Antonio Margarito’s media strategy, visually depicted. Knowing that he has done some rather severe damage to his reputation, welterweight (147 lbs.) kingpin Antonio Margarito and his team have, in the past couple days, spoken out about why Margarito bailed out of an-all-but-signed January Shane Mosley fight. I’m usually supportive of a “we, Tylenol, are sorry […]

In a fight where one man seemingly did everything wrong and the other man just did his job, Celestino Caballero knocked out fellow junior featherweight (122 lbs.) titlist Steve Molitor Friday night on Molitor’s home turf of Ontario on Showtime.

Not long ago, I spent some time trying to find out what kind of business the September Juan Manuel Marquez-Joel Casamayor lightweight (135 lbs.) championship fight did on pay-per-view, and came up empty. In his new pound-for-pound rankings, ESPN’s Dan Rafael shared the number of buys while sizing up Marquez: Marquez’s drawing power when he’s […]

Sean’s always telling you about his boxing ‘hood, like he did in the post just below this one. I rarely tell you about my boxing ‘hood. Below is a video (h/t Boxing Along the Beltway) of hot Salisbury, Md.-based, 160-pound prospect Fernando Guerrero scoring one of those in-a-snap “he was awake and now he’s not” […]

When most people think of Austin, Texas the most prominent image conjured up would be that of the massive University of Texas campus that populates its downtown with thousands of underclassmen.  To residents of the Lone Star state, Austin hold a unique vibe in a state built on tradition.  Residents of the ATX have a […]

We start you off with some slapstick above, where, prior to getting knocked down all over the place last weekend by David Haye, heavyweight Monte Barrett knocked himself down with a poorly-executed ring entrance. It’s cheap thrills, I know, and I feel a little bad about it because I have a soft spot for Barrett […]

Ricky Hatton and Paulie Malignaggi left bad last impressions in separate fights meant to sell the idea of them fighting one another. Hatton, coming back from a knockout loss in the biggest match of his career, struggled mightily with Juan Lazcano, even more mightily than I expected him to — and I expected him to […]

This is what a 5’11”, 122-pound man looks like — Celestino Caballero, on the right. You’d be hard-pressed to make a fight between two boxers as criminally under-appreciated as Steve Molitor and Celestino Caballero. Together, they combine with Israel Vazquez, Rafael Marquez and Juan Manuel Lopez to give the junior featherweight (122 lbs.) division arguably […]

De La Hoya/Pacquiao 24/7 debuted on HBO last night. It didn’t thrill me — I like both Oscar and Manny as fighters, but as personalities, they are not the most dynamic subjects. But if it’s compelling to you, there are a few other places you can go for even more running documents of the build-up […]

Heavyweight Andrew Golota lost his fight this month against Ray Austin in China when he quit between the 1st and 2nd rounds of their fight. He cited an arm injury, but since Golota has a history of quitting bouts, and because he’s received more second chances than Marion Berry, skepticism was… understandable. Don King Productions […]

Damn, I’m going to miss Solo Boxeo.  Sure I don’t speak a lick of Spanish, save for the occasional pick-up line and the ever important beer order, but credit must be given to Telefutura’s weekly boxing program that showcases rising prospects in competitive match-ups. This past Friday’s card was to showcase another such fight when […]

For a performance in which Jermain Taylor landed 48 percent of his punches to Jeff Lacy’s 17, this comeback win and super middleweight (168 lbs.) debut for Taylor was strangely underwhelming. He started off nervous before finding an incredible rhythm. He got decked legitimately in the one round he lost, even if the ref didn’t […]

(If you didn’t get to see the David Haye-Monte Barrett fight because it foolishly was not broadcast in America, It’s after the jump in three clips.) The big question about David Haye as a heavyweight should never have been related to his speed or power. As he established rather definitively in knocking down Monte Barrett […]

Doghouseboxing.com reports that last weekend’s light heavyweight (175 lbs.) championship bout between Joe Calzaghe and Roy Jones, Jr. did rather modest pay-per-view business: It looks like financial tough times are hitting everyone, everywhere. Although the Pay-Per-View number for Joe Calzaghe vs Roy Jones Jr. have yet to be officially released, the word on the beat […]

A news release from Top Rank, promoter of Manny Pacquiao, says this: “Oscar De La Hoya sent a personal message to Manny Pacquiao this week. While autographing boxing gloves for the ‘Dream Match’ promotion, Pacman rooted deep into a large cardboard box and spotted a red glove signed in black sharpie by Oscar. The personal […]