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The Arrival Of Timothy Bradley

There will come a day in the not-too-distant future when the pundits, in the aftermath of Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao (if it happens, as looks likely), will say something like: “Congratulations, boxing, on seizing the limelight, if only for a moment. But where do you go from here? Pacquiao is soon to retire, and Mayweather’s day […]

Timothy Bradley Is Sensational, Paulie Malignaggi Is Redeemed, Vic Darchinyan Is Explosive And Victor Ortiz Is Back On Track

HBO and Showtime dueled it out with separate cards totaling five fights, and Showtime won the night for one reason: The thing I want to talk about most is junior welterweight Timothy Bradley, who headlined the Showtime card. Against a formidable and determined foe, Bradley delivered a sensational performance to defeat Lamont Peterson by decision. […]

Vitali Klitschko – Kevin Johnson Results

Upon clicking on “read more.” Kevin Johnson became a footnote in the career of heavyweight Vitali Klitschko by being just the second man in Klitschko’s 39 wins to survive to the final bell. That was probably the most interesting part of the fight. Or maybe it was the chippiness Klitschko and Johnson demonstrated upon the […]

Videos Of Isaac Hlatshwayo, Oleg Maskaev Getting Knocked Out Friday

Two videos of upset wins from yesterday for you, after the jump: one of heavyweight Nagy Aguilera knocking out Oleg Maskaev, one with highlights of welterweight Dejan Zavec knocking out Isaac Hlatshwayo. The Maskaev loss is a tiny bit more shocking, not because Maskaev was very good or nothin’. This was supposed to be a […]

Lou DiBella, Boxing’s Man Of Integrity

It’s so rare for a boxing promoter to turn down free money because of moral compunctions that when it happens, it simply must be trumpeted loudly and from as high a perch as can be found. Today, Lou DiBella sent out a news release announcing that he was severing his relationship with super middleweight Jermain […]

Preview/Prediction Roundabout: Timothy Bradley – Lamont Peterson, Vic Darchinyan – Tomas Rojas And Jean Pascal – Adrian Diaconu II [UPDATED]

With six major televised fights ahead this weekend, we’ll split them in two for a shortened version of the usual preview and prediction column. Today: The Saturday Showtime card and the Friday ESPN360.com card [UPDATE: It won’t air on ESPN360.com after all]. Yesterday: The Saturday HBO card [Post-script on that entry: It’s been updated with […]

Preview/Prediction Roundabout: Juan Diaz – Paulie Malignaggi II, Vitali Klitschko – Kevin Johnson And Victor Ortiz – Antonio Diaz [UPDATED: NO SPOILERS!]

With six major televised fights ahead this weekend, we’ll split them in two for a shortened version of the usual preview and prediction column. Today: The Saturday HBO card. Tomorrow: The Saturday Showtime card and the Friday ESPN360.com card. [UPDATE: Please, since the Vitali Klitschko-Kevin Johnson fight airs on tape delay on HBO in the […]

Weekend Afterthoughts: How Can Judging Be Fixed?; How Good Are Paul Williams And Sergio Martinez?; What Are Some, Shall We Say, “Alternative” Uses For My Eyeglasses?; And More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — It’s good to be back home. After a crazy week away — 13 fights, three cities, 20 blog entries, one promoter insulting me, several lost items, six Internet friends met in person and countless dollars spent Saturday night on drinks and… let’s just call them “entertainers” — there’s nothing like your own […]

Paul Williams Decisions Sergio Martinez And Chris Arreola Knocks Out Brian Minto In As Good A Double-Header As You Could Hope For Out Of Boxing

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Middleweight Paul Williams came out ahead of Sergio Martinez in a ridiculously entertaining war Saturday night that was marked by two 1st round knockdowns, wild swings in momentum and one horrible scorecard. Martinez proved he’d be as tough an opponent as most thought he would despite being a 4-1 underdog, and […]

Paul Williams – Sergio Martinez Live Blog, Round By Round

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — We’re live ringside for the HBO double-header between middleweights Paul Williams and Sergio Martinez and heavyweights Chris Arreola and Brian Minto. Two rules: 1. I’ll be giving posting the results of each round, and my score, upon each round’s completion. Until then, I’ll be observing the fight, so if that doesn’t […]

Shading And Definition: Paul Williams – Sergio Martinez Preview And Prediction

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Saturday night might have been the defining fight Paul Williams needed, had he gotten middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik in the ring as originally schedule and beaten him. The replacement opponent, Sergio Martinez, won’t give that to him, but he very well might tell us one very important thing about Williams. As […]

Quick Jabs: Floyd Mayweather – Manny Pacquiao Getting Very Close; Victor Conte + Andre Ward = ?; Misunderstanding What “European” Is; More

You want to question whether somebody’s on performance-enhancing drugs? Evidently, plenty of people in boxing do, based on numerous unfounded allegations against the best boxer in the sport. But how’s this for eyebrow-raising material: Super middleweight Andre Ward and heavyweight Eddie Chambers are both clients of Victor Conte, the BALCO founder who claims he’s gone […]

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