I’ve said all I have time to say before Saturday night’s blockbuster fight between Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Ricky Hatton. The fight is nigh. At long last. So I’m wrapping it all up here in a package of links, plus links to the writing of others that, I think, will give everyone all the major […]

While the main focus of this blog is boxing in the professional ranks I want to take a moment provide some information on the Texas State Silver Gloves Tournament which begins today. For the past couple of years Barney Flores of Barney & Me Boxing Club has hosted the annual event at his gym and […]

Despite my confessed doubts about whether the monumental welterweight (147 lbs.) showdown between Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Ricky Hatton will live up to its colossal hype, I’m getting that familiar little tingle of excitement and anticipation. There’s no way I’ll ever be as giddy as Hatton’s British fans, who, I expect, come Saturday night will […]

Two fights this weekend that are heavily overshadowed — to say the least — by Floyd Mayweather vs. Ricky Hatton… plus a few other thoughts floating around the blogosphere about things over the horizon… have me rolling out, for the first time at MVN.com… my own collection of ramblings. I’ve openly coveted Sean’s cleverly-named “Punch […]

“75” rows=”20″ style=”width:100%; height:550px;” class=”mceEditor”>“Well, first of all, Jeff deserves to be on top once again.  For certain reasons we don’t know, only Jeff knows he was derailed.  He was derailed by a great champion and we all know that Calzaghe’s a tremendous champion.” – Oscar De Lay Hoya It has been well over a […]

Puerto Rican news site PrimeraHora.com is reporting that welterweight contender Carlos Quintana has agreed to fight Paul Williams on Feb. 2. Quintana would be a substitute for Kermit Cintron, who prior to his hand injury was slated to face Williams as the headlining HBO telecast from San Lucia. MVN contacted Northeast Promotions, who promote Quintana, […]

Dec. 8’s Floyd Mayweather/Ricky Hatton card has three kinds of insurance. It’s called the undercard, and in three different ways, all three fights could thrill if the main event fails to do so. First up is a lightweight (135 lbs.) rematch between Edner Cherry and Wes Ferguson. Cherry is a can’t-miss great “TV fighter.” He […]

Boxing had a fairly busy schedule this past weekend and with the vast majority of fights being little more than fighter showcases I have some quick opinions that must be expressed. My esteemed colleague Tim Starks called it correctly when he labeled former light heavy Antonio Tarver’s 4th rd KO over outclassed Danny Santiago as […]

A quick thought on the latest episode of Mayweather/Hatton 24/7 before getting back into the nitty-gritty of the fight itself: Anyone think Ricky Hatton is more under Floyd Mayweather’s skin than vice versa? Hatton already goaded Mayweather into taking this fight with his comments after knocking out Jose Luis Castillo in May about giving fans […]

Filipino sensation Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista (24-1, 17 KO) rebounded from his first professional loss, a first round blow out at the hands of Daniel Ponce De Leon in August, to cruise to a comfortable 12 round unanimous decision over Antonio Meza (23-4, 16 KO) Sunday morning in Manila. The judges scorecards read: 117-111, 116-112, and […]

WBA super bantamweight titlist Celestino Caballero (28-2, 19 KO)successfully defended his title over tough Colombian Mauricio Pastrana (34-8-2, 22 KO) via 8th round TKO at the Gimnasio Roberto Duran in Panama City, Panama. Caballero used his superior reach advantage to control the action throughout the contest as Pastrana was clearly outmatched. The end came for Pastrana […]

HBO’s Mayweather/Hatton 24/7 reality series is doing an amazing job of spotlighting the back story and personalities of both Floyd Mayweather and Ricky Hatton and their respective families, camps and assorted hangers-on. I recommend everyone — boxing fans and non-boxing fans alike — tune in Sunday, next Thursday and even hit HBO On-Demand for the […]

Saturday night’s uninspiring Showtime card delivered better than expected, with a good showing by two of the three favorites in the triple-header and an OK performance by the third. Let’s go in order of importance, in reverse order of who has the biggest names: Nonito Donaire – Luis Maldonado This Nonito Donaire is rapidly moving […]

Greetings!  My name is Sean Malone and I have been been covering the sweet science for over a year now with published works appearing on BoxingTribune.com, TheSweetScience.com, Pound4Pound.com and most recently FightHype.com.  My infatuation with blogging came about around three years ago when I discovered that I could post my thoughts and opinions on the […]

Hi. I’m Tim, one of the new guys at MVN’s boxing blog. In an ideal world, Michael Buffer would be introducing me, but I don’t think he’s available, so I’m forced to do my own honors. I started my own boxing blog back in July, and since have written as well for TheSweetScience.com and EastsideBoxing.com. […]