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The Boxing Congressman

As usual with all things political, my day job prevents me from saying much about this video (h/t Politicker NY) even in jest, but I’ll offer the following scouting report: –Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., has a nice stiff jab, hits with some power, offers some decent combos and possesses hand speed for a 65-year-old man. […]

The Queensberry Rules, On The Radio Tonight

It’s Wednesday and I’m about to hit the radio at 8 p.m. Eastern time to talk over Oscar De La Hoya’s retirement. It’s via Fight Game Blog’s radio program, FGB Radio, a nice blog that covers boxing, mixed martial arts and rasslin’. If you can’t listen live, I’ll provide an MP3 of the show ASAP […]

Diverting Entertainment In The Form Of “The Worst Boxer Ever”

H/t to The Sporting Blog on this one, which they wrote up Friday and I just saw today, and which has been circulating in the general sports blog world but not so much the boxing-specific sites. As an aficionado of funny boxing videos, this one more than hits the spot. I recommend the write-up by […]

Paul Williams, Phenom, Does To Winky Wright What No One Does To Winky Wright

This guy — he’s amazing. I’m sure there will be some people who look at middleweight Paul Williams’ thoroughly easy defeat of Winky Wright Saturday night and think that Wright, 10 years older than Williams at age 37, was over the hill, he was rusty and the win proves nothing. I would advise them to […]

Paul Williams – Winky Wright Preview And Prediction: Danger Squared

I’ve given this sermon on this blog so many times my e-voice is hoarse: I really, honestly think everyone ought to be crazy about Paul Williams, who is in prospectively the toughest fight of his life Saturday night on HBO. He is unique; he is aggressive; he is tough even by boxing standards; he is […]

It’s Ugly Today In Cotto Land For Miguel And Evangelista

None of this is very pretty, and despite what Miguel Cotto might assert, it is kind of our business: The welterweight star and his uncle/trainer Evangelista got into a series of violent exchanges that will result in Evangelista no longer training his nephew, landed Evangelista in the hospital and may lead to criminal charges for […]

James Toney, Artist

I’d followed boxing casually for a few years before I saw James Toney-Vassiliy Jirov, and that titanic cruiserweight fight, more than any, converted me into a hardcore fan of the sport. “It’s amazing that humans can do this,” HBO’s Jim Lampley marveled during the battle. Not only was it a dramatic contest won on a […]

Jean Pascal Scores A Big — And Strange-Looking — Knockout

Just have a glance at ‘er. Is it me, or did super middleweight Jean Pascal’s four-named get-well opponent, Pablo Daniel Zamora Nievas, look like he was literally taking a swan dive on his way down to the mat Saturday? Pascal connected very solidly, and Nievas has been knocked out before, so I’m not questioning the […]

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