Within the world of boxing the bigger you are the bigger your paychecks generally are.¬† There is a reason why the heavyweight division is often referred to as boxing‚Äôs glamour division.¬† For fighters toiling south or say the lightweight division (135 lbs) substantial paydays are few and far between.¬† For a fighter campaigning on the […]

I’ve said just about everything I can say about the strange idea of the sport’s biggest star, Oscar De La Hoya (154 lbs.), fighting Manny Pacquiao (135 lbs.), the sport’s best practitioner. Like it or not, it’s now afoot. Golden Boy Promotions just sent out the announcement that it’s a go for Dec. 6 on […]

Everyone who follows the sport knows, or should know, the big action stars of boxing these days, the guys you simply don’t want to miss when they’re on television because they bring both excitement (by brawling at the drop of a hat) and skill (by being good at it): Israel Vazquez, Manny Pacquiao, Antonio Margarito, […]

OK, boxing is only part of the reason reggaeton superstar Daddy Yankee endorsed John McCain for president. But it’s enough for me to make a post out of it: The unlikely partners reconnected last month when they were both in New York. “He invited me [to Washington] and I went,” says Yankee. “We talked about […]

With the Olympics officially over the USA boxing team has taken a ton of flack for it’s piss poor performance in Beijing.¬† The blame game has touched on everything from the unpopular residency program to the ineptitude of the AIBA appointed judges and the abysmal scoring system.¬†¬† Whatever the reason many have labeled our nine […]

I’d heard good things about the DKP press operation, and it lived up to its hype by reading this blog entry then helpfully providing… panda photos!

Oh sweet lord these dog days of August for boxing are agonizing. Olympic boxing, which rarely appealed to me before because it’s like the worst Joe Calzaghe slapfest but with half the fun, once offered the promise of a resurgent U.S. team to tide pro boxing fans over while the big boys were on hiatus […]

Dallas based bantamweight prospect Robert Marroquin has created a small buzz within the industry after his impressive first round beat-down of Robert Perez last month.¬† The undefeated prospect (3-0, 3 KOs) and full-time college student has been one of Dallas’ best kept secrets but following his impressive showing on Telefutura the secret may be out.¬† […]

Top welterweight (147 lbs.) Antonio Margarito responding to false rumors that he took steroids to beat Miguel Cotto: A reporter from Puerto Rico called me and I told him that the only thing I had before the fight was four gallons of milk! What? Is that a joke? If so, I don’t get it. Is […]

Oscar De La Hoya has indulged in a “this time, it’s personal” kick from from time to time, even on the flimsiest of excuses, like the kind he used as a motive to fight Manny Pacquiao, back when that fight looked like it was going to happen. Antonio Margarito, dead set on getting personal to […]

As I sit here and watch Joe Green engaging in a superb slugfest with Jose Torres I have to say that I am quite impressed with Nate Campbell’s role as guest commentator on ESPN’s Wednesday Night Fights while Teddy Atlas is in China covering the Olympics.¬† Not only are his observations spot on but I […]

First Fightnews.com*, then The Los Angeles Times and others, reported this afternoon that the December mega-fight/freak show betwixt Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao is off. Talks broke down over the purse split, according to sources on both sides. Hallelujah.

Mockery ensues! It’s downright juvenile, but screw it, nothing else is happening.

While we most certainly are in the midst of the “dog days” of boxing ESPN has been carrying the torch in providing us boxing junkies our fix.¬† Wednesday night we are treated to a showcase bout that features prospect Joel Julio battling Jose Varela in Hollywood, Florida.¬† Julio was a can’t-miss-prospect before being out boxed […]

It’s been a little light around here at Ring Report, to say the least, because it’s been a little light around the boxing world. Your options, until September, are some ESPN2 bouts of marginal significance or entertainment value, Olympic boxing — which is interesting this time around, and I’ll have more to say on that […]