(Tyson Fury, left, tries to connect on Steve Cunningham) Steve “USS” Cunningham had chided Tyson Fury for being more like a one-man talk-show than a fighter before their NBC televised heavyweight clash at The Theatre in Madison Square Garden, New York, on Saturday. After an extreme yet strangely enthralling episode, Fury came across more Jerry […]

On April 20, Steve “USS” Cunningham will port in New York City to welcome England’s Tyson Fury across the pond and into the historic realm of Madison Square Garden. The 12-round heavyweight bout is the 2013 debut of boxing programming on basic NBC. Cunningham (25-5, 12 KOs), a career cruiserweight until two contests ago, returns […]

(photo credit: Stephanie Trapp, Showtime) It’s sad that the best fighting the best is rare enough an occurrence in modern boxing that it warrants special note. But it’s great that two such match-ups will occur within a week of one another on U.S. TV without the need for fans to shell out for a pay-per-view. […]

Spooky. Either Top Rank is listening to me, or I'm beginning to think like that promotional company, because here's a series of fights I recently suggested: Manny Pacquiao-Mike Alvarado; Juan Manuel Marquez-Timothy Bradley; and Brandon Rios-Ruslan Provodnikov. Two of the three, both at welterweight, now appear very likely — Pacquiao-Alvarado for October or November, and […]

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(Bahodir Mamadjonov drops Angelo Santana; credit: Tom Casino, Showtime) Reminiscent of the classic LL Cool J song, Bahodir Mamadjonov indeed said “knock you out” with a resounding stoppage of the previously undefeated Angelo Santana in the 9th round of their lightweight bout. It was the kind of fight typical of Showtime’s outstanding ShoBox series, where […]

As match-ups between boxing archetypes go, “natural counterpuncher vs. natural counterpuncher” might be the most dreaded, likely as they are to degenerate into an unappetizing gruel where feints outnumber blows landed. But on rare occasions, they can be spiced up into something palatable, even mouth-watering, which is the dish on the menu Saturday on HBO. […]

Some week’s there’s quality, some week’s there’s quantity. This is definitely more of a quality week. There’s only one world class card and it’s on HBO, a battle between junior featherweights Nonito Donaire and Guillermo Rigondeaux. You’ll have to make do with Juan Diaz’s comeback and a couple of other, lesser events if you’re looking […]

Hipster bashing is as hilarious as it is popular, so TQBR thought we'd get in on the act with our list of boxing's biggest hipsters. Never mind the fact that "hipster" style has become so mainstream so as to become meaningless — that just makes it easier.   Don't go punching any of these guys […]