Folks, I’m not going to lie, I have VERY little interest in this Saturday night’s PPV battle between Joe Calzaghe and Roy Jones Jr.  In fact I can think of roughly 300 things I would rather spend my hard earned $50 on.  One such attractive alternative would be to pay a homeless man to rip […]

And you thought the elections were over. Nope. The award for Fighter of the Year is wide open. Last year wasn’t easy either, and it really came down to Miguel Cotto, Kelly Pavlik and Floyd Mayweather. All were defensible, excellent choices. This year, though, even those with the strongest candidates, there’s cause for doubt about […]

Boxing and politics have overlapped at times this year, so on Election Day, here are some links to ponder: TheSweetScience.com asks, “Could boxing fans push the election to McCain?” That’s because Republican John McCain has, in the U.S. Senate, tried to overhaul boxing regulations, per this in-depth story by my old day job colleague Amol […]

I dub this past weekend “The Weekend of the Crab,” in honor of crab fightalike Vic Darchinyan, who delivered the fight of his life in his smash-up of fellow junior bantamweight (115 lbs.) Cristian Mijares. I’ve got some leftover thoughts on The Weekend of the Crab I’d like to share, a few of which have […]

There have been too many developments lately — most recently, Vic Darchinyan’s big win — for me to not have refreshed by now my list of the best boxers in the sport regardless of weight. Nor have I been keeping up with the minor updates I sometimes provide immediately after key fights. I’ll do a […]

Former IBF lightweight titlist Julio Diaz looked sharp in weathering the hard charges of Fernando Trejo.  It wasn’t an overly awe inspiring performance by the Coachella fighter but never the less, it provided a good litmus test on where Diaz is following his TKO loss to Juan Diaz last year.  While not completely sold on […]

I’d like to eat most of my words, please. I thought Vic Darchinyan would get totally outclassed by highly-regarded fellow junior bantamweight (115 lbs.) Cristian Mijares Saturday night, and that Darchinyan would get knocked out. Instead, the result was completely, 100 percent diametricaly opposite of that. Darchinyan may have won every round en route to […]

The headline’s a joke. Every episode of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” is very special. Maybe I’m scraping the bottom of the “boxing in pop culture barrel” here, but honestly, I think it’s a good thing that Sunday night, Oscar De La Hoya will guest star in a show on one of the major networks, ABC. […]

Peter Buckley wins! Peter Buckley wins! The “world’s worst boxer” ended an 88-fight winless streak – one of 256 losses over all – in his 300th bout Friday, and now intends to retire. Welcome to “Round and Round,” the feature where I discuss some upcoming bouts, from “the deal is signed” to “that’s just some […]

Economic woes, war abroad, soaring gas prices, political ramblings and finger pointing.  Yes friends, these days good tidings and cheer are about as scarce as a green-eyed Chinese girl (yes, I just dropped a Big Trouble in Little China reference).  Though in these dark times, a glimmer of hope shines through, illuminating our hearts and […]

Angelo Dundee’s a legendary boxing trainer, and he’s earned all the respect in the world, deservedly, for coaching the likes of Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard and George Foreman — 15 champions in all. But I’m underwhelmed by the big “surprise” announcement today that he’ll be lending his assistance to Oscar De La Hoya in […]

For the past three days, I haven’t been able to comment on my own blog, which bothers me greatly, since I make a point of trying to respond to everyone who cares enough to write us. Some people may also find that their comments aren’t posting very quickly. My apologies for all this. Rest assured, […]

Peter Buckley, “the world’s worst boxer,” will retire this weekend after 256 losses, in his 300th fight. “I’ve had my eye on the 300 mark for a while, and it’s a little milestone I want to achieve, but I don’t want to fight on,” he said. “People keep saying to me that I’ll get a […]

Doubt you could find two more different boxers, in the ring or out of it, than Cristian Mijares and Vic Darchinyan. Darchinyan is wild, unconventional, always swinging for the knockout and an arrogant braggart to boot. Mijares is technically brilliant, slick, content to surgically pick his opponent apart and quietly, coolly, confident. Saturday evening on […]

I’m no great fan of the 147-pound fight between Manny Pacquiao and Oscar De La Hoya on Dec. 6, but if there is one positive side effect it’s that a truly great, truly exciting boxer like Pacquiao is going to get more spotlight than he ever has before, by virtue of sharing a ring with […]