Lost among the hoopla surrounding Saturday night‚Äôs epic encounter between Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito is Jeff Lacy‚Äôs return to the ring tonight.¬† Not that long ago Lacy was being touted as the next great American fighter.¬† The chiseled Adonis had the looks, the personality, and the in ring tenacity that is indicative of a […]

It wasn’t so long ago that I firmly believed Antonio Margarito was Miguel Cotto’s kryptonite. It didn’t make the idea of them fighting any less appealing; anyone with eyeballs could see that no matter who came out on top, the act of getting there was going to be some kind of hellacious war. But if […]

The qualities welterweights (147 lbs.) Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito share — destructive punching, commitment to offense over defense, refusal to back down and all the other things I outlined here — are among the reasons their fight Saturday is the kind of potential battle that has connoisseurs of the sport dizzy with anticipation and […]

For casual boxing fans, events are usually name-driven; if Oscar De La Hoya’s fighting, they might watch. But there comes a time when casual boxing fans ought to watch based on the recommendation of more informed sources — and those informed sources are, to quote Radiohead, “twitching and a-salivating like with myxomatosis” about how anyone […]

Before we dive deep into arguably the most anticipated fight that could be made for die hard fight fans in Cotto – Margarito some quick news and notes to get the week started.

My homie Yuriorkis Gamboa represented on ESPN2 Friday night with a knockout of Al Seeger that, while probably not a serious candidate for KO of the year, sure is on the short list of 2008’s most spectacular. I expect to see it on Sportscenter. Does it mean much? Nah. The 126-pound prospect was in against […]

ESPN’s Dan Rafael is reporting that there are very serious talks between Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions to stage a mega fight between pound-for-pound and WBC lightweight champ Manny Pacquiao to face superstar Oscar De La Hoya.¬† The fight would take place on December 6th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and be […]

ESPN’s Dan Rafael is reporting that Kelly Pavlik vs. Bernard Hopkins is a done deal, minus a couple details, for Oct. 18 on pay-per-view. Superficially, there are some things to like here: The young gun versus the crafty vet, two men among the 10 best in the world of any size, two of the biggest […]

In this edition of ultra-quick “Quick Jabs,” we review matters relating to the Olympics, the superfight betwixt Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito, Wednesday night’s combat, the plans of Joe Calzaghe and Kelly Pavlik and, of course, fave prospect YURIORKIS GAMBOA!

Top heavyweight Wladimir Klitschko was in about the most entertaining fight he’s been in for a while in his win over Tony Thompson Saturday, and if that sounds like a compliment, it’s a back-handed one. The awkward Thompson forced Klitschko out of his jab/back up or clinch/right hand pattern, the one he sometimes uses to […]

Let’s go “Round And Round” to check out some fights in the works that range anywhere from “hell yeah” to “what the?”

Nothing too deep here just some quick thoughts running through my otherwise empty mind…. I’m usually not one to say a fighter is shot but…. Boy did Rubin Williams look bad in his one sided beat-down at the hands of Chris Henry Wednesday night.¬† Williams once displayed promise back in 2004 but since being beaten […]

When last we visited with the best heavyweight in the world, Wladimir Klitschko, he was busy strangely pawing like a kitty cat at Sultan Ibragimov’s glove and rarely throwing a real punch, even as the boos rained down on him from the Madison Square Garden crowd that came to see a February heavyweight unification fight. […]

If you’re looking for more thoughts on the insanely awesome Kendall Holt-Ricardo Torres fight, or new ones on the best fighter award at the ESPYs,¬† Oscar De La Hoya’s adventure with USA Boxing, the wackiness of Juan Diaz’ manager, Joe Calzaghe-Roy Jones, Miguel Cotto-Antonio Margarito or the wisdom of placing bets based on my predictions, […]

By now you are all probably aware of the comments Floyd Mayweather Jr. made in a recent interview with David Mayo of the Grand Rapids Press.¬† In case you missed it you can read the article here¬†to get caught up to speed.¬† The controversy revolves around comments made by Mayweather about a perceived racial bias […]