External Richard Schaefer: "We're Not The Sport Of Smoke-Filled Rooms" In the last couple of years, I've noticed a practice employed by Golden Boy's Richard Schaefer and HBO's Mark Taffet that I didn't particula… Fri, 11 Sep 2009
External De La Hoya Escapes With Decision Win Over Shaq Count me among those pundits who think that we have not seen the last of Oscar De La Hoya in the squared circle. Until the day he turns 40, … Thu, 10 Sep 2009
External Low-key Marquez Says Postponement Time Aided Him When you are running a promotion involving Floyd Mayweather, there isn’t too much of a need for his foe, whomever that may be, to act … Wed, 26 Aug 2009
External Acosta Upsets Antillon On Latin Fury PPV Urbano Antillon has been a professional for nine years and he’s 26 years old. Do the math, go ahead. Even if you are reading this afte… Mon, 27 Jul 2009
External PREDICTION PAGE: Cotto/Clottey--Who Wins And How? Just about crunch time. Talk has been talked, now is time to walk the walk, to see if confidence has been justified, or more of a masquerade… Sat, 13 Jun 2009
External Juan Diaz/Paulie Malignaggi Is On Fight fans will be getting some clarity in the lightweight division, as former champions Juan Diaz and Paulie Malignaggi, each still smartin… Thu, 11 Jun 2009
External Humble Hitters Cotto And Clottey Count Down To Saturday Rumble There will be no histrionics, staged or otherwise, to beef up the gate, not between these two humble, unassuming warriors. Miguel Cotto and … Thu, 11 Jun 2009
External Money Mayweather Is Back In Circulation They are burning the midnight oil in the White House, the Obamas, Geithners, and Bernankes. They are buying tubs upon tubs of ink, and firin… Wed, 20 May 2009
External THE PREDICTION PAGE: Pacquiao or Hatton? Weigh in! Predictions are like children. Parents crow over their golden offspring, boasting about their exploits and brilliance. With their less stell… Fri, 01 May 2009
External Top-5 pound-for-pound boxers of all time The term "pound-for-pound" was first coined by Ring magazine editor Nat Fleischer in the early 1950s as a way of comparing and contrasting f… Wed, 29 Apr 2009
External A JuanMARVELOUS Win; Lopez Beats Courageous Penalosa In PR Juan Manuel Lopez was the winner in the main event of a card at the Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum in Bayamon, Puerto Rico on Saturday night but e… Sun, 26 Apr 2009
External WHEN TRAINERS COLLIDE: Roach Wins This Round Over Mayweather Freddie Roach and Floyd Mayweather Sr., two men who?ve been delivering the spiciest trash talk going into the May 2 Manny Pacquiao/Ricky Hat… Thu, 23 Apr 2009
External Hatton Promises An Explosive Fight Which Won't Go 12 The Hitman?s confidence going into his May 2 tussle with Manny Pacquiao is sky high, and he?s sticking to his trainer?s call that he will fi… Wed, 22 Apr 2009
External Valero Strikes With KO; Katsidis, Escobedo, Reyes Get Ws There are those that will try and elevate Edwin Valero to the top tier of the 135 pound class with his second round rubout of Antonio Pitalu… Sun, 05 Apr 2009
External WOW-Valero Says Fractured Skull "Very Minor" A standout pro boxer is cut from different cloth than you or I. They are risk takers, and have a tolerance to pain, mental and physical, whi… Fri, 20 Mar 2009
External Amir Khan Stops Faded Marco Antonio Barrera Marco Antonio Barrera had called it quits, determined that his best days were far in the rear view mirror, and walked away from the cruelest… Sun, 15 Mar 2009
External Hatton And Floyd Sr. Like 'Peas and Carrots' TSS readers regularly come up with tags for fights that obliterate the names given by promoters. I think our ace commenters might be able to… Fri, 06 Mar 2009
External MORE MERCHANT: Larry On JMM, Floyd, Oscar He is not the sort who when he is not assigned to an event, chooses to steer clear of all things fistic. Larry Merchant didn?t work the Juan… Wed, 04 Mar 2009
External Roach: Life Ban For Margarito If Guilty Acclaimed trainer Freddie Roach is on the record. If the California commission finds that Antonio Margarito did indeed use illegal hand wrap… Sun, 08 Feb 2009
External Mosley KOs Margarito In Stapled Shocker It?s why we love boxing, the theater of the unexpected. Shane Mosley had steroids allegations and a divorce hanging over his head as he got … Sun, 25 Jan 2009
