In this edition of ultra-quick “Quick Jabs,” we review matters relating to the Olympics, the superfight betwixt Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito, Wednesday night’s combat, the plans of Joe Calzaghe and Kelly Pavlik and, of course, fave prospect YURIORKIS GAMBOA!

Top heavyweight Wladimir Klitschko was in about the most entertaining fight he’s been in for a while in his win over Tony Thompson Saturday, and if that sounds like a compliment, it’s a back-handed one. The awkward Thompson forced Klitschko out of his jab/back up or clinch/right hand pattern, the one he sometimes uses to […]

Let’s go “Round And Round” to check out some fights in the works that range anywhere from “hell yeah” to “what the?”

Nothing too deep here just some quick thoughts running through my otherwise empty mind…. I’m usually not one to say a fighter is shot but…. Boy did Rubin Williams look bad in his one sided beat-down at the hands of Chris Henry Wednesday night.¬† Williams once displayed promise back in 2004 but since being beaten […]

When last we visited with the best heavyweight in the world, Wladimir Klitschko, he was busy strangely pawing like a kitty cat at Sultan Ibragimov’s glove and rarely throwing a real punch, even as the boos rained down on him from the Madison Square Garden crowd that came to see a February heavyweight unification fight. […]

If you’re looking for more thoughts on the insanely awesome Kendall Holt-Ricardo Torres fight, or new ones on the best fighter award at the ESPYs,¬† Oscar De La Hoya’s adventure with USA Boxing, the wackiness of Juan Diaz’ manager, Joe Calzaghe-Roy Jones, Miguel Cotto-Antonio Margarito or the wisdom of placing bets based on my predictions, […]

By now you are all probably aware of the comments Floyd Mayweather Jr. made in a recent interview with David Mayo of the Grand Rapids Press.¬† In case you missed it you can read the article here¬†to get caught up to speed.¬† The controversy revolves around comments made by Mayweather about a perceived racial bias […]

I have a question, are we expecting too much of the young Peterson brothers?¬† As I watched Lamont Peterson score a dominating ninth round stoppage over Rogelio Castaneda I had to ask that question aloud.¬† It was not the first time that I pondered such a question.¬† I asked the same thing as I watched […]

If you’re flipping through the channel and happen across the introduction to a boxing match, and you hear the ring announcer introduce one of the combatants as “frrrrrrrrrrommmmm Colombia,” put down the remote control right away. You’re in for a show. Saturday night’s thrilling one-round brawl, pitting new 140-pound belt-holder Kendall Holt against Colombian Ricardo […]

Unfortunately I was unable to catch the anticipated lightweight title fight between Manny Pacquiao and David Diaz live a couple a weeks ago as I was out of town.¬† While I was confident that Pacquiao would emerge victorious I did not see him knocking out the tough-as-nails Diaz in such definitive fashion.¬† Well thanks to […]

Makes you want to scream. I did. Kendall Holt went down twice in the first 35 seconds of the 1st round. Seconds after knockdown #2, on shaky legs, he landed a monster overhand right that left Ricardo Torres slumped against the ropes out cold. Real cold. Eyes not moving for a good long minute cold. […]

Winky Wright built an unlikely career as a star in boxing the hard way: Winning until no one could deny that, despite his defense-first style and utter lack of knockout power, he was one of the best in the sport, deserving of recognition and eyeballs. And for a while, it really was working out for […]

“The Star Spangled Banner” probably will never sound sweeter to Kendall Holt than Saturday night, because the alternative, from the first time he fought Ricardo Torres, is drunken Colombians pelting him in the back of the head with full beer bottles, showering him in brew and even grabbing at his ankles. All that and more […]

We’ll get to the preview and prediction of a very interesting weekend rematch between 140-pounders Ricardo Torres and Kendall Holt quite soon, but first, let’s pump some “Quick Jabs,” checking in with last weekend’s combatants, some recent boxing in-the-court news, the Olympics and more:

Judging by the fact that ESPN.com put a story up on Manny Pacquiao’s title-winning fight Saturday night on its main page, plus other measures, the new pound-for-pound best fighter on the planet is crossing over to the squares who don’t follow boxing. Squares: Consider this your comprehensive introduction to one of the most exciting, accomplished […]