There was plenty I didn’t say about Paul Williams’ loss to Carlos Quintana and myriad other goings-on from the weekend and its aftermath, so I’ll now execute what is commonly called a “notebook dump” before turning most of my attention this week to one of the year’s most important fights ahead just this Saturday, Kelly […]

It was a terrible weekend for two fighters who had made a legitimate claim that they were being avoided by the top names in the biz. Paul Williams, the tall, gangly welterweight (147 lbs.) with an outrageous punch output, had the “Most Avoided” title coming in to Saturday night — he was the “linear” titlist, […]

In case you failed to mark you calenders, this past weekend just so happened to be the first annual “Money Mayweather Celebrity Weekend” taking place in Mayweather’s hometown of Grand Rapids, MI.  Weekend activities included a freestyle rap battle, celebrity basketball game, a comedy show headlined by Cedric the Entertainer, as well as the always […]

No way! We got a major upset in Saturday night’s HBO double-header in boxing’s best division, the welterweight (147 lbs.) class.

What’s the “more,” you ask? Why, it’s the return of “The Heavy Bag,” plus some discussion of more fights in the works. Quick Jabs, right below:

Even before I liked boxing, I liked boxing video games. It’s like with boxing movies — you don’t have to appreciate the sport to appreciate the drama of the sport. Video games have always had a cathartic role in my life, and what’s more cathartic than taking out one’s teenage rage by punching an imaginary […]

tyle=”width:100%; height:550px;” class=”mceEditor”>As an aspiring boxing scribe nothing really compares to covering a fight live at ringside.  There are sights, smells, and a palatable buzz that just doesn’t get conveyed when watching at home on the television.  The best examples of these sensory explosions are generally are produced by the small local club show that is […]

Feb. 16. That’s when Kelly Pavlik and Jermain Taylor square off for a second time, kicking off a hearty stretch of big, big, big fights, much as they did when they met for the first time last fall and set up the historically great finish to 2007. If you’re like me, you can’t wait to […]

The most I expected out of ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights card from Pittsburgh and Showtime’s Shobox card was one decent knockout and a bunch of underwhelming action for the rest of the evening. So I settled in to my old habit of arguing with my latest issue of Ring Magazine… Says to self: Can you […]

This week’s “Quick Jabs” pinpoints what’s stalling a star’s career, visits the ongoing tsunami that is Mike Tyson’s life, ridicules a “Make It Rain”-off between two big names in the sport and previews the weekend’s battles. Additionally, I’m instituting a new feature as I begin getting news announcements from promoters et al at my request, […]

When Jorge Arce pulled out of his Feb. 9 fight with an injury, he deprived us not only of his in-ring pocket rocket explosiveness, but also of what surely would have been another flamboyant spectacle of a ring entrance. The ring entrance is all part of the show in boxing. Arce is becoming one of […]

The decision to enter the world of professional boxing is never an easy one to make for a young practitioner of the sweet science.  Uncertainty and doubt creep in and turn a once confident boxer into a one who is concerned about the darkness the great unknown is shroud in.  Still most amateurs enter into […]

No time for a snappy introduction so lets just jump right into it shall we?  Boxing After Dark Shines Little Light on Heavyweight Division Saturday night former amateur standout Alexander Povetkin out worked and out hustled “Not So Fast” Eddie Chambers over 12 somewhat exciting rounds.  My much respected compadre Tim summed up the fight […]

On Saturday, young blood coursed through the moribund heavyweight division, and in a replay of the previous Saturday’s big fight, young-ish blood coursed through the old veins of two legendary ring warriors. A review, some analysis and a look ahead for all the combatants:

Four rather unfocused “Quick Jabs” here touching on a number of shorter topics, from Rocky to an ongoing lottery: