(William “Shadow” Maber; via) Trying to nail down traits of the typical “old timey” boxing character seems easy enough: funny stance, some type of sash, badly-fitting trousers and an epic mustache. To plant the stereotype’s roots deeper still, add a dash of  jail time to a pinch of bar fighting hooligan and you have the “American […]

Discounting last weekend’s Montreal grudge match, which had waning significance in the light heavyweight division and was aimed squarely at the Canadian market, this Saturday will see Mikey Garcia take on Juan Carlos Burgos in the junior lightweight class, in what amounts to HBO’s first showcase of 2014. Not that it’s a total mismatch or […]

(Boxing comes back to life this weekend, after a few dead weeks; via) To be honest, we just wanted an excuse to use the poster art from a great 80s movie. It is indeed true that the schedule was bare for a couple of weeks, and that the calendar is full this weekend, but it’s […]

(Jean Pascal bloodies Lucian Bute; via) It would be wrong in a couple different ways to say that Jean Pascal beat Lucian Bute on HBO Saturday. He got the victory, certainly. But Bute practically handed the win to him, save for one final 12th round flurry, so the active verb of “beat” doesn’t really apply. […]

(Carlos Takam pops Mike Perez; via) Carlos Takam, in his pre-fight segment on HBO Saturday night, talked about emulating the ring style of Sugar Ray Leonard, humorously enough. Mike Perez, in his, talked about dealing with putting Magomed Abdusamalov in a coma in his last fight, tragically enough. The contrast might have played a role […]

(Frank Galarza drops John Thompson; photo credit: Tom Casino, Showtime) MEMPHIS — ShoBox prides itself on consistently matching promising, up-and-coming fighters with their toughest opponents to date.  More often than not, you’ll see boxers on these cards get their first, real tests in the ring – tests of their athleticism, resolve and skills in the […]

(Mike Reed lands on Jorge Marquez; photo credit: Trey Pollard, StiffJab.com) FORT WASHINGTON, Md. — On the same night when Showtime's ShoBox program was living up to its former reputation of giving prospects all they could handle, Keystone Boxing's Friday Night Fights at Rosecroft Raceway was living up to its own regional reputation of making […]

You know, call me immature, but I get a lot of enjoyment out of hearing a 20,000 strong Montreal crowd chant “Bute, Bute.” I might even tune in to premium cable just for that. Thankfully, though, that won’t be the only attraction when light heavyweights Lucian Bute and Jean Pascal do battle in Montreal on […]

Often in eras past, grudge matches and rivalries weren’t blood feuds that spanned years, or even a decade. Some were, but when fighters were content to meet one another multiple times in a year, deciding who the alpha was could be settled with fewer distractions and road blocks. George “Elbows” McFadden and Joe Gans had […]

We're part way through January and already we're looking at four boxing pay-per-views through the first half of 2014 in the United States. Two more in the second half seem certain, at minimum; more might be on the way. It's always expensive to be a diehard boxing fan — expanded cable packages, DVRs to deal […]

I don't know which boffin at HBO/K2 Promotions had the bright idea of taking middleweight wrecking machine Gennady Golovkin to the Golden Globes, but whoever it was is a genius. Not only was GGG snapped with Lloyd from Entourage (why not?), he also got cheeky pics with Matt Damon, Michael Douglas and Tom Hanks. The […]

(Lucian Bute, left, and Jean Pascal, probably just moments before asking the TQBR Radio team to TAKE THE TEST! FOR THE FANS!; photo credit: Herby Whyne) The sting of a lack of boxing action on television is something that’s become unfamiliar to us boxing fans. We’ve become soft — spoiled, even. But the good stuff […]