So continues our marathon coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2013, Floyd Mayweather vs. Canelo Alvarez on Showtime pay-per-view on Sept. 14. Previously: the meaning of Mayweather-Alvarez; a special edition of TQBR Radio; the undercard and week's schedule, previewed. Next: how good Mayweather-Alvarez could be. Mind. Matter. How do Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and […]

(Chris Arreola celebrates as Seth Mitchell is halted by the ref; photo credit: Esther Lin, Showtime) Once-vaunted heavyweight prospect Seth Mitchell didn't just fly into the danger zone Saturday on Showtime — he damn near was on a kamikaze mission, signing to fight Chris Arreola, a boxer whose strengths and weaknesses so completely negated Mitchell's […]

It never fails to astound how often this happens in boxing: Everyone scoring the fight, from the broadcasters to people on Twitter, tips it to the visiting fighter from another region of the world; everyone fears that the judges will save the neighborhood kid by the scruff of his neck; that's what they do; and […]

(Seth Mitchell, left, Chris Arreola, right; credit: Esther Lin, Showtime) For as much as has been made of heavyweight Chris Arreola not being such a giant fat ass for the last year plus, it's also not the case that he ever looks fully prepared. Maybe it won't matter against Seth Mitchell, who probably won't be […]

(Ol’ Blue Eyes and TQBR Radio agree, like always — it’s been a good year; source) There are still just under three full months to go on the calendar year, but 2013 has already been memorable and, at the least, above average in terms of action, quality match ups and fan desires mostly coming true. […]

I’ve drawn you a bath full of nice hot boxing, so settle in and relax. The sport is back from its usual August lull and I’m sure I don’t need to tell you that there are some very big fights on the way. This week should be a great appetizer for the big fight next […]

Boxers are fairly unique among human beings in that they regularly and consciously place themselves in harm's way as part of their job description. The list of such instinct-defying professions is short: It includes other kinds of fighters, mixed martial artists, say, or Secret Service agents, who are trained to turn themselves into meat shields. […]

If you have Showtime, or are creative with Internet streams, you most likely saw Golden Boy Promotion’s card from Carson, Calif. last Saturday night. It was supposed to be another showcase for two of the company’s up and coming stars: junior featherweight Leo Santa Cruz and featherweight Abner Mares. Mares was in tough against veteran […]

So much of boxing’s appeal is how it relates to the world around it, including media and their free market functions. As we move away from legacy media and towards a deeply consumer-driven world, boxing’s powers that be have ignored some business principles and suffered for it. They shrank their supply channel, undermined where their […]

(Juan Francisco Estrada) There's some tricky business to deal with in the latest update period, not that there is a whole lot of change afoot in this list of top 20 boxers on the planet, regardless of their weight. One issue was that two fighters in the top 10 are approaching one year of inactivity, […]