So continues our marathon coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2009, Manny Pacquiao against Miguel Cotto, culminating in a live blog of the bout Saturday. Previously – the importance of Pacquiao-Cotto, the two top questions for each man and keys to the fight, part I. Tomorrow — a review of the undercard, and […]

So continues our marathon coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2009, Manny Pacquiao against Miguel Cotto, culminating in a live blog of the bout Saturday. Earlier today — the importance of Pacquiao-Cotto. Tomorrow — keys to the fight, parts I and II. Soon, I’ll break down how Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto compare […]

So continues our marathon coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2009, Manny Pacquiao against Miguel Cotto, culminating in a live blog of the bout Saturday. Yesterday – the importance of Pacquiao-Cotto, and the two key questions for each man. Later today – keys to the fight, part II. Boxing is part mental and […]

My vacation pushed back my posting schedule a little, but Indianapolis is in my rear view mirror and I’ve now caught up with a few of the other weekend developments — some mentioned above, some not — so we’re about to begin our marathon coverage of Manny Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto. First, though, a bit more weekend […]

cross over. Pacquiao-Cotto is the kind of bout that has a chance to give non-boxing fans religion. So there’s plenty at stake. Amongst those things, obviously, is whether the fight will be as good as it can be. Cotto, as both a junior welterweight and welterweight, has been in no fewer than four fights over […]

Chad Dawson is a true talent, as he showed in his dominant win over fellow top light heavyweight Glen Johnson Saturday on HBO, but whether you like him or not is a whole different matter. The reviews are pretty positive about Dawson today, from a boxing standpoint — he’s like a bigger Floyd Mayweather, he’s […]

Manny Pacquiao’s looking pretty much like a bowss right there on the cover of Time mag, the Asian edition. I’ll have more to say on his latest publicity blitz in half a minute. Mainly I’m just happy that a few fights I’ve been writing about every week for months are getting unstuck to varying degrees, […]

It’s lonely here on Pro-Chad Dawson Island, where at any moment we’re prone to being invaded by The Principality Of Anti-Chad Dawson. Whereas we few Islanders see an ultra-talented, young American star with considerable skills, a pretty deep resume and an offensive-minded boxer who doesn’t back down, The Principality’s many citizens see a boxer who […]

I already hit you with previews of the biggest fights of the weekend — Chad Dawson-Glen Johnson II at light heavyweight, Nicolay Valuev-David Haye at heavyweight — but there are other things you need to know that are going down, starting in a few hours. And so, quite simply, I will tell you. ESPN Friday […]

“David Haye as savior of the heavyweight division” may always have been a little far-fetched, what with the way he didn’t exactly handle getting punched in the face by smaller men all that well in the cruiserweight division he once ruled. But I saw enough potential there to get somewhat excited. Haye is fast, skilled, […]

Bantamweight Joseph Agbeko’s getup for his ring walk Saturday night was a gorilla mask and a woman leading him in with chains. Apparently this caused somebody at Showtime some consternation — I didn’t hear anybody say anything, although judging from some Internet talk there was some kind of disclaimer — because, well, Agbeko is black, […]

The Madness. Oh, The Madness. Speak what’s on your mind, people, boxing-related or no.   Although I’d like it if you took a moment to address these brief items of business: 1. Talk about what you thought of “Irish Thunder,” this month’s book club book. 2. Select from these options for next month’s book club […]

You just don’t see fights that often with the pace of Yonnhy Perez-Joseph Agbeko, a bantamweight battle on Showtime Saturday night that featured an astronomical number of hard, clean power punches. Perez came out on top with a unanimous decision in a raucously entertaining and well-fought war. I had him winning eight rounds to four, […]

Happy Halloween. What do you think would happen if Manny Pacquiao (at right) fought the actual Batman (not his trainer Freddie Roach dressed as the Dark Knight, at left)? Answer if you’re a Pacquiao fanatic: “Pacquiao would make him taste the canvas in one round and then knock out Superman in the 2nd round!!!!” Answer […]

There are little pockets of the boxing schedule that offer dark horse opportunities for one of the best fights of any given year to emerge, and Saturday on Showtime brings the latest. You can’t say the bantamweight bout between Joseph Agbeko and Yonnhy Perez is a well-kept secret, or that people think Perez can’t win, […]