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Wladimir Klitschko Hearts Hayden Panettiere* (With A Dwarf)

First came the above picture of Wladimir Klitschko, “Heroes” star Hayden Panettiere and a dwarf. Or little person. Or person of short stature. Whatever. And it’s just weird, you have to admit. Like they’re recreating a still life of a banana, an apple and some grapes. Second came the entertainment news outlets speculating that Klitschko […]

A Completely Arbitrary List Of Highly Desirable Fights In 2010

I’m usually all, like — standards, guidelines, consistent principles, etc. etc., blah blah blah. But I’ve had three frozen pineapple margaritas at the sushi place, I’m still bitter about writing a full blog entry last night that I then failed to save and therefore lost, and I’m thinking to myself, “What the hell fights do […]

Quick Jabs: Joshua Clottey Goes From Underappreciated To Too Big For His Britches; Chris Arreola – Tomasz Adamek Screams “Action;” Roy Jones, Jr. Goes From Classy To Petty; More

If it seems like I’m not around quite as often this week, well, I have my reasons. The day job heated up, so much so that I’ll be on MSNBC Saturday morning and C-SPAN Sunday morning; it’s holiday season; I posted like crazy for all those 2009/decade awards and I’m a tad tired; there aren’t […]

Boxing’s 2009 Is Somewhere Between An “A” And “F”

If you stop 2009 on the afternoon of Dec. 22, the year boxing had ends up an unqualified success. Unprecedented pay-per-view sales and improved television ratings in the United States. Historic crowds and record television ratings abroad. Mainstream media recognition of the sport’s revitalization, a far cry from the “mixed martial arts is killing boxing” […]

One Day To The Next, Floyd Mayweather – Manny Pacquiao Looks Promising, Unlikely

Yesterday, something like a breakthrough occurred in the dreadfully disheartening negotiations to make Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao, only very likely the biggest-selling fight ever. For the first time, Bob Arum, Pacquiao’s promoter, opened the door to the random drug testing Mayweather, represented by Golden Boy Promotions, sought. GBP put out a news release saying it found […]

2009 Year-End Boxing Pound-For-Pound Top 20 Update

I have to invoke The Queensberry Rules mascot in the art of constructing pound-for-pound lists, Rene Descartes, to modify a guiding principle or two for the last pound-for-pound list of 2009. By the way, doesn’t Rene look dashing sans mustache? Anyway, the major guiding principle for my list as always is quality wins, with an […]

Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, Bob Arum And Oscar De La Hoya All Disgracefully Play Chicken — With The Ongoing Viability Of The Sport At Stake

I’ve been trying not to get worked up about the bumpy negotiations between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao over what would be the richest fight in boxing history, because everybody who knows anything knows that a fight negotiation is an elaborate bit of kabuki theater. But I’m starting to get worried. I still have a […]

Open Thread: The Best Of The 2000s

I thought I’d revive the Open Thread for a day or more to give people the chance to reflect on the last decade of boxing, including this year that’s expiring now. As much as I rambled on, I’m sure there’s some stuff I left out. So: Favorite memories of the 2000s? Favorite fighters of the […]

Boxing Fight Of The Decade, 2000s: Diego Corrales – Jose Luis Castillo I

It’s easy for me to say Diego Corrales-Jose Luis Castillo I is the Fight of the Decade, under the circumstances. It’s because I think it’s the best fight ever. Period. There are good arguments for Marvin Hagler-Tommy Hearns and Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier III, among a handful of others. If you haven’t watched Castillo-Corrales, though, I […]

Boxing Fight Of The Decade Nominees, 2000s

Ten years of boxing, boiled down to the “best of” in four categories: Round of the Decade, Knockout of the Decade, Fight of the Decade and Fighter of the Decade. Sunday: Round of the Decade candidates, plus Knockout of the Decade candidates. Today: Fight of the Decade candidates now, plus Round of the Decade and Knockout of the […]

Boxing Round Of The Decade, 2000s: Micky Ward – Arturo Gatti I, Round 9; Boxing Knockout Of The Decade: Manny Pacquiao – Ricky Hatton, KO2

Ten years of boxing, boiled down to the “best of” in four categories: Round of the Decade, Knockout of the Decade, Fight of the Decade and Fighter of the Decade. Sunday: Round of the Decade candidates, plus Knockout of the Decade candidates. Today: Round of the Decade and Knockout of the Decade winners now, plus Fight of […]

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