Julio Cesar Chavez Jr (44-0-1, 30 KO) faces Peter Manfredo (37-6, 20 KO) this Saturday evening at Reliant Arena in the Houston, Texas.With HBO broadcasting the fight and Chavez’s WBC middleweight (160 lbs) title on the line, a great show can be guarant…
Someone wrote in to me about the only credible people in the boxing world suited to predict the outcome of the biggest money fight in history (I can’t bring myself to call it the biggest fight in history when the only determining factor for that a…
Heading into 2011, many boxing fans were anticipating the possible superfight between Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO) and Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (42-0, 26 KO). It had been more than a year since the bout was as close to being signed since the hype began,…
At slightly past 11:00 a.m. on Friday, November 18, on the 19th floor at 123 Williams Street in New York City, the New York State Athletic Commission’s three-member panel will vote on whether or not to grant a professional boxing license to Antonio Mar…
All my friends knew I was up late last Saturday night, watching a night of both MMA (UFC on FOX) and boxing (HBO pay-per-view).So they thought nothing of calling and texting me into the wee hours of Sunday morning. None of them had a problem with the …
Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO) vs. Floyd Mayweather (42-0, 26 KO) is one of the biggest proposed fights of the century, but what else is there?There are many matchups not happening that the boxing public wants to see or has demanded to see but has not …
After another controversial decision involving a bout between Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao, many, including Marquez, are calling for a potential fourth matchup between the two welterweights.The two fighters have taken each other on three time…
“Un robo! Un robo! Un robo!” a great many hollered at the TV sceen at the Times Square Irish bar I watched the fight at. While I scored the fight for Juan Manuel Marquez, it wasn’t all that long ago I covered the Erislandy Lara and Paul Williams f…
What’s the point, Juan? That’s what I’m wondering aloud with all of the latest Juan Manuel Marquez-Manny Pacquiao IV rumors. Right after the fight on Saturday night, I was sure there was no way Pacquiao could be awarded the victory. M…
I wish I could tell you that Manny Pacquiao will be fighting Floyd Mayweather in his next bout, but sadly, I cannot. I can, however, offer that the chances are much better than they used to be. ESPN quotes Pacquiao’s famed trainer Freddie Roach, w…