Good intentions axe murderer has a little to do with this week’s boxing schedule as business cat did with last week’s. I could spin you a line and say that Giovanni Segura is an absolute murderer in the ring, but seems like a nice enough bloke outside of it — but that would be a […]

There are any number of horrendously bad fights in the works, as you might begin to ascertain from the headline, but there are also some good ones.  Consider: Round And Round Floyd Mayweather, Jr. is in the news for stuff other than which woman or security guard he allegedly beat up this week, which I […]

High expectations for a boxer, the kind created by sizzling early-career performances and big talk from one’s promoter, can be a bitch. No one who saw YURIORKIS GAMBOA! destroy Rogers Mtagwa last year like he was straight out of a “Matrix” film had much doubt about his talent or how ready he was for greatneess. […]

Business cat really has nothing to do with this blog post. I’m just trying to cement our reputation as the coolest hipster nerds on the boxing block. There’s nothing on that’s super compelling, but there are certainly some interesting fights. Along with those you’ve got one of your garden variety Mexican TV mismatches and some […]

It’s been nearly a year since the first edition of grading the promoters. A lot has changed in the professional boxing landscape since May 2010, so it’s probably time we gave the promoters some new report cards. Promoters aren’t the nicest kids on the block, but they’re a big part of how the sport functions. […]

Welcome to the inaugural TQBR Roundtable, where your favorite TQBR staff writers will express their thoughts and opinions on select current topics in boxing in their own inimitable way. Disagreements will be had, punches will be exchanged, and good times will be enjoyed by all. This edition’s participants include Andrew Harrison, Paul Kelly, Alex McClintock, […]

Look at that adorable tiny poster for Vitali Klitschko-Odlanier Solis. This is how a blogger keeps himself amused, apparently: shrinking fight posters super small for no other reason than because he hasn’t done it before. This weekend of boxing is a mile wide and an inch deep, on average, with a couple peaks sticking up […]

In and of itself, Golden Boy Promotions’ announcement Wednesday that is has signed one of the world’s best fighters, bantamweight Nonito Donaire, would constitute major news: The promotional whereabouts of a superstar fully coming into his own always counts as a big story. But when paired with the fact that Donaire had been (and might […]