this week’s Fight Night Club that will, frankly, intimidate you, I must beseech your support, fair reader. In my wildest dreams, I never imagined I would be nominated for a Bloguin Award, yet I am nominated for some, in part thanks to friend of the site cardscott5 […]

(Sergio Martinez, courtesy Cecilio Flores) If you’re a fight fan, then you’ve probably had a pretty bare TV schedule for the last month or two. Solo Boxeo Tecate, Fight Night Club and the occasional ShoBox are all very well and good as an entree, but by now you’re hungry for the main course. Luckily, you […]

In the months and now weeks leading up to the November 13 WBC junior middleweight title bout between Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito, one would think that hardcore boxing fans have collectively ejected their Jean Pascal tapes and opened Blaise Pascal texts instead. Margarito’s ignorance, false or genuine, to the fact that his handwraps were […]

The coolest boxing-related thing I read all week was lightweight Michael Katisidis’ statement about his recently deceased brother Stathi. Not only was it touching, but it featured the good news that his sibling’s death wouldn’t affect his upcoming bout with Juan Manuel Marquez, one of the most anticipated bouts of 2010. Because it’s so cool, […]

By putting this all in one place, I hoped it would illustrate the goofiness: With a quick search of the ‘net, I found writers or broadcasters claiming that 10 of the 11 opponents of Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko since 2008 weren’t trying to win. You can read it all after the jump. I’ve always maintained […]

(Robert Crumb, predictor of Twitter? via) There are all kinds of ways to conduct discourse in this Digital Age with the Information Superhighway and the Facingbook, and one of the newest is Twitter. Like all new means of communication, Twitter transforms debate, sometimes for good, sometimes for ill; that’s elementary enough, and a subject for […]

As of this weekend, leaderman — and recent TQBR contributor! — Paul Kelly kept his TQBR Prediction Game 4.0 lead in large measure because of a sadistic referee, Ian John-Lewis, and a corner that had no interest in protecting Shannon Briggs from a brutal pummeling by Vitali Klitschko that lasted far too long and left […]

In this week’s fights-in-the-works post, have to start with the latest wrinkle in the Super Six. Sakio Bika has stepped in as the next opponent for super middleweight Andre Ward after Andre Dirrell pulled out, although it won’t be an official part of Showtime’s super middleweight tournament. My first reaction was, “Good replacement. Sakio Bika’s […]

Lucian Bute’s speed and power and craftiness are all very good, but that left uppercut of his is special. It might be my favorite weapon in boxing right now. In a super middleweight bout webcast on ESPN3, Bute dropped Jesse Brinkley three times with it, once to the body and twice to the head, the […]

Moe Bandy is the champ! From looking at the photo, he either punched out everyone or outdrank them or both, or one then the other. Via, with a tip o’ the pen to friend of the site Porch Dog. A shortish Quick Jabs today. Besides the headline, we have (allegedly) poisonous boxing gloves, some thoughts […]