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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — We’re moments away from starting our live blog for the main event and main undercard. The event is in a room that looks almost exactly like a high school gymnasium. Jim Lampley and the rest of the HBO crew are near me, and in recording a segment, Harold Lederman shouted so […]

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 […]

(Credit for blurry photos to come shortly: Tim Starks) ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Oh Chris. Why do you do this? Two days ago, Arreola told me he weighed 257 pounds. Today he weighs 263, higher than he ever has prior to stepping into the ring. Let’s set aside one theory for how that happened — […]

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 […]