“Boxing has a nostalgia problem. Any discussion about the fight game is really a discussion about the past and all arguments are really just variations on the barbershop scene in Coming to America.” With that big claim attached to a sexy Eddie Murphy reference, Jay Kaspian Kang has got me to thinking about something I’ve suspected […]

(Juan Manuel Marquez [left] and Timothy Bradley [right]) The principles of life, often disregarded in the name of sport, have shaped what could be one of the top technical bouts of the year between Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez and Timothy “The Desert Storm” Bradley. The welterweight 12-rounder for Bradley’s WBO title is set for Sept. […]

(Apr 13, 2013; New York, NY, USA; Guillermo Rigondeaux celebrates his 12-round unanimous decision win over Nonito Donaire [not shown] at Radio City Music Hall. Credit: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports) It's been an eventful 1.5 months for boxing's best. Some of the fighters are new to this list of the top in the world regardless […]

When I arrived at Cinemark 20 in Moosic, Pa., for May Day:  Mayweather vs. Guerrero, I had no idea what to expect. Of course, I fully expected Floyd Mayweather to dominate his welterweight opponent, Robert Guerrero. And I was looking forward to watching a fight on something bigger than my 36” TV screen. I didn’t […]

Welterweight superstar Manny Pacquiao is at an unsteady point in his boxing life, coming off the kind of knockout loss that ends careers and two consecutive losses overall. For his comeback fight, he's picked someone who might put his lights out or else make him look like Fred Astaire: The brutal, brawling Brandon Rios. The […]

(credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports) Robert Guerrero's odds of beating Floyd Mayweather this past weekend were always long, even after opening at quite a distance and closing the gap with bettors somewhat in the build-up to the fight. Those odds became flesh and blood in the ring Saturday, as Guerrero couldn't get near enough to […]

(May 4, 2013; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Floyd Mayweather [black gloves] and Robert Guerrero [red gloves] during their welterweight fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Mayweather won unanimously. Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports) Floyd Mayweather made his Showtime deal debut a successful one, taking a clear unanimous decision over Robert Guerrero, who got off […]

(May 4, 2013; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Daniel Ponce De Leon [red gloves] and Abner Mares during [blue gloves] their featherweight fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports) This Floyd Mayweather-Robert Guerrero undercard is on the upper end of pay-per-view undercards, so keep coming back here Saturday for continually updated […]

Don't follow boxing very often, but you want to know the gist of Saturday's mega-fight between Floyd Mayweather and Robert Guerrero? 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 May 4 pay-per-view bout is for […]

So continues our marathon coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2013, Floyd Mayweather vs. Robert Guerrero on Showtime pay-per-view May 4. Previously: putting Mayweather-Guerrero in context; the undercard, previewed; keys to the fight; a full preview of the main event. Next: the Ultimate Guide. This installment of TQBR’s regular TQBR roundtable is dedicated […]

So continues our marathon coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2013, Floyd Mayweather vs. Robert Guerrero on Showtime pay-per-view May 4. Previously: putting Mayweather-Guerrero in context; the undercard, previewed; keys to the fight. Next: a staff roundtable. Ultimately, while Floyd Mayweather-Robert Guerrero is a big event because Mayweather is the biggest pay-per-view attraction […]

So continues our marathon coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2013, Floyd Mayweather vs. Robert Guerrero on Showtime pay-per-view May 4. Previously: putting Mayweather-Guerrero in context; the undercard, previewed. Next: a full preview and prediction. In all the years I've been producing "keys to the fight" for big pay-per-views, where I evaluate how […]

So continues our marathon coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2013, Floyd Mayweather vs. Robert Guerrero on Showtime pay-per-view May 4. Previously: putting Mayweather-Guerrero in context. Next: keys to the fight. Once again we find ourselves less than a week out from a big pay-per-view boxing match. Some things have changed – Floyd Mayweather, […]