While you were sleeping, bantamweight Fernando Montiel upset Hozumi Hasegawa with a 4th round knockout in a fight Hasegawa was winning before Montiel put together a menacing flurry that forced referee Laurence Cole to step in and end matters right at the bell. Montiel caught Hasegawa with a left that staggered him, as you can […]

So continues our marathon coverage of Floyd Mayweather-Shane Mosley on May 1, one of the biggest fights of 2010. Previously: the meaning of Mayweather-Mosley. Next: keys to the fight. Ice-T, riffing off a Rakim sample, once called his mind a “lethal weapon/an assassinator, if the people ain’t steppin’” For all of the things Shane Mosley […]

In a matter of days, two high-class boxers with loads of talent who have spent the better part of the past decade at the top of their games will stand nose-to-nose. One is a warrior whose uneven performances have alternated with glimmers of brilliance. Another is a boxer who’s rarely chosen tests equal to his […]

So begins our marathon coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2010, Floyd Mayweather-Shane Mosley. Now: the meaning of Mayweather-Mosley. Next: Mosley’s pivotal weapon. Floyd Mayweather has never fought anyone as good as Shane Mosley in his whole life. Shane Mosley has never fought anyone as good as Floyd Mayweather in his whole life. […]

Apologies for the lateness of this post. I’ve been busy with family stuff — I’m an uncle twice over as of this weekend! — and I still don’t have time to give a full take on last night’s excellent action. Here’s the short version: Congratulations to Mikkel Kessler for getting some points on the board […]

If you don’t want to know anything about what happened in the Carl Froch vs. Mikkel Kessler fight before it airs on Showtime, read no further. But if you can’t wait until then to comment, this is the place to do it. So, word is it was a Fight of the Year candidate, as I […]

Moreso than in a long time, the news of this week was heavily focused on the fights of the weekend. I haven’t measured it statistically, but I do think the HBO card got more attention than the Showtime card. I don’t get it. Carl Froch-Mikkel Kessler is a more significant fight in a better division […]

The Showtime and HBO main events Saturday are where it’s at this week for your boxing kicks. But there are a couple other modestly noteworthy bouts, too. I shall note them modestly, because that’s what they’re worth. Alfredo Angulo-Joel Julio, HBO, Saturday, California. I briefly considered making this one eligible for the prediction game, but […]