Tyson Fury had raised concern along with eyebrows all week. In a one-to-one with The Guardian’s Donald McRae, the young leviathan revealed compelling qualities left bruised by the self-destructive nature that threatens to overrun him. At Trafford Park, Manchester on Saturday, Fury mimed the interview for those members of his fanbase who aren’t quite as well read. One minute he was overcast, flat […]

That picture was billed as a way for junior welterweight Joel Casamayor to deal with Timothy Bradley’s head butts, but pot and kettle and blackness and all that. It’ll also enhance Casa’s own head butts. I dunno, let’s let them wear the helmets tonight. It’s the only way that fight is remotely entertaining. (h/t friend […]

(Credit: Tom Casino, Showtime) ShoBox — Showtime’s program that places prospects in the toughest bouts of their careers — has built up enough goodwill over the years to excuse the occasional non-competitive fight, but they really should’ve known better than to put Frank LoPorto in against Austin Trout Friday, and both fore- and hindsight were […]

Don’t follow boxing very often, but you want to know the gist of Saturday’s mega-fight between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez III? Follow boxing all the time, and want one place that rounds up all the links about the welterweight showdown you could ever want? This Ultimate Guide to the Nov. 12 pay-per-view bout […]

So continues our marathon coverage of Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez III Nov. 12 on HBO pay-per-view. Previously: The big question about Pacquiao-Marquez III; what’s at stake; keys to the fight part I and II; the undercard; final preview and prediction. Next: the ultimate guide. Manny Pacquiao is an alien, an extraterrestrial being with […]

So continues our marathon coverage of Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez III Nov. 12 on HBO pay-per-view. Previously: The big question about Pacquiao-Marquez III; what’s at stake; keys to the fight part I and II; the undercard. Next: a staff roundtable. Back in 2008 and early 2009, there were few fights that boxing fans […]

So continues our marathon coverage of Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez III Nov. 12 on HBO pay-per-view. Previously: The big question about Pacquiao-Marquez III; what’s at stake; keys to the fight part I. Next: the undercard. Mind. Matter. How do Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez stack up in those categories? In the second […]

So continues our marathon coverage of Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez III Nov. 12 on HBO pay-per-view. Previously: The big question about Pacquiao-Marquez III; what’s at stake. Next: keys to the fight part II. Mind. Matter. How do Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez stack up in those categories? In the first of two […]