0 comments by Matthew Swain on 1/17/2015
http://gty.im/461654144 Any match between a fighter on the way up and one on the way down is a crossroads bout. Sometimes you get a collision and sometimes they seem to pass each other by because the fighter on his way down really is on his way out. It’s hard to know which it will be until after […]
0 comments by Alex McClintock on 1/16/2015
While the boxing world’s attention is focused on whether a fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao might finally happen, Mayweather has announced that he will visit Australia at the end of the month. The world’s best boxer and highest paid athlete won’t be fighting of course, merely making promotional appearances in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Even leaving […]
0 comments by Alex McClintock on 1/13/2015
Al Haymon’s plans for world domination appear close to fruition, with NBC is set to confirm a multi-year, prime-time deal with the controversial “advisor.” According to The New York Times, the deal will feature five prime time shows a year on the main network, along with six on Saturday afternoons. There will be an additional nine shows […]
0 comments by Alex McClintock on 1/12/2015
Far be it from me to accuse heavyweight Deontay Wilder of having too high an opinion of himself. I’m just going to leave this picture of him driving a car with a picture of himself on the outside (while also singing a song about himself) here and you can draw your own conclusions (thanks to […]
0 comments by Alex McClintock on 1/5/2015
In news that should surprise no one, arrest-prone welterweight Mike Alvarado has been arrested. The Denver native was booked on gun possession charges during a traffic stop, according to friend of the site David Greisman. It’s not great timing, as Alvarado is due to close out his trilogy with Brandon Rios in just three weeks. According to trainer […]
0 comments by Alex McClintock on 1/4/2015
Happy New Year boxing fans. Here we are, back again like the people who line up in Times Square wearing adult diapers every year just to see the ball drop, grimly determined that it will be worth it and this year will be different from the last. Whoa, is that a bit of a downer […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 12/31/2014
Terence Crawford is an unlikely figure to rule boxing in any year, even one as dire as 2014. Away from the ring, he is plain — as plain as, well, the plains of his native Nebraska. He just arrived on the national scene last year, and then only as a late replacement to face Breidis Prescott […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 12/30/2014
Welcome to The Queensberry Rules’ annual year-end awards, continuing into this week. Here’s how we do it around these parts: The major categories are Knockout of the Year, Round of the Year, Fight of the Year and Fighter of the Year. The final leg, which will finish next week, is a pu pu platter of […]
0 comments by Patrick Connor on 12/29/2014
One good thing about the lack of quality big name boxing match ups in 2014 — perhaps the only good thing about it — was that it meant we had to look to unorthodox and sometimes unfamiliar outlets for entertainment. And indeed, most of the best fights of the year came on networks many boxing fans don’t […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 12/28/2014
Welcome to The Queensberry Rules’ annual year-end awards, continuing into this week. Here’s how we do it around these parts: The major categories are Knockout of the Year, Round of the Year, Fight of the Year and Fighter of the Year. The final leg, which will finish next week, is a pu-pu platter of awards […]
0 comments by Andrew Harrison
It comes as no great surprise that boxing’s most compelling fixture – another episode in the ongoing saga between Puerto Rican and Mexican prize fighters – produced 2014’s Round of the Year (as was the case in 2012). Equally unsurprising, perhaps, was Juan Manuel Lopez’s inclusion on the Puerto Rican side of the tie. “JuanMa,” as […]
0 comments by Matthew Swain on 12/27/2014
“The most damaging punch is the one you don’t see coming.” Ask any veteran boxing observer how a fighter got detached from his senses from a punch, and they will likely tell you that. It’s as true in life as it is in the ring. Typically, we are most affected by events that come from […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 12/26/2014
Welcome to The Queensberry Rules’ annual year-end awards, starting today and continuing into next week. Here’s how we do it around these parts: The major categories are Knockout of the Year, Round of the Year, Fight of the Year and Fighter of the Year. The final leg, which will finish next week, is a pu-pu […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 12/25/2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFWUlObSgn0 There’s pretty much nothing a kangaroo won’t punch. But if you’re looking for some serious boxing footage, try this 30 For 30 episode, “Robbed,” revisiting the intersection of lawless New York City and the controversial decision for Ali-Norton III; or try “Tapia,” airing on HBO. “Robbed” is nice but I wish it was more […]
0 comments by Patrick Connor
(photo via) There has always been a constant struggle between youth and experience in boxing. Though many fighters in recent years seem to have tapped into a wellspring of unlikely rejuvenation at advanced ages, the reaper can’t be fended off forever. Eventually old succumbs to young, brittle to sturdy, and so forth. Youth does have […]
